Eureka Model 1414 Bicentennial Edition

[paul]

Although I found no mention in the ads of 'Bicentennial Edition', the bag pattern of the Model 1414 appears to have been designed for the occasion.

Pics include:

1) Eurekaboy's Model 1414 from thread 12441
2) October 1975 ad
3) October 1975 ad close-up
4) November 1975 ad

 

[huskyvacs]

Wow nice find! Yes, anything that came out on or near 1976 would usually have some sort of American theme for the Bicentennial, which also went with the Federal style era of furniture at the time.

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"The United States Bicentennial in 1976 prompted an explosion in Americana, including Early American and Colonial Revival furniture. The cover of the 1976 Sears Spring/Summer catalog shows a family of four posed at the Quincy, Massachusetts, birthplace of Founding Father and second U.S. president, John Adams. A flag waves against the blue-sky backdrop of the red-painted wood Colonial home. Inside the catalog, you can find plenty of furniture like Windsor-style chairs, plaid “country style” couches, and heavy-wood furniture lines branded as Early American and Colonial Style—including the Sears Open Hearth Country Home line. The corniest products of 1976 are known as Bicentennial Chic and came in the colors of the American flag with overt American symbols incorporated into the design. The catalog contains leather-covered bars with eagles and shields embossed into the front and bedspreads in “patchwork” and red, white, and blue patterns."

https://www.collectorsweekly.com/ar...e-70s-the-story-of-your-grandmas-weird-couch/

https://retrorenovation.com/2014/07/07/bicentennial-chic/

 

[justjunque]

I'm pretty sure I'm a weirdo, but I've always really liked that style.
Not so much the plaid leisure suits, but the home furnishings. And, I loved the sense of pride in our country!
I actually have a few Bicentennial items sitting around the house for nostalgia sake.

Barry

 

[paul]

Huskyvacs,

Great fun! Thanks for the links related to the Mid-20th Century home decor and Bicentennial Chic - a term previously unknown to me. The bag jacket pattern definitely fits in with that!

I was raised in a Colonial-style house with a green & blue floral pattern couch that my parents later had recovered in rust tones of a similar pattern - similar to those featured in the post. Along with that we had colonial-style furniture, so I could relate to the topic.

To my knowledge Eureka and Hoover were the only two vacuum cleaners to produce a Bicentennial-theme bag jacket and related colors.

 

[paul]

P.S.

Gotta love the '70s clothing in your photo!

P.P.S. Come to think of it the quilt pattern of the Regina Electrik-Broom's dust jacket in picture 2 of my initial post is also reminiscent of handmade quilts of the colonial period.

 

[eurekaprince]

Did Regina have a Bicentennial Electrikbroom? I seem to remember that there may have been one…I could be wrong though…

 

[rugsucker]

Regina

The broom cloth bags had a label stating they were a copy of early American designs.

 

[rugsucker]

Regina

The broom cloth bags had a label stating they were a copy of early American designs.

 

[opelgtkarl]

My Bicentennial Eureka

Hello all! I’ve seen the different ads for the Bicentennial Eurekas for years and found a few more including 1 from Macy’s that advertised both the Eureka and Convertible Bicentennial models. I have only found record of the Eurek model 1414, but I have also seen one of the pagoda hooded uprights in the matching brown color with the Bicentennial bag on it as well as the machine that I found a few years ago. Mine is a model 1453 in the same brown as the other Bicentennial machines and dated 1975 to be sold for 1976. It also has the Bicentennial bag. I’m not sure if it was possibly a department store exclusive, but I’m very proud to have a Bicentennial Eureka!

I also attached a couple more ads I’ve saved over the years for Bicentennial machines including one for a Viking labeled Eureka from Eatons department store in Canada and another ad from Woolco advertising the Bicentennial Convertible.

Enjoy!

 

[eurekaprince]

don’t want to hijack this thread….but I had no idea Bissell made a two-motor power nozzle stick vac like the one shown in that print ad! Cool!

 

[eurekaprince]

Thanks for that reply Jimmy!!!

 

[huskyvacs]

Nice!

 

[texbodemer]

1977

In 1977, Frederick and Nelson (Seattle's division of Marshall Field's) was still selling it as having an "Early American patterned dust bag cover."

This ad is from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 7, 1977

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[opelgtkarl]

Another Bicentennial model

In my previous post, I mentioned that I had seen a pagoda hooded Eureka with a Bicentennial bag on it. Well, I was digging around and found this photo on Pinterest. I’m not sure whose collection this is or if it’s a production model, but it does seem to be the same brown colors as the other Bicentennial models. I wasn’t able to find anything else out about it other than this, but I do believe that they marketed the Bicentennial models with different designs from 1975 to 1977. If anyone else has any other info, I’d love to know more about these

 

[eurekaprince]

Love the last pic with the array of Eureka uprights, including a very early “Vanguard motor hood” model with the top side hose port in front of the headlight.

I am curious if the current Sanitaire traditional red bag upright (model 888 I think) has the identical shape of motor hood as the early 271 from the 1960’s. If yes, that motor hood design has really been around for a very long time.

