My Eureka's new dress

[petek]

Very much thanking Marty who sent me an original Eureka bag to fit on this machine. Here she is looking much much nicer, still in need of a wipe and rub here and there but I think she even sounds better now

 

[petek]

And the dowdy looking before picture with the generic flour sack

 

[charles~richard]

Very lovely, in a kitschy 1970s way. I think you should name her Sylvia.

 

[petek]

Sylvia? At first I thought why Sylvia, she's not silvery she's golden coloured but then it dawned on me that Sylvia is derived from the latin for woods. Nothing to do with silver at all. So Sylvia she will be. Sylvia Goldstaubsauger (look that one up Charles lol)

 

[eluxomarty]

I like

Eureka Gold. or just Goldie! Pete, I'm glad the bag got to you okay! I'm looking for a blue bag now!!!!

Marty

 

[petek]

Did you get my email Marty?

 

[funvacfan]

Goldstaubsauger...

So, Silvia's heritage is German! She does look wonderfull
with her new dress!

Guy

 

[charles~richard]

"Sylvia, oh Sylvia..."

Sylvia leapt to my mind because I used to have a neighbor named Sylvia whose entire house looked like that vacuum cleaner!!

 

[ian88]

GeldStaubsauger, thank you very much -.o

;]

 

[eluxomarty]

Pete

Got your email and sent you one!

Marty

 

[dial-a-nap]

That's just beautiful - I have her twin sister "Golda", a gift from Jeff P and one of my favorites. It's a drag name if I ever heard one - Goldie Eureka!

 

[74simon]

Much better!

How bojack bags make me cringe...

I once had some very similar curtains to the correct bag, actually...

Si

 

[charles~richard]

I once had some very similar curtains to the correct bag, actually...

SYLVIA! I wondered what had become of you -- you moved all the way to the UK??! hahaha

 

[myvacsrock]

hey Pete!

Nice eureka! I have the same one only with the cord-reel and you have to touch the handle to start it! It was a whole $2.00 at a church rummage sale and it is good condition

 

[petek]

Kyle, not sure what you mean about touching the handle. Can you post a pic of that, thanks.

 

[myvacsrock]

hey Pete yeah i will once i get it cleaned up. There is a sensor in the handle to make it start so you have to hold the handle to make it start! I think Jeff Parker can give more info then i can.....Jeff take the floor!

 

[hoover1060]

Touch power handle grip

What Kyle is referring to is a feature exclusive to Eureka's TOL uprights from 1972-1976 or so.
Basically it was a little squeeze bar/momentary contact switch that turned the cleaner on when you squeezed the handle grip. On paper it would look like a cool feature, but in use it was really a pain in the A**.
It was first available in 1972 on the Golden Vanguard uprights, models 2082 and 2092, the ultra deluxe version of Pete's model, which also featured cord reel, and on the 2092 a chrome hood.
I have a beautiful 2092 that won 2 ribbons at the 2004 Chicago convention. One of my favorite Eureka machines!

 

[petek]

Ah so... something akin to the Electroluxs power nozzle switch in the grip. thanks

 

[charles~richard]

Some of the Canadian Luxes had this too - starting with the ZB89 but then I don't know how late it ran.