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So last Friday I made a trip to Goodwill to see if they’d gotten anything interesting. I found a Hamilton Beach slow cooker, pretty nice model with locking lid for transporting, temperature probe and automatic shifting. About an $80 unit new, here for $12. At first I wasn’t interested, but...

I really like the Hoover ones in avocado, especially the one with the built in spatula in the lid. Another favorite are the Warings with the clover leaf shaped ribbed jar especially in avocado. I liked that 90s Apple green model with the toggle switch too, I think it comes in different colors now.

That Dirt Buster I can remember suing a n earlier version of with a more compact handle. I saw one of those Dirt Devil Room Mates the other day at Goodwill, it looked in great shape, but the price was kind of high. I found one in the trash several years ago, but the motor brushes were worn...

Oh no another thing to collect! So since this post, I’ve become the owner of several floor lamps! I’ve really become attached to these six way floor lamps, having a center 3 way socket and 3 sockets on arms surrounding it. I had finally found one after missing out on the cream colored one at...

Wow, you had some great finds there! Can’t beat the prices either!

Wow! I didn’t know HEPA bags exist for Type C.

I have seen similar sites with pictures of older refrigerator models claimed for export 220v.

Some of the cheaply 12v hand held car vacuums I had did have a small headlight with a flashlight bulb.

I have one similar to the green one in reply 2, except mine is white. It has white glass bowls with the GE logo on the bottom center. I really should get rid of it, I think I mainly got it because I was in a mixer collecting craze at the time. I was surprised it still has its original hang tag...

I saw one of these today, in the thrift store that usually yields good stuff sonetimes. Ended up buying it, $20. Was this an ok price? I’ve never owned or used a Dyson so thought it would be interesting to learn about. Looks to be in good shape, just needs a cleaning and is missing the...

It’s interesting how in the manual, there’s apparently a version that had a dirt sensor and a bag check light. Never seen one with those features. I haven’t gotten anything else done with this.

There should be a red plastic mount that slides into slots in the base. Then the bag collar fits over the mount. The 5055 bags aren’t correct for that model. You need 5033 or later known as Type E bags. They are a little harder to find now and I’m not sure if they’re still on production as...

This was one of those machines I would get if I found one at a good price. One turned up for $8 a few weeks ago, so got it. It’s the black and yellow version and appears to be from 2004. Really like it overall. Two features that I really like are the brush roll shutoff switch for bare floors...

Hmm I don’t know about rare, but I have a few from that period I’m after. The Dirt Devil Ultra MVP in general, but especially the variable speed model with cord rewind and storage drawer with extra belts and headlight bulbs. The Hoover Windtunnel 2 bagged, so bulky and quirky, but it looks...

And interestingly, some of the latest QS models had newer attachments like the Spirit and Dimension would use.

I have an 11 amp just like that maroon one. It’s in the JCPenney catalog in 1995.

Yeah I’ve definitely had my share of Missoula and regrets not getting something. And that model you saw was actually made by Panasonic, one of the last cleaners they made for Sears. The newer Cleve made models still seem pretty good. Cleve got Panasonics designs and tooling when they took...

Oh wow, never seen Penncrest versions before! So did the Penncrest models have separate tool storage pouches instead of storing them inside?

Those are fairly recent, yes, around 5-10 years old. There was a lower end model at the same time without the quick release power head that was a lime green I really liked.

Did Bissell even have any canisters before the Zing, Digipro, etc? I know they had some in the 70s, but I don’t remember any from the 80s or 90s. And I don’t think any of their 70s models had one but I could be wrong. And Dirt Devil I don’t remember ever having a full size canister, it just...