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Air-way model 66

Rob: Your Air-Way model 66 is GORGEOUS. I remember bestowing a blue ribbon on it when I was President of the VCCC (many years ago). I know you had it rebuilt directly at the factory.

Here's a shot of my Model 66, along with its optional "Wheel A Way" carrier/cart. I was very lucky to find a machine with the perfect original hose, not one drop of air leakage.

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Tom,
I have neer seen the wheeled carrier for the 66. I notice yours has a slightly different switch and bottom plate. Tania had a new Silencer cloth for my machine when Duane changed the motor. Those original GE motors have a very unique sound when they shut down but amazing how quiet they run compared to todays vacuum motors.

Also thanks for posting the picture of the Electrolux with the first power nozzle. Our neighbor had one of the first ones. I was just shocked when she invited us over to see her new Electrolux with 2 motors! She bought hers in summer of 1960 and hers had the SAME removable clips for the hose.
 
Carrier for Air Way

I have never seen this carrier for the Air Way.Was it an optional or after market.It is cool and makes sense.
Rob,has such beautiful machines and we had a wonderful time.
Michael
 
Yes Rob, I am quite familiar with Tell City and their hard rock maple. My favorite finish is Andover # 48. My grandparents sold it through their furniture and appliance store along with century furniture and GE/Hotpoint.
Tell City is a bit hard to find throughout the Pittsburgh area but it's out there. Ethan Allen maple was more popular here when Early American was in.

However I have never heard of cushman maple.
 
@pinkge

That was a genuine Air-Way optional attachment. It was called the "Wheel-A-Way". The model 66 was the first to offer this option. The model 77 had a "Wheel-A-Way" as well, but it's styled completely differently. There was also a Commercial Wheel-A-Way that turned the model 77 into a commercial machine. If you'd like to see the pictures, I can post them.
 
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Saam,
Now it's coming back. I think we talked about Tell City and Buick's some time ago.

Tom,
The Carrier is very nice. Would that have been sold for commerical use?
I have never seen a 66 hose that color. Thanks for the picture.
 
Rob, I do think you were correct about that, as I'm also a huge Buick fan. I believe in the past we both had early 90s Centurys. I'm now in a 2000 Park Avenue for daily driving and a 2008 Lucerne CXL, both of which I really love.
 
I believe the Wheel-A-Way lends itself very well for commercial use, but it most definitely was an optional attachment that any salesman could add onto a sale, or use to close a sale.
 
Fantastic!

<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Thanks for sharing the AWESOME pictures of your minimeet, your finds and your gorgeous home!</span>


<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">It appears you had a great time.  You pictured some great machines.  The GE is one of my dream machines.</span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Looking forward to our minimeet in Pittston this weekend.  I'm sure it will be great fun.</span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Thanks again for sharing!</span>


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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Greg F.</span>
 
Air-Way model 77 Wheel-A-Way

This is a shot of the model 77's Wheel-A-Way carrier. The machine is horizontal, unlike the carrier for the model 66, but it does stand about six inches off the ground. Too tall to be practical for use - it tended to tip over. This is the household version of the Wheel-A-Way. Note that the wands and attacha-carrier can also be stored on the cleaner. This machine is in our overhead storage area for the overflow from the Museum waiting for the Vacuum Collector's Convention in June here in St. James, MO. I'm hoping to give away at least 40 vacuums that are duplicates.

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Commercial Wheel-A-Way for the Air-Way 77

This is the Wheel-A-Way that turns a model 77 into a Commercial model 77. The machine slides horizontally into the middle, and everything rides along. The machine is protected on all four sides. I need to clean this one up and place a model 77 in it before the Vacuum Collector's Convention, here at the Museum, in June.

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Love those wheel bases for the Air Ways instead of the sled runners.did the Commercial Air Way machines have 3 wire cords?And in first picture of the 77 base-like the NSS M1 "Pig" hiding behind the Electroluxes.My favorite "canister" vacuum!
 
The green one?

Could you kindly give us some more pictures and maybe information about the green cleaner with the chrome nozzle entry in the background of the pictures in reply 40 & 41 please. I am presuming it must be a Eureka as it is beside the Eureka cleaning tools satchel

Many thanks

Al
 
1970 NSS "Pig"

This is my model M NSS "Pig". It belonged to Austin Wilder, and I got it after he passed away, along with many other very rare cleaners. His parents were very generous to bestow so many of his cleaners to the Museum.[this post was last edited: 4/24/2013-12:03]

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Glad to have seen a 1911 NSS Pig-does it still work?Do you have a bag for it?Figure the new bags should fit.Then you could try it.Tried to get a 100th Anniversary Pig-but the dealer said they were no longer available.I have a Pig like the 1970 one.Bought mine new from Daycon Janitorial Products in Wash DC in the 70's.And on the Daycon truck was a fleet of Pigs to be delivored to the White House!The Pig is on the GSA products list(GSA product supplier to the government)A government agency.Another of my Pigs has the "Pigtail" power outlet for a powernozzle-again mine like what you have shown.I no longer use the power nozzle-I made up a "Tandem" vac using my Kirby Sentria and the NSS Pig.Just put the Kirby hose on the Kirby in place of the bag-the connect the Kirby Hose to the Pig's hose.Great combination.When I dig up my Royal hose-will try this with one of my Royal metal uprights.The other three Pigs I have I bought from Wilco in Danville,Va.Daycon no longer carried NSS.A freind of mine from Danville suggested I try Wilco-sure enough they are a NSS dealer.If anyone wants to sell a 100th Ann Pig I would be interested-same with a 1911 model.
 
@dysonman1

Thank you very much for the pictures of the Eureka, nice looking cleaner and its seems like the styling detail was carried on to the floor or is the rug nozzle in the carrier. I presume that this is late 1940s/early 1950s.

I was aware of the "can of ham" Eureka and models of similar vintage but not of this earlier model.
Al
 
@vacbear

Here's a shot of the attachments, note the detail in the dusting brush, upholstery tool, and bare floor brush. The 'lines' match the lines on the name plate of the tank cleaner itself.

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