Exclusively Eureka

[timborow]

hoover1060

Thanks, man. I would love to see the pics. Tim

 

[eluxomarty]

Eureka!

Here are some of mine. Canned hams!

 

[eluxomarty]

Uprights

New and old

 

[eluxomarty]

My favorite Roto Matic!

This one i got from Charles Lester at one of the Garage Clean Ups!

 

[eluxomarty]

Last one for now

Roto Matic 800 series

 

[buffalo-joe]

Great Machines!

Marty,

Those are very nice machines you have pictured. I have this thing for canisters and Eureka canisters are what I have the most of. I do have a few Eureka uprights and I'm starting to grab them as I see them now. Before I would just pass on them and look for Hoover uprights. Now its anything older, Hoovers, Eurekas, Kirbys etc. I'ce turned into a closet Kirby collector, but that's for another thread.

Jeff, I have a boxtop upright as well. Your's does look nice. Of course all your machines you picture look great.

Joe

 

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Self propelled Eureka Upright

Here is my self propelled upright

 

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My Bradford canister

This is my Bradford I got From Tom Gasko. I have since put the tool carrier back on it

 

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MY green cordaway eureka upright

I have since put a bumper on it

 

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My Eureka Floor polisher

I have 2 of these I also have the blue and white one these are 4 brush polishers

 

[normvac]

Eureka's

Joe
Keep your eyes open for the wide front Eureka's. I have a
feeling there going to be hard to find. Especially an ESP
Burgandy one.
Let me know if you happen on to one or even if you have one!
Norm

 

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My Widetrack Eureka ESP

Here is mine but it's green and white

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[charles~richard]

Eurekas

One of the coolest Eureka uprights I have ever seen is a commercial model which is two Sanitaires in one housing --- I saw one at Boulevard Vacuum here in Los Angeles. Anyone seen one of these? They're really cool!

Marty, that's a GORGEOUS Eureka Standard! I don't recall ever seeing it. Where did you have it hidden?!

 

[eluxomarty]

Charles

I bought the Eureka Standard at Angelview in Palm Springs. I first saw the hose and it was thread bare. Thats an understatement, it was almost non existant at one portion of it. The attachments and hose pictured are from John Lucia. Greg Bushman and I were driving back to California from Seattle and we stopped in Portland and John and Brett Schiewe were waiting for us and John had a few goodies out for us to take and i wound up with the Eureka hose and attachments.

 

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Charles

Yes I have seen the commercial one You are talking about they show up every now and then on ebay

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Eureka boss

I'm posting this because I thought someone might be interested in it

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http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-EUREKA-...4QQihZ020QQcategoryZ43523QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

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Here's another one

This is another I thought someone might like to get also

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http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Eureka-...8QQihZ007QQcategoryZ43523QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[cirtcele]

Growing up, we had Hoovers at home, so Eurekas were always more interesting to me. Eureka had a great design up until the Bravos took over. They tried to match Hoover model-for-model for decades. I still think the Sanitaires are among the best choices for new carpet cleaners.

I once saw the "double-wide" Sanitaire upright; looks like they meant to build a competitor for the Hoover Conquest. They had one at an atheletic stadium; I had to go over and take a closer look.

 

[charles~richard]

Hoover Conquest vs. Eureka Double Wide

Oh, the Sanitaire I am talking about is --much-- wider than the Conquest! I know the Sanitaire model you are talking about -- the brush roll is about as long as a Kirby Classic and the ends of the housing stick out on both sides to accommodate it. I have always wondered if they have the same motor as the standard-width "Sannie." (heehee!)

The one I am talking about is literally TWO Sanitaires in one housing -- two motors, two agitators, and, IIRC, two bags -- but of course with just one handle. The extra-wide red housing just wraps around the two motors and agitators. It was literally as if they had taken two Sanitaires and bolted them together and then covered them in a single housing.

I'll see if I can dig up a photo of one ... hang on

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Okay, I am back. Sorry, could not find a photo on the 'Net. I'll call the vac shop tomorrow where I saw it and see if they still have one etc.

 

[convertible68]

Charles, I know EXACTLY what you're talking about! I remember seeing that particular Sanitaire in the Granger catalogs, oh, about 10 years ago. A picture still would be nice to refresh my memory! Wish I had kept those catalogs. Looked in my current Granger catalog for it; no such luck there, otherwise I would have scanned it in for everyone.

Hoover has the Conquest wide-area vacuum which looks like 2 vacuums joined together with a wide "lawnmower" handle.

Here's my Sanitaire SC899 "wide track" upright with the extra-long VG I brushroll. It's a big, powerful machine that is of course fun to use, and the bag inflates so fast on startup it shakes the handle! The SC899, SC888, and SC886 (the latter two are normal width) all have 7-amp motors.