Search results

Yesterday a local antique store that sometimes finds old vacuums for me had a Lakeside pneumatic vacuum cleaner on the shelf; so I bought it. It's missing the handle and hose. The name plate says these machines were made in Chicago and Kansas City. I've seen a Regina device from about the turn...

After reading posts about "The Kirby Story," I came across this and thought it might be interesting to many of us: http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/vacleaner.htm

The history of the vacuum cleaner from 1860 to the present is presented at http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/vacleaner.htm After reading posts about "The Kirby Story," I came across the above and thought it might be interesting to many of us.

The two-year-old self-propelled HooverWindtunnel we clean our offices with disappeared over the weekend. Am going to ask America's Most Wanted to help us! Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Both the G.E. upright and tank vacuums pictured in the Vacuum of the Day ad are in my collection. The upright is by the entrance to my office at work; and the tank model is at home, off my kitchen. VCCC Member Mike Rogers of the Henry Co. outside Chicago sent me the upright, and the tank cleaner...

On another forum today, a picture of the Dirt Devil - Kruz cordless upright slim vacuum cleaner was posted. Anyone seen or used one of these or have information on its performance?

In reading some postings today on a Kirby vacuum Yahoo group forum, I came across a posting referring us to product reviews for Kirby vacuums at http://www.epinions.com/Vacuums-reviews-kirby. I clicked onto these reviews and read a few. If Kirbys are reviewed, I presume other vacuum cleaners are...

Has anyone seen or used the Halo vacuum cleaner, the cleaner with a light that kills germs and bacteria? I see Best Buy and Bed, Bath and Beyond are to carry the Halo. I clicked onto Halo's website, www.gethalo.com, and read some of the facts about the machine and their blog. Jim Kirby

If you haven't been onto the Yahoo group vintagevacuumdustcollectors, you may wish to click onto it. Often some interesting items appear there as well as posts from collectors one doesn't hear from often on vacuumland. This yahoo group is owned and moderated by Richard Klein, a former VCCC...

As some of you probably know, there is an opportunity for discussions about vacuums at www.AbbysGuide.com. Click onto Vacuums and then, at the bottom of that page, onto "Discussions." This is a successor forum to whatsthebest-vacuum.com. Jim Kirby, Kansas

For anyone interested in a Penncrest vacuum cleaner, there's one on ebay right now.

This past Sunday I stopped in a flea market I often frequent because they sometimes have vintage vacuums I'm interested in and found they had two Hoover Dial-a-Matics. One was a Model 1110 with green front, and the other was one with Power Drive and an orange front. The flea market also had...

Learned last night on "Larry King Live" that Dog the Bounty Hunter has a soft spot for vacuums, likes to repair them, and sold Kirbys before he was a bounty hunter. Jim K., Kansas

That was Lewyt's slogan back about 1955 when vacuums like the one pictured as Vacuum of the Day on the home page today. Cheers! Jim K., Kansas

Kyle, I saw you and your sweepers on the CBS Evening News last night. You, your mother, and your sister provided an interesting story to Correspondent Steve Hartman on the "Assignment America" segment. I think I even spotted the Hoover Model 63 I sold you last summer. Keep on vacuuming. Jim...

I believe the Eureka canister, pictured as the Vacuum of the Day, was called the canned ham Eureka. I got one a year or two ago in a second hand store; and Mike W., moderator of whatsthebest_vacuum.com, pointed that out to me when I posted about it on that forum. Jim K.

I haven't heard from or about one of our recent past presidents and newsletter editors, Richard Klein of Maryland. Richard is the moderator and webmaster of vintagevacuumdustcollectors on Yahoo. He uses the name spiderman. In checking the latest VCCC membership list, I don't see him listed as a...