2015 VCCC Convention and Vacuum Musuem PART 2

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we than placed his optional brush roller attachment on my SF. what a treat to see this attachment in person!

 

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houston plays with one of rick's machines

 

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the VCCC board and ruth

 

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"the compact ladies" tania and ruth

 

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packing up the convention hall. breaking down the room and machines

 

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last bit of socializing

 

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goodbyes

and hugs. not sad we are leaving, but that its all over..

 

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last shot of the group goodbying. sean and i hit the road for home

 

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western auto fan at a flea market in union, MO on US 66

 

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scenic drive towards our overnight hotel on missoui county highways

 

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our motel overnight! munger moss in lebanon, MO. the office staff is jaded, but the room was great! VERY comfortable king bed

 

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76 cadillac el dorado at the munger moss. the guy just picked it up a week ago and is route 66'ing it to LA

 

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next morning for breakfast at fayes diner. THIS is off grid cooking my friend. they had great french toast

 

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vac and sew in lebanon

before we left lebanon we hit up a vacuum shop. they had this FOR SALE for $25 in thier tiny shop. great people. they let us pick thier small parts room. got some fairfax attachments for my friend and a kenmore 5281 belt for myself

 

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Fred's red vacuum shop

in springfield. this was a HUGE treat on the way home. sean and i had planned to putz thru springfield maybe hoping to pick a thrift store or antique mall. we first hit silver city vacuum just by seeing it. i got some great hoover brushstrips there and the owner pointed us to freds. if it werent for his the magical encounter wouldnt have taken place.

fred's is run by his widow and her tech larry. great people. we were just about to give up for lost when she said, why dont you let them in sheds? theres lots of old vaucums in there? the following photos show what we discovered. they are VERY collector friendly, and larry will repair ANY machines reguardless of age. i will post thier address and phone at the end of this photo set.

 

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