Eureka easy glide

[huskysteel]

Hi guys I was wondering what you all might be able to tell me about this old eureka?

 

[eurekaprince]

Wow! A Eureka Easy-Glide in real life! I've only seen the groovy advertising post-card with the mod/hip lady using it on an orange shag rug in her bachelorette pad. Very Mary Tyler Moore. I say early 1970's, maybe late 1960's. This was Eureka's answer to GE's electric carpet sweeper - the disposable bag is located right in the base. Probably did a pretty good job on surface litter since the air path is so short. I mean, the bag is right behind the brush roll!

 

[vacerator]

Isn't

this the Emperor model that was made by Panasonic?

 

[dysonman1]

This is completely different from the Emperor model, which was made by Panasonic and used type P bags. This machine uses type T bags (I have a good quantity of those bags) and was made by Eureka in response to the Whirlpool-built Kenmore 'bag in base' models that were out at the time.

 

[eurekaprince]

More information gleaned from the internet: it's Model 210 from 1968. Weighs only 12.5 lbs. Above-the-floor attachment set for this upright was also available as an option. It's all on the back of that famous advertising postcard found on the internet.

 

[TheSpiritOf76]

Ok, question....

I see from the two pictures in this thread that the Eureka Easy Glide takes style "T" bags.  I found these bags in a thrift store, I believe they were made by Eureka due to the bag material, and the printed script, also the Sanitized logo.  But they were in a plain clear package with a Western Auto price tag on them, but I have a feeling they are Eureka style T bags.... Can anyone confirm or deny that? Also if they are not, can any of the old timers tell me what they are for?

 

[kloveland]

Jae De'Vine,

Is that the same easy glide you got from Karl? If so Karl got that from Shane here in Oklahoma. Just asking!

 

[TheSpiritOf76]

Maybe if...

Tom G would take a look at this post, since he has a bunch of these bags...=)

 

[eurekaprince]

Eureka made vacuums for Western Auto stores that were branded Wizard. So it is quite possible that these are Eureka bags sold by Western Auto.

 

[TheSpiritOf76]

Yes Eurekaprince I realize that....

But since there is no indication of style on the bag, or bag package, I am trying to find out if these are Style T bags. 

 

[dysonman1]

Those ARE style T Eureka bags. Very lucky find. My type T bags have the Eureka logo printed on them. Probably they didn't put the logo on the bags if they were sold at Western Auto or Montgomery Wards and such places.

 

[TheSpiritOf76]

Thank you Tom....

I took a gamble for 25 cents, and it appears I have won.

 

[eurekaprince]

Congrats Jae! That is a very unique find!

 

[gsheen]

This looks like the National Panasonic bag in base machine.

Photo courtesy of Ruan

 

[huskyvacs]

That is a very wide vacuum! It reminds me of a casino or hotel lobby vacuum - so it could cover a lot of area in a small time.

PS: Hello fellow husky :3

 

[lesinutah]

Hmm

It's like the canned ham eureka roto vacs under the hood of a eureka upright. Definitely cool.
Les

 

[crazykirbydude]

What an interesting vacuum! It's like they added a belt and brushroll to a canister body.

 

[eureka1998]

I guess you could say...

That this was kind of like a decades earlier version of the Eureka built Electrolux Intensity. Short air path to the bag and all!