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zero bidders The NIB Bison on Ebay was listed at $895, but had no bidders. Perhaps a weeee bit high.

Decided to take the plunge and get a reasonably clean looking Electrolux XXX on EBay. From what I could tell by our archives, it’s a circa 1952 machine. I love the rails. For about $60 including delivery, I just couldn’t pass. Hose pulled out of the connector to the vacuum. Advertised as...

Plastic glitter I'll be the spoil sport. Do you want to have a vacuum that can deep clean for decades? For my $300.00, I'd find a nice Kirby with a ton of attachments. While I only have 12 or so vacuums (Hoover coffee can and Kirby), my favorite by far is the Kirby Classic III. It does a...

If you don't look too closely at the old telephone on the table, it appears that she's talking into a cell phone.

Not just Hoover There are a lot of "-ism" ads in the early days of vacuum cleaners. Racism? Yes. Sexism? Yes. I have a number of early vacuum ads from the 20's through the 30's. Most portray women in dresses and high heels vacuuming. LOOK MOM, you have a brand new vacuum cleaner under the...

One man's garbage is another man's garbage. "1990's" and "rare" do not belong in the same sentence.

Scraps? Hi Tom. Have you sold your desired number of vacuums, or are you looking to lighten the load some more?

Wow. Sounds like a blast! So wish I could have come.

St Vincent DePaul In Wisconsin Goodwill and St Vincent De Paul compete with each other. You still never know what's there. I bought a very good condition early Bissell Grand Grapids sweeper for $9.10 earlier this year from Goodwill. Last week, I found a "left to rot in a leaky attic for fifty...

Okay I'll bite You bought the electric edger?

HAPPY FRIDAY An instructor stopped by my office today and showed interest in my little office vacuum collection. I was floored (pun intended) when he asked why the Eureka and Royal didn't have brush rolls. I gave him the story about Hoover's patenting the motor driven brush roll, and that...

BUY IT NOW BEFORE IT GETS AWAY REDUCED PRICE. ONLY $1379.00!!!! From $65 a month for 24 months!!!! The only price in that ad that sounds about right is the $24.95 shipping.

Save FleaBay fees I'd love to be there. A 1000 mile r/t is not possible right now. If you are open to shipping - it would be appreciated. I've always wanted an airway upright and canister.

Hoovah and no cords Was there an 800 in that pile? What manual / non electric items are available?

Wow. I'm sure this will be spectacular.

Apologies Tom That's why I felt uncomfortable posting my 105 pictures. You have enormous knowledge, and I would never want to undermine or contradict. I'm "thinking out loud" in written form. The motor question was just a thought. Makes sense. Just repurposed 102 applications. I'm still...

I LOVE debates! I will again steer the discussion that there may be a number of right answers. I'm convinced that there were design modifications during the production of the 105. The two vacuums posted by Jae and Dave have Hoover badges with older patent dates. Dave's is easy to read, and...

Wee bit high on that. EBay has a barely used Samsung Motion Sync for a buy it now price with shipping for $110.00.

They were operated by invisible maids.

Perhaps we are both correct? Interesting. I see that hoover ad is not for the US. I'll take a wild guess that one of three things happened: 1. Stock of 102 plain handles were used until exhausted. 2. Different handles were sold in different markets. 3. There was a design change during...