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Chad picked this up for me.. I just thought it was interesting. It still has the United Way stick on it.

Chad picked this up for me.. I just thought it was interesting. It still has the United Way sticker on it.

If you would like to attend the convention please register and reserve your room by June 4th. We already have quite a turn out this year. John has some fun activities planned! See you there! http://www.vacuumcleanercollectorsclub.org/annual-convention/

Does anyone know off hand what the cord length is for this model? U4503? I could measure it myself. I was trying to find a spec sheet for this model on here. The U4503 was a pawn shop find this morning. Like I really need it.

Thanks to Chad Cunningham who spotted this CA in an auction close to my house. I'm now the proud owner of a nice CA. I think it is a later one because the serial number is 1974. My question is about one of the hoses it came with. Any idea what it is? I was told it is a model F hose. See link...

I picked up another model G from a thrift store. I passed by it several times over the last couple of weekends. It was 75 percent off this past weekend. I have replacement wheels at home so I figured what the heck. The hose still holds good suction which is the main reason I got it. When I...

I happened to find another D4 SE today for cheap. It has the PN 1 rectangular shaped nozzle. When I removed the brush roll three washers fell out. Are there supposed to be two or one washer(s) on each side? I checked my other rainbow PN and it only had one washer on each side. This is the...

I was looking for information on my JCPenney upright that I received two weeks ago. I noticed that item (5) the economy vac (I have this one as well) has more CFMs than the most expensive vac in the group. The Concept one was only rated at 41 CFM. My guess is that the type C bag setup had more...

Last night I was working on one of my Eureka 1400 series "blender motor" uprights and ended up damaging the carbon brushes while trying to get the armature back in. Yes, I did originally partially remove the brushes while tapping the armature back in. The second time the armature slipped loose...

This was working for about 10 minutes last Sunday. I smelled a faint electrical smell then a pop came from the switch area. I looked at it last night. I figured it was the switch so I bypassed it. Still nothing. I’m thinking it is the carbon brushes. The problem is that they are stuck on both...

I was cleaning up some items that I purchased from another collector’s estate recently. Among them were several Electrolux power nozzles. Mostly the L shaped ones and a few vintage ones. I’ve never seen a PN 1 with this bearing setup before. It must be an earlier version. It runs so quietly I...

Chad and I did our usual estate sales this weekend and happened to come across this Kirby 1cr. This Kirby was interesting because it had an attachment box with it believed to be from a 505. The owner had also written very meticulous notes to herself and mentions a 1st Kirby quite often. A dual...

Can anyone tell me what this tool is? These came with an Olympia I just bought at an estate sale. The wall hangers I’ve never seen before.

I'm trying to piece together a Miele S514 Solaris in black. I just purchased the canister. I already have the wand and the PN that I want to use with it. I also have a Miele Gemini but the hoses are not compatible. The version of hose that I need is the SES 113 with the external connector for...

On Saturday I picked a Riccar 4810 for $5.00. After a bit of research I discovered this is really an older Vibrance model (correct?) I’m not that familiar with Riccar. The color of the vacuum is unique to me. It has some issues. The main issue is the out of balance agitator. The housing is not...

The current administration now wants to tax any amount over $600 that transfers through PayPal, eBay, FB marketplace, Venmo etc. so that means if you sell a vacuum over $600 you will be taxed on that amount. The info on $600 in your account is automatically sent to the IRS. I received an email...

I picked a Dyson V7 with all attachments this Saturday at a thrift store for $9.99. Nothing apparently wrong with it. It is clean except for a very putrid dog smell. I’m thinking the owner donated it because of the smell or upgraded to a newer model. This was also the weekend of bulky item...

I found a Filter Queen 200 today at an estate sale with Chad. The boxes are in poor condition. At least they are still with the vacuum. The hose still has good suction. It’s funny how some cloth hoses still have good suction while others do not. It probably depends on the environment. The vacs...

A guy in the vacuum Facebook groups posted several pages from this website. Just thought I would share the link. I didn't realize this site existed until now. I own several of these catalogs (as do many collectors). However, it is so nice to see them all digitalized and in one place...

It's time to start thinking about the annual VCCC convention. I'm working with John Long to draft a schedule of events and local attractions for the convention. I've posted this information to our official club webpage. John and Barb are working on the hotels and official dates. I'm looking...