Eric Skau donates his huge collection

[dysonman1]

There was so much stuff, we just set it anywhere we could until the unboxing could be completed. Can’t wait to set up the Hoover bag cleaner

 

[dysonman1]

The Golden Jubilee

 

[dysonman1]

Alice’s vacuum from the Brady Bunch

 

[dysonman1]

So much to sort through.

 

[dysonman1]

We wouldn’t have been able to do it without any help. A huge thank you to Eric for donating his collection to the museum so the world could enjoy it. We have visitors every day, and tour buses at least monthly. Another huge thank you to my husband Donnie and my great friend Adam (adambomb on vacuumland) for all your time and help.

 

[kenkart]

Good things!

Come to those who deserve them, Im SO glad you have got this stuff!

 

[dysonman1]

Unboxing the Hoover small appliances. The fan, coffee maker, electric knife, handheld vacuum, blender, and iron.

 

[dysonman1]

I had never seen a Hoover upholstery shampooer before

 

[dysonman1]

Pretty Hoover toaster.

 

[dysonman1]

Really? A Hoover shoe polisher?

 

[dysonman1]

I’m going to put the Hoover CanOpener to good use.

 

[dysonman1]

A Hoover handmixer and a Hoover hair dryer

 

[completenutt]

That's the best donation I've ever seen!

Hi Tom,


 


What a great man Eric is to have been thoughtful enough to donate this incredible collection to the one man who can amplify its significance!


 


And on top of that.. to document and market the whole process!  I can't wait to see that film!


 


Completely unprecedented in our vacuum enthusiast world!


 


Congratulations... and I'm heading out to visit you and see it all in a few weeks!!


 


All the best,


Bill

 

[dysonman1]

Thank you Bill. We’ve still got about 30 boxes left to unpack. It should all be done by the time of the vacuum cleaner collector’s annual Thanksgiving party on November 9, which we are holding here at the Vacuum museum for all the vacuum collectors that are our friends. Now if I can just get Hans Craig to make his buttermilk biscuits.

 

[huskyvacs]

Wow! The Sundance film festival huh? Big ticket stuff! Looks like a nice haul there. I never knew Hoover made so many little kitchen gadgets!

 

[dysonman1]

Most of these Hoover small appliances I had only seen in the back of the instruction manuals. I’m so grateful to Eric for sharing his collection with me so that I could show these machines to everyone. I’m going to build a section of shelves in the museum just for the Hoover appliances. I am always learning from my fellow collectors. Filming this whole thing was a very long process, and I was only there for the second half of it. They started filming in New York.

 

[luxlife]

TOM!! Oh my God!!!! All of the HOOVER!

Perhaps you should publish a “Holiday Newsletter”!!! LOL!
You NOW have enough HOOVER in your museum to make any self-proclaimed “Hoovrah-phile” overdose on “sanitarium iced tea”, but....”I’m not one to bash”.......
BWAAAHHAAHAA!!!

This is stellar and I’m definitely planning a visit!

 

[dysonman1]

Over 2000 ft.² of my store is dedicated to displaying the vintage vacuums. We have a special shrine to the machines from the original vacuum cleaner collector, Stan Kann. I feel humbled and blessed that Eric took so much time, effort, and expense to pack and transport his amazing collection halfway across this country, to donate to the new vacuum museum. We are going to honor his collection by displaying them in a way that will make him proud. As I’ve said before, we have visitors almost every day, who just want to see the old vacuums. Donnie has learned how to give a tour. While he only comes in to bring me lunch, he does stay long enough that he gets to talk to visitors as well. I truly enjoy sharing the history of vacuums with the average person. People always leave knowing much more about vacuums then when they came in. How many average people have ever seen a general electric roll easy?

 

[electro]

Tom,

What a very generous gift. I have never seen 2 Hoovers Canisters with the electric hose.
I think Mike Hayes was the only collector that I knew who had one.
Thanks for sharing the pictures. Wonderful Hoover treasures for sure!

 

[kenkart]

I have

The one Mike Hays had,