2015 VCCC Convention and Vacuum Musuem PART 1

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alex and tania look at the assembly area

 

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paul and scott talk about the rack o molds in front of us

 

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sean looks in awe at a commerical vacuum being tested

 

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back to work! tacony employees back from lunch

 

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more assembly line

 

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final testing and inspection demoe'd to us

 

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the tour concludes

 

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clayton and john play with machines while each of us get taken in small groups to "tom's stash" above the museum where the vintage dupes are. i bought a complete compact c9 from him. after this we said our goodbyes to tom, and headed off to the gateway city, St. Louis!

 

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at the convention hall! kenny and scott talk about kenny's recent aquisition from phillip. a saniway with a powerhead

 

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rick asquith's amazing collection on display

 

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penncrest, premier, hoover oh my!

 

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rick's commerical hoovers.

 

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rick's rarest ones are uprights. all original kirby model c, american lincoln supervac 180, and hoover 704-01

 

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claytin's display machines

 

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i THINK these are micheal tuner's?

 

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kenny loveland's machines

 

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HUGE for sale pile

 

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more display machines