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Hi Bill, Great account of you and your family's Hoover Convertible connections and neat that you share its June 4th birthday. I'm unaware of the best history of the Hoover Convertible, but following are a couple VL threads for starters. You can search the archives for more information and...

Welcome and thanks for sharing photos of your Hoover & Eureka vacuum cleaner collection. Nice assortment of different eras, features & styles. The Eureka 627 (Type A?) was part of the 600 Series discount department store line most often associated with Kmart and mass-marketed from the early to...

I thought I had mentioned in an earlier post that ActivePure does indeed operate its Bristol plant. My question is what do its operations include? Did I suggest that the Lux Classic, Lux Legacy, Lux Floor Pro production occurred outside the United States? I simply question whether Aerus...

Sorry to hear about your experience. I'm glad, though, that it seems to be the exception rather than the rule. This was not the case, though, with the PN-1 wands that were made for the Model Gs from c.1966 to c.1967. Most of them cracked within several years of use. Companies regularly...

Thanks for the link. I do not dispute that ActivePure assembles its machines from parts made by another company, and that ActivePure possibly manufactures some of its own parts for other products. I simply have found no evidence of it. These questions remain: 1. What does ActivePure (and...

Ben, As Sanitaire rarely advertised in newspapers, I was unable to locate anything to verify the start of its blue professional line. 1980s hospitality industry or home maintenance trade journal and catalog advertisements and articles likely have the information. You may be able to access...

Cool back story and photos of your half-century-old Hoover 1076 and its tool set! Wow!

Aerus (Electrolux) discontinued its R & D shortly after the Guardian tank-type vacuum was introduced with the HEPA filter around 2000; around the time Lux International took it under its wing and when Aerus partnered with ProTeam in producing its commercial and heavy-duty uprights. Further...

"Far out!" (as they said in the '60s) Yep, that was the first B-8 with the Carpet Beautifier set-up made in 1966 and 1967. It was the only version to have the dispenser with the "suds sparkles" (my term). Retrobrighting would take out the yellowing (going around the decals) if that's an issue...

As the article stated, the Bristol plant was closed in 2003. ActivePure Technologies LLC (formerly Aerus Holdings LLC) did reopen it at one point to handle its other products, but it's likely used only for light manufacturing if any such as attachments, hoses, and parts for purification and...

Link https://www.aerusvacuums.com/Site/FloorCare

Edit: Change 'Porcelain Blue' to 'Platinum Blue' (the former is a Hoover color).

Check out the link, that shows the full line of vacuum cleaners. I'd heard that Aerus no longer manufactures, but only assembles, packages and distributes parts. I thought the Bristol plant was shuttered in 2003.

Keith, Jimmy may have a 2699 tool kit.

No problem. Glad I accidentally helped you get your Samsung fix. :D

Check out this thread: https://vacuumland.org/threads/fantom-technologies-mystery-vac.8384/

Hi Ben, You're probably right; although I have actually seen a late 1980s or early 1990s (according to the date-marked serial number) F & G automatic with the E/W logo. Eureka was known to use up NOS, including decals and enamels, at times long after they had been retired or replaced. Another...

You're welcome.

I appreciate you, Bill. Thanks!!

Thanks for the link. It's always fun to see color brochures and catalogs of vintage appliances. Vacuumland includes polisher-scrubber-shampooers postings, so no worries; they're just not as popular to collectors as vacuum cleaners. In case you're unaware, the shampoo-polisher in the brochure...