Would be fun to see a pic of the earliest Eureka Vanguard style model with the latest Sanitaire Dial a Nap model…especially if they both had chrome motor hoods.

 

[louvac]

Eureka Bicentennial Bag

My mom bought a Eureka upright in 1976 which had the bicentennial bag. I am not sure of the model number right now. It may be 2042 but I could be way off. It's brown with the "Rugulator" sliding carpet height adjustment. We still have the machine and it's in decent shape for 47 years old but the original bag is long gone. But I do recall vividly that the bag which was a heavier quality vinyl had opposing Liberty Bells in brown. It didn't resemble the ones in the previous replies above. I would love to see that pattern again if anyone has an original bag.

In my honest opinion the reason why many of the Eureka outer bags and the Hoover outer bags, as well, didn't last was because there was too much tension on them to hold them up straight. It would have been better had the manufacturers added a link to the spring or simply made the spring with far less tension. Eurekas were much more taut at the base than the Hoovers but all that tension caused them to strain and eventually tear.

Hmmmm.....and they call themselves engineers? Makes you wonder! On several of my machines I simply will add a ring to the spring to lessen the tension. It makes the outer bag loosey goosey but it saves the bag from further damage.

 

[paul]

Thanks for all the replies and additional info. I've found that most newspaper ads in the database I've been using feature the BOL and MOL cleaners.

Regarding the photo in Reply #13, it would've been helpful to research to have included model numbers.

OpelGTKarl, your 1453 looks terrific!

Louvac, the tension issue was probably left as is to help increase profits with sales of replacement bag covers.

 

[paul]

Model 2014

Here's a Eureka ad from the May 27, 1976, ST. PETERSBURG TIMES featuring the Bicentennial Model 2014.

 

[paul]

Re: Replies 5-6-7

1976 newspaper advertisements featuring Electrikbrooms (the only models mentioned were 5628 & 5639):

 

[paul]

Model 2064

This model 2064 has the same color scheme as the others. The bag seems to be a replacement, so I would think it may have also originally sported the colonial bag cover.

eBay photos:

 

[paul]

'Early American' and 'Imperial' Quilt Design

Even though Eureka's advertising can at times be inconsistent, most newspaper ads featuring models with decorative bag covers with the Bald Eagles & Liberty Bells quilt design are named "Early American" while those with the floral quilt design were called "Imperial". I hadn't given it a thought when I originated the thread.

Here's an updated table of the Bicentennial-themed line that I posted some time ago in another thread. Check out the unusual 1463-A with Rugulator! Typically, the 1400 Series had Dial-A-Naps; I even thought at first that it was tagged incorrectly, but the top hood vents prove it has the 1400 Series blender motor. Btw, in my initial post of this thread, I mentioned not having seen a model 1414 "Bicentennial" ad. Well, I recently found one in the March 4, 1976, edition of THE DAY, so I posted that, too.

 

[kloveland]

Eureka Bicentennial

Paul,

Thanks for posting the info. I’m almost positive the Eureka that I purchased on eBay a couple of months ago is the same one that you have pictured above. It was a knee jerk reaction when I saw it listed. Even though I prefer Hoover over Eureka. I do like the Vanguard series. Good info on the different versions. I know little about these. I figured I would get this one to go along with my Hoover Bicentennial upright.

I do not recall ever seeing one of these in person. Even after attending the VCCC conventions for 14 years and visiting collector’s homes. It’s possible I wasn’t paying attention, because I wasn’t interested at the time.

 

[paul]

You're welcome, Kenny—yes, I downloaded that photo within the last couple months. I'm glad you purchased it! I would like to have bid on it but am short on space and funds right now.

I found no newspaper ads for the 1453-A, so it must have had a short production and was maybe even a store exclusive.

I never used to think much of Eureka at all, but once I got into comparing different models and types to each other and their Hoover counterparts I got hooked. For some reason, Eureka has developed a smaller fan base than Hoover—at least it appears that way at Vacuumland. That's a big reason that I've delved into researching Eureka cleaners and posting my findings here.

Congrats and Euphoric Eurekaing!

______

P.S.

In typical Eureka (and Hoover) fashion, I found that The Eureka Company produced two ginger-enameled canister models at the time that likely sold alongside the Bicentennial-Theme "F & G" models: the 513 (currently for sale at eBay) and the 713. I have so far located no color-matching Roto-Matic Power Teams, but it's possible they were part of the color line, too.

1. Model-Type 513-A

2. Model-Type 713-B

 

[paul]

Motor Amps

I used to think that the 3.5A motor rating indicated the headlight's draw compared to the supposed non-headlight 3.3A rating.

As I was reviewing the table I previously posted today, it occurred to me that I must have used that logic to put '3.3A' for the model 2014, as I was unable to locate a data plate photo for the 2014. I think now that it's more likely that the difference is between the blender and pancake motors.

Let me know.

 

[paul]

Presumed Model-Type 2064-A Newspaper Ad

1976 Aug 8 VICTORIA ADVOCATE