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Well, for me its been a long winter and spring. I've been changing jobs and trying to make things settle down. Finally, my wife and I were able to go out "junking" and hit our usual haunts. I did pretty well in the vacuum area. Here is a summary shot of most of what I got this past week. I guess...

Hi All, I have not been posting much this year, but I had to find out a little more info on a Miele Upright I found left at the curb for trash. It runs great but needs a belt. It also had a Hoover type A bag shoved into it. I have not seen any Miele uprights before so even though I'm more into...

I just picked up a Kenmore Commercial upright at the local Salvation Army. Its in great shape and has some tools. I'm not sure who made this for Kenmore. Whirlpool maybe? One interesting thing is the pigtail cord. I guess they figured you would need an extension cord anyways, so why not just...

While cleaning out my grandma's place, I came across her old Shetland vacuum. This vacuum was used right up until a few years ago and Grandma really USED it. I'm still searching out the tools and did come across a few, but the real find was the original box and some paperwork from the vacuum...

A couple of weeks ago, my wife and I went thrifting. Afterwords was a stop at the local Kirby dealer. I hauled home alot of machines that day and the cream of the crop were a very nice Hoover Guardsman with the paper bag setup, along with a nice metal based Eureka, a Dial-A-Matic and a Kirby...

It was the fall "large item" trash pickup at a neighboring town. I know the crew that works for the village and they save me all the vacuums that they pick up that are out for junk. This fall I got 20 machines. Mostly all plastic, Dirt Devil things, but there were a few surprises. The best being...

I pulled a newer Singer canister out of the trash yesterday. I was wondering if bags are available or what can I substitute. The machine says "System 90" and its made by Ryobi, in South Carolina. Too many other scratches thru the data plate to get more info. It looks like a Panasonic canister...

Accidentally, I swear! I have a U4189 that is a daily driver downstairs. I usually vacuum every other day because of the dog. I was using the machine today and it was noisy, a little more than normal, but I was suspecting brushroll bearings or a belt. Then it happened, the motor got slower and...