Family Vacs - which ones do you have?

[turbomaster1984]

Thought it would be a great idea for us all to share the Vacs we now have in our collections that family members had or have.

To start it off heres the Senior cleaner my Great Gran had from since I could remember to 1996.

6525C in Mandarin Blue

 

[turbomaster1984]

From 1 Gran to the next

Hoover Turbomaster which I remember going with them to buy around 1990.

 

[turbomaster1984]

the Turbomaster was supplemented in 1994 with an Electrolux Airstream ...

 

[turbomaster1984]

growing up my Mum had the Turbomaster U5096

 

[turbomaster1984]

Other set of Grandparents had this Lux

 

[collector2]

Ok - I'm game. This President belonged to my grandmother (moms side). Mom bought it for her shortly after she started work in 1946. Up till that time Grandma had never had one. She never replaced it either, using it about once a week till she went into a home in 1990. The fact that it still looks like new (Even the hose is still flexible) is testament to the way she treated her appliances.

Doug

 

[collector2]

This Goblin belonged to my other grandmother (dads side). It was purchaced in the mid 1940's to replace her hoover. (At the time my grandfather was caretaker of the courthouse here and they lived in the suit on the top floor) The hoover was rather useless as it was entirely hardwood floors where the goblin came with a felt pad for hardwood floors. It was augmented by a Regina electric broom in the early 60's (which I, unfortunately, no longer have) and was in use till grandma died in 1969.

Doug

 

[collector2]

And the final one that I can contribute. My moms Lewyt 97 which she bought in 1957 and used (and I grew up playing with) up till the time I replaced it with an Electrolux for her in the early 1980's.

So those are the 3 family machines I have and, incidentally, the ones that started my collecting.

Doug

 

[normvac]

Great idea, nice to see those family machines.
I would contribute, but the machines I have are only
same models but not the machines. Plus getting pics
on line just never works for me. Will try at some
point.
My dad's mom Grandma brown, had a 105 Hoover until the
early 50's when she got a 511/512 Kirby with all the
attachments. Grandma Sisler (moms mother) had a used Eureks
11, then had a Sears upright (don't remember the model #)
It was late 40s,early 50s Gray Upright, cloth bag and tools
that attached in the front like a Royal. Pull off a square
cover, insert hose just under the headlight. Then a new
Blue Hoover 62, with paper bags and a short hose set.
My mom had a used Hoover 425/475 until I was 5 then Dad
bought a new Air Way 66,for Christmas 1953 I was 5 and it was
the best Christmas I had for years to come !! LOL !
Norm

 

[hygiene903]

Family Vacs

First, and the only family vac I have a picture of, is my Grandmother's (Mom's Mother) model 82 Constellation. Most of you have already heard the story of how my Grandfather bought it for her in 1955 for their Anniversary, their last before he passed away in Feb. 1956, just 4 1/2 months before I was born. She took excellent care of it, and after she moved in with us in 1965, she only used it to clean her own room, as Mom cleaned the rest of the house. It became mine after Grandma passed away and Mom moved from the house into an apartment.
I also have a Westinghouse cannister that belonged to an Aunt of mine that I got when she and my Uncle went into assisted living.
Then there's the model 966 Electro-Hygiene that I bought for my Mother when I was selling them in 1974, and also the 858 Constellation and Filter-Queen 350 that she bought at moving sales at the apartment complex she managed (and later lived in.
And because they belonged to family members, they are a special part of my collection.
Jeff

 

[filterqueen83]

family vac

This was the diamond jubilee my parents had as I was growing up. I recently rescued it from its demise from becoming a full time garage vac which my mother had excommunicated it from the house. For reasons that are beyond me. She has asked me several times for various vacuums that I find but I just cant picture one of my prize vacuums being slammed into walls and sucking up gosh knows what outside on her lanai. She now has an Oreck and we all know what contraversy that stirs up. She loves it I love mind end of story lol.

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[filterqueen83]

no pic sorry

Sorry pic did not come through for some reason

 

[filterqueen83]

Better picture

Final picture. Oh notice the red on the dusting brush. It was used to suck up tile and brick dust that her Ex was using while doing some work at a job site. That is when enough was enough. This is not some dirt devil dust gutter tramp.

 

[aussie-plugs]

Mum's Vac ...

A brown 612, bought around 1953. I used to pretend to clean the house with it until I was old enough to actually be allowed to use it switched on. I was also given a toy replica at Christmas when I was 5 or 6, so my fascination came out early in life.

I got my 612 last year. I'm lucky that it has the original bag, however it doesn't seem to inflate to the full shape that I remember from childhood. Unfortunately it also has a small hole near the base, so it can't be practially used anymore. It's still fun to listen to though.

 

[aussie-plugs]

And my cleaner ...

I still used my U5096 for our regular housework. It is by far the best cleaner I've ever had, to the extent that whenever something goes wrong with it, I try to find the parts to fix it up again. The newer WindTunnel that I bought when I didn't think I'd be able to fix the Turbomaster drives me crazy having to bend down to change from carpet to floor - it's been relegated to the shed and will only be used in emergencies. They just don't make them like they used to!

 

[edgar]

ok that's fun

The one my mother had. I use to sit on top of it and drove around the room when she was cleaning. It is a philips made in holland were i used to live.

 

[edgar]

and this is the one my grandmother had,

 

[chestermikeuk]

Family Vacs

The Vactric was our first family vac, or National as it was badged, it was bought from the local MANWEB Electricity Board Shop...very sturdy, quiet, clunky hose, metal tubes and an array of brushes...even the mothball crystalizer...that was never used...LOl

 

[chestermikeuk]

Maternal Grans

was an Electrolux Z55, in faux croc skin effect!!! or so us kids where told...lovely & quiet, woven hose..it had a metal brush but my gran upgraded the floor brush with the pink / cream Z65 when it came out!!! The cord was a heavy flexible rubber with a slide in two prong bakelite plug...that was my job to plug & un-plug the cord..it was always wrapped around a nail hung on the wall of the pantry under the stairs...