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I am up to 75 vacuums before these pics on

the new post part II.

Here are more of My Nannys vacuums she was a neat freak and kept
every thing in her home looking like brand new .

I inherited that from both of my Nannys both were
so caring of products they owned only bought the best
and had stuff forever .

This is my Dads mom vacuums she really loved vacuums I got
quite a bit of them when she passed .

First her Hoover Lark model 12 my favorite number only flaw is handle paint worn.

Second her prized Kirby model 518 I sent back to Kirby
to get it rebuilt when she passed it cost me $21.99 a bargin
but I had no idea they would change the color but it looks nice
anyway and the brown family was her favorite color so it's Kool .

Dan [this post was last edited: 2/22/2014-16:26]

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Dan
Do you have one room to keep all these awesome machines displayed in or are they scattered through out your house ?
 
Mike

No I live in a small 20's Bungalow on 28 acres they are all crammed into the loft .
That's why I'm pulling them out and going through them to sell .
I just donated 50 to my local food banks thrift store they were a lot
of bag less and low end vacuums I had picked up cheap just to try
Out . I buy a lot of nib low end on eBay to see how they are made I get them
really cheap and the donation helps for tax season .

Dan
 
Dan


 


The lark looks beautiful, if you ever wanted to, a auto parts store should be able to match up a small amount of paint to repaint that handle. 


 


I also buy allot of new machines to see how they work, although its cheaply made one of the cheapy's I am most impressed with is the new Eureka airspeed one, It wont win any build quality contests but it actually cleans rather well, and its dual cyclone tech actually keeps the dirt off the filter rather well.


 


I wish we had donation tax benefits here but they canned them a few years ago 
 
Gareth

That's right my friend owns an Autobody
shop I should bring the handle to him .

But on the other hand it's my Nannys hand that did
that so I'm kinda stuck as what to do .

I had an airspeed one I almost kept it but thank God
it was bag less that changed my mind . I thought it
did a great job .

They are trying to get rid of tax deductions here too
more money for the Goverment to waste in nonsense ;)


Dan
 
Yea I have a similar problem with one of my machines, To restore it to its original beauty or keep it the way it was made by been used every day. Its a tough choice but I think I have made up my mind, I want it to be like it was when that loved one first got it, It was there new vacuum and even though they were not vac mad like  back then it was a big purchase and they would have enjoyed having it all new   
 
Ding Ding!

And the award for, 'Purplest Vacuum Ever' goes to...

don't get me wrong, i want a Purple Prestige of my own sooner than later...that is one sweet sweeper.[this post was last edited: 2/23/2014-22:16]
 
Hmm

I wonder if the three row brush from the evolution would fit on a simplicity 7 series if you swapped out the ends.
 
I love the HOOVER 65

I have 4..2 regulars and 2 golds. Funny,one hood is a bit warped. One "gold" one had a replacement hood (white, too)
Funny, I couldswear that there was a mint (almost new) 65 on ebay. sold by a Scwinn bije guy. thee's a picture of it AND a video of him running it.
It looks EXACTLY like this one. Funny, isn't it? I guess HOOVER did replace hoods. If it's one thing they know, it's hoods. (well, everything, really). It's just uncanny how identical these 2 vacs are. hmmm who knew?
 
Why yes Johnny Long

There are many Hoover 65's out there your a fine example of owning multiples of a machine .
I did check out that machine on YouTube it's really nice also . In fact Johnny if you look at
eBay and YouTube you'll see every vacuum I have posted pictures of . I love the
Internet I could get rid of all of my vacuums and just look at the internet and see
all I have owned .

I'm sure when you were friends with John Gregory he must have told you
Hoover replaced many hoods on the 65's because of melting of the new plastics .

Don't you just love all the Hoovers John Gregory gifted me Johnny ?

Enjoy your day and thanks for checking out my collection as I have many
more Hoovers you will surely love .

Danny [this post was last edited: 2/24/2014-07:22]
 
Dan

If you had to pick between a cirrus cr99, evolution 6709z or simplicity 7850 which would it be based on your experience.
 
Over the weekend I stopped into my local vacuum store to inquire about the new Prima/Wonder, said they will not have them for a bit. While I was there I demoed the TOL Simplicity canisters, the Uprights and Sebos (D4, K3, X4) all up against the Dyson Upright (recent model). I have to say I was very impressed with the Sebo canisters over the Simplicity and well beyond the Dyson-no comparison. I liked the simplicity it performs very well on all the different surfaces I tested them out on. But the Sebo K3/D4 is more refined, smoother powerhead, lighter to maneuver and quieter. I felt it groomed/cleaned slightly better. I do not like the cuff on the Simplicity hose. The store owner told me he has sold them for many years and they are great machines, but those cuffs always break as well as the power cords over time, otherwise he claims they don't get many in for repair. The Sebo is solid, it blows away my Aerus Upright.
 
Good for you George I am glad for you

then it seems like the Sebo is your vacuum brand of choice .That's why there are so many machines available because if they only had one it would be boring .Sounds like you may actually own number 3 vacuum cleaner your on your way .

I personally do not like Sebo having owned a vacuum shop and my collection of almost every brand I prefer Tacony products , Aerus , Kirby ,Oreck , Royal metal, Rainbow, TriStar , Miracle Mate , Vortech ,and Hoover .

Danny
 
This pair

An LG compressor I love the way it compacts the dust and dirt into a cube
but it weighs more than a Kirby . Does an outstanding job cleaning looks like they
copied Windtunnel technology .

Bissell ProLight bag less I prefer the bagged 8lb twin fan to this any day .
It cleans really well but I rather take a bag over bag less .

Dan


P.S Johnny Long these are on you tube and eBay too isn't that funny ? 😝

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