Chase, Kyle, & Davis' Annual Mini Meet!

[normvac]

Let me Know if your Coming to Ohio !

Michael
If you are ever coming to Ohio, let me know. I'm always up for a Mini Meet.
I personally do not have but 20 some vacs these days. But I know a lot of
the collectors in the area. As well as the vacuum shop owners, thirft stores
Just would have to be on a weekend, for the balance of this year. No time off
work left for me, due to my surgery and recovery time. Columbus, Akron, Cleve.
areas are all great places to travel to as well. There are a couple of good col-
lectors in Ashlyn, Mansfield area, and in Cuyhoga Falls.
My Friend Jeff near Mansfield has inherited another collection of Hoovers so he
has aprox. 120 or more now. So yes, there are lots of Hoovers, Kirbys and Luxs
in Ohio.
I still have a bunch of printed litature left over from the 70's and 80's which
will give you a good idea of the line up on the Vacuums that were current then.
Just let me know ahead of time !
Norm

 

[vacman117]

Today we stopped at a Vac Shop in Valpo and we each found something.

I got a very nice Simplicity 7 Series for $50.
Kyle got a nice Sharp Twin Energy for $30.
Davis got an Electrolux Legacy upright for $50.
And we got that Panasonic Jet Flo for free.

 

[bagintheback]

How did you get that Simplicity for $50? That's a current high end model and I'm surprised a vacuum shop let you have it for $50.

 

[vacman117]

They stopped making the 7 Series 6-8 months ago. He just wanted it out and he is a very nice guy. It runs great, and has all of the attachments.

 

[vacman117]

Here is my Concept 2 all cleaned up and ready to clean. I have this same exact one except it is a non self propelled model. But they are both the same colors, etc. So I have both of the Concept 2's of that kind.

 

[hoover1]

my concept one is not nearly as good as yours.

 

[brandon_w_t]

Wow that concept two looks amazing.

I have a similar one. I think it's what replaced your model. Note the new style handle.


Mine doesn't run unfortunately.

 

[myvacsrock]

Well, all fun things must end..

i finally arrived home today, and boy did i bring quite a hall!
Here is all of the machines i either bought or traded for (not pictured Kenmore Glide)

I ended up with:
Eureka Smart Vac
Kenmore Progressive (yellow)
Regina Housekeeper
Panasonic PowerWave
Kenmore Widesweep Power Plus
Panasonic Jet Flo mini
Singer PowerAmp
Sharp Twin Energy

Chase- Thank you so much for putting up with me for the 5 days, it sure was fun, hopefully we'll have this mini meet one last time next year before i'm graduated and gone. Be nice to my Oreck, Dyson, and Singer i left you!

Davis- It was great to see you again! Enjoy that Concept One

 

[alexb1186]

Michael, the Power Handle Kenmore canister has the electronic touchpad in the handle, that one pictured looks like a Whispertone 21485 from 1991


 


Chase, is there not one split or crack in that hose?  If so, treat it like fine crystal, replacement hose bodies are scarce.


 


Kyle, I am drooling over that 39164 HD Wide Sweep, that has to be made in early 1989 but I don't have the serial number for a full blown analysis. I went to a sale in the hood a few weeks back and they had one that was NFS as it was the help's primary vacuum but the bag was PACKED.

 

[vacman117]

Alex

The Kenmore hose is actually perfect! Which is hard to find for me. This one was rarely used. But thanks for the tip for future machines!