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There is a long and sordid tale behind the life of the red carpet I have down in my house. There is another rug just like it, but larger, that will go down once I get my new hardwood floors. They are installing next week.Now the rugs are mine, and my Hoover‘s clean them just perfectly. Here is...

Make Every Home A Hoover Home. I couldn’t decide which vintage Hoover to use, so I decided to use them both.

A huge thank you to my dear friend,John Gregory from Pennsylvania for the spec sheets on my beloved, near perfect Hoover self-propelled model 1178 from late in the run in 1974. Mine has the up-to-the-minute 900 W motor, giving it all the extra suction power a near-perfect upright vacuum cleaner...

Make your Home a HOOVER home! Modern kitchen appliances simply cannot compare.

I thought it would be fun for us to share a photo of our favorite Electrolux cleaners from our collection. I am partial to the model G, the bronze colored version from 1966 through 1968. Here is my model G automatic that was rescued from an upper closet at an estate sale. Only one disposable bag...

Many people have a favorite Sears Kenmore vacuum in their collection. In getting my collection ready for sale, as we are closing the museum, I have been re-introduced to the genius that was coming out of Chicago in the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Here is a Kenmore "top of the line" upright from 1953...

Brushless motor. About 80 inches of lift. Wonderful power nozzle. Unique emptying. Greg Palmer stopped by on his way to the V.C.C.C. convention. We laughed, ate, and shared many vacuums. This is the brand new (literally) Delphin vacuum from Germany.

This is my complete domestic Rexair model B. Made May 21, 1949 (all Rexair motors have their date of manufacture stamped into it). This came from a facebook marketplace ad. 3 1/2 hours drive each way. I have great friends. They surprised me with this lovely ensemble for Easter.

This is a model B Rexair made in April, 1940. They named this model the "black diamond". Here she is sitting on the extremely rare, 2 gallon commercial water basin complete with wheels. The water basin came from the estate of the late Clay Floyd.

In preparing to welcome our friends from all over the country for the vacuum cleaner collectors convention, September 15 and 16th, we are turning my garage into a space for all the Giveaway supplies, giveaway machines, and machines for sale. Oh the irony. My friend Robert is helping to do the...

My old Hoover Constellation 82 with the Riccar Volt battery power nozzle. The Hoover can get the carpet clean for the first time ever.

I forgot I had this electric skillet until I cleaned out my cabinets. It's the most even heating electric skillet you will ever use.

Growing up, I knew virtually no one who had an upright vacuum cleaner. The world of the 60s was populated by canister and tank type machines. At least it was in the middle of America. My mother even went so far as to call upright vacuum cleaners “worthless“. During my many decades of...

I was recently given this Kirby 519. We converted it to use HEPA disposable bags. I know the belt lifter is incorrect, but that's OK.

Someone gave me this Kirby 519. I don't know where it originally came from. Wrong belt lifter. I love it. We rebuilt it and it runs smooth and nice on its new bearings.

What could be better than a brand new UltraLux?

One of my good friend Robert's favorite colors is red. Blood red. Kirby red. He rebuilt a Kirby 518 to make it a modern machine. I keep mine natural (like my hair).

After a small mini meet, we decided to have Sunday dinner together. The first thing we had to do was make the dessert. We decided that an apple sauce cake would be perfect to coincide with the time change. The challenge was to use the least amount of sugar while producing a perfect result. The...

When the Kansas City Chiefs are in the Super Bowl, we have a party. I made a very special treat for my friends who came over to watch the big game with us. One of my favorite treats to make My husband is chocolate Chip brownies. No brownie mix for me. That’s for beginners.

29 years ago I met my very good friend Hans. In the days of the old VCCC, he came to a convention when I was president of the Club. We have been good friends ever since. Hans came for a visit this past weekend. Everybody came to see him. We had a barbecue, and he made his famous biscuits. He...