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The thread about exterior bags on upright vacs is interesting and one that appeals to me too. I live in the UK and over here these days, there are precious few vacs around with inflating cloth bags. This is sad. We seem to have become a "bagless is best" society..lol. One thing that the USA...

Hi Emma YOur U2716 looks really interesting and it will be good to see it restored. I would love to have a chat with you about several things hoover-wise. My email is in my profile. Please get in touch ! Regards Derek UK

Hi I have always been fascinated by the sight of a fully inflated dustbag on the older upright vacs. I was wondering what everyones opinion would be as to which vac had or has the largest dustbag when fully inflated ? Thanks

Nice Find you have there ! Personally I love uprights with cloth bags that inflate up, but its still nice to see a traditional upright like yours. Our local refuse/recycling dump wont let members of the public take away anything, which is a shame, as whenever I go there to throw something out...

Hi....I cant help with spares for your Hotpoint, although I can well remember my mum owning one. It was VERY plasticky ! Lol. But as I live in UK also (Cumbria), I wondered if you like trading vacs with other collectors ? My email is [email protected] please feel free to contact me...

Hi... Sorry I cant help with pics etc. But by coincidence, I was chatting on Yahoo Messenger the other night, with a vac collector from the USA called Dave. He says he is about to receive an order for a Super Vac 180, which is like a commercial version of a Kirby...

Hi I have collected and enjoyed using vacuum cleaners all my life, and had some great chats, and shared my experiences etc,with fellow vac lovers over the years. But almost without exception, I have never come across any FEMALES who like using vacuum cleaners, or collect them, or just love...

Hi I have collected and enjoyed using vacuum cleaners all my life, and had some great chats, and shared my experiences etc,with fellow vac lovers over the years. But almost without exception, I have never come across any FEMALES who like using vacuum cleaners, or collect them, or just love...

Hi I have collected and enjoyed using vacuum cleaners all my life, and had some great chats, and shared my experiences etc,with fellow vac lovers over the years. But almost without exception, I have never come across any FEMALES who like using vacuum cleaners, or collect them, or just love...

Hi All, I have often checked out this site, but never actually got round to joining it.But now I have ! I am based in UK (Cumbria), and have had a lot of pleasure from owning softbag upright vacs over the years. I am 53 years old by the way. I absolutely crave the older uprights, with large...