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Dave, Did I miss your Visit with John ? You just mention John because of the toast he gifted you. Did you do any vacuum shopping or exchanging while in Pittstown ?? I love the Magnaus Organ. That was the Keyboard that Launched my Piano playing times. Back about 1953, maybe 54. All I...

Back in the Day (1979/80) The first Eureka Self prolled were into'd in Fed. 1979 at the General Convention in New Orleans. Everyone has heard my story about that being my first week with Eureka as a Sales Rep. Before I opened my Vac shop in 1983. These upright Vacuums were shipping in one...

O'Connors Vac and Sales I too have had the priviledge of meeting Mr. O'Connor. After meeting Tom Anderson back in 2007, he mentioned wanting to go see O'Connors shop. To Talk about his collection and redoing brush rolls. So on one of my summer trips to N E Ohio to see family. I spent a...

An Orginal Problem ! Will With being one of the senior members of the Club. I will to attest to the fact that your dust leaking problem on you Kirby Omega is not due so much to age ! Coming from a family of Kirby owners over the decades, not years ! LOL! There was a Family member that had...

come to columbus ! Sean come to Columbus, and I'll take you to Carmens Vacuum cleaner sales and service. They are the largest Hoover dealer and one of the major Dyson dealers in the Mid west. Their North store opened about 3 years ago, with complete hard surface floors in it. I was...

Eureka or Sunbeam ? Cole I know the Sunbeam is unique, from the 60's/70's era. If your doing a display collection it would be great. The Bradford on the other hand is a good basic machine. That if you are wanting to use it on a daily/weekly basis. You can always find other Eureka parts...

Awesome ! ROB What a great discovery and thank you for sharing that. spraying the blinds and using the suction, with the soft horse hair brushes. Both of those cleaning jobs are donting jobs (if you get around to doing them), with Spray and a cloth or paper towel. I never thought I would...

WOW ! Hans I did not know that about the compact polisher. Leaving the bag out and the lid open! Of course I have never really had one to play with. I do remember the Interestate Sales man, demoing the machine and polisher back in 1962/63. Good information thanks ! Norm

Great Insight ! I remember touring the white house back in 1959 and so wanted to ask the tour guide what kind of vacuums they used. NO way in those days. I often visioned a Hoover 28 or 62 being used. Would have never thought about an Air Way of that era being there. Wish I had seen that...

Awesome INformation Thanks Ben For sharing the info, as well as the neat buckel. By the looks of the vacuums that would have been back in the era of when I was out in the territory. In the late 70's early 80's. Eureka was pushing the wide track upright. Plus the Canned Ham w/ power...

Got to Love the Kitties and the Vacs ! Thanks Dave Love the pics of the Kitties and Ben too. I so miss be able to one around. Pete always has wonderful gifts of vacuums from his lower level !! having been the greatful receiver of some real good finds. Love all the ones you got Dave. I...

Interested in the Compact Norm here in Columbus, Do you have the hose and all of the attachments for the Compact ? Let me know how much ? I could pick it up !

Broken Rear Wheel on Eureka Self Propelled My be a shot or first thought is that you'd have to find a vac shop who has maybe salvaged the rear axel or the whole self propelled unit. Maybe someone out in vacuumland has one and will let you know. Worse case, is finding the whole vacuum on...

Apex ! If I am remember correctly. The old Apex uprights were made here in Ohio. Cleveland I think. So wondering if any one knows for sure where this "new Tank" 47-on was built? Was it here in Ohio ?? Inquiring minds need to know ! Norm

Singer It should be about the 58/59 time line. Norm

Bo Jackers ! Ben I have to tell you from being in the Vac Sales and Repair store front business in the 1980's. There were a lot of what we called Bo Jackers out there. So we long time Kirby salesman, as well as Distributors, who knew how to rebuilt and repair Kirby's. As the tide Changed...

Do Not Sell it, Keep it,! You will be glad in did in the decades to come !

John , OH how I Envy you ! There are so many Hoovers to be collected. That is one I have wanted, just because I remember them being around. in 1976, plus that was the year my son was born. So it is even more memorable than a lot of the others. Then it's blue, my favorite color and shade ...

Price of 1969 F Q ! Not surprising on the price. Having bought a brand new Kirby Classic in August of 1970. Than making payments of 12.00 a month on the purchase price of $350.00 after trade in, than plus tax. Sounds about the right price. Looks like the F Q had everything. As did the...

Interesting ! but not new ! The Fact that classic electroluxs are in retail stores is not a surprise. Like someone said early on in this thread. They (lux) did it in the 70-80's, in Retail Catalog stores. They were plastic body models made in the Georgia plant. I wondered at the time...