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The Vacuum Cleaner Museum is open six days per week, Monday through Saturday, 9 - 5. Any vacuum collector, or member of the general public, is welcome to come by at any time.
Every year, we have a Convention, in June. Tacony has been very supportive of this. Every year, since the Museum opened, we've raffled off a new Simplicity or Riccar vacuum. This year, the prototypes of the 3 new uprights, and the prototype of the new bagless upright, will be available for people who are attending the convention, to see and experience BEFORE they are 'in stores'.
Virtually every day that goes by, there's someone donating a vacuum to me. I always share the duplicates with fellow collectors.
This year, June 20, 21, and 22 are the Convention days. There's no cost to come to the convention (no registration fee). We have a complete library of literature and owners books, plus a copy machine. There are hundreds of vacuums in the two storage areas for the Museum plus the machine on display in the Museum itself.
Lots of fellow collectors are coming this year to the Convention. Think of it as a LARGE Mini-Meet. The Hampton Inn in Rolla, MO is a great, inexpensive place to stay, just a few minutes from the St. James exit. Good times, and good friends, on a 'shoestring' budget - and you'll all take home at least one if not two vacuums.