Vacuum that I recently picked up. I love the styling on this one! That's a Hoover Sovereign in the background.
Guy
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but there were no wands or tools. Just the hose. Anyone aware of what would fit?
Guy
but there were no wands or tools. Just the hose. Anyone aware of what would fit?
Guy
vacbear58
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And in the UK
Also sold as a Romocco
Al
Also sold as a Romocco
Al
collector2
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Hey Guy:
The Arrow Electro was made by Holland Electro for the Arrow Sewing Machine Company. I have never seen the full set of parts for the old ones but this picture of Jim Hibberts machine shows what the rug and floor nozzle were like.
I also have a newer Arrow Electro (from the late 1950's or early 1960's) that I'll post next but its parts were different from these.
Doug
The Arrow Electro was made by Holland Electro for the Arrow Sewing Machine Company. I have never seen the full set of parts for the old ones but this picture of Jim Hibberts machine shows what the rug and floor nozzle were like.
I also have a newer Arrow Electro (from the late 1950's or early 1960's) that I'll post next but its parts were different from these.
Doug
collector2
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the newer version
collector2
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Similar machines were also made by Ruton and Wilfa of Holland but with different sets of parts.
This is a Ford vacuum (made by Ruton in Holland) As you can see the body design is very similar but the placement of the hose connections on the machine is slightly different. (With them facing more forward instead of up)
This is a Ford vacuum (made by Ruton in Holland) As you can see the body design is very similar but the placement of the hose connections on the machine is slightly different. (With them facing more forward instead of up)
Thanks
for the info...Looks like it may be tough to find tools! Doug, those examples you show are pristine!
I'm first trying to get a cord for it. The pins are 11/16". I see some on the net, and I guess I'll just attach my own cord.
for the info...Looks like it may be tough to find tools! Doug, those examples you show are pristine!
I'm first trying to get a cord for it. The pins are 11/16". I see some on the net, and I guess I'll just attach my own cord.
Hey Doug,
I've been trying to identify the vacuum my grandmother owned when I was a kid and the one you posted in reply#6 seems to be the one. It was a green colour I think. I remember that rug nozzle & floor nozzle. She also had a floor nozzle with some kind of mop like cloth on the bottom. There was also the other standard tools. Both the upper and lower wands were curved and the hose was rubber. It had a shake out cloth bag. My grandmother gave it to me when I moved into my first apartment. I know I gave it to my mom after I got my Lux AP280 but I don't know what happened to it after that.
Gary
I've been trying to identify the vacuum my grandmother owned when I was a kid and the one you posted in reply#6 seems to be the one. It was a green colour I think. I remember that rug nozzle & floor nozzle. She also had a floor nozzle with some kind of mop like cloth on the bottom. There was also the other standard tools. Both the upper and lower wands were curved and the hose was rubber. It had a shake out cloth bag. My grandmother gave it to me when I moved into my first apartment. I know I gave it to my mom after I got my Lux AP280 but I don't know what happened to it after that.
Gary
collector2
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Hey Gary:
Time to try tracking it down then. They are a nice machine. Wish I had that one. It belongs to a friend.
Doug
Time to try tracking it down then. They are a nice machine. Wish I had that one. It belongs to a friend.
Doug
Doug,
The machine is long gone. After I got my AP280, I brought the Arrow Electric to my parent's cottage. It sat in the closet for a few years and then one summer I went back and it was gone. I assume my mom took it to the dump. I didn't really have too much interest in collecting vacs back then otherwise I would have kept it. I am kicking myself now.
Gary
The machine is long gone. After I got my AP280, I brought the Arrow Electric to my parent's cottage. It sat in the closet for a few years and then one summer I went back and it was gone. I assume my mom took it to the dump. I didn't really have too much interest in collecting vacs back then otherwise I would have kept it. I am kicking myself now.
Gary
Doug,
In what stores would these machines have been sold? I've been trying to figure out how my mom would have gotten hold of one. I know it was the first vacuum she owned after she got married in 1954. Then a couple of years later she bought a Filter Queen and gave the Arrow to my grandmother. She lived in a very small town in northern Ontario where the only department type stores would have been McLeods and a couple of other independent stores.
Gary
In what stores would these machines have been sold? I've been trying to figure out how my mom would have gotten hold of one. I know it was the first vacuum she owned after she got married in 1954. Then a couple of years later she bought a Filter Queen and gave the Arrow to my grandmother. She lived in a very small town in northern Ontario where the only department type stores would have been McLeods and a couple of other independent stores.
Gary
collector2
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Hey Gary:
I think Arrow (and Ruton) machines were actually sold door to door. Same as the President and Silovac machines were. They probably had a dealership in a larger city (In the case of President and Silovac it was State Vacuum Stores - not sure about Arrow) then sent salesmen out to all the smaller places.
Doug
I think Arrow (and Ruton) machines were actually sold door to door. Same as the President and Silovac machines were. They probably had a dealership in a larger city (In the case of President and Silovac it was State Vacuum Stores - not sure about Arrow) then sent salesmen out to all the smaller places.
Doug
Here's my Wilfa. It came from Sweden, sent to me as a very surprise gift by a husband and wife collector duo who found me on the Internet. (See my very old web page about them at the link below.)
I haven't heard from Ingeborg & Ronnie in quite a few years. The last time I tried to contact them, both of their email addresses were defunct. I hope wherever they are, they are well and happy.
http://www.1377731.com/galaasen
I haven't heard from Ingeborg & Ronnie in quite a few years. The last time I tried to contact them, both of their email addresses were defunct. I hope wherever they are, they are well and happy.
http://www.1377731.com/galaasen
jade_angel
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Those tools look awfully similar to some of the older Silver King tools. Coincidence?
btw I have "reunited" with Ingeborg and Ronnie! Found them on the Internet today!
collector2
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Hey Markus
Tried emailing you but the email you have on here doesn't work. Could you either post or email me a picture of the parts with your Holland Electro please.
Doug
Tried emailing you but the email you have on here doesn't work. Could you either post or email me a picture of the parts with your Holland Electro please.
Doug
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