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[joe22]

""More plastic won't be an improvement. The updated Sentria already has a polymer base pan, although it's not really "plastic, plastic". They claim it's the same stuff used on manifolds on exotic automobiles such as Porches, so it can't be cheap crap""

that is a funny line, when hoover started making plastic brushrolls they said it was made of the same kind of plastic as football helments were made off. I heard the hoover rep say this to my mom as we watched a demo of new hoovers at a local store (cus i wanted to see the vacs!) joe

 

[kc_kirby]

Surprisingly James Kirby invented a vacuum with an onboard hose for attachments in 1953. I found the patent for it at Google patents. I wonder why he never sought to produce it? It must have had issues or the world just wasn't ready for onboard attachments in the 50's. I have found other "new" ideas that were invented long ago. Its amazing how old some of the technology on vacuums really is. It might have come out seemingly late but someone had the idea and invented it a long time ago. I heard that Kirby had tried to put an automatic cord winder on the Kirby G series but the dealers didn't like the idea so they never put it into production.

Chad Cunningham

http://www.google.com/patents?id=3z..._pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q=kirby vacuum&f=false

 

[vintagehoover]

So did Hoover...

...back in 1934!

 

[vintagehoover]

And again from Hoover in '37...

 

[vintagehoover]

Isn't it fascinating?! That's a 400-series motor, but with the impeller placed on the 'top', rather than underneath!