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Huskyvacs, Apparently you posted while I was still typing mine, as I would have included this info with my post if I had seen yours before. Although the P.A. Geier Company did build vacuum cleaners for Health-Mor, they were two separate companies and there was no other connection between them...

Door to Door Royals Yes, from their beginning and at least well into the 30's, and maybe beyond that. Philip A. Geier started the P.A. Geier Company in 1905, first as a job order machine shop, then making parts for punch presses, and eventually making his own line of punch presses. He built his...

Favorite Luxes Couldn't narrow it down to one, so here are my four favorite Electroluxes. First is my Lux XII. A favorite because it's the oldest Lux in my collection and was a gift from good friend and fellow collector Norm Brown when he was downsizing. Thanks again Norm! Next is the Lux I...

Ford is close, but the taillights tell me it's a Mercury! Jeff

Looking Back, And Forward This past year has been a good one for my collection. I thinned the herd a little by passing 4 machines (Royal 801 and 1028, Electro-Hygiene 903, and Frankenkirby) on to other collectors, but also added 3, and 2 of those were on my wish list--a Custom King (Silver...

I'm sure you'll enjoy it! The history of the Hoover Cleaner, Company, and family are well represented there with excellent displays of the vacuums through the years, Hoover's contributions during WWII, and original furnishings and clothing that belonged to the Hoover family. I have been there...

P.A. Geier Company 2025 also marks the 120th Anniversary of the founding of the P.A. Geier Company in Cleveland, OH by Phillip A. Geier in 1905, although he didn't start building vacuum cleaners until 5 years later. He first began as a job order machine shop and foundry, making mostly parts for...

Huskyvacs, Yes, I was thinking of steel wool too or rubbing compound for the tank. The attachments came with the upright, and I originally wanted them to complete the set of another upright I already had of the same model (2-230), but I ended up with the vac as well. The 2-230 that I already...

Hi John! Glad to see you back here again, it's been a long time! Hope to hear from you more often! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well! Your old Royal friend, Jeff

Straight Suction Upright Here's the type of straight suction upright that Ben was referring to in his original question. It is a model 2-230 Electro-Hygiene, the last straight suction Electro-Hygiene model that was made in 1953 and 54 and replaced the previous model 230 which was made from 1945...

Royal Canister That is a beautiful canister indeed! However, they weren't actually made by Royal but built FOR Royal by Kingston from 1945 to 1987. There were several different model numbers including 201, 231, 565, and 975 and besides the Royal name itself, were made as Regal, Electro-Hygiene...

Westinghouse Great work Garry, looks like it turned out pretty good! I have the previous model, the SC-1. not much difference between the two, other than the exhaust cap and mine has 4 wheels where yours has 3. I also have a white replacement hose with mine. Ken Wagman gave me a nice turquoise...

Thank You! Thank you, Barry, Les, and Guy for your compliments! It was indeed a thrill to be able to cross 2 machines off my wish list in 3 months' time--the Custom King (Silver King) in July, and now the 210A Electro-Hygiene tank! As for more pictures, I am hoping to eventually start taking...

Here's Mine Westinghouse H-10 Hand Vac. Quite similar to yours except that the housing is shaped differently and it has a different belt cover plate. Think mine might be a bit newer than yours but I'm not sure. Although the bag on mine is beige with red printing, I have also seen them with...

For the second time in 3 months I have been able to cross a vacuum off my wish list! This time it's an Electro-Hygiene tank, model 210A. This one was on my list because the 210, 210A, and 2-210 were (to my knowledge) the only Electro-Hygiene tank models made before WWII. Tom Stepien had offered...

Royal/Electro-Hygiene Attachments Yes, the attachment set for your Stark would have been gray, but I'm thinking dark gray, as that's the color of the set we got with my wife's 886 Royal which we bought brand new on 2/7/1994. The Royal was $349.95, and the attachment set # 305 was $59.95, and by...

Liam, Apparently you got it, because your response was pretty much the same thing that I was trying to tell you. That's good! I just wasn't sure if you understood that when I saw your earlier post asking about worth, value, and price. Glad we're on the same page there! Jeff

Hoover 300 This is the first time I've ever seen the Regina model M that you have pictured, but I have to admit that it DOES look quite a bit like Liam's Imperial. The only Regina upright models I had seen before were the "duckbill platypus" design like mine, or the Brush-N-Beat models they put...

Nice Find Liam! Saw the video and you have a nice collection! Your Imperial looks and sounds good! However, I don't think your Imperial was private labeled by Regina, as I have 2 of them in my collection (a model 39 and a model 59) and it really doesn't resemble either one of them. It is...

Amazing! So they actually did build an upright! I'm assuming they didn't make them very long, as I've never seen one in person and have only once seen a picture of one. My Custom King has the flo-thru motor and what I'm assuming to be their "standard" size pan, or at least, the size I'm most...