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I have that same dc28, Its a beast, It will drag you accross the carpetwhen the brush roll grips. Unfortunatly someone ( not me ) plugged it into the wrong plug socket in my house, ( 220v is standard in SA but seen as I have lots of USA vacuums I have 110v aswell) some how forcing the plug into a multi plug socket and fried the motor :( Its sitting at my workshop awaiting a new motor.


 


I like that Hoover, I like the squared off lines of the bag housing. 
 
I didn't use it on the carpet in our bedroom that is thick pile, seriously sink to your knees thick :) but it worked well in the lounge which is medium cut pile. I love all the tech in it though.
 
Funny...

I have that Kenmore on the right in Maroon but have yet to use it. I got it for $5 at an auction. It is nutso heavy, basically tank like. I wonder that vacs like this will be nearly impossible to find faster than any other vac in history. Made for only a year or two, unpopular, and trouble prone seems to be a recipe for rarity. The white elephant factor is a hoot as long as it doesn't cost much and you have the room to store it.

Okay Dan i think we can say Kenmores may be one of your favorite non-favorite brands. They are entertaining and only as far as the nearest Sears, am i right?
 
Well I received a

call from one of the most knowledgeable vacuum guru I know Mr. John Gregory of Sweeper Central himself the other vacuum guru is Mr. Tom Gasko . John Gregory has just informed me that those Kenmore`s were made by TTI/Dirt Devil I kind of thought that by the brush roll . They were made during a time that Sears was having trouble with Panasonic and TTI stepped in and built these machines to provide Sears with a Kenmore very different than they ever had. They were modeled after the Fantom with the rear placement of the motor . The twin chamber bag less dirt cup was a Dirt Devil reaction even the chrome separators' in the dirt cup was straight from the reaction . These machines were supposed to be built as Royals later on but the Dealers didn`t want a machine that resembled a Kenmore so once Sears mended its problems with Panasonic the machine was discontinued .

Dan [this post was last edited: 3/19/2014-11:49]
 
Another Surprise

Gift from John Gregory my good friend sent me the brand new just released
Royal Pro Series UR30095 the model just seen at the VDTA . A Royal version
of the Hoover Platinum which I already own I love these machines especially
the soft start motors . TTI is an amazing company the products they are putting
out are very impressive . This is a beautiful blue color 😁 do any collectors have one yet ?

Dan

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Dan

I agree with you, John seems like a great guy. I called and talked to him about buying the professional commercial that looks like the decade series. I feel bad since I haven't gotten back to him def want to give a guy like that business.
 
Colby

John is an awesome very knowledgeable friend he is kind and that's very rare to find in today's world .
I am so grateful to Robert and Fred for this web site I have spoken to many kind collectors and that's how I met John Gregory and I need to get over my fear of flying because I need to go and meet Tom Gasko and visit the vacuum museum and would love to your the Tacony plant .

Dan
 
Dan

Yes you do need to get over your fears of flying lol, load up on Xanax haha. I too would love to see the factory and meet Tom in person. I plan on going to meet John as soon as I get a free weekend being that he's not that far away
 
Colby , Johns store

Is beautiful and he has the entire Hoover line in one stop shopping . Any parts you could imagine some parts so rare only John has them . Plus just his vast knowledge of
Hoover is incredible . I had no idea how rare and valuable my Convertibles and other Hoovers in my collection are . I have to look into some type of sedative to help me fly ;)

Dan
 
Gareth

I know I can just hop into the Benz and drive but it would take days to get to St.James were at opposite ends of the country 😁 . That makes me think though I could fill the Benz full of Tacony vacuums I'd be
buying out the factory if I did that .

That's because your my brother from another mother living in a country far far away 😃
Dan
 
That is how I got into Mercedes I needed a car to travel between Cape Town and Joburg for business as I am petrified of flying. I have not seen a Aeroplain made by Mercedes yet so I dont think they are built well enough
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There is something satisfying about buying new vacuums and storing them away or never using them. We are preserving these models now such that in 20 years time we can look back at them long after they have all burned out or otherwise gone to hoover heaven, and think to ourselves - I wonder how many other people still have an unused one of these?


Folk might think we are mad buying vacs and then never using them, but we are actually preserving these models hopefully to be appreciated by generations to come.


I know how excited I get when I see a NIB old stock machine that was last sold many years back. Its the same with old cars - how often do we see a mint condition car that's 20-30 years old, that we remember from our childhoods, long after they have disappeared from the streets?


Its great that some of us are doing it with items that most people would never think of preserving.
 
When you think about it, those of us with large collections now, could become the future vac museums. I only wish I'd started collecting properly in my 20's, so that by my 60's I'd have my own museum of vacs dating back at least 40 years.


The only thing you need to have is security of tenure, or your own property in which to store your machines. Vacs we store away now are tomorrow's investments.


When Candy took over Hoover in the UK, they destroyed all of Hoovers old machines and paperwork so far as I know, such that the only old hoover machines now are in the hands of collectors, or in little old lady's lofts, much like the vac in my avatar picture.


Rather than junk it, the family sold it on ebay and I snapped it up as it had very little use. That vac was made in March 1967, so is older than me. I can look at it and reflect on times long gone. I have no right to destroy it, and will do my best to preserve it for another 20 odd years, so that by the time I'm 60, that little Hoover Junior 1346 will be 65 years old and all original.


We are preserving the antiques of tomorrow, and I feel very honoured to own mine. I'm sure you do with yours Dan - look after them because not many other people would. 
 
Steve

I am VERY proud of my large either brand new or very mint vacuum collection .
I am very picky with my collection no expense is spared as I only want the
best vacuum possible . I wish I would have thought more about collecting when
I was younger had I had known of the rarity of the older vacuums I would have
purchased many more and kept them sealed in their boxes .
So that's what I am doing now buying select new machines and storing them away
so future collectors can enjoy the past as I have .

Dan
 
Even a common as muck bog standard machine now could be worth a lot in the future - purely because they are so common. No-one nowadays would dream of saving one for the future. Its often these models that die out completely in years to come. In the UK, a good example would be the Dyson DC07 - in its day, every Tom Dick and Harry had one, and they still do now in some form or the other, usually buying them reconditioned. But in 25 years time, how many people will still have a mint DC07? They will all have been scrapped years back, no-one ever thinking that they will be rare one day.


 


Take the UK Ford Cortina, in the 1960's they were everywhere, and I mean everywhere. Now, 50 years on, they are worth an absolute fortune. Even common 80's cars like the Ford Sierra are so rare now, that they have all but disappeared, and they are already getting highly sought after, especially the early 80's ones.


So don't dismiss saving some models of what you Americans consider Walmart throwaway vacs. Many people will remember them in 2030, but who will still own one? and who will actually own an unused one?


Contrary to what we might think, brand new rare models now, TOL expensive models or unusual models WILL be saved, as people will EXPECT them to be rare in the future, so many more than you might think will survive the test of time.
