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FB Marketplace can be a hit or miss sometimes. Filled with ads and unrelated items to your search. Fortunately a late night browse on Tuesday yielded an awesome find. Ad was for a furniture business, but they also sold antiques inside their store. What actually drew me to the place was the...

Quite possibly a longshot, but it wouldn't hurt to ask. I am in search of a GE Roll Easy, any generation and in any shape, so long as the motor works. I currently have a 3rd generation model and possibly want to complete the set. (I assume the GE bug has bitten me hard recently.) If you don't...

Just recently acquired this lovely machine today. A GE model AVF-807. There isn't much, if any information that I could find online aside from the manual, one VL post and an article saying these had unreliable electric motors. The bag and belt cover also don't appear to be original to the...

Hello Everyone, I was wondering if someone could help me ship a machine out to friend. I'm planning on giving a friend out in Atlanta, Georgia a Hoover model 700, which was a duplicate within my collection. However I have never shipped a vacuum cleaner before and far east. (As I live in...

Had a wonderful Thursday this past week. Met up with my good friend Rick B. and his buddy Marc at Denny's for lunch here in my home town. Got to discuss vacuums, tube radios, cars, etc. Just an overall enjoyable time! However before we departed ways I purchased two machines from Rick. The...

Was wondering if anyone has any old Vacuum store stories to tell. I just visited this old school store/repair shop that I recently discovered near my town. I already had a go to guy near me but a quick search in google showed a shop in the next town with various old machines and appliances in...

Went to the local Swap Meet with my younger brother today. Wasn't finding much of anything, just a random assortment of beat up power tools, filthy Kodak cameras and clothes. However among the flea market junk was this Eureka. The cord winder and box top bag instantly stood out to me, the...

Got another coffee can Hoover back on the road (or should I say carpets?) This one took me quite a while to complete, but I'm glad it's put back together and freshened up. Both bearings were awfully gummy so I placed a few drops of zoom spout oil to loosen up the harden old grease, letting it...

As my luck would have it, the living room coffee table leg took out a rear wheel while I was vacuuming the rug. I found all but one piece so I won't be able to repair the broken wheel as I had originally planned. So does anyone have a spare Model G wheel they're willing to sell? Thanks in...

Looks like I have twins now! Referring to the vacuum kind of course! This took quite awhile to finish up. My drill/buffer bit the dust and I had to hand polish this one for a good 4 hours. The standard terry cloth and Mother's polish didn't cut it so I had to use fine grade 000 steel wool with...

Well it finally happened, along side Hoover, I am hooked on Electrolux. This really nice example was given to me by a good friend and fellow vac enthusiast, Rick. It'll be well taken care of and maintained until I kick the bucket. I had just given it a thorough outside cleaning, polishing and...

Its been a while since I last made a post here so I figured it was about time I'd make an update. The bulb in my Convertible (model 69) had bit the dust after years of service, so I went out to my local vac shop and bought an incandescent bulb (for $6 I might add!..) I brought it home and...

Every now and then I find a few oddities and this is one of them. I've never heard of this company before. Maybe someone can share in information on these? I'm quite curious to know! The machine itself appears to be in relatively good shape however its missing its cord. It would also appear...

Well I'm a tad under the weather [due to allergy season] but I still wanted to make a video of the 69 running. I never see POV [point of view] of cleaners in action so I'd figure I'd stick my suction cup mount, a camera, and film my machine in action LOL. I will get a proper video out soon but...

I can rest easy knowing that I found one of childhood Hoovers... I can't describe it, but this machine left an impact on me when I saw it on display at a vacuum repair and sales shop. My parents we taking me and my younger brother to this Cuban restaurant in Downey, California and right next...

Thanks to a good friend, I had a much better bag installed on my 700. The bag has also been lined with a C bag for easy cleaning. Along with the new cord in place last month its looking quite dapper. The paint on the handle is the original paint so I will leave it alone. The flash from the...

I just had the cord on my Hoover Model 700 replaced with a new black 25ft one, and its looking better than ever! However one thing that still bothers me is the unoriginal, faded and hole ridden cloth bag that's currently on it. I'm wondering if anyone has and original bag or any bag in general...

I was wondering if there's a way to replace the cord on my Hoover Model 700. (Its not an original cord and plug) The cord itself is in okay shape, but a little short for my home. Not to mention it was simply spliced into the top where the cord protrudes from the handle. I understand it can be...

I finally got around to making a video of my 700. Before it gets pointed out, Yes I know the brushroll is pretty noisy I've did what I could to fix it, thin washers,realigning, but it goes right back to being noisy, I don't know what to tell ya. Anyways, hope you guys like the video. Its been a...

Good news! As I sat on my workbench looking at the Kirby Heritage II brushes I had ordered for my Hoover model 700, I hatched an idea. I shaved away at them with my hobby knife and some sandpaper, using the old (somewhat good) brush as a reference guide. The spring that came with the Kirby...