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Well...................... Other than that Mrs. Kennedy, how was the parade?!

I wouldn’t say they are too rare. Although not too common there are quite a lot of 115 Hoovers out there. I found mine at a barn sale for $2 in really nice and all original condition. Believe it or not the brush strips are still perfect!

I have been dabbling a little in the UK market and actually have found a couple of them, not too bad on the price either. It’s always fun to have a couple of machines from other countries.

And not to mention filled with holes. I might have one under my basement stairs that’s in nice shape if you care to have it?

Tom: more like opened the kimono 😂😂😂 I almost bought it and figured I had spent enough this month on NOS machines. Machines that are much more rare not to mention I already have ONE 913 in gorgeous condition and don’t need any more. Better yet had I had bought it, I would have just went to...

Sam it was truly a pleasure to see this machine in person. After you serviced it, it sounds as beautiful as it looks! Glad it went to a good home where it will be used and appreciated.

My rainbow was in a house fire And actually managed to survive while everything around it was completely destroyed. I sold the machine to a very close family friend in 2014, and they lost their house in July 2018. The fire started about 6ft from where the rainbow was stored. Everything in the...

I actually believe that might be a vent for heating. Back in those times a lot of homes used gravity furnaces also known as the octopus. There were numerous vents throughout the house with a large vent located in a central location. As the heat rose, the cold air fell and it would be a...

I have had a mouse skeleton lodged in the power head of an E-series Rainbow along with a condom in a D4 (shoebox) PN, a tampon in the hose of an E2 gold with a hair pin holding it back. It goes on and on.

there were 2 the one that was complete and the other with nothing. what's funny is that the seller used the same description for both but the titles were different. I did grab the second one after I got this one for a couple of reasons when I received this machine I noticed that there was a...

I always look forward to story time with you, And thank you, you’re such a kind and generous person and I’m glad to have you as a friend! [this post was last edited: 11/12/2020-14:15]

but that $800 got you a quality machine that was well worth the price and also many years of use. Alex, thank you for the compliment, I am a member in AW.org but I rarely post on there, once in a while when trying to source something I will post or when someone is looking for info that I am...

Thank you! there was a second one on eBay that was the canister only, nothing else and I grabbed it to keep it new as this one I think I am going to use. there is a hairline crack at the base of the bag door which doesn't bother me as it isn't noticeable and I believe it was due to storage...

I have been watching this for the last couple of weeks on eBay and when I went to bid last week, I was instantly outbid on an automatic bid. I am not sure if the buyer ever paid because the machine was relisted. I have a real soft spot for the Swedish/British Electrolux machines and considering...

Lower bearing will come off with the fan housing, upper bearing unless held on with a nut, will need to be pressed off or pulled with a bearing puller.

that beautiful orange glow and that slight flicker gives the little lights so much character. I have a hundreds of them in the shop from parted out power nozzles

John: its about time you get a new camera instead of posting "old" pics... it will save you lots of time from having to search through the "files", and it would be lovely to see your updates that you say you have made.  

there are actually quite a few of us on here who work in vac shops, I work in a the repair shop of a rainbow distributor doing all of the repair work, but that doesn't mean I only work on rainbows, I work on all kinds of stuff in my spare time from Hoover, Electrolux, Kirby, Kenmore, fantom...

I have used speed queens in laundromats for years and thought that they were a solid machine. It takes very little to maintain them and they are just so reliable. As much as I wanted a speed queen set, I always had a thing for the older maytag sets and have 3 vintage sets I’d say I’m pretty set...

Harbor freight, comes in a blue tube, Golden in color, it’s what I have used for a long time and it works really well.