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Riccar/Simplicity has a brushroll that is darn close, if not the same, as the Eureka brush roll. It is found only on TOL machines. John

I bear no ill will against someone selling these items on the open market. The bidders determine the final price, not the seller. The interest in collecting vacuum ephemera is growing - it does not bother me that all this interesting stuff is not in my basement. Here's the bottom line: Would...

From what I have heard, the Haleys Comet was assembled by Tibetan monks high in the Himalayans with made in USA parts. They were then transported down the frigid slopes on the backs of a herd of sheep to river flatboats, floated to a dock in Rangoon where they were loaded onto a steamer bound...

Tsk, tsk, Charles One of the best parts of vac acquisition is the story of how it was found. Such a complete machine must have a more exciting than average journey to your home. John

I love Christopher Plummer's performance in The Sound of Music, and love the movie in general, but he has said he disliked the movie and his performance. I believe he calls it "The Sound of Mucous"! Well, it wasn't THAT bad, Chris. Must have been a rough period in his life. That movie has...

The round stainless steel barrel-type Electrolux commercial, model CB, went on sale sometime in 1966 after the CA was discontinued. Charles wrote a nice history on the commercials in an Electrolux newsletter over 10 years ago. I am surprised it did not have an outlet for a power nozzle since it...

I can speak about Miele and Riccar.... My 12 year old White Pearl has been through a box of the cloth-style OE bags. Just yesterday I dismantled the whole machine to replace the motor bearings, and here is what I found - a virtually dust free bag compartment and a fairly clean motor compartment...

That's great, Rob! A Kirby can make the average vac just look plain dull. John

A rebadged Scott and Fetzer Vacuette? Interesting.... This antique mall has been selling some nice vacuums on ebay. It is not so far from our Baltimore collectors - hey Billy and Roger, go check this place out! John...

Mr. Mom A souped up Kirby Classic III, wasn't it? John

CRL There is most definitely an Electrolux Model XXX in Alvin and the Chipmunks. It is a very late XXX or a Metropolitan rebuild as the skin over the top of the machine is blue. John

Sorry, Lou, I haven't seen that movie in 30 years. It scared me so much as a child I haven't been eager to watch it again! Since everyone is relating vacuum sightings in movies, here is one I saw this week while watching the second Scooby Doo movie with Freddie Prinz, Jr. and Michelle Gellar-...

Hey Norm The Lux 4000 is a very good machine for everyday use. I alternate between it and the Sebo Felix and if I had to pick a favorite, the Lux might beat the Sebo by one point. Unlike the older Electrolux uprights, the 4000 has a powerful suction motor. I don't remember the exact inches of...

An 75th Anniversary Electrolux Guardian (before Aerus) was one of my most loathed vacuums and I sent it off into the sunset via ebay last year. Main issue - the motor droned at such a frequency that I could feel the harmonic vibration in my teeth. If you wondered if I am nuts before, now you...

Mike's Lewyt is a canister And there is nothing impressive about it. It is sold out of Canada, but feels like it is made in the PRC. If you know Mike Hays, he falls in love with each new vacuum he gets and swears it is the best he has ever owned. He didn't have anything good to say about his...

Rob, there were bojack C-bag conversions available, is that what you're talking about? I have one of those but never checked out the airflow. Hmmm, now I'm curious... The Handisacs have great airflow, I suppose due to the surface area of the bag and the cellulose material. John

Well, now that I looked at the Cirrus website... I see that Kirkwood doesn't have a darn thing to do with Cirrus anymore! I need to get out of the cave more often. And I'm am going to grill Jason at Kirkwood's about what he has told me. John

Correction I just received an email that Cirrus vacs are made by Buckeye Vacuum. The store clerk I talk to sometimes has his facts straight, sometimes not. I believe at one time, years ago, the Cirrus line was made by Tacony since they looked like a carbon copy of the old Simplicity upright and...

These are Tacony vacuums that are the private label of Kirkwood Vacuum here in the Cincinnati area. They sell them in the stores and online. For the most part they are the previous generation Simplicity uprights and I don't know about them being cheaply made - they seemed pretty decent when I...

Christine Somewhere deep in the catacombs of my basement are a couple packages of original bags for the Challenger. I do not plan on having one of these machines, so email me if interested. About the power nozzle, I have seen a Challenger with it, seems like it was a Douglas, but that has been...