Speaking of the wonderful public reaction, a number of people have contacted the gallery looking to rehome their old cleaners. I haven't had a chance to follow up all the enquiries yet, but here is one I was VERY glad I did!
A 90 year old lady called me to tell me she had 'an old 1935 Hoover...' that she would be delighted to see go to a good home. She didn't know the model number, and I had a mental picture of a battered old wreck of a Junior with replacment parts. Since she only lives about 10 minutes away from me, I went over to her house to take a look, more out of politeness than anything.
When she showed me into the kitchen, my jaw hit the floor...not some trashed 375, but my favourite vacuum cleaner of all time, Model 800!
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