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As I peruse eBay I notice there are tons of listings not only for vintage Kirbys, but for relatively new ones. And a surprising number of "Used only once!" listings. What gives? And why is it nearly impossible to find the same number of "gently used" Electroluxes? I'd assume that the Kirby...

All this being said ... ... just remember this: it's a very narrow line between being a collection enthusiast and a hoarder. My list of questions above assumes that the collection itself is not an issue, but rather how it may impact YOUR daily life. It is entirely possible, however, for the...

Don't hold your breath ... Companies aren't in business to be decent. And Chinese companies aren't in business to provide jobs for Americans. Those jobs don't have a snowball's chance in hell.

Chris ... ... let me pose a few questions for you. Do you think your vacuum hobby is keeping you from life responsibilities? (Work, family, etc.) Do you think your vacuum hobby is keeping you from other activities that you think you might enjoy more? Do you think your vacuum hobby is keeping...

People need to just keep on top of their cleaning. It's only when you let the dust, dust mites, and their dander fester and rot in your environment that you get odors.

I don't know ... ... I just don't think Hoover has made a truly quality product since the Decade 80. And even those I wasn't terribly impressed with. I miss the Convertible!

Thanks for sharing, Rob! Good to see you again.

Thank you for sharing these!

Good points, Nar ... ... but you lost me at "since most of us are living in austerity". That's been true for most low- and middle-income Americans pretty much forever. But here's the big difference between then and now: back THEN, people didn't mind paying (in today's dollars) $250 for a...

It really makes you wonder ... ... why people are so careless with their machines. No one in my family does this; we care for and use stuff until it genuinely just wears out.

Target consumer? I suppose that would be the Kirby/Aerus/Rainbow demographic; people who see value in well-built machines, and wouldn't mind shelling out upwards of $2,000 for a quality, hand-built product. We'd never capture the current Dyson/Hoover/plastivac demographic, because those people...

So I'm looking at everyone's amazing collections -- and some of them are quite huge -- and I'm wondering, at the end of the day, what positive benefit can there be by acquiring and fixing up -- and hanging onto -- all these old vacuums? Oh don't get me wrong -- I'm not knocking it -- if it...

You all look like you had a blast! Sorry I couldn't make it ...

OMG It's the Darth Vader vacuum!

Amen, Chris! None of these chemical "fresheners" are good for anyone. It's sad that so many Americans apparently have such bad cleaning habits that their homes stink so badly they need to have plug-in fresheners, Febreze, rug powders, etc. Do you know how many of these "fresheners" (most...

I think ... ... it makes me feel darn old that the Fantom was someone's CHILDHOOD vac! Oy. My childhood vac was the Hoover Convertible 1060.

The bottom line is ... ... the Mieles were tossed aside for the Aerus. By the DOZENS. Over the course of just one month.

After the Aerus dealership closed its 23rd Street store in Manhattan (most convenient to me), I did the schlep up and over to the Upper East Side location (77th and York -- OY!) to finally test-drive the Guardian. LOVE it! What really impressed me is when the guy took me into the back room and...

Keeping in mind, of course ... ... that ten cents back in the '60s, adjusted for inflation, is like a DOLLAR today ...

Something else to consider ... ... despite what has been always said over the years, wool carpet is much easier to clean and less likely to stain than synthetic fibers.