Exclusively Eureka
- Thread starter timborow
- Start date
Help Support VacuumLand:
eluxomarty
New member
Tim
I have a few, okay i alot of Eureka's LOL! I love the canisters from the 50's and 60's. Love their attachments because they are full sized and sturdy. I have few Round Roto Matics and "Canned Hams" , the Mobile Aires. I also love the uprights of the 70's.
There is not alot of info out there for production dates. I see alot of Hoover Kirby and Electrolux info out there but not much Eureka. Hello fellow collectors, get your literature out
BTW, did you ever find a blue GE rug nozzle for your swivel top? Still looking here in Cali for you!
I have a few, okay i alot of Eureka's LOL! I love the canisters from the 50's and 60's. Love their attachments because they are full sized and sturdy. I have few Round Roto Matics and "Canned Hams" , the Mobile Aires. I also love the uprights of the 70's.
There is not alot of info out there for production dates. I see alot of Hoover Kirby and Electrolux info out there but not much Eureka. Hello fellow collectors, get your literature out
BTW, did you ever find a blue GE rug nozzle for your swivel top? Still looking here in Cali for you!
converto-skip
Well-known member
- Joined
- Aug 26, 2006
- Messages
- 315
Eurekas
I have a few in my collection as well, I love Eureka too, a few canisters and some uprights.
Skip...
I have a few in my collection as well, I love Eureka too, a few canisters and some uprights.
Skip...
eureka/ge tool
I would love to see some old eurekas. My mom had blue upright back in the seventies. It was the dial-a-nap without a headlight. Probably a pretty cheap one since it was a second vac to her Lux Golden J. I used to love that old eureka. I pretended it was a lawn mower to "mow" our green shag carpet.
No Marty, I never found the tool for the GE, but it died anyway. I flipped it on and it shocked to fool out of me and stopped running. I gave it to a vac repairman here in town. I really didn't need it anyway. He probably repaired it and sold it for a good price. now I use my Oreck and Lux Super J. Tim
I would love to see some old eurekas. My mom had blue upright back in the seventies. It was the dial-a-nap without a headlight. Probably a pretty cheap one since it was a second vac to her Lux Golden J. I used to love that old eureka. I pretended it was a lawn mower to "mow" our green shag carpet.
No Marty, I never found the tool for the GE, but it died anyway. I flipped it on and it shocked to fool out of me and stopped running. I gave it to a vac repairman here in town. I really didn't need it anyway. He probably repaired it and sold it for a good price. now I use my Oreck and Lux Super J. Tim
normvac
Well-known member
collecting Eureka's
I have a late 60's (blue) Eureka upright, before the dial-a-nap. In fact now that I think about it, probably 1959/60.
I runs well, has a normal and low setting on the back axel.
The rectangular plug in front of the light, on top of the brush roll is where you plug in the hose. I have a hose but you
need a plastic plate that seals the bottom plate so the suction goes to the hose!! I have a 1970's red and White
Eueka upright that my former mother in law had until this
spring. I also have a 1920's straight suction, with black
bag on the front. I really liked to sell the ESP's (extra
suction power) uprights in the 80's Would like a 2087, with
a vibragroomer 1, or a 2097 with the cord a way. Great machines. There were a lot of wide tracks from that same period
that we sold against wide front Kirby's.
I have a late 60's (blue) Eureka upright, before the dial-a-nap. In fact now that I think about it, probably 1959/60.
I runs well, has a normal and low setting on the back axel.
