Have You Ever Thought?

[alexhoovers94]

What are you going to do with your vacuum collection? I mean, is it going to carry on growing, are there models you might sell in place for other ones? Or are we just going to keep them forever?
The reason I am asking is, there are many vacuums in my collection that I don't think I could ever get rid of...Does that mean they will be with me untill I die? Then where will they go next? Down the tip? Or sold onto the next generation of collectors? Well, maybe then, they might of all disintergrated!

A weird, rather odd question, but what are your views?

Alex.

 

[tolivac]

Keeping mine for the most part-but being more selective in obtaining others-will go after more what I really want-you only have so much space!Its like the "Bit Off More Than I can Chew" thread.When I do go-don't know about my vacuums???

 

[madabouthoovers]

You could always donate them to the Tacony vacuum museum, assuming its still going then - although the problem will be getting them all there.
Its not really such a problem for us small time collectors, but what will John Long do with all his vacs?

 

[turbo500]

As you know, Alex, I've massively thinned down my collection recently and as I don't miss any of the machines I've got rid of, I shall potentially be selling on more.

It has happened on here before where a collector with a huge collection passed away. I believe that collection was donated/sold to other collectors.

I'm off collecting at the moment, but if I ever reach the point where I'm collecting again, I will make sure that if I want to part with them or if I kick the bucket that the machines will go to good homes and not in the tip. I have enough friends and family around who would know that that's what I want.

 

[beko1987]

I only keep the machines I can imagine being out on display one day. Everything else gets returned and sold, and I keep the strip down knowledge and pictures.

 

[parwaz786]

If I cant keep vacs, Either sell them or give them to Family members, if I pass away, then pass them on to Family Members

 

[alexhoovers94]

What so they can be USED I.E smashed around until they die?

 

[turbo500]

What so they can be USED

in all fairness, Alex, that is what they were made for...

 

[beko1987]

Plus if you were dead you wouldn't care!

If I'm still with Amy when I snuff it hopefully she will bang it all on eBay abd make some money out of it all!

 

[gottahaveahoove]

WEll, John Long has thought about this often, actually.

There are 400+ HOOVER items in this house. I already hace SOME choice ones in my will, but, I need to redo that pronto, as major changes are to be made. (Hope I don't die soon). Tom Anderson is promised a few, too. There are very clear instructions on WHAT to do with this collection, and HOW to do it, too. My dear nephew will eithe love me or hate me when I 'kick the bucket'. It's amazing how some people have actually asked for things already.
I'm happy to say, I doubt I'll be going anywhere soon. I wouldn't give them the satisfaction. Still, I MUST change that will and Declaration of trust, lest some machines will legally have to go to the wrong places. I have given some things away (yes, I DO that at times).
Joe Kassock went home this weekend with a beautiful set of berand new HOOVER towels. He always admired them. Now, he has his own. THhe list goes on.

 

[kenkart]

I dont worry too much...

But I would like to thin out the small stuff eventually so I would have more vacuum room, I have enough cookware etc to sink the titanic again!

 

[madabouthoovers]

Yes John, you are never too young to make a will. Even if you don't have much the last thing you want is someone getting hold of your possessions that you never wanted to get hold of them.
Its even more difficult for gay members here who will have no family and no children by the time they die. As most folk are not interested in vacuum cleaners other than having one or two to just do the vacuum cleaning, then the majority of times, a collection could end up going on Ebay, to a car boot sale, garage sale, or worse still being put in a van and driven to the dump.

I don't know what will happen to my vacs when I go, as no-one else in my family know that I have so many vacs and no-one visits me as I live alone. I don't have many friends being a loner and whilst I do have a will, the beneficiary will have no love for my vacs, and they will probably get sold on or scrapped.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I've left detailed notes

as to what to do with: Me, the house, it's contents, (including the vacuum cleaners and all HOOVER apparati. I'm an organ donor, too. Everything is in place, including the Mass, (readings, music, etc). all I have to do is die. I'd love to go the Heaven. I'm just not in any hurry at all to get there.
So, 'anybody want a sweeper"? lolol

 

[suckolux]

I have more fear of having to move to senior apt like my mom is in at some point. No room to keep many treasures. A lot of my stuff has been with me 30+ years.

