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So today I decided to Christen my newly acquired Royal 4650 Tank by cleaning out my car. It hasn't been vacuumed in probably 2 months now. I'm usually better about keeping it vacuumed than that! I used solely the upholstery brush on it, and I'm SHOCKED at the amount of dirt that thing pulled out...

I'll be the first person to admit that I'm not the world's biggest Dyson fan. I've used a DC07 in the past, and I've never been a big fan of the "Ball" machines. I tend to always view their machines as gimicks and overpriced. However, being a vac collector, I've finally decided to take the...

Well I found a dream-machine on ePrey here a while back and it finally arrived today! A Royal 4650 Pony tank! I've wanted one of these since I saw it in an ad as a teenager, and now I've finally got one!

I found this today at the Christian thrift store in town. I don't know why, but today both me and my sister decided it was a good day to go thrifting. I spied this in a back corner and just had to have it. Worth the $7.95! It came with Lux wands which is kind of annoying, but it's not that big...

I get asked ALL THE TIME how to service bearings and am constantly chiming in on threads both in the Vintage and Contemporary forums on proper sleeve bearing service. Well today's your lucky day! I've remade my original videos on how to service sleeve bearings, and also added a separate video...

I get asked ALL THE TIME how to service bearings and am constantly chiming in on threads both in the Vintage and Contemporary forums on proper sleeve bearing service. Well today's your lucky day! I've remade my original videos on how to service sleeve bearings, and also added a separate video...

So Rob's thread about his month-long trial with his new Oreck gave me an idea today.... Call me nuts........but why don't as many of us as possible use a single vacuum for 2 weeks and compare what we get out of our carpets? It'll be hard for me personally since I tend to use different vacuums...

I have a blue Hoover Celebrity QS S3183 that was given to me by an ex-friend. I want it out of here, so I'm wondering if anyone wants it for the cost of shipping. It was given to me, so I'm not looking to make anything off it, I just want to see it go to a good home where it will be appreciated...

Found on Craigslist in San Antonio this weekend........couldn't pass it up for $35!!! Has it's original hang-card, owner's manual, and parts book! Has ALL of it's attachments including the caddy bag that hangs on the back!

So I got a couple of new vacs this weekend. One of them was a Hoover Conquest that I actually bought over a month ago! Thanks so much to Eric and Austin for making this happen for me! Eric found it on Craigslist in Dallas and picked it up for me. He was of course paid immediately. It was an...

So what is this thing? Is it a shop vac? Canister vac? It's pretty powerful! I like it...

I was bored...........so I decided to do one of my "unofficial" tests with vacuums today. I decided.......let's give my house the "Kirby Challenge"......you know that ridiculous test that Kirby salesmen do to show you how much dirt is left in your carpets from your "old" (and they stress the...

Another collector tipped me off to this one being at an Antique Mall in Bandera. I haven't been there since the great flood in 2007, so I decided to go check it out. Attached below are some pictures of the machine. I paid $5 for it. The price tag said $20 but had a big red X through it and the...

This is the first Hoover Concept One I've ever owned! Sad isn't it? Other than a 30 second use of David's Concept Two back in March, I've never used one either! So I was thrilled to get this one. It's been completely restored inside and out including bearing lubrication and agitator rebuild...

So here's the modern vacs I've got for sale. Short on room, need them to go! First up, a Housekeeper era Regina Electrikbroom. It's in flawless shape! Extremely clean, no marks to speak of on it. The floor nozzle has a couple of tiny scratches on it from use, but that's about it! Comes with a...

I have a few that have gotta go.......I'm drowning in vacs and don't have room for everything anymore! Unfortunate......but your gain! First up......a vintage GE Hand-Vac. No idea on when this was made but it's got a bakelite handle. The motor has been rebuilt in it, bearings re-lubricated and...