I now have all 4 dyson DC01's!!

[dysonman1]

too funny...

In the ad for the DC01 and DC02, the banner claims "the world's first bagless vacuum", which is complete lie. The Rexair model A was the world's first bagless vacuum that didn't lose suction, made in 1936. Today, it's called the Rainbow. Just because James never SAW a Rainbow (or any other bagless cleaner) didn't mean they didn't exist.

 

[citroenbx]

dyson dc01

the last poster with the old dyson name TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK?

 

[dysondestijl]

Nice

 

[citroenbx]

dyson dc01 box

hope you like it

 

[dysondestijl]

Wow that's nice have you got any more pics?

 

[citroenbx]

dyson

yes in old computer

 

[alexhoovers94]

Tom...
How many people do you actually think, in the UK, knew or even cared about the rainbow?
No one, most likely.

 

[parwaz786]

Tottaly Right Alex, The DC01 was selling like cars for a pound in the UK! even today people still love the DC01, and Dyson has been coming out with loads of clever ideas that are really cool and useful which is why people put their trust into Dyson, same with Numatic's reliability, they are popular for that reason too, You see Dyson and Henry All over the UK!

 

[kylesdyson]

I love the DC01 - I own a standard and an antartica solo.
My im looking for a DC01 De stijl next to match my DC04, also need to order a new wand for my de stijl dc04.
I'm also looking out for a dc04 constant max - i know its impossible to find one but if i dont look i wont find lol

 

[unconscious]

Fair does Repair, as much as I love Rainbow, I think marketing here is the majorly differing issue. I have no clue what's it like on the other side of the pond however in Europe Dyson was most definitely the first bagless vacuum, at least advertised as much. Rainbow's been strong since the 80s/90s however considering its massive cost compared to earnings here (and take into consideration the political situation of Europe in the late 80s and 90s, Thatcher, communism in some parts of Europe, classist society), a spending such as the Rainbow system was something only the ones higher up could justify, and hence it was far out of reach, sight or even thinking for maaaaany. I wasn't even aware it existed until once as I kid I visited my very rich auntie who had a D4. Dyson, on the other hand, was everywhere and available at the fraction of the cost. God knows how would this end up if Dyson was only sold via presentations - like Kirby, Rainbow, etc?

Sorry for the small rant, I'm just really into all that haha!

True that, if you go into detail it probably wasn't the first bagless vacuum ever. I bet we could even find some random cleaners from all over the world that had some sort of solution to the bag (according to James) problem. But I'd say in popular culture - it is Dyson