400 vacs for sale during the Convention in June

[dysonman1]

more vintage machines for sale

This is going to be the best convention ever. Considering my first Vacuum Collector's Convention was in 1994, and I've either gone to them, or held them ever since, this is my 22nd one. I remember the first one, at the Hoover factory, where Mike Hays got us into the Hoover Vaults. I still have lots of pictures of the Vaults.

Here are even more cleaners going up for sale at the Vacuum Cleaner Convention in June.

All Hoovers must go!!!

Hoses galore.

Attachments, bags, and power nozzles.

 

[dysonman1]

Kirby's galore

Some of them new, like the Heritage 1 with cloth shake-out bag.

 

[dysonman1]

KenKarts and Fantoms, oh my. All must GO!!!!

 

[KirbyCollector01]

Oh my god!!!

I really want to get some of those!
I wish I could

 

[dysonman1]

The mezzanine section, above the factory floor, has HUNDREDS of vintage cleaners. All are for sale. From Rexair model A to Electrolux model 11 and 12's, to Westinghouse tank and uprights, GE and Premier, even Dyson (British as well as American models).

Most of these cleaners are duplicates to what is already on display in the Vacuum Cleaner Museum, however, some are just different models. For example, I have all the models of Filter Queen, but only 7 are on display in the Museum. There's no reason to have them ALL.

 

[electrolux137]

"There's no reason to have them ALL."

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When I was a little boy going into First Grade (six years old), my family moved to rural Virginia where the church had built a brand-new parsonage. (My dad was a minister.) It was a large house with four bedrooms. Each of the bedrooms had an enormous walk-in closet about 5 ft. deep and as wide as the length of the room. I shared one of the bedrooms with my little brother, but I claimed the closet as my "inner sanctum" where I put an old school desk and my activity stuff -- play-doh, crayons, paper, etc.


 


Even at that tiny age I was somehow aware of the concept of collecting stuff, in particular vacuum cleaners. I used to sit in there and daydream, "I wish I had one of every Electrolux ever made, and I would keep them in here." Many years later I did end up with one of every Electrolux model (and then some) but no longer have a huge closet in which to store them!"


 


I have always liked the idea of having a complete set of a particular manufacturer's vacuum cleaners, although Electrolux is the only one I ever managed to accumulate. I have, and have had, a lot of Kirbys -- and have come close to having all of them except the really oldest and rarest machines. I'd just keel over dead if I ever walked into a thrift store and saw an Aer-Rotor sitting in there!!

 

[marks_here]

I wood go but I don't have anyone that's interested in seeing a vacuum museum for hours. Plus 2 of my cars just had major service done & it's not like I don't have solid transportation oh well

 

[durango159]

So excited!!

I'll be there, just not sure if I will be able to arrive on Thursday or Friday or Saturday?? My semester is supposed to end on Thursday, I know I have classes to show up for on Wednesday. I don't know what day final projects will be due.

Anyway, as soon as I can get down there I will!! Will be a decent drive but with good music, coffee and occasional stops it shall be done.

 

[n0oxy]

I should be there

Even though I can't drive, I think I can get there using Uber. Tom, mentioning the super 8 in Rolla was helpful. Don't think I can carry any vacuums but I will bring a few attachments. I think I will bring my two favorite hard floor nozzles, the Wessel Werk rd 285 brushless nozzle, and the Wessel Werk turn and clean floor brush. Think I will also bring the rug rat turbine brush, it would be interesting to see how fast some of those older canisters could spin it. As far as purchasing vacuums, I'm mainly interested in canisters that you can still get bags for, probably Electrolux and Kenmore. I can't remember if the museum has any hard floors, but it would be interesting to compare the cleaning ability of some hard floor nozzles.

 

[dysonman1]

The Vacuum Cleaner Museum has LOTS of hard wood floors, from the 1910's room, through the 1930's. Plus the Factory Outlet Store portion has blond as well as dark hardwood floors.

Lots of folks are staying at the Super 8 in Rolla. Four friends are sharing a king size room in St. James at the Greenstay.

