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I've had this old 28 sitting around for a while, it was given to me by its original owner shortly after I appeared on the "Collector's Corner" segment of the WLS-TV news here in Chicago. The little old lady who'd owned it had bought an Oreck, after 60 years of using this Hoover. This thing had...

So given that things have been kinda rough lately, the last thing I needed to be doing was cruising Ebay, I had run across this over a week ago and marked it on my watch list. Last Monday was the final day, and still with no takers I decided to toss in the bare minimum bid. I later raised it...

Or necessarily one I'd admit to owning... I snagged this in a thrift store this morning, for a whopping $30!!! It needs a bag change, but otherwise seems fine. The canister is whisper quiet, thats ok because the p/n makes up for it! It'll probably wind up on ebay, and help to stave off me eating...

I am so used to seeing plastique junque in the thrift stores, that when something like this comes along I grab it even though I already have one... Presenting a rather dirty model 1030, it runs beautifully, but needs a little greasing. All for the princely sum of $12.00...

I heard through my mom last week that my Aunt Ruth was having some vacuum woes, so Michael and I went over the weekend to see her, and assess the damage. First the vacuum, a 1978 or so Eureka that was won as a prize(she no longer remembers for what) Aunt Ruth has ALWAYS been a canister person...

I've been meaning to post this for a while, and now finally have a chance. I got this from Andy for my birthday a couple of months back, and I just finished the restoration the other day. So here it is, my Bicentennial Convertible. I've been looking for one of these for ages! Thanks Andy for...

From the Marklund Resale in Woodale, for a whopping $10 we have this little beauty. A diamond in the rough for now, I think it will clean up very nice!

I had posted previously that Tom A. Sent me a never used model 33 Convertible for my birthday. After sitting on a shelf in the Hoover vault for 44 years the poor thing needed greasing desperately, so today I finally had a chance to get it done. It pained me to take it apart, so I was super...

After posting the little bit I did from the Sears brochure last night I got a few email requests to post the whole booklet, so here it is... The cover

So this package arrived today from North Canton. I was not expecting anything, but man was I surprised when I opened the box and viewed the contents! SO without further delays, meet model U7047, serial number 0001116, born on April 24, 1978. Thanks Tom for the awesome Christmas present, and...

December 31, 1977: I'm 13 years old. My sister and I and my two cousins spend the afternoon playing out in the snow. We had to be back at my cousin's house by 5pm, where my parents would pick us up to go to dinner. As we walked up the alley behind my cousin's house I spotted something sitting...

We start with this lovely 1990 Sanitaire SC886 from Unique Thrift store. This one was very gently used, and in great shape for $18! We replaced the broken fan, bag, and used a new CWP 4 brush roller and this baby is like new!! Just needs a lower cord hook

Care to venture a guess as to what it might be?

Someone at the convention(or recently) told me they were looking for an early Panasonic...I thought it was Pat, but I was wrong... so who wanted this? Its early, maybe 1979 or 80...runs good, but needs a cleaning....

Last week Fred called me and told me about a guy who had contacted him thru the website about donating an old Electrolux to a collector. Since I live closer, Michael and I went and picked this up last Wednesday night. Here is this gem, a 1453 Special with PN4, purchased new 11/20/80 After a...

a little color themed Hoover for their 99th Birthday tomorrow.

I have a handful of older cousins, as my Aunt Ruth married a widower with kids in their late teens at the time. Anyway, one such cousin is Susan, whom saw this past May for the first time in about 10 years. She was asking about my collection and stuff, and then said: "I have an old Hoover...

Just wanted to say thanks to Tom A for the gorgeous UNUSED Eureka 2070A from I'd guess about 1971. Its beautiful Tom!

Ok Spats, here you go. You'll need a large and small flat screwdriver to do this. Get your Convertible taken apart down this far...

Fred and Joe came down from Milwaukee today and we made busy with my collection. Thanks to Tom, I decided to hang up my Dial-a-Matics, so I could have some more floor space, mainly for so vacuums could be run and played with. We hung 21 vacuums on the wall... the space is now very open and...