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.
