Convention 2014.............Did it really happen?
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The convention was fantastic it was one of the best ones. Touring CWP, Kirby and Filter Queen was a great experience and all three companies treated us very nicely! It was so nice of CWP to give us all free brush rolls, scrub brushes and the apron. It was a real treat to eat in the Kirby café. Thanks to Steve Brazil for taking such excellent pictures. For those of you who haven’t seen the pictures on Facebook I invite you to do so. Steve took around three hundred pictures and Facebook is really the best site to display those. It was great to see everyone. I consider the VCCC to be my extended family, because we always have such a fantastic time at the conventions.
I’m looking forward to St. Louis next year! Can’t wait!
I’m looking forward to St. Louis next year! Can’t wait!
ralph123
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Post# 285192 , Reply# 26, Picture 8 query
so how well did the triple Kirby set-up work?
Post# 285192 , Reply# 26, Picture 8
So was all of the testing done on low pile commercial carpeting?
so how well did the triple Kirby set-up work?
Post# 285192 , Reply# 26, Picture 8
So was all of the testing done on low pile commercial carpeting?
jscarlato
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Being a brand new member of the VCCC, this convention was a real treat to meet so many friendly folks who share a common interest in quality-made vacs, be them from yesteryear or this year. It was a great opportunity to be able to visit the CWP and Filter Queen plants, but the pinnacle of the day was to be able to visit the Kirby plant and enjoy a great lunch in their cafeteria. Thanks to all for posting your photos, with my special thanks going out to Steve for all the photos on Facebook.
jscarlato
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Oh . . .
Mea culpa . . . In my above post, I forgot to thank Luke Gebhart for inviting us to his home to hehold his extensive collection. The weather was gorgeous, the pizza lunch was tasty, and seeing how well his collection is displayed all made for an enjoyable field trip.
Mea culpa . . . In my above post, I forgot to thank Luke Gebhart for inviting us to his home to hehold his extensive collection. The weather was gorgeous, the pizza lunch was tasty, and seeing how well his collection is displayed all made for an enjoyable field trip.
vinvac
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Reading all of these threads brings a tear to my eyes.
It was just a week ago at this time Barb, Michael and I were meeting with the hotel staff to get our room ready for the weekend.
As always, it was so much fun, very well organized, lots to see and do, but best part of all was getting together with my vacuum family!
It was just a week ago at this time Barb, Michael and I were meeting with the hotel staff to get our room ready for the weekend.
As always, it was so much fun, very well organized, lots to see and do, but best part of all was getting together with my vacuum family!
caligula
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Hi jscarlato.
As the founder of this club let me officially welcome you.
You picked the best time to join, as you got to see this crazy group in action, be part of the meetings, contests and elections, not to mention three factory tours in one day (which I think is a record for the club, but don't quote me.) You also got to meet collectors, some of whom have been with the club since day one.
Since you must have dozens of questions about the club, and vacuum cleaner history in general, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].
Thanks for helping make my weekend truly awesome.
Alex Taber.
As the founder of this club let me officially welcome you.
You picked the best time to join, as you got to see this crazy group in action, be part of the meetings, contests and elections, not to mention three factory tours in one day (which I think is a record for the club, but don't quote me.) You also got to meet collectors, some of whom have been with the club since day one.
Since you must have dozens of questions about the club, and vacuum cleaner history in general, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].
Thanks for helping make my weekend truly awesome.
Alex Taber.
caligula
Well-known member
Hi jscarlato.
As you're new to all this, you may not have seen pictures of the original club museum, which began as a spare bedroom in my home, located in Naperville, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago.) It was not my first display however, the first recorded one was in my mom's home in Chesterton, Indiana (Indiana Dunes national park) which was club headquarters from 1982-1985.
While I never took credit for it, the real start of the club was in August 1980 as I was a personal guest of Stacy Krammes at the Hoover Historical Center. It was during that trip that I lay the groundwork for the V.C.C.C., and from there, a lot of behind the scenes action was starting to take place. So when I bought the house in Naperville, exactly two months after hosting the first club meeting, I loaned my personal collection to the club, and made it the first official vacuum cleaner museum.
The room first held a few machines, but grew continually till the early 1990's when it overtook the room, and got a building of it's own. Now it was not only the display room, but served as meeting room, and data center for the club.
The location was perfect for us as there was a motel a block away, and numerous restaurants. There was even a Dunkin Donuts on my corner so we could start the meetings with coffee and donuts.
Designing a display room is easy. Hang peg board to display small things like attachments, wands, cords, and hang bags. I line the floor, and ceiling with hoses, and place attachment boxes behind the uprights, with instruction books for all to see. Tank and canister machines go on shelving though the Electrolux's get a place of their own, as do hand-vacs.
I 've been fortunate to have my own home, thus was free to display my collection, but now, I'm like a lot of members who's other half isn't into any of this, so the next display which in development will not be on our property.
Here's s brief look at the evolution of the V.C.C.C. display and club museum, as well as a few of my non-electric one and two person operated machines that date from 1890-1915.
Alex Taber.
As you're new to all this, you may not have seen pictures of the original club museum, which began as a spare bedroom in my home, located in Naperville, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago.) It was not my first display however, the first recorded one was in my mom's home in Chesterton, Indiana (Indiana Dunes national park) which was club headquarters from 1982-1985.
While I never took credit for it, the real start of the club was in August 1980 as I was a personal guest of Stacy Krammes at the Hoover Historical Center. It was during that trip that I lay the groundwork for the V.C.C.C., and from there, a lot of behind the scenes action was starting to take place. So when I bought the house in Naperville, exactly two months after hosting the first club meeting, I loaned my personal collection to the club, and made it the first official vacuum cleaner museum.
The room first held a few machines, but grew continually till the early 1990's when it overtook the room, and got a building of it's own. Now it was not only the display room, but served as meeting room, and data center for the club.
The location was perfect for us as there was a motel a block away, and numerous restaurants. There was even a Dunkin Donuts on my corner so we could start the meetings with coffee and donuts.
Designing a display room is easy. Hang peg board to display small things like attachments, wands, cords, and hang bags. I line the floor, and ceiling with hoses, and place attachment boxes behind the uprights, with instruction books for all to see. Tank and canister machines go on shelving though the Electrolux's get a place of their own, as do hand-vacs.
I 've been fortunate to have my own home, thus was free to display my collection, but now, I'm like a lot of members who's other half isn't into any of this, so the next display which in development will not be on our property.
Here's s brief look at the evolution of the V.C.C.C. display and club museum, as well as a few of my non-electric one and two person operated machines that date from 1890-1915.
Alex Taber.
jaker15
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Oh man
I love that Filtex! They have always interested me, it looks like some sort of Electrolux!
I love that Filtex! They have always interested me, it looks like some sort of Electrolux!
