vacuumkid3
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Hi Everyone!
To make a long story short, I needed to get some model trains repaired for my neighbor. When I met the repairman, Alex, I had mentioned the fact that I collected vacuum cleaners. He asked whether or not I had any canister vacuums from the 1930s. I thought about my collection in my head and told him no, I didn't, but my oldest was my Hoover 105 Special. He told me to wait there where I was standing and he went into his back room and came out with a dusty and green Magic-Aire with the attachments, including the hose, 1 extension wand, and the hard floor tool and carpet tool. He commented on how knowledgeable I already was with model trains, and because of this, he gave me the vacuum for free. Not to mention all of the knowledge that he passed along to me about repairing model trains! So anyways, it was well worth the visit to drop of those trains that day!
But can anyone tell me about Magic-Aire and does anyone have some pictures? The latch for the front of the vacuum seems incorrect, as there is another screw hole that is not taken up as well as another bar that seemed as though it would have something on it. I would love to see another one, as mine is in far from great shape. Mine is the model 178, green wrinkle finish with bakelite or hard rubber handles and the bumpers on the back end. Anyways...it runs fine, and I may eventually take it apart to clean out the motor. Thanks in advance!
~~K~~
To make a long story short, I needed to get some model trains repaired for my neighbor. When I met the repairman, Alex, I had mentioned the fact that I collected vacuum cleaners. He asked whether or not I had any canister vacuums from the 1930s. I thought about my collection in my head and told him no, I didn't, but my oldest was my Hoover 105 Special. He told me to wait there where I was standing and he went into his back room and came out with a dusty and green Magic-Aire with the attachments, including the hose, 1 extension wand, and the hard floor tool and carpet tool. He commented on how knowledgeable I already was with model trains, and because of this, he gave me the vacuum for free. Not to mention all of the knowledge that he passed along to me about repairing model trains! So anyways, it was well worth the visit to drop of those trains that day!
But can anyone tell me about Magic-Aire and does anyone have some pictures? The latch for the front of the vacuum seems incorrect, as there is another screw hole that is not taken up as well as another bar that seemed as though it would have something on it. I would love to see another one, as mine is in far from great shape. Mine is the model 178, green wrinkle finish with bakelite or hard rubber handles and the bumpers on the back end. Anyways...it runs fine, and I may eventually take it apart to clean out the motor. Thanks in advance!
~~K~~
i've just been mistreated by joe public many a time)
