More vacs I've come across:o)

[vintagerepairer]

That link did not work. I will try again. Vacbear, it is your pictures I am attempting to show. I see you have a 701. Apart from the hose, how does the cleaner differ from a 702?

http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?10678

 

[kirbymodel2c]

<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: times new roman,times;">Hi Adam, I bought both of those gold Kirby's off another collector a few years ago now. I don't think he's on here anymore. My friend Ken won a gold Generation 3 back in 1990 but Kirby would not let him have it till the Generation 3 was on sale over here in the UK. He had it on display in his service center but it got taken when he was broke in to one night...along with all his NIB kirbys as he was a factory distributor still at the time

My other friend Nick who won the 3rd off the production line Heritage(Which I own now) also won a gold G5.

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<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: times new roman,times;">Hi Brian, I've took a pic of the underside of that head for you. I just need to up load the pic

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<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: times new roman,times;">Hi Al, When I said a cheaper cleaner I was basing what I said on the 1976 prices as Goblin always seemed to be the cheaper of options compared to the Electrolux's and Hoover's of the time. As Argos was selling the Goblin 702 £35.95  the Hoover Freedom 1000 at £54.95 and the Electrolux 345 at £48.95.

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<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: times new roman,times;">Hi Mr G. Nope still not touched that Goblin yet. I'll let you know when I've sorted it.

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[kirbymodel2c]

Head...

<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: times new roman,times;">Hi Brian, Here is that picture of the underside of that head for you to look at. Hope it helps with your question.

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<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: times new roman,times;">James

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[eurekaprince]

Thank you, James. Look foreward to seeing the nozzle when you have the chance.

EPB

 

[eurekaprince]

Ahhh...thanks!

You know, it is very similar, but not identical. Yet, the design seems too close to be coincidental. I say there was a contract between Eureka and Goblin at some point....just for this part. Still very interesting...

 

[kirbymodel2c]

Hi,

<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: times new roman,times;">Hi, You must of replied as I posted the picture of it lol

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<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: times new roman,times;">James

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[vintagerepairer]

The floor tool

For whatever reason, several of the Goblin floor tools over the years have looked like those from other brands. The hard-floor tool is not massively different from Hoover and their flip-over tool would pass for that of an Electrolux to the uninitiated.

 

[vacbear58]

Argos

James

Thank you for posting that scan of the Argos catalogue. I don't doubt that by 1976 it would have been cheaper than the Lux 345 or Hoover Freedom 1000 - by this time it was so far behind them in terms of specification that I don't see how they could have charged a similar amount. But eight years earlier the position is very different as you will see below - I have included the 602 just for comparison.

What surprised me was that they were still producing it in 1976 (and actually until at least 1977) as they had the lower line 502 & 602 models (except, apparently, some electricity board exclusives) for the budget priced models with the front mounted handle.

Al

 

[vacbear58]

Electrolux Equivalents

As below, from the same report

 

[vintagerepairer]

The price

I can't help but notice that with the Goblin 701, a sprayer and polisher was included as standard. If one was to require the polisher, the Goblin would have been significantly cheaper than the Electrolux was with the separate polisher attachment. Having noted this, I don't think the floor polisher was ever really desired by the consumer of the day, making the Electrolux the better and cheaper choice, realistically.

 

[kirbymodel2c]

Hi,

Hi Al, Thanks for posting the which reports on both types of cleaner.
What was the difference between the Goblin 701 and 702 and when did the 702 replace the 701?

James)

 

[vacbear58]

701/702

James

Unfortunately I do not know when the 701 was replaced by the 702, nor more than superficial differences. The 701 would have had a braided hose (white/turquoise) as on other models where, as can be seen from the Argos scan above, it is now similar to that used on the on the 555.

Curiously, the more upmarket version of the 555, the 666, appears to have a hose similar to the Hoover stretch hose which you would have thought the TOL 702 would have had, and a flip-over tool that looks (I am not saying it is identical) very similar to the Electrolux flip over version.

It strikes me that the 702 may have also have lost the polishing tool which as Benny noted, could have contributed to the reduction in cost.

That polishing tool is a curiosity to me. Whilst I was aware of the Lux version and indeed they do pop up on ebay, I have never seen any reference to any such tool in ANY Goblin cleaner that I can recall. I do wonder if it was something rather like a soft mop head attached to a floor nozzle instead of bristles which I have seen on some European cleaners and also the Australian Connie but this is just speculation.

Al

 

[edgar]

love the goblin

Never seen it before, nice find.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

James (KirbyModel2C),

That goldie G3 that your friend just owned would've not been given to him until 1992, the year the G3 officially went on sale in the UK and other export markets.

~Ben