Mini Meet at the Vacuum Museum

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The St. Louis Vac U Friends came out to the vacuum cleaner museum for a mini meet. Our friend Joel Zambrano from New Mexico made the trip, so we held a mini meet. Joel had been ripped off by a vacuum cleaner repair shop that he took his Electrolux silverado to. They charge him $60 to change the carbon brushes and replace the ball bearing. Neither of which they did. So, I decided to do it for him at no cost. Joel is a great guy and a lot of fun, as you will see in the photos. Here is Joel with my Hoover model 69.

 

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Teaching the history of the vacuum cleaner to my friends. Here is Joel with my model R-3 Singer.

 

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Joel, Bob, and Rowe checking out the Two Speed Royal. Notice those beautiful Air-Way uprights including the DirtMasteR behind and to the right of the guys.

 

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Joel is running my model 1 – C Kirby. The Air-Ways are even easier to see in this picture.

 

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The first time Joel has ever been able to see a Hoover Citation in person.

 

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Bob and Joel checking out the Sirena. Wet dust cannot fly.

 

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I rebuilt Bob's motor in his model S. It runs like it just came out of the factory yesterday.

 

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I gave Rowe one of my duplicate Hoover 450 Uprights. Rowe and Bill check out the beating, sweeping, and cleaning.

 

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The suction power of the simplicity gusto was "shocking" to Joel. He was surprised to say the least. He purchased the new "Riccar Prima" canister vacuum cleaner while he was there.

 

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Many people are of the assumption that I do not like Kirby vacuum cleaners. Nothing could be further from the truth. I got my heritage 2 and my legend 2 together for a picture. After we all had a chance to run them both.

 

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Joel, Bill, Rowe and Bob with Joel's newly repaired Electrolux

 

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Bill Kirby with his belated birthday present. One of my duplicate machines. A Eureka challenger, model M. It has amazing suction for a vacuum cleaner made before World War II.

 

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My good friend, And former VCCC member, Evan Rogers, wanted a heavy duty Electrolux upright for his collection. I presented this one to him, it would have matched the silverado.

 

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Bill, Rowe, Joel, Donnie, Evan, and Bob after the dueling Kirby fight.

 

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Joel running my 75th anniversary Rainbow while Donnie (who normally cleans our house with it) looks on. The 14 foot long hose is awesome.

 

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Joel wanted specifically to try out the Air-Way Signature Series.

 

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Bob resting after cleaning my living room with the air-way.

 

[kirbyloverdan]

Wow Tom

Now that's a mini meet , I have NEVER seen so many HUGE smiles .

What a happy bunch of Vacuum Lovers glad y'all had fun .

Can't wait till I get a chance to visit you and the Tacony factory/ museum .

Dan

 

[marks_here]

That looks like they had a lot of fun! Such a handsome group of guys too!! Woo Hoo

 

[ralph123]

Tom - So can you test out any of these vacuums when you visit the museum? Even the ones that use water for filtration?

 

[dysonman1]

We can run and test any of the vacuums at the Vacuum Cleaner Museum. Including all the models that use water for filtration (like the Delphin, Rainbow, Sirena, Thermax, etc.)