This convention is turning out to be our largest yet. People from as far away as New York state as well as California and Arizona and Utah are coming. This is a major convention you won't want to miss.

I will have a lot of fun preparing the food for the final day of Convention. Pulled Pork sliders, fruit salad, ham with cloves and pineapple, potato as well as macaroni salads, and a little beverage we call "Hippie Juice". The party on the last day of Convention is going to be GREAT. Be sure to bring a Hawaiian shirt, there's tiki torches and everything. Hawaiian themed end to the convention.

It all starts one week from Today - Thursday June 9, at the Vacuum Cleaner Museum in St. James, Missouri.

There's a VERY special 'raffle item' again this year. Can anyone say "purple rain, purple rain"?

 

[vacerator]

Mark,

you and I are in the same boat as for having anyone interested in hours of vacuums or appliances.
The upside of that is when we need anything new, from a car to an appliance, I get to pick it out being the more knowledgable one.

 

[ralph123]

So how was the convention?

 

[dysonman1]

The convention is this coming Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. So many people are coming, can't wait for Saturday's Hawaiian Banquet at my home. It's the perfect ending to a convention. Pulled Pork Sliders, Honey Baked Ham studded with cloves and pineapples, macaroni salad, potato salad, fruit salad, homemade Pineapple Upside Down Cake, and "Hippie Juice" (a blend of pineapple vodka, triple sec, coconut rum, strawberries, and 7-up. Several of the Vacuum Cleaner Collectors have volunteered to help on the last day, with the cooking.

The Convention is always the second weekend in June, held at the Vacuum Cleaner Museum in St. James. There's NO registration fee, no 'banquet fee', no 'membership fee'. I absorb the cost of the banquet each year (it's fun to cook for my friends). The Vacuum Cleaner Collectors only have to get themselves to St. James and they have their lodging costs.

Pictures of the festivities will be forthcoming. The Tacony Factory tour is always a blast - this year we're going to be testing vintage vacuums in the Testing Labs in the Factory.

 

[n0oxy]

hotels

Wonder which hotel is better, I went with the one in Rolla since that was the first one that was mentioned, regarding the hard floors, would be interesting to try the hard floor attachments I'm bringing with some older canisters, going to bring the RD 285, the Turn and Clean, and if I can carry it, the side winder.

 

[fantomfan]

Still wish I could come!

But school is still in session in New York!
I would like to come in July, but it looks like I'll miss the big "clear-out." Oh well.

 

[n0oxy]

anyone else staying at the Rolla hotel?

Hey everyone, I should be arriving Wednseday evening, I was wondering if anyone was staying at the super 8, and if so, would anyone be interested in getting together tomorrow night at the hotel, maybe just for a quick intro.

 

[dysonman1]

I know Luke and Bill are staying there, along with several others. Most people are arriving very late Wednesday, or they are arriving Thursday morning. Send me an email (dysonman1 at Hotmail dot com) with your phone number and I'll text you about who has arrived. Generally, people get together informally the evening before the convention. Everyone will be eating in Rolla on Thursday and Friday evenings.

 

[n0oxy]

arrival

Hey Tom, I sent you an email with my phone number. Depending on traffic, I should arrive tomorrow evening probably around 7 or 8 or so. Will have to figure out something for breakfast on Thursday, before everything starts. I'm sure folks will bring their cameras in order to take pictures, in my case, I'm going to bring a digital recorder, for me, that's my version of pictures. Hopefully I will get to record the sound of lots of vacuums.

 

[dysonman1]

People have already arrived for the convention, a day early. They are taking in the flea markets and antique stores in St. Louis today.

Have to get the power nozzles ready for Rob Shore and Joel Zambrano - both fellows are very interested in early power nozzle technology.

 

[n0oxy]

early power nozzles

I remember last year you showed me the power nozzle on the 1960 lady Kenmore, that is one of the quietest power nozzles I have heard, and we can't forget the one that was known for electrocuting people, we could nick name that one the zapper.