The rectangular plug in front of the light, on top of the brush roll is where you plug in the hose. I have a hose but you
need a plastic plate that seals the bottom plate so the suction goes to the hose!! I have a 1970's red and White
Eueka upright that my former mother in law had until this
spring. I also have a 1920's straight suction, with black
bag on the front. I really liked to sell the ESP's (extra
suction power) uprights in the 80's Would like a 2087, with
a vibragroomer 1, or a 2097 with the cord a way. Great machines. There were a lot of wide tracks from that same period
that we sold against wide front Kirby's.
seems nobody is as enthusiastic about Eureka as many are about Hoover. i like them for using sealed bearings in their uprights early on, for using sealed bearings in the Vibra-Groomer, and for the very efficient dial a nap control. i dislike them for their leanings to cheap motors (princess/1400 uprights) and using sleeve bearings in brushrolls for so many years.
dualsanitronic
New member
Eureka! I've found it!
This may seem like heresy around here,but as I grew up in the 70s,overall,I greatly preferred Eureka over Hoover for many reasons.The F&G bag was way better than the Type C "fountain fill" system,the Dial-a-Nap and Rugulator front end adjustment
knocked the socks off of the 4-position Convertible adjustment,and even the 3.3 amp. machines cleaned carpets better than the Convertibles,though to be fair,Hoover upped the power of it's Convertibles in 1975 by 50%,and really came out with a winner in 1978 on carpets with the Concept One.Eureka at that time introduced a 6.0 amp ESP upright that came close to the Concept in cleaning.There ARE certain Hoovers that I love from then,such as the 1348 lightweight and the Heavy Duty 918.
This may seem like heresy around here,but as I grew up in the 70s,overall,I greatly preferred Eureka over Hoover for many reasons.The F&G bag was way better than the Type C "fountain fill" system,the Dial-a-Nap and Rugulator front end adjustment
knocked the socks off of the 4-position Convertible adjustment,and even the 3.3 amp. machines cleaned carpets better than the Convertibles,though to be fair,Hoover upped the power of it's Convertibles in 1975 by 50%,and really came out with a winner in 1978 on carpets with the Concept One.Eureka at that time introduced a 6.0 amp ESP upright that came close to the Concept in cleaning.There ARE certain Hoovers that I love from then,such as the 1348 lightweight and the Heavy Duty 918.
dualsanitronic
New member
Fountain Fill was Hoover's description of it's bottom -fill Type C bag.
chestermikeuk
Well-known member
Fountain Fill
Love it!! sounds impressive until you come to empty it...especially after a few months...LOL
We need to make a list of all those marketing terms, priceless!!
Mike
Love it!! sounds impressive until you come to empty it...especially after a few months...LOL
We need to make a list of all those marketing terms, priceless!!
Mike
Attention
here is a 70s Eureka on eBay. kinda pricey. this is a relist. looks very nice
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Eureka-...4QQihZ011QQcategoryZ43523QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
here is a 70s Eureka on eBay. kinda pricey. this is a relist. looks very nice
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Eureka-...4QQihZ011QQcategoryZ43523QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
As an eBay Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Eureka
I have a blue roto matic with all the matching tools, hose. I also have the Eureka chest for storing the vac - unfortunately in a not so pretty green colour.
Gary
I have a blue roto matic with all the matching tools, hose. I also have the Eureka chest for storing the vac - unfortunately in a not so pretty green colour.
Gary
hoover1060
Well-known member
- Joined
- Aug 26, 2006
- Messages
- 1,093
Eureka
was actually more expensive than Hoover, well a Convertible anyway.
Eureka always had a TON of models with varying features, so there was quite a range in price from the bottom to the top of the line.
No doubt though, the Eureka was an excellent performer, at times better than the Convertible. When Eureka added their Dial-A-Nap and Rugulator height adjustments, their machines were better than Hoover's 4-position Convertibles.
IMO Eureka made their best uprights from about 1969-1979, especially the 2000 series machines with their original 3.5 amp motor. These cleaners were well made, sturdy, and cleaned beautifully. They also had a flashy pizzaz to them that the Hoovers did not.
I have a handful of Eurekas in my collection, my favorite being a pristine 1972 Golden Vanguard model 2092, complete with cord reel, chrome motor hood, box top bag, and their infamous touch power hand grip. Its a fun cleaner to play with!
was actually more expensive than Hoover, well a Convertible anyway.
