A hoser's hose bonanza...

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Hey Crevie, don't ya just love it when your pecs & biceps are so pumped yer shirt hangs free of your washboard six-pack over tree stump pullin' calves?

I wouldn't know about that, my scrawny self...

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Hey Crevie, don't ya just love it when your pecs & biceps are so pumped yer shirt hangs free of your washboard six-pack over tree stump pullin' calves?

I also like this. LOL

Fabulous Lewyt! Love the pose!

Pete!! I adore your new furniture! Looks fabulous with those floors! Well done!
 
Happy as a clammy ham - it was humid.

Second garage shot.

Lewyt 88 Pete found curbside.
Lewyt 88 from vacMom
Hoover Portable
Blue Royal Power Tank Pony
Sani-Magic Priscilla
non-electric Electrolux hose and floor tool
gold sparkleflake vinyl Compact dusting brush
unknown old composition bodied black floor nozzle
and a smooth running Hoover Model 300 with wrong but lovely condition bag. This one has the height adjusting rear wheels

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But wait...there's more...

The 88 that Pete found was a might scuffed with a crumbling cord and missing everything except the hose ends, thank goodness, jammed into an old leaky cloth woven hose - to be identified later.

But it did have the tool holder rack intact and I knew it was a simple matter to undo three metal tapped screws and perfom a transplant that makes the other Lewyt 88 perfect in every way.

In the meantime I have begun to repair the broken one with a shaped hidden angle bracket epoxied in place over some subtle metal stitching. Doug Smith has sent me a green dusting brush so all I need now is the green crevicetool and upholstery nozzle...and a green wall brush. The cord is supple as new, the hose is flawless and Woner of Wonders, even the exhaust plug on the bottom is as rubbery and soft as new. You just never find these plugs intact due to them drying out and dropping out from exhaust blast and eventually getting torn off by pulling the vacuum across the floor. I immediately put a Lewyt Deodorizer pellet in the plug recess.

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As for Priscilla, steel wool took care of the rust specks gaining a purchase on the chrome, I was able to remove, restore and re-glue the Mylar label and the dang thing pulls almost 80" !!! Amazing little brute, that Priss...and ohhh the Turquoiseness!

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Priscilla's hose was a challenge. But the admirable repair under the duct tape was a clever bit of thinking.

A section of sawed off aluminum wand jammed into the broken ends, secured with copper wire and duct taped over. Since the torn edge patterns actually mesh this must be the original 6.5' length. Struggling in vain to get the short piece out of the handgrip, I gave up and used the same idea, flush-trimmed 2" off each end, sawed the wand pipe down to 2", butted the trimmed ends edge to edge and taped it back together with clear packing tape for a temporary but acceptably cosmetic and usable fix. Other than this break the hose is airtight.

I cannot imagine the force or situation that could literally tear a vinyl woven wire reinforced rubber cloth hose so neatly and cleanly. ???

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The filthy Power tank got totally spa-ed and fumigated, bag washed, rust specks steel wooled and polished, and the tools and hose given the Mr Clean Magic Eraser treatment. Rust on the PN bottom plate mostly came away on the wire wheel, added a few drops of Euicalyptus to the cloth bag, popped in a Royal Tank Liner and it's good as new.

Royal Pony tanks are renowned for their strong suction and this blue beast is no slouch, pulling an honest to gawd 92" !

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Now, about this 1935 Hoover Model 300.

All I knew for sure is that all the parts appeared to be there, I don't have one and the green paint on the trims is gorgeous.

Nicely spinning motor brushroll but lots of rust on the plate...

Pete, the noise from the motor was simply a piece of barbed wire caught up in the fan.

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Jack Copp's site informs that the Model 300 was sold as a lower priced alternative to the Model 150/160.

A quick once over lightly with a damp cloth, a new bulb and she's ready to go.

I'm fairly sure this is not the correct bag but it is flawless and looks great. The thick cord is supple and appears original and the rubber bumper is not dried out. I guess I'm collecting pre-war Hoover uprights now...

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'The Hoover makes rugs last longer'

Lovely motor cap.

