Robb, I had never seen an all chrome Rexair either. This guy came to the store and sold that and the Filter Queen 350 to me for $20. At first I thought some vac shop had just spray painted the bottom, but when I looked closely at it, it really is the original color! From what I understand, it was awarded to Rexair salesmen for high sales.
Rick, the Universal is one of my prized pieces. A customer brought it to me last year. She was in her late 80's and had brought her blue Eureka self-propelled for me to fix. It took me about a week to get the part it needed, and she stopped in EVERY DAMN DAY to bug me about that Eureka. She was so suspicious that I had hijacked her machine that on the last day she demanded to see it in the back repair area to make sure I still had it. Well she was just pushing every one of my buttons and it took all I had not to blow up. As we talked, I told her that I collected vacuums. She asked me if I would like a Universal Jet 99, and of course I said yes. When she came to pick up her Eureka, she brought the Universal and a Kenmore Magicord canister from the 60's. I'm glad I didn't lose my temper with her!
Pat, all I have left to do in the store is some moulding work and cleanup, and for now the remodel is done. Would love to talk sometime!
Jeff, yes that is a 350. As stated above, the guy brought it to me with the Rexair. The 350 has some interesting nuances that the other Filter Queens don't have. The latches don't go all the way to the dolly for example. This one's gonna need a good cleaning. The dirt must have sat in it for 50 years and it smells like it.
