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Hey Hoover300 what’s stoping you from getting a switch in it? Is the original switch pushed down inside or is it missing altogether ?

Thanks bikerray I was lucky when I bought it the brush was in good shape with little wear, but I did have to repaint the wood on it. The only problem I have is the date of this hand vac, everywhere I look I can’t seem to find out date of manufacture , I’m thinking it’s a mid to late 40’s but I...

This is a Hamilton beach that I’m working on, it was missing its bag when I got it but I was lucky the the bag nozzle came with it so I’m able to reproduce a bag and attach it ,I just have to make a bag for it and silk screen the logo back on it, or get lucky a find an original bag.

I think I would like to restore a 560, because I like the body lines an design but I would restore any antique vacuum the older the better , i also have the heritage ii to go along with my legend ii both great vacuums.

This is the spot I mentioned; the wire sits right beside the brush roll.

Thank you, it was fun restoring it. Hey Jeff I found something interesting with the power cord that comes through the nozzle housing to power up the light on top, the cord comes through nozzle right beside the brush roll and then bends up towards light, it’s right at that bend It can touch the...

It’s on the side of the fan case by the height switch, I just put a piece of heat tape over for now until I get a chance to get it welded up.

Any good idea’s out there on how to get the old bristles out without damaging the beater bar? There is some real good industrial strength glue that’s holding them in. I tried a picking at it with a sharp point but with little results.

Well here it is 12 hrs restore time , everything gone through inside and out, ordered new brushes for it and waiting on a new power cord, next will be the beater bar restoration . Hands are tired time for a break, enjoy the pics!

Thanks for the info on belts, I will be looking into that. I put a Kirby belt on for now but seems a little loose but it’s enough to get the beater brush working. Just did another 6 hrs of restoration on the vacuum should have it done up today.

Hi Jeff The hole is just smaller than a dime but it is in the fan housing area, looks like it sucked up a bolt or a rock and the fan grabbed it, luckily there was no damage to the fan but a bent blade which was a easy fix, all I can do for now with the hole is cover it with something until I can...

Hey Jeff That’s a nice premier you have, is it a running unit? I just spent 6 hrs today restoring my GE , the motor was very dry and has not ran in years , I did a thorough cleaning inside out on it and I was able to free up the bearings and get it running, purs like a kitten now but will...

This is my first vacuum that I restored, the Kirby legend ii I bought this at a garage sale for $ 20.00, it was very oxidized and dirty from sitting in a old garage for years getting bounced around , sorry I don’t have a better pic of when I first got it. Now looks like and runs like it did...

Thanks hoover300 and Dysonman1. I’m am glad I was able to save this machine from heading to the dump, I forgot to add that the old guy that was throwing it out also had the accessories kit for it to, so I have posted them with the machine. Tomorrow I am going to start the tear down and then the...

Hi, I’m new here and just started collecting old vacuums and I just came across an old G.E. Upright that was heading to the dump, so I decided to save it . I have tried to look for this model online but with no luck. The model number is cvf 84a, does anybody know anything about this vacuum like...