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Had the day off this past Monday and went to an auction 10 minutes from my house where I saw the box for this in picture 44 of the listing and ended up being the high bidder! Lo and behold it had a lot of extras and the tool case still had its paper liner for the hose! Marie bought this at...

Selling some extra powerheads - if you have a brandywine Eureka Powerteam or any of the Almond Beige Hoover canisters that need these or just need extra parts, make an offer! http://www.ebay.com/itm/281566799984?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l2649...

Just got back Sunday from Washington DC visiting Stephen Neal and needless to say had a blast, and the highlight of the trip was making a pit stop in Ohio to visit Norm Brown and our Mecca in Canton, which I have not been to since 2002 (a lot has changed to say the least lol). I can't put up...

Had my fun with it, now she needs to go. Will ship for small charge... http://stlouis.craigslist.org/hsh/3807818286.html

I am auctioning off a Hoover 75th Anniversary Convertible rebuilt on a metal Guardsman base for St. Louis Effort for AIDS and their PAWS (Pets Are Wonderful Support) division, which helps with pet care expenses for low income individuals affected by HIV. The division strictly relies on...

More specifically, the 2043 Powermatic Quik-Broom. Jason Huber alerted me to this sale and the first time I saw this in the preview photos I about peed myself, got a vacation day from work, and camped out two hours to snag that broom. The Decade 800 and 31 were mere bonuses compared to the...

Note - Some dates of sold/production may not be 100% accurate, I'm going by what I have seen in archived newspaper ads, first the Concept Ones

Found this at the Goodwill outlet a few months back, I have never seen this private label before on a Hoover...

<span class="hasCaption">I snagged this up yesterday on my lunch break at an auction not too far from my work, I have only seen one of these before and it wasn't even close to nice as this one.  Includes everything down to the dealer certificate and genuine Interstate bags.  The hose still has a...

This is an exceptional score I got at a sale a couple weekends ago that Fred about pissed himself over.  I originally went for a 50's rounded Kenmore canister in the dolly/cart (which I got, photo to come later) but since the guy who ran the sale knows me well he had a couple more in the back...

Thanks to Phillip Muller, I finally have at least one complete Hoover set at long last.  These Advantage cleaners were made circa 1984-1987? and were vac shop/select dealer exclusives.  I got both uprights back in Jan 2008 (on the same day, how weird is that?) and I got the powerhead for the...

Last week I was kind of on a Eureka kick and got this out of the attic.  Born 6/28/71, I got this clean specimen the day after it's 38th birthday at an auction in Bellefontaine but without an original boxtop bag.  I found a donor machine, harvested the bag and gave the bag a bath and a new...

I'm late to the ball on my estate sale stuff as the folks finally went out for a couple hours and I got to sneak my February and March haul in the house. Unlike Fred who *allegedly* has to be dragged to go to sales, I love them and if you go with me your butt better be up and ready to go at...

Tom G. gifted me this uber rare canister a few weeks ago after I have swooned over it for a long time and had the resources to make it fab again. What makes this unique is the Power-Mate II, which can be used as a separate upright vacuum as it has its own fan and dirt cup or when connected to...

Here's a piece not shown in the hot mess thread, and after viewing Fred's recent Spirit acquisitions and going through my Kodak picture folders, I thought I'd show some of my own. This is a canister I got at a Crestwood sale back in October 2007, Hoover's 3261-022 2.2hp model with the upgraded...

About a couple weeks ago on Wednesday I got out of work early and had to high tail it out to Ballwin to catch the last few minutes of an estate sale before they closed (which turned out to be a dud.) Since I had some extra time before I had to go to the night job, I thought I'd check out a few...

Here's another machine that didn't make the hot mess thread, it's Sears' Best Duo Power upright in Heather Green, model 3995. This I got from a sale in Maryland Heights in an older neighborhood and apparently the guy liked to be a picker and/or Mr Fix It as he had this and 4 other Kenmore...

I'm not sure if this goes in the vintage category but I figure it's in an area with more views. I got this at an AuBon sale in South St. Louis County back in April and when I first saw it downstairs I thought "oh another 4195" but I looked at it up close and thought "holy crapballs this is...

We are in Kansas City looking around the vacuum shops. Our first stop is in Odessa, where unfortunately I come up dry. Then it's off to Independence where we visit Mr C's on 23rd. They had a nice vintage Celebrity Elite canister, but I did not get the price. A few streets up, we visit their...

Has anyone on here ever replaced the cord on a Hoover Convertible? The replacement cord I ordered finally arrived today and I can't get the white wire from the old cord out of the insulated terminal. Do i just keep yanking or do I have to order another part?