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It's cousin the Eureka ESP with Vibra-Groomer and Edge Kleener. As you see, the handle pole is in pretty bad shape. Major spa treatment in order.

First off, this awesome Kent! It has pile settings for Low, Medium, High, Low Shag, Medium Shag, and High Shag! How versatile!

That extra ink... ...probably saved them a lot of settlement payouts from the crowd that uses the blow dryer in the shower -- don't forget that warning. Or why we all drink tepid coffee because someone was awarded 1.5 million for spilling it in her lap. I really wish product liability lawyers...

In all its glory... I rather like it, myself.

Filterqueen, here might be your second chance... A buddy of mine has this Singer vac, and was wondering more about it. Frankly, I know zilch about Singer so any info would be appreciated!

Christine, that part looks to be for a Sanitronic series, either Sanitronic VII or Dual Sanitronic 50. Kirby had wax in packets that fit into these units. The "polisher" is not going to work well for fluffing a rug or washing a floor. The polisher brush is the horsehair brownish-colored...

Wow! Where did you find the pictures of my parents? That's about what our house looked like too! Could this be Mom's old vac I have? :-)

The newest old bundle of joy here is the Kenmore Commander Imperial. Original hose, tools 'n everything with it. As my home is turning into a Noah's ark for vacuums, they always come in pairs. Got a Kirby 514 as well! Whoohoo! Yay. Major yay. Way yay! Here's the Commander:

About those spiderwebs... ...if you have a fire or something plastic (certain plastics, anyway) burn in the house, certain hot bits will rise to the corners of hallways and such. In the early 60's, my oldest brother was playing under the bed with matches. To make a long story short, the Fire...

As Dave said... ...those are the crimp type. In order to get as much wire length out of them as possible, I usually split them with a Dremel tool. Replacements can either be the threaded type caps, or the inline crimp type. If space and part movement is an issue, I use inline crimp type. If...

Has anyone dated a Kenmore Commander? Do they take the time to get to know you, open doors for you, and hold your chair? Or do they just want to get right to the ramma-jamma? Ok, seriously...can anyone tell from the badge pictured below when this KC tanker was made? Thanks! John

OH MY! Uhmm...weird...and...wow! Okay, when I first tested the Hoover, the attachment receiver was inserted, so no suction was getting to the nozzle. I figured out how to release it. Very clever! I like the way it restricts airflow to the fan area, versus clipping underneath the nozzle. Ok...

I brushed her teeth... Definitely have my work cut out for me on this old gal.

Clearly, she's been ridden hard and put away wet... It shows in her face.

Hiding behind the Hoover... ...is this old bag...

WHO LET THE HOOVERS OUT?!?!?!? Ok, I take in one little turquoise Hoover QuikBroom, and an elderly 300 couple. And an old 800. Now their grown kids are moving in... There I was, minding my own business, going to get an area rug from a Craigslist seller. On the way home, I picked up a couple...

If I used a 10 amp Royal, the cops would be kicking down my door for peace disturbance. I love Royals and Kirby's both. But dang those Royals are loud! But the brush stiffeners on the Royals are awesome! I would put them on even par for cleaning ability. Now...about these broken fans 'n...

Everything is save-able...just depends on how much work you want to put into it. I agree with Dave on this. By the way, a buddy had a Eureka that wouldn't run. Zip, nada, zero. Tried a new switch. Zip, nada, zero. Only then did we try checking continuity in the cord -- should have done that...

Demothers Open 'em up, stick in some moth crystals...tuck the 'lux in a closet, turn it on for an hour or so. Afterwards, all the moths have been gassed and your clothing reeks of camphor. John

Resizing images Folks, it is easy to resize images. In Windows, just use "Paint", which is usually under the Accessories selection. Fire it up, open your pic. Go to "Image" then "Stretch/Skew." The "Stretch" section is at the top of the box that appears. You can put in numbers less than...