At least at that good will store they didn't lable it as Old time Vacuum or old vacuum or antique like they do around here even if is a Sentria.
Yes there were to variations on the top fill hose as they found the smaller hose on the tradition caused loss of performance. The first Heritage models had a cloth top fill tube. It was made out of material similar to a heavy canvas tarp. That too didn't work out to well.
Trial and error fixed the probems.
