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In August 2008, I, along with many people on this forum, made the pilgrimage to 'the holy land' of North Canton, Ohio, to visit the birthplace of one of my favourite vac brands. On January 27th 2010, I made a pilgrimage to my 'other' holy land, Dyson HQ in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. This is the...

Another nice donation to the collection from a gallery visitor: a boxed Hoover Celebrity! It's not quite 'mint condition', but it doesn't seem to have had a huge amount of use in its lifetime. Apparently, the lady's daughter had recently moved in to a new house, and found it sitting in the...

Here are a few pics I've been meaning to post for a couple of weeks - the new Miele Hybrid. Now I have one at home, I've taken some better shots than I was able to at the Gallery.

On Monday 25th Jan, after my day at the Miele Gallery, I had a couple of hours to kill before meeting my friend Al (vacbear58) for coffee in John Lewis on Oxford Street. So, since Perivale Station is on the same underground line as Oxford Circus, I jumped on the train and made a brief visit to...

I spent much of yesterday at the beautiful new Miele Gallery in Cavendish Square, London, for a preview of their latest cleaners, the Hybrid S4812, and the Eco Line S4212. Based on the S4, the Hybrid introduces a new patented technology which allows the user to switch seamlessly between mains...

Only 6 days left of my exhibition now - I have mixed feelings about it all! It's been a lot of hard work, and it'll be nice to have all my Hoovers safely back home again, but overall it's been a very enjoyable experience, and the public reaction has been wonderful. Just speaking to some of the...

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I've posted these two pictures before, but just to recap before I post some new ones: About 2 years ago, I gave a Sebo X1 an overhaul for the family of a good friend of mine. As you can see, the brushroll was almost devoid of bristles! Added to this, the supposedly "lifetime" belt had snapped...

I got a new (old) cleaner today. Can you identify it? (and if I've already told you, you can't play! :P)

To settle the discussion about runtime on a full charge, the manual states: - 13 mins (brushbar on) - 12 mins (brushbar off)

Today at the gallery, I had my first experience talking to a large 'live' audience, extolling the virtues of 'Positive Agitation', and discussing the design, engineering and evolution behind Hoover cleaners. I also went into the general history of the vacuum cleaner, to provide a little...

...or, the Hoover Platinum Collection Cordless Stick Vac! Great to see this in the UK - it's more market-adaptable than the Platinum Collection upright/canister/carpet washer, and there's a suitable 'niche' for it in the current Vax range. Definitely on the pricey side at £199.99, but comes...

It's nice to have some exciting news to post about in the vintage forum after so long; I've spent so long in the modern forum, I feel like I should reintroduce myself: 'Hi, I'm Jack, and I don't JUST collect Dysons...' This is my latest 'labour of love' - a 2 month exhibition of some of the...

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All wrapped up...

Vax Mach Air - the lightest full size multi-cyclonic upright in the world! - 4.9kg - 1.5l dirt canister - 200 airwatts - 6 year guarantee - H12 HEPA filtration - Bagless, multi-cyclonic 'no loss of suction' technology - LED performance indicator - Height-adjustable handle - Compacts for storage...

Here's the deal: I have these Kirby Tradition parts. I don't want them. I've gifted the machine itself and the dusting tools to a friend, and all these 'extras' are just taking up valuable space! I want them gone, so if anyone's interested, let me know on this thread, or send me an email...

Not because I think you have any interest in the machines in the video, but because I remember you've mentioned in the past that I never speak in my videos!! I get a LOT of Dyson-related questions to my YouTube account each day, and so many are about the 2 Ball models, so I made this little...

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