Eric Skau donates his huge collection

[electro]

Hoover Lark

Just noticed the Hoover Lark. What a example of 1950's Hoover quality.
What a beautiful shade of red and the bag even looks like it is in excellent shape. I have never seen a Lark in that condition. WOW!

Hans, I remember Mike had that Hoover canister right in his bed room in front of the windows. He was very proud of that machine.

 

[rugsucker]

Tom,

Great donation,wonderful vacs.If you made a list of greatest vacs from 50s-70s this would be most of them!
-Is red/chrome commercial vac a Clarke?
-My vote for rarest item is the original Elux upright.With the early clogging problems(later corrected)there were recalls,trades(both to Elux & other dealers)and many trashed by unhappy owners.The upright is hard to find and the box near impossible.
-I have had the Hoover upholstery shampooer and shoe polisher.You will see they are closely related.
Just as you did for Tacony and can now do for you the museum is looking better and better!
Jimmy

 

[dysonman1]

Hey Jimmy:

I too was blown away when Eric gave me that Electrolux upright. Not only to have the box, but the machine inside is near new. IF it ran 3 or 4 times, that would be a lot. All the seals are still good under the bag door. As a lover of Electrolux products, that one will sit next to my mint model G, on display in the "Wall of Fame" section of the New Museum.

The red/chrome machine is a Pullman-Holt. The kind that would be used in Sinclair or Sunoco full service gas stations from the 50's and 60's. Where the attendant would quickly vacuum your car mats while the family was enjoying a Coke, inside the service station.

Thanks for the kind words on all the effort to make something nice that the public can enjoy without cost to them.

 

[kenkart]

LOVEPullman Holts!

They were along with Clarkes, Really good.

 

[suckolux]

I had a toaster like that in the 70s but I don't recall the brand

 

[toddk13]

What a fabulous collection! Wow. I don't recall ever seeing an E-Lux commercial automatic before. Huh.

 

[dysonman1]

The commercial automatic was the first commercial Electrolux (other than the Hospital G), and was definitely the first with wet pick-up capabilities. It has a fiberglass hepa filter and is very quiet. The disposable bags are HUGE. I'm so thankful to Eric. There was some VCCC member who was looking for one (10 years ago, so he might not even be with us any longer - I don't remember who exactly it was) like it was his Holy Grail. And now I have two of them. One has the 10 foot hose and commercial straight suction attachments, the other has the power nozzle. I have two owners manuals for the commercial automatic as well. Will display them at the Convention in May.

 

[sitop]

Thank you for the kind words

Thank you Tom and everyone! This was a very difficult decision. I have already downsized from a 3,000 sq ft home to a high ranch. The next move is to a one bedroom condo in Florida for the winter and a trailer in the Endless Mountains in PA
in the summer where I am Grounds Manager at Hillside Campgrounds.
I have to say that i went through every emotion. I truly felt that I wanted my collection in a museum instead of selling it all. KUDOS to Austin Bunn who is a screen writer and has produced and won awards for his documentaries. Austin was a great supporter as is my spouse and one of my best friends Joe who made the trip with me. Check out Lavender Hill, one of Austin's documentaries.
Thank you again and I sincerely hope that everyone can enjoy the museum!

 

[rivstg1]

This was awesome

To be donated to the museum is the best thing possible it seems to me ...to educated and entertain the public ...and preserve so many examples of vacuum history

 

[dysonman1]

The gorgeous Hoovrah model 589. Eric gave me two of them, and I combined the very best of both to get one perfect Convertible. How "Pank" (as Terry would say)?

 

[dysonman1]

What a great beginning to a Decade - the 1980's

With a Decade 80 from Eric. Cleaned and restored to almost new. Always doing the sweeping.

 

[dysonman1]

Thank you Eric for the matching Celebrity IV with Quiet Series motor and Power Nozzle. I love how the LO speed quiets down the Celebrity's mighty power plant to a soft, gently purr. I am becoming a Hoover fan.