Long lost pictures of my favorite vacuum store

[brandon_w_t]

WHOA!

 

[brandon_w_t]

HOLY MOLY!

 

[brandon_w_t]

My head hurts!

 

[brandon_w_t]

HEY

I OWN THAT 150!!!!

 

[brandon_w_t]

I Haven't even scratched the surface. Literally.

 

[brandon_w_t]

It goes on and on and on and on.


Here is an entirely new never pictured before in this thread-room. Even larger than the antique room.


There were tons of plasty vacuums layered on top of lots of real old machines that we cant get to.... yet.



and this is showing only one wall of it.

 

[brandon_w_t]

For all your kirby nuts.



Check this puppy out. All original complete Scotts and Fetzer sanitation system.


Thats the original bag wrapped around the machine. We found the cord months later on the ground.

 

[brandon_w_t]

AND!

KIRBY MODEL C!


We found the original bag and cord later on, as well.


WE NEED the nozzle plug!

 

[portable]

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">If the owner(s) ever want to clean the place out, wouldn't it be a great spot for a convention?! I bet we could make that stuff disappear VERY quickly!</span>

 

[henry200]

Bet we could make that stuff disappear quickly....

There would be a feeding frenzy!!!  It's sad to see all those machines heaped up in piles in that dank, musty basement.  I'd love to dive into that place and pull out some treasures but I think my allergies would bring a quick end to the excitement.

 

[isufan11]

Is this O'Dowd's the store located on 13th street?

 

[2011hoover700]

Hello,


Is that store still open there?


Are the vacuums still there?


I've been searching for an original brushroll for my hoover model 700 or something to fit it properly.


Thanks.

 

[brandon_w_t]

NOTICE....


This is NOT Odowds on 13th street. HE HAS MORE VACUUMS AT THAT LOCATION- In MUCH BETTER condition and way way way more organized, and far rarer stuff than this place shown above.

This is ODOWDS on NORTH west Radial Highway.



And by golly he is definitely still open, and he definitely has all those machines still.

 

[isufan11]

Thanks Brandon, I didn't know they had a shop out there. I have gotten stuff from the 13th street store before very nice guys good prices and very knowledgeable, you are right they do have a ton of stuff there I may or may not have shed a tear of joy my first time in there. I am going to have to make a trip to Omaha this weekend.

 

[brandon_w_t]

Cool!


Have you been to the 2nd floor of the 13th store, or the basement, or even the building next door? I have yet to. Greg has been in parts of them. Apparently they are packed full of old vacuums.


Packed is a word he didn't use lightly. lol.

 

[isufan11]

I have been to the building next door, I cannot begin to describe the amount of vacuums that they have. It is truly a collectors dream, they have everything, from old pump vacs to new Ricaar. I would highly encourage anyone who has a chance (or anyone who may be driving to the convention from out west) to stop by and check it out.