dysonman1
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Luke, with the 1976 Hoover Dial-A-Matic power drive.
Mini Meet at the Vacuum Cleaner Museum
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dysonman1
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Rowe with a 1977 Kenmore "Sears Best" Kenmore with PowerMate.
dysonman1
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Top of the Kenmore PowerMate showing the performance light.
electrolux137
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Great photos! I can tell y'all had a great time.
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Great photos! I can tell y'all had a great time.
kirbyloverdan
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Awesome photos Tom
Love all the vacs especially the
HOOVERS , KIRBYS and Tacony vacuums .
So Kool to see the United states ONLY vacuum museum I have to visit you and the museum very soon .
Dan
Love all the vacs especially the
HOOVERS , KIRBYS and Tacony vacuums . So Kool to see the United states ONLY vacuum museum I have to visit you and the museum very soon .
Dan
dysonman1
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Luke with his very early GE-built "American Beauty" straight suction apartment sized upright.
dysonman1
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Thank you Dan. You are right. It is the United States only vacuum cleaner museum. We are going to be featured in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the largest collection of vacuum cleaners. We were just featured on the Discovery Channel for best unique museum.
hygiene903
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Great Pics!
And the more I see pics of the museum, the more I wish I could get out there! Always looks like fun for everyone! That American Beauty must be a rare bird, I've never seen one before. Thanks for sharing the pics!
Jeff
And the more I see pics of the museum, the more I wish I could get out there! Always looks like fun for everyone! That American Beauty must be a rare bird, I've never seen one before. Thanks for sharing the pics!
Jeff
kirbyloverdan
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Congratulations Tom
Wow that is AMAZING I am so proud to know you and call you my great friend .
I can not wait to visit the ONLY vacuum cleaner museum which now will be so HIGHLY AWARDED by such coveted accolades.
Continued good luck to you my friend .
HOOVER
Dan
Wow that is AMAZING I am so proud to know you and call you my great friend .
I can not wait to visit the ONLY vacuum cleaner museum which now will be so HIGHLY AWARDED by such coveted accolades.
Continued good luck to you my friend .
HOOVER Dan
gsheen
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Tom My classic III also has the skinny handle and the bag side cord winders. I always thought it was odd.
Joanne and I wil come visit one day, Hopefully soon.
Joanne and I wil come visit one day, Hopefully soon.
kirbyloverdan
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Gareth my brother
You will be able to go back to SA and tell everyone you visited Americas "ONLY" vacuum cleaner museum how KOOL will that be
they have every brand including HOOVER .
Dan
You will be able to go back to SA and tell everyone you visited Americas "ONLY" vacuum cleaner museum how KOOL will that be
they have every brand including HOOVER .Dan
kirbymodel2c
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Congratulations...
<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Tom on setting the new record. I hope you've found a place the public can view the framed certificate they should be sending you. I know mine peaked the public's interest.
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<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Tom on setting the new record. I hope you've found a place the public can view the framed certificate they should be sending you. I know mine peaked the public's interest.
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<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">James
gsheen
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Dan
I cant wait to come and visit the museum. When we finally get their we will be visiting you too
G
I cant wait to come and visit the museum. When we finally get their we will be visiting you too
G
kirbyloverdan
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Gareth
That will be so Awesome I can't wait to meet you and your wife .
You will get to see all my vacuums and all my Mercedes I gotta figure out how to
Ship you some of my vacuums also I have a Eureka 240 volt I want you to have plus a few others .
If you like you both can stay at my home my door(s) are always OPEN for you .
Dan
That will be so Awesome I can't wait to meet you and your wife .
You will get to see all my vacuums and all my Mercedes I gotta figure out how to
Ship you some of my vacuums also I have a Eureka 240 volt I want you to have plus a few others .
If you like you both can stay at my home my door(s) are always OPEN for you .
Dan
dyson89
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In the UK,,,
I know there is a UK Vacuum museum, but I don't think it's in the same league as you guys.
I hope to visit you when I come over to visit the Queen Mary in Long Beach.
How many machines do you have in total?
I can't wait...
I know there is a UK Vacuum museum, but I don't think it's in the same league as you guys.
I hope to visit you when I come over to visit the Queen Mary in Long Beach.
How many machines do you have in total?
I can't wait...
dysonman1
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The Vacuum Cleaner Museum's collection increases often, sometimes daily. As more and more people find out about us through television, etc. people just call us up wanting to donate "Aunt Tilly's old sweeper". We currently have 709 machines, as of 1/24/15.
treetopguy2028
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Where is the Museum located?
The photo collection is outstanding. It reminded me of some old vacuums I worked on in the 1950's and '60's. I'd like to visit the museum so somebody please post the address and hours and days of operation.
I volunteer one day a week for the Visitor Centeer Museum and Artists Cooperative in Calico Rock, Arkansas. I have a display of my toy spinning tops for sale. I have given the museum my family's 1805 Mora Clock, a standing hour clock 93" tall, 27" wide at the base. It has a bell so it is classified as standing hour rather than grandfather clock. Since November I have reconditioned the museum's two Bissell vacuums.
If you are vacationing in north central Arkansas I hope you will visit Calico Rock. I live 21 miles south of there in Mountain View.
http://www.shermanstops.com
The photo collection is outstanding. It reminded me of some old vacuums I worked on in the 1950's and '60's. I'd like to visit the museum so somebody please post the address and hours and days of operation.
I volunteer one day a week for the Visitor Centeer Museum and Artists Cooperative in Calico Rock, Arkansas. I have a display of my toy spinning tops for sale. I have given the museum my family's 1805 Mora Clock, a standing hour clock 93" tall, 27" wide at the base. It has a bell so it is classified as standing hour rather than grandfather clock. Since November I have reconditioned the museum's two Bissell vacuums.
