2013 VCCC Convention and vacation COMPLETE COVERAGE!!

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closeup of the repairs in action. turns out it a problem with the brushroll motor and will need fixing after the meet. however, mark turbyfill fixed the commutator problem and the cannister motor runs like new...

 

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andy and billy play with a new filter queen in duane's front room of his vac shop

 

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a collector plays with sean's convertovac after the main motor was fixed.

 

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billy lipman says he's never played with one of these before.. he had a ball with it..

 

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charlie, sam, andy, phillip and rob all in a vacuum huddle

 

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chad cunningham's compact and insanely rare abc (always beauty clean) power head. he's on the outlook for the original powered hose.

 

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chad and his abc compact.

 

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john long gets some play with my penncrest connie. many people at the convention have never seen a penncrest connie in person.

 

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john tries to thwart scott's evil moden machine with an , ahhhh hoover...

 

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john vacuums the air recirc vent....

 

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john shows the ultraflex hose off, mentioning to scott this is why the connie didnt need wheels, even when they did float..

 

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sean john and greg get goofy

 

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scott tried the connie

 

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vacuum huddle showing genuine antique airway attachments...

 

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my kirby tradition with all attachments you could get with it. i entered it in the best restored category. one of two kirby's i have with the manual serial # matching the machine...

 

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fred had never gotten to play with a penncrest connie before, he enjoyed it the most out of anyone

 

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taking the connie thru its paces

 

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john, sean, phillp and greg have a lively conversation

 

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michael snuck the vacuette off the table and played with it

 

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rob and fred suprise charlie with a gift