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Hi all, well I picked up this Hoover Constellation 84 #9331980 years ago but it was missing the hose. I have occasionally looked online but it always involved buying a whole machine. Anyway finally I spotted an 82 at an estate sale that had that special nozzle attachment so I thought I would...

I picked this up at an estate sale last weekend thinking it was a vintage weed wacker but upon closer examination it looks like a modified Hoover. It just has Hoover motor written on it. I can't find a similar model anywhere. Has anyone seen anything like this before? The fellow had a machine...

I picked this up at an estate sale and it is in really good condition. Its number is 9331980. I think this is the first one that floats. I've seen a few others on here. One this it didn't come with is the hose, and the hose from my other constellation seems a bit too big. Does anyone have a...

Hi all, I recently picked up this old PN-1 in Shelton, WA. I think it is an early one. Interestingly, when I brought it up to the cashier, they mentioned it had a huge Vacuum to go with it. When we looked for it it was gone, supposedly thrown out after sitting there for a year. I gather this...

Just transferred this long ago picture and thought I would share it of the kids helping me clean up one of my vintage Hoovers. Thanks for looking. Brian

Hi all, I just picked up this Hoover 62. It looked so similar to the 63 but I am amazed at the differences. Is this the time when they started designing the machine more for women? -- the handle is a little shorter on the 63. The 63 bag is in good conditions so I was thinking of switching the...

Any other refurbished Electrolux's out there? I hadn't seen too many pictures of them. I was hoping someone had some information on these. So, this could have started out as a turquoise unit and was repainted? When did they sell these. Nowadays I don't think a company would do this...

Well Hi all I stopped by an estate sale the other day and had to get this poor Hoover 63 -- it looked to be in good condition and was tucked away in the basement behind the heater...

I looked in the archives but didn't see this or could not find it. Does anyone know who came out with the first rotating brush in the head? I've just seen a really old hotpoint, it looks like it is from the teens but it looks like it has a rotating brush in the nozzle. Thanks.

and looked around for anything about it but couldn't find this exact model. Just wondering if anyone else has one. I think it is from the earlier eighties but am not sure. I haven't looked for replacement bags yet but I am a little worried that they are going to be hard to find. I anyone has...

Well I got this Constellation at a store called the Goodwill outlet a while ago. It works fine but unfortunately I didn't get there in time to save it from getting its handle broken. The Goodwill outlet is not like a regular store and things can get thrown around a bit. I was fortunate to...

Hi all, here are two Hoover 28s and I am noticing some differences between them, most notably that fancy trim on the I think newer one. I know these had a long run, just curious if anyone has done a history on them or knows some more about them. The far one is serial number 2746077 while the...

Well, I was inspired to go through the effort of changing the white cord on my Hoover 28, by a recent thread here where a member had done a similar thing. I was able to track down a more recent but brown cord that fit fine. It is a little lighter brown than the origial would have been but I...

These two handles, or rather the shafts, are both on Kirby 561s, but this one is smooth...

Can anyone tell me a little more about this vacuum? This was my daily driver for about 20 years. I sold it a few years ago and now I have a little seller remorse... this was before I was interested too much in vacuums I just wanted something retro. In searching through the archives I don't...

Well, I picked up this 516 a few months ago, and was informed that it has the wrong belt lifter on it. Fortunately a kind member here sent me the proper one, so this one is just waiting for some free time this winter for the spa treatment...

Picked this up at the local thrift store, never used, and never used by me - so has anyone used one of these? As you can see, this has a grinder etc. on it, does a buffer wheel fit on this unit and if so does a generic one or do I have to find something from Kirby? Thanks any info would be...

Well, here is another Model G. Looking at the achives it seems this is a good machine and it certainly has nice styling. I was looking for that missing part at the thrift store for the GE and this was there. It came with a good condition hose. I plan on popping in on that store again, and am...

Well, I picked this up at a store called the Goodwill outlet today, and am intersted if anyone has any information on it. I looked in the archives and didn't see this particular model. Anyway, the bad news is that it is missing some of the key parts, as you can see, and the beater bar is also...

Just saw Brandon's thread about the Eureka find -- I was just in a Vacuum shop to buy a light bulb for a Kirby 516 and asked if they had any parts for older Kirbys. The store owner informed me that he had just thrown away about $3000 worth of older Kirby stuff and that no one ever brought them...