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Today I decided to start working on my Hoover model 102 Special. The cord was completely toast but there was enough left to put a plug to see if there was any life left. Nope deader than a door nail. Having never taken a motor apart before I decided to put my big boy pants on and try. After...

I went to an estate sale down the street from me and found this cute little guy thrown in the corner of the garage, so of course I scooped him up since I didn't have a Eureka in my collection. The only problem is they did not know what happened to the hose. It did come with the wands and the...

So I came home from grocery shopping yesterday to find this sitting on my front porch. I guess instead of being the cat lady of the neighborhood I am the vacuum guy. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I all but forgot about the groceries and started playing with my new toys. About an...

So yesterday I went back to this local junk to store to check out this PN, thinking I would use it on my 1205. The man wanted 3.00 for it with the hose, so I figured why not. While I was rummaging around I found an almost complete set of tools for a Kirby Heritage for 4.00. And then I saw...

So I spent the past two days scrubbing and polishing my Classic 3 that I got at a thrift store. I put a new belt, light bulb, brush roll, and cloth bag, plus I was able to find some of the red trim that it was missing at a local shop. I have never polished one of these before so it was and...

Good morning everyone. I am new to this group but have a had a wonderful time reading the post for the past several months. So much so that I have started collecting again. Here are a few pictures of what followed me home this past weekend. I have not quite figured out where to start with...