It doesn't have the slogan 'Beats as it Sweeps as it Cleans' but it surely does; raised up my livingroom carpet and beat the hell out of it in that swooning thrumming Hoover way. A lovely sound.

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Maybe you and Robert might want to take a few days vacation

As much as I would love to do that.. and see Christopher Plummer, our summer is pretty well booked... and we don't have passports (yet!)...

That Hoover Portable is in spectacular shape! Where'd you wrangle that up?

That 300 bag is a replacement.. you are correct there. That was sort-of a standard issue replacement bag for many years... I'm fortunate enough to have an original bag on my 300... see pictures! It's a very pretty bag.

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I'll be sure to get you a signed program and souvenir book, Fred.

Ooh, nicematching green medallion on brown bag. I could make up one of those if I had a clear shot - or a scan - of the medallion.

The Portable was top lid face down in a puddle off to the side and the water did not rise past the lid sides; two other portables at a lower elevation were right side up and got saturated. :-(. Just plain dumb luck this one didn't float away or sink. Gave it a quick wipe before putting it in the car. Magic Eraser took care of the mud & schmutz and amazingly, no scratches on the medallion.

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Dave, where do the stars of the festival stay when they are in Stratford? Are they put up in a hotel or do they rent a house? Just curious. I want to see Kiss Me Kate and Peter Pan.
 
Cell phones? Never while driving and never at work. In fact I hardly ever use it - same for the home phone - I pretty much loathe talking on the phone except for work purposes. I consider the telephone a tool for emergencies and besides I get tongue-tied when I can't see a face. LOL But I have a great rate plan from work that hasn't changed in 6 years so it's great for free long distance across Canada, such as chatting with Pete or travelling.
I wouldn't know from texting - I prefer full size keyboards.

I don't include point & shoot photos with a good stand alone digital camera and cell phone cameras aren't even in the same ballpark when it comes to resolution.

My Garmin GPS is mounted over the tachometer dial inside the Speedometer bezel so it's visible in the same glance but really I only use it for the voice prompts when in a strange new place. It's also good for monitoring my true speed and 'time to destination'. On any long trip I will have already mapped it out and printed closeup paper maps of streets and neighborhoods to specific addresses.

Other than that the only thing occupying my time is reaching for the coffee/water bottle in the cup holder. I enjoy driving with cruise control un-distracted, mainly admiring the view out the window and scanning far ahead for annoying nutballs who are texting/phoning/weaving...and that almost seems the majority these days.

Brian, haven't you heard? We have no Stars at the festival, only actors. Diva behavious is always nipped in the bud or their personal service level goes way down approaching withdrawal of assistance. Every year there's always one young thing that needs to be taught manners and professionalism.

The Stratford Festival's is one of the longest most desirable highly coveted contracts in the business. It can last from 5 to 8 months and many return year after year. Many actors have bought houses here as a place to live year round or as long term investment income when they are not here. We have an accommodation department that arranges for house and large apartment rental otherwise. No measly mean hotel rooms for these guys.

Dave
 
wow Dave you can sure spin a yarn LOL

As much fun and novel as the Portable is, good gawd it's an awful beast. I thought the Slimline was like pulling a cement block around, the Portables like a boat anchor caught on something.
The little Priscilla now that was a nice vacuum, we were thinking Royal made those for AirWay.. Can anyone confirm that.
 
Great, as usual, Dave....

I love your trips and travelogues. That flood looks just horrendous. What a mess. It's a good thing you could salvage some of those cleaners. And, of course, a PORTABLE, my namesake.....
 
Nice vacuums! I certainly do love those "powerhouse" powertanks! I had never seen that turquoise one before, interesting.
 
I finally looked up......

Pulchritudinousity: pronoun; latin; used when describing slabs of abs; 1. The ability to squeeze one's fifty-three year old frame into a child's size medium Vacuum Cleaner Club T-shirt until the seams are bursting rather than a loose fitting Polo shirt and still acheiving the same results. 2. Crevicetools living in southeast areas of the United States. 3. (tehehehe) Way to go Pete!!!!

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