Davy Sprocket is on the Road...

[aeoliandave]

The Power Nozzle was more of a chore. I've not seen this PN style before, with it's plastic bottom pan and different top shape. I'm assuming it is the original pale yellow Air-Way pn?

Reminds me of the Electrolux type PN with only wheels in the back - the PN floats over the carpet - and the central intake.

 

[aeoliandave]

Inside cleaned up but a few tufts missing from the brushroll.

 

[aeoliandave]

All done. The PN wands have chrome clips holding yellow plastic channels to hold the cord in place. Nice touch. The PN does NOT have a swivel action where the button latch wand connects.
Since all the other Air-Ways are arranged on top of the Luxious towers downstairs I'm going to have to shift some vacuums around to fit these two new Air-Ways in the room. The Kenmore Challenger on Cart will have to find a new location, as are all the Electrolux PNs - maybe a wall rack with hooks?

 

[aeoliandave]

Oh yeah, the Mark V foot switch is plain metal, not chrome plated. What a shame, visually.

Now, where or when am I gonna come across the yellow Mark V tools and Attach-a-Carrier?????

Dave

 

[shag]

Dave, the first picture of the red brick house is owned by a little lady name Mary. She is close to 90 and still drives and looks after the whole house. The hardwood floors go right up to the attic. She is the second owner of the house since it was built.
The Beetle Juice looking house I believe belonged to the mayor of Listowel. At one time there was a ballroom on the second floor. I think its the square looking bit with the door coming out to the roof. The house has been carved into apartments.
There is a funky second hand store close to Giant Tiger. I have found some great deals in there. Its usually piled high on the curb in front of the store.

 

[aeoliandave]

Thanks for the info, Brian. Stanley told me about the Listowel junk store after I got home. On my driving around I was looking for something like that but missed it, probably because I was so entranced with the Giant Tiger mural and it was late in the afternoon at that point. Next time.

Dave.

 

[eurekaprince]

The Eureka Automatic Model 260

Hi Norm and Dave,

How exciting to finally see the exact Eureka upright with whom I grew up! Now I finally have the exact model number also - 260. Norm's version has the exact same graphic on the bag that we had in Montreal in the early 1960's. The graphic does not spell out the name "EUREKA" in a vertical line as on many versions I have seen. The one Norm has shows the cool curvey "E" in a box, with the word "Automatic" running downwards in the same box.

If I had the room and the cash, I would pay a pretty price to have that beautiful Eureka back in my hands! Interesting story: The handle-holder on our 260 starting wearing out by the late 1960's, and so the handle would not stay in the locked upright storage position. We gave the vac into our largest vac repair shop in Montreal at the time - Vacuum Rebuilders on St. Lawrence Avenue. When our blue Eureka came back, it sported an avocado green handle holder!!!! I was appalled! It must have been difficult finding a replacement part at the time - these Eureka uprights had handles which were square in profile (not round).

That great Eureka kept our wall-to-wall turquoise carpeting spotless up until 1974, when it got replaced by that wonderful golden Rugulator upright Model 2083, with the Cordaway and box-top gold brocade bag.

Thanks for the memories guys!

Brian

 

[normvac]

Brian
Shoot your email addy to me at [email protected]
Glad you enjoy the memory trip those couple of pictures
gave you.
Norm