Davy Sprocket is on the Road...

[aeoliandave]

As previously exclaimed, the Dolly is one cast piece of hammertoned aluminum!

As well, all the gray rubber trim on tools, motor housing and dolly bumper are perfect in every way. Extraordinary condition for a vacuum as old as I am - 56 years. I just have to smooth and buff out a few shallow dents in the chrome disk ring around the handle plate. Often the motor vents are warped from heat, as they are made of plastic, but these are again...perfect.

The cord is slightly dried out and cracking in a few places and the strain relief collar is split but dang, the cord is supple and has its original plug and red cord clasp.

 

[aeoliandave]

Parked beside my car this morning was this Ford Taurus wagon brush-painted in rubber paint, replete with brushstrokes and drip rivulets. I have no explanation or understanding...

 

[aeoliandave]

It's a choice...

Adequate words escape me...

 

[aeoliandave]

Breakfast Turkey Spinach 3 Egg Omelet at Bob Evans. Dang, this was gooooood!

Crossed the road for two extra large Tim Hortons triple cream coffees and hit 71 south for 70 east to Springfield.

Discovered something on the road. I found I could not get my eyes uncrossed as I drove and was doing it with one eye closed. I hadn't had a cold coffee to microwave as I made the morning preparations, just some fruit juice and a bannana. As soon as I had a slurp of coffee both eyes snapped back to normal. Speaks for itself, I guess.

 

[aeoliandave]

Maybe I should wean back a bit on the coffee...I just have two today andf see how that goes. I do have one in my room now for Monday morning.

 

[aeoliandave]

Oh, almost forgot - the vacuums the Super 8 staff uses. Pretty yellow things.

 

[aeoliandave]

Bet this is a nice place to live for mechanical minded folks. Home of the Mechanicsburger and Urban Fries.

Sorry. :-(

 

[aeoliandave]

This is better. Next exit is Plain City. Can't get much more basic than that. And what could be 'righter' than 'plain'?

They are not kidding - it is sooo flat around here you can see for miles in a straight or bent line.

 

[aeoliandave]

Popped in to a Walmart Super Store looking for Shania Twain's UP!, cause mine went missing and I like it. So there. But they didn't have it. But they did have an enormous Vacuum section.

 

[aeoliandave]

Now enetering Springfield Ohio. The Garmin is taking me to the address I seek.

To finish up tonight's posts here are pictures of 8 large houses (that are NOT by Frank Lloyd Wright) I passed as I approached along High Street. Musta been some prosperous town in it's heyday, eh?

#1

 

[aeoliandave]

#2, next door to #1. That's contrast.

 

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#3

 

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#4

 

[normvac]

The mystery Guy

That came in just in time for lunch was my friend Gary Moreland. He reads the site, doesn't belong and he is a
closeted Vacuum Buff. Not a collector, as he is very much
a minamulise. So he has only 3 Electrolux (Super J & Silver-
ardo which for sale if anyone is interested. perfect condition) One Gray Tristar, oh and a Royal metal hand vac.
He does have a big soft spot for my Kirby Dual 80.
He's only had 2 in the past and would love to have a 3rd one.
No tools necessary !!! So he says, Oh a buffer for all of his exposed wood floors. In his 1950's modernist Ranch !
Norm

 

[aeoliandave]

#5

 

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#6

 

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#7

 

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and finally, #8.

The Wescott house is two blocks away and I can see it from here just past the cemetery.

 

[aeoliandave]

One more. I think this is the City Hall or some Government building. As striking as the light strings are they put me in mind of Death Rays keeping the citizenry in obedient thrall...

I took this picture on my way north out of Springfield at dusk after spending 4 hours at the Westcott house. I was the only one there other than the reception gal and the lovely older retired gent who was my docent guide on a truly individual no holds barred tour. The man actually lived in the house for 23 years when he was in his 20s to 30s, when the house was split into 4 apartments. The house was restored with ~5 million donated dollars and has been open only 3 years.

 

[crevicetool]

hand brushed, anti-radar stealth paint?

Nice photography as usual Dave!