here you guys go

[centralvacman]

a good response to the forest of vacuums

this is a place called allen county sweeper the number is 260-423-6184,this is me pictured in here centralvacman,I`m not the owner,I saw these last spring & thought a photos would be interesting to share
Chuck

 

[tolivac]

I would have to say some of those vacs look like refugees rescued from the dumpster.Can't spot any Royals or Kirbys,Dysons in that lineup.

 

[ohio_tuec]

I actually did spot a Kirby in the pile. It's in the photo at the top of the page, behind the orange Hoover Convertible (on the far right). All you can see is the handle and the red tip. Looks like a 500 series. Somehow, I don't think they'll be asking $10 for that one....

 

[centralvacman]

in response to the kirby

a shop I went wouldnt buy my running omega at anny price.this & another kirby I found in the trash this summer,he did guve me $20 for a non running self propelled kirby.I keped the UNUSED!!!! shampooer still in the box that was with the two vacuums.

Chuck

 

[myvacsrock]

I see the 500 series kirby!!!

 

[centralvacman]

I went there this sunday

theres been a change ,the Wards/ ureka cord winder & that suposive kirby wern`t there,maybe some of our members been there LOL

 

[compamac]

There are...

<span style="font-size: x-large;">A LOT of Fantoms in that pile it looks like. Counted at least 5 or 6 because you can also see some handles poking up too not all of them are visible. There were a lot of original Fantoms/Thunders and 2 Furys. One Fury looked to have everything except for the attachments. The other one was missing a bin which you will never get ahold of one usually, unless you take it from another Fury. Btw is this store or sale even still here?</span>

 

[diabeticdoode]

oh my GOD. That's a dream sale!

 

[compamac]

Does anybody....

Know if this sale is still going on

 

[portable]

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: medium;">From 7 years ago?</span>

 

[aeoliandave]

The owner of this amazing time capsule Vacuum Store, Allan County Sweeper Co was Dale Skaggs, who recently passed on. I visited there once with Robert Knox and was staggered by the vintage uprights and canisters handing from the ceiling, crowding the floorspace and shelves in the front showroom...and then there was the back room 'warehouse' piles to the ceiling behind the garage bay doors. Took many pictures. The shop, a 1930s Garage/Car Dealership, sat at the edge of the General Electric Factories, now abandoned. Must have been some glory days when the factories were at full tilt.


 


Anyway, this thread gives all the current information we have at this point...


 


Dave



http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?20886_1~1

 

[vacu-finder]

Economy is so bad now...........the Dust Mites don't even want any part of those Vac's I bet.......

 

[compamac]

WOA

I see a FANTOM WILDCAT! Its 2 pics up right there smack in the middle. I WANT IT