 

[ncovert]

I'm only 13...

...But, when I am old enough to make a will, I will make sure that my collection goes to somebody who will enjoy them as much as I did.


Wherever my vacs go when I go, they won't be going immediately to eBay, or to the dump, or to some careless person who will use it like a Shop-Vac.

 

[watsonw]

it's a thought

.........but I have no spouse/partner/children and after I or my mother dies who would appreciate my mint hoover 725 or unused lux 80?

I had left everything to a friend but that had to be changed as that friend turned out to be a 'snake in the grass'.

It is a depressing dilemma but one that has to be faced?

 

[suckolux]

I am lucky I guess. I have had 4 roommates, 2 are very close. I get father's day and mother's day cards! They are well grown now, 34 and 43. The oldest has 3 boys, 17-20. Eldest is very comfy visiting, wants to stay for a summer again sometime, LOVES to cook. Youngest remembers playing with all my vacs and still wants to know how they are and where they are, think he may want the ones he played with one day. I hope.

 

[davetranter]

Wills, etc.

Have I ever thought??? Yes... Frequently! I am in (what appears to be) a similar position to MadaboutHoovers and others, insofar as I have no direct descendants to leave my 'stuff' to, and most of my friends wouldn't have a clue what most of it is used for, or what it is worth. I envisage my posessions being 'knocked down' for peanuts at a local house clearance auction, while everyone squabbles over the house ;-)

I have made a 'temporary' (but binding) Will and Testament, to keep the 'State' from grabbing everything, but it is not really satisfactory. Lack of funds and/or 'informed' Executors precludes any further progress in this direction....

A Will is the most important document that you will ever write, and EVERYONE over the age of majority should have one!!

All best

Dave T

 

[anthony]

although

i have no plans to drop dead just yet i have thought about this problem and as none of my family are interested in my hobby i have decided to let you guys have the lot so if your in the UK there all yours at least i know someone else will get some enjoyment from them when i am gone

 

[turbo500]

i have decided to let you guys have the lot

Remember those of us who are local first, won't you Anthony

 

[ultimatevacman]

Remember those of us who are local first, won't you Anth

Indeed.

 

[anthony]

its written

in my will you guys have first choice although i dont have anything special there all in good nick so to speak

 

[guido]

How many sad thoughts you all have !

Oh come on ... how could you even think of vacuum cleaners when you are talking abouth "departing" and other sad ideas like this ! ( F*** the vacuums ! Vacuum cleaners are nothing if compared to the many wonderful things we will surely all do before that far day ! ).
1 - I am also like Anthony and I am sure I will keep most of my stuff forever with me ( even if this will mean spending more money hiring a garage or storage room ) and - hopefully - will be able one day to catalogue them carefully and make them someway available for display, to the public. That's why I have already started to lend or hire some of my stuff for temporary exibitions, thematic displays or shop vitrines and for the filming of commercials and tv movies ( hey, they pay you 30% of the item market value for a 15 days hire, that's usually the rule. They are often very much interested in this vintage stuff : just send them a photografic catalogue of your items and they will contact you in case of need,easy !). That's money for your next collectable too !
2 - A complete and interesting collection can be easily be "borrowed" ( if not donated, if you don't want to ) for a long period of years to museums, most of which would be absolutely interested.
3- Keeping a CATALOGUE of our personal collection ( with all the info available for every machine, old ADs, production curiosities, etc ) and inventory number of each item is important in the unhappy case something should happen to us....let's immagine ...we should loose our memory or mind ( rather than DIE, Ok ? ). This - also - will give the "others" the opportunity to understand the value of each item so all the staff will not get lost or go the rubbish but might be donated to public museums or sold to other collectors : all the info contained in our COLLECTION GUIDE we have carefully prepared, will be very helpful for relocating them in the right way and value too !
5 - Whatever happens in the future,I really would REQUEST my collection to stay all together , rather then split . Don't ask me why, I don't know !

Here enclosed is a possible image of my funeral, with all the silent cleaners respectfully standing in my courtyard, waiting for the last goodbye to the "dearly departed" !!!
Cheers , GUIDO- Italy