Eureka Princess Canister TV Commercial

[eurekaprince]

Thanks Paul, once again! Your post showing Jimmy's Princess advertised in 1975 has given me the definite year of its manufacture: 1975. The brandname label is a retro touch using the font style from the early 1960's.

Looking at the pics of Jimmy's blue Princess, I noticed another indicator suggesting a 1970's date for the cleaner: the lack of slots on the necks of all three steel wands. In the 1950's and 1960's, Eureka's steel wands all had slotted perforations around the neck to help the user know when the wands were inserted sufficiently to give a secure connection. In the 1970's at some point, these slots disappeared and the wands had no perforations at all.

 

[rugsucker]

Eureka

Photo 1,Reply 18--Is very close to mine but shows the rubber cover on metal handle.This was one of many features that could be added or subtracted from the same body.
"Did Eureka change hose fitting-?"--50s & 60s hose had 2 grooves that matched 2 spring wires on vac,later hose pushed and locked with 2 buttons to release.This would wear as vac was pulled.Then hose pushed and turned to lock with 1 push button to release.
"vinyl hose"--Many vacs including Eureka and GE used newer hoses in the late 50s.Some were featured in Dayco Rubber Co ads.Many of these seemed to break and tear even in normal use.By early 60s some vac companies seem to have gone back to braided hoses.
"slots-on wands"--These later wands had rolled edge and small square bumps indented to improve fit and release.
I have a very nice 60s blue Eureka upright that would be a good companion to the Princess when I have time.

 

[paul]

Metallic Gold Princess

Posted by APM Studios at Brainson.org.
https://www.brainson.org/episode/2024/05/14/how-do-vacuums-work

The unusual rear nameplate gives me pause that the cleaner may have been repainted and a color copy of the original affixed afterward.

Some time ago, I found a newspaper ad featuring a chrome Princess, so then again maybe this one just a company anomaly.

 

[paul]

Metallic Gold Princess

Posted by APM Studios at Brainson.org.
https://www.brainson.org/episode/2024/05/14/how-do-vacuums-work

The unusual rear nameplate gives me pause that the cleaner may have been repainted and a color copy of the original affixed afterward.

Some time ago, I found a newspaper ad featuring a chrome Princess, so then again maybe this one just a company anomaly.

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Turns out there was, in fact, a metallic gold Princes model 705 that was marketed in 1967 (see the Lagoon Blue/Platinum Blue 705-B in reply #14), but the model in the photo is the same design as the 737 with a wide handle, lid striations, and Cordaway.

No other ads for a metallic gold Princess have surfaced, and besides I think I see a bit of paint on the handle in the canister in the photo; so I have my doubts about it being original.