How do YOU organize your vacuums?

[vacuumman206]

Hi all, I might be moving soon and I wanted to see the ideas of other collectors on collection organization. Right now, I have about 90 uprights at my house,and 30 various other machines(hand vacs, canisters,etc) and when I move I will be bringing along the ~60 uprights and 20 shop vacs/misc vacs from storage.
I can already tell my respective new home won't have enough space for all the machines to be layed out on the floor, nor do I want to take up that much floor space. I intend on getting some plastic shelving units for the handvacs, canisters and parts, but I'm looking for ideas on how to organize the uprights. I was debating how I could hang the vacuums from their nozzles from the floor joits above, or I've seen vacs hung by their nozzles on the wall.
I've tried "stacking" before, but shelving seemed to take up more space than it gained.
Show me your ideas!!!

 

[kirbykid]

I put mine on shelves.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I'm getting ready to attack my HOOVER "gallery"

My carpenter, "Bob, the builider", broke his leg. He'll be back soon.
I'm planing to show all of my "Connies" on a shelf, like Tom does in N. Canton. WE must be creative when displaying such things. I know the Convertibles will be in rows, hopefully in the correct year lineup. Other small vacs, artifacts, etc will be displayed carefully. If everything won't 'fit' out in the open, consider rotating things. I may have to do that. Just rtemember: lighting' is important.

 

[ncovert]

I keep mine at the back of my workshop, in one neat little row (I have a small collection), so I can easily access them.


 


Jordan, since you have a large collection, my method would be impractical. Evan's way would be a good one. You can also stack them, by lying the handles flat and simply stacking one on top of the other. Now make sure when you do this, that your favorite or most commonly used ones are on the top of the stack, so you don't have to move all of them

 

[gottahaveahoove]

And, protect them form scratching.

They were stacked like that in the HOOVER "vault". A lot are sun-faded from lying there in that hot sun.
The vault had several rooms, a wall of windows. They were not put in there to be kept pretty. They were put in there to be 'kept'. No one ever thought they'd all have to go one day. Ann Haines was the one given the go ahead. Tom was there, too. The newer models, (Windtunnels, etc) were grabbed, (just because they were 'new sweepers'). They went to local places, where they were offered.. No one in particular had any rightful claim to them. However, they were stored in a space-saving way. Clearly, they weren't for 'display'.
Tom A. has a great 'display'....perfectly historic, as well as aesthetic. The nbice thting is that you can always change things around.

 

[vacuumman206]

thank you all for your ideas so far. my main quandry is I don't want to have to move 5 vacs to get to one, as is the predicament in my basement and in storage right now. I think I'm going to try hanging them around the perimeter, with a row of vacs under those, and then group the rest in the middle of the floor so I have good circulation. We'll see when i move i guess.

 

[beko1987]

I have about 10 machines all disassembled and packed in strong boxes in my mums loft. I hope to have them all on display one day, but that day won't come soon sadly!

 

[watsonw]

I had a fully insulated room constructed in part of the garage which is workshop and storage; the cleaners are all in suitably fitted-out cupboards.

A bit of an indulgence,but they are worth it!!!

I must have about 90 machines.

 

[vacuumman206]

watsonw

I have thought about making a "cubicle cabinet" like I've seen at many vacuum stores, but laying the vacs horizontally takes up the space of 4 vacuums, but I guess if I can make the cabinet to stack 6 or 7 vacuums per column, I guess that is space saving too. I've been working on that design, but haven't come up with anything definite.

 

[kenkart]

If it were only

Vacuums, I would have no problems...but with over 200 vacuums...plus waayy over 200 mixers, then blenders, waffle irons, electric frying pans, griddles,pressure cookers and on and on, I never have enough space!

 

[floor-a-matic]

I may be buying a metal shelf ($39 at Target) to put my vacuums & parts

I store them away from sunlight in my room or in the closet