Eureka always had a TON of models with varying features, so there was quite a range in price from the bottom to the top of the line.
No doubt though, the Eureka was an excellent performer, at times better than the Convertible. When Eureka added their Dial-A-Nap and Rugulator height adjustments, their machines were better than Hoover's 4-position Convertibles.
IMO Eureka made their best uprights from about 1969-1979, especially the 2000 series machines with their original 3.5 amp motor. These cleaners were well made, sturdy, and cleaned beautifully. They also had a flashy pizzaz to them that the Hoovers did not.
I have a handful of Eurekas in my collection, my favorite being a pristine 1972 Golden Vanguard model 2092, complete with cord reel, chrome motor hood, box top bag, and their infamous touch power hand grip. Its a fun cleaner to play with!
i agree. the two position rug adjuster (axle style) on the 60s machines is not flexible enough IMO, and you have to turn the machine over to adjust. and a cheap wooden agitator. then sometime in the ESP era, Eureka started using very cheap motors in most cleaners. in a 1981 catalog i have, the single speed ESP Eureka (with cheap motor and sleeve-bearing VGII) is only one dollar less than the lovely polished metal Guardsman. i'll take the Guardsman. the local Hoover store guy has some cool Hoover literature detailing the cheap materials Eureka used in the 80s.
convertible68
Well-known member
- Joined
- Aug 26, 2006
- Messages
- 329
Eureka is another brand that hits close to home for me...my favorites are (of course) the 1400-series uprights, with the 2-position Dial-A-Nap and wooden Disturbulator. We had an orange and white 1970's machine, as well as an unknown blue version, until I was about 4 years old. The closest I have come to my childhood vacuum is my red-orange/white "Kmart" model 664A, though it's not the exact match. I just wish they were as common as the Convertibles and that there were more around.
I had for a short time, a 2135 upright that I became bored with because it didn't sound like the Eurekas I remembered, and subsequently gave away. While in Tucson, I test-drove Roger's Vanguard upright with the "touch-power" handle grip and was impressed at how quiet it was. Of course, that was because I was still used to the "blender-motor" machines!
I had for a short time, a 2135 upright that I became bored with because it didn't sound like the Eurekas I remembered, and subsequently gave away. While in Tucson, I test-drove Roger's Vanguard upright with the "touch-power" handle grip and was impressed at how quiet it was. Of course, that was because I was still used to the "blender-motor" machines!
buffalo-joe
Well-known member
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2006
- Messages
- 170
OK here goes...........
Well, you asked for it so here is a series of pictures of my Eurekas. This just scratches the surface of what I actually have as many are in storage unrestored. In fact alot of these machines I'm posting pictures of are just cleaned up and not actually restored. So, I'll start with uprights. Onthe left is a 5047 Power Drive model, center is a model 265 from the mid sixties and the right is Model 2250. I have many other uprights that are more vintage, but like I said, they need restoration.
Joe
Well, you asked for it so here is a series of pictures of my Eurekas. This just scratches the surface of what I actually have as many are in storage unrestored. In fact alot of these machines I'm posting pictures of are just cleaned up and not actually restored. So, I'll start with uprights. Onthe left is a 5047 Power Drive model, center is a model 265 from the mid sixties and the right is Model 2250. I have many other uprights that are more vintage, but like I said, they need restoration.
Joe
buffalo-joe
Well-known member
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2006
- Messages
- 170
Now some canisters
First of the canisters are the Roto Matics. The center one is the Golden Anniversary model.
Joe
First of the canisters are the Roto Matics. The center one is the Golden Anniversary model.
Joe
buffalo-joe
Well-known member
- Joined
- Aug 27, 2006
- Messages
- 170
Next
Now for what I call the Canned Hams. Kinda self explanitory.
Joe
Now for what I call the Canned Hams. Kinda self explanitory.
Joe
