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Hello ultralux88 You might want to bring that to a local plastics company (like Laird in Denver). They can identify the type of plastic it is and the correct adhesive for a strong, permanent fix. I suggest this because not all glues for plastics work on ALL plastics. Especially ABS, which this...

Very Cool!! It seems to be missing its top (bellows cover) What's with that color, does it glow in the dark?

Hi texaskirbyguy The YouTube video's an interesting idea. But I don't think a camera phone would provide a very good result. It is a bit cumbersome. Made just for level carpets, tho. The design lacks a caster to lift the nozzle above the floor surface. I think its rare because I've never seen...

And Success has come to my door! Just a few pix inside and out of the Super Rare Success Canister. (the last one shows the accordion bellows typical of Success uprights). Its operated by the wheels turning a crank-type axle, whose piston rod works the bellows.

BTW The url of the site is listed below. Anyone with Sears catalogs and an urge to help fulfill requests is welcome! http://searscatalogsonline.com

Sears catalog research site I found a neat website devoted to Sears catalogs which purports to span from 1897 - 1993. The site appears to be manned by an old guy with a bunch of Sears catalogs. Simply join for free, submit a request for a product type, brand name, whatever. The year helps him...

Unless some museum has one, your best bet to see an original is by finding a picture in a Sears catalogue circa 1920's thru 1930's. Sears also sold Kwick-Kleen friction sweepers, I believe (See Marketplace post #35009). If so, neither brand association lasted long, so there's probably only a...

Hello LuxManMatt I lived in an old apartment with very bad wiring. In order to protect my computer I plugged it into a voltage regulator/stabilizer. Got it at Walmart for cheap. Never had another electrical surge or dip. The device acts like a transformer by storing extra power in its...

My condolences, Hans Frank

In Carol Gantz' history of the vacuum cleaner book, she notes Scott & Fetzer's Grasshopper friction-vac went on sale in 1910. Stamm, from Canton, Ohio, may have been associated with the Vital Manufacturing Co. of Cleveland who sold the Vital friction sweeper in 1917 (4 yrs. after Stamm's patent...

An interesting look through the patents revealed the John Stamm 1913 filing for his version The written description explains its mechanism and operation. Its a very cool concept. I'd like to find one

Hi Ridgerunner (James) Thanks to vacuumlad1650 I was able to google some pix for you. They seem to only come in Green or Blue.

She's a Beauty, Pete I noticed one like it on Ebay a while ago. The styling and cast aluminum body suggest early post-war. That motor plate's poor fit seems like an after-factory add-on. So its likely MW wasn't the manufacturer. Looks like the rubber furniture guard is ailing. The following...

Greetings SilentWater Vintage post #22598 has lots of good info on the E-H 80, and other vacs of that era Vintage posts #7108; #14481 sport Hoover Lark stick vacs, as well as some useful data. KirbyClassicIII is right on about that rebranded Viking. I pulled this pic off of the"imgur" site...

Amazing time capsule I wonder if you were bidding against the Hoover Historical Center? (they might make you an interesting offer)

Its just like evolution Most pre-electric pneumo-vacs had a dust tube that went less than a foot into the dust bin. Most early electrics of any make, upright or hand-held, had a bottom fill system without a dust tube. When the idea of disposable dust bags came along, the same old design of...

Hi vcollector5 Try craigslist, for one. So far all the sellers I've dealt with have been very nice and okay with boxing and shipping after receiving my 'cost + S/H' money order. Goodwill's always a decent source, especially for late model vacs. See shopgoodwill.com Etsy might be another option.

From 1908-1913 Sears opened Catalogue Distribution Centers in all the cities mentioned on the nameplate. As well as their main store in Chicago, of course. The Seattle department store opened in 1925, which seems about the right era for this vacuum style (assuming Seattle was the newest of the...

Looks like a rare one, Glen Does it have a motor or is it a friction sweeper? Also, if you could find a patent number and/or serial number that might pinpoint when it was "born".

Hey andrewshark1995 A page at ehow.com recommends several methods just hit the link below, or go to: ehow.com/how_8140963_remove-dried-paint-rubber.html It sounds like nail polish remover may also remove some of the rubber, too! http://ehow.com/how_8140963_remove-dried-paint-rubber.html