Let's hope these don't end up vivisected at the Scrap Metal Yard.

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aeoliandave

aeoliandave

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What a lovely bunch. If I lived anywhere close by I'd gladly pay $499.99 for this hoard and I'm sure the seller would let anyone make several trips to haul it all away.

From the 35 of 57 vacuums he has been able to photo-post several armload-fulls of some of these vacuums would be well worth the hassle to pick up and it could all be paid for by ebaying the rest.

Well, I just had to say something and the auction goes off in 6 hours. With any luck one of our kind will snap these up and if not, here's the link in case it gets re-listed.

If it does not get re-listed and one of our members in the Lenoir NC area (NW of Charlotte, East of Ashville and south of Virginia State) is interested and has the means to pick up and store I'm sure you'd have no trouble contacting the seller post-auction to arrange something. You'd also have no end of inquiries from members to help relieve you of the excess poundage by whatever means...I'd be a grateful participant in aiding this personal retrieval myself in November. :-)

Just loathe the thought that these might end up in the crusher.
Of course, it's a gamble but look at the pictures. For the price of gas plus $8.77 per vacuum + hose + wands (maybe), what a bargain for an instant collection!

Dave, thinking what fun it would be to match up hoses to machines...

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Just look again at the turquoise Westinghouse 'big wheel' with tools!

The Jet 99, The Atlas, The Hamilton-Beach, the blue Lewyt on caster base, 4 Filter Queens including the red/white one and a brown Model 200, a Kenmore Commander, Eurekas and Royals, oh my...

Be still my trembling heart...

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Wow, Looks like some nice vacs there!

Wow, I must say that looks like some nice nice vacs there! I would love to have that Lux CA!!! Among others I wouldn't mind having the Tri-Star, so if one of ya'all might want to sell either of the Lux or Tri-Star let me know.
Electrolux-Dude
 
Glas someone bid and fingers crossed it is Rick/Terry.

Is one of youse guys be the winning single bid?! Didja go dutch? Would you like a 3rd partner? Can we talk??? I know the Westinghouse is spoken for but that blue Lewyt & trolley and green Jet 99 or Hamilton Beach mighten not be yet...

Crazy Davy, deep pockets, long distance, something can be worked out. Might even induce me to roadtrip down to Georgia and Florida in early November...
 
Glas someone bid and fingers crossed it is Rick/Terry.

Hey Dave, yes it was Rick and I! This should be a lot of fun!! Terry
 
Terry,

I know I said I was going nite-nite....but just HAD to make a statement.

We don't know what would have become of these machines. They may have been destined for the scrap heap, who knows. Just as important as the machines - are the shop manuals. Just think of the hours of pleasure they will bring when we cart them to the convention next year. They are in loose leaf binders, so copies can be easily made. Additionally, who knows what wasn't shown in the pictures??? The seller is four hours away from me, so I figure with loading and driving it's about a ten hour vacuum day. Terry and I will keep every one posted on the developments as the occur.


WEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

Rick
 
I am so frickin' proud of you two insaniacs !

Looking forward to the double-wide Garage Door Glamor Shot, Rick. :-)

Let's see, Snellville GA to Lenoir NC comes to 233.9 miles, 4 hours 11 minutes at legal speeds one way on Streets & Trips. Snellville to Ruskin FL 7 hours 46 minutes.

Dave, sharing the joy and pain vicariously. WHEEEE-INDEEDEEEE_DO_DA_DAY...
 
They used to be mine!!!!

All this stuff was a casualty of my selling my house in Lenoir in 05, after being laid off, had to do something,I now have both a husband and a house,and wish I could have kept all of it, I sold about half of what I had, ive built my collection back up fairly well, the people who have all this stuff run an antique mall and are very nice folks,I had to be out of that house, so I sold them the entire contents that was left,If that Kenmore canister is not spoken for ,I would like to buy it, let me know , have fun,oh, those are Frigidaire Tech.Talks, in the box.
 
Wow Hans, that is an amazing story!!! Had no idea. Rick is hoping to pick all of this up sometime this weekend. So stayed tuned!!! Terry
 
Glad this pile of vac history its going to good homes
Shame that the collection had to be broken up when someone was down in times & had to move but glad it was able to be taken by someone who kept it together & got it back into hands where it will be loved.

It did say there were boxes of manuals but it said they were stove & refrigerator manuals. hopefully there are some vac manuals too as that would be a bonus & since this was a collection it would be a bonus if these vacs come with tools & wands.

I'm dealing with a small scale vac hardship as I realized I have too many vacs now & am faced with craigslist or the like as shipping vacs these days has gotten so expensive.

Good luck with moving the stash & setting it up in their new homes.
 

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