If you are vacationing in north central Arkansas I hope you will visit Calico Rock. I live 21 miles south of there in Mountain View.
http://www.shermanstops.com
dysonman1
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The Vacuum Cleaner Museum is located at #3 Industrial Drive, St. James, Missouri, 65559. It is open to the public six days per week, 9 - 5, Monday through Saturday. St. James is about an hour west of St. Louis - about two hours east of Springfield, right off Interstate Highway 44.
ralph123
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Glad to see that the new Wonder is out (see Reply #24 for picture). I hope its a winner for Simplicity.
dysonman1
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It's an amazing machine. So quiet, yet so much suction. Light weight, with large capacity HEPA bags. Love the extra long hose, and very tall extension wand. It will be packaged without the power nozzle, so the consumer can choose which one they want (there are three: compact power head, full size with twin row steel brush roller, full size with triple row brush roller and dirt sensor). Or you can buy the straight suction model with the WOW bare floor tool. Everyone who sees this machine in person, loves it.
luxlife
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The Wonder is really giving me fits now!
I'd love to come pick one up in person and visit the museum. I may just disappear from my work assignment one weekend and fly in.
I'd love to come pick one up in person and visit the museum. I may just disappear from my work assignment one weekend and fly in.
dysonman1
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John:
Would love to show you around. It's not like the hysterical center. We have all brands of vacuums.
Come during the week (Mon - Thurs) and we can go up into the factory. I know almost everyone who works here. You can see a vacuum cleaner being made from the ground UP. The testing labs are really something. Built in the last 2 years, the testing lab tests not only Simplicity vacuums, but other brands as well. The machines are run 8 minutes "on" and 2 minutes "off" until 800 hours are up. Big fans and computerized sprinkler systems are in place because these machines are running when no one is here as well. Had one competitive machine burst into flames less than 100 hours into the running. It was a new model from the "I have found it" company. Nothing but a sad, charred waste now. I guess the "air" won't be "speeding" from it any longer.
Would love to show you around. It's not like the hysterical center. We have all brands of vacuums.
Come during the week (Mon - Thurs) and we can go up into the factory. I know almost everyone who works here. You can see a vacuum cleaner being made from the ground UP. The testing labs are really something. Built in the last 2 years, the testing lab tests not only Simplicity vacuums, but other brands as well. The machines are run 8 minutes "on" and 2 minutes "off" until 800 hours are up. Big fans and computerized sprinkler systems are in place because these machines are running when no one is here as well. Had one competitive machine burst into flames less than 100 hours into the running. It was a new model from the "I have found it" company. Nothing but a sad, charred waste now. I guess the "air" won't be "speeding" from it any longer.
kirbyloverdan
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Everyone seems so
happy at this mini meet awesome vacuums = awesome smiles
sponsored by Americas only Vacuum Cleaner museum hosted by the museums curator Tom Gasko , can't wait to visit this wonderful vacuum cleaner museum .
Dan
happy at this mini meet awesome vacuums = awesome smiles
sponsored by Americas only Vacuum Cleaner museum hosted by the museums curator Tom Gasko , can't wait to visit this wonderful vacuum cleaner museum . Dan
kirbyloverdan
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Awesome
KIRBYS
I love the Golden Trophys.
Dan
KIRBYS
I love the Golden Trophys.
Dan
kirbyloverdan
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Tom
You did an amazing job the museum looks great .
Dan
You did an amazing job the museum looks great .
Dan
dysonman1
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Thanks Dan. We are having the Vacuum Collectors Convention at the Museum, the second weekend in June (Thurs, Fri, Sat). Planning on letting the guys go through both store rooms. There are boxes and boxes of duplicate cleaners in there that I want to go through and see if any of my friends need. Why don't you try to come visit at that time? Maybe bring John Gregory. It would be a great time. He can share all the gossip with us.
I'm currently working on the Canadian Electrolux display at the Museum. It's coming along VERY well, thanks to Doug Smith (among others) who have been so kind as to donate beautiful examples to the Museum. I'm very grateful for my friends.
I'm currently working on the Canadian Electrolux display at the Museum. It's coming along VERY well, thanks to Doug Smith (among others) who have been so kind as to donate beautiful examples to the Museum. I'm very grateful for my friends.
fantomfan
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I wish I could make it!
I'm still going to be in school until the end of June. New York is not like the others when it comes to getting out. 2 people I know in other states get out in May. I will make it some day, and bring some of my more "uncommon" machines with me. -Mitchell
I'm still going to be in school until the end of June. New York is not like the others when it comes to getting out. 2 people I know in other states get out in May. I will make it some day, and bring some of my more "uncommon" machines with me. -Mitchell
kirbyloverdan
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Your welcome Tom
John Gregory and I were just discussing coming out to the United States Only vacuum cleaner museum tonight .
You might be getting a visit from us that weekend wouldn't that be wonderful
I am now checking into flying us out via a private jet as I am terrified of commercial flights . Working out the details so I can let you know in a few months .
Yes John Gregory has filled me in on a lot of things I am in shock by what I have heard but it really explains a LOT . You always wonder about certain things but when the pieces come together it all makes sense . Hoover steam vac boxes really have many uses I never knew about ...
Dan
John Gregory and I were just discussing coming out to the United States Only vacuum cleaner museum tonight .
You might be getting a visit from us that weekend wouldn't that be wonderful
I am now checking into flying us out via a private jet as I am terrified of commercial flights . Working out the details so I can let you know in a few months .
Yes John Gregory has filled me in on a lot of things I am in shock by what I have heard but it really explains a LOT . You always wonder about certain things but when the pieces come together it all makes sense . Hoover steam vac boxes really have many uses I never knew about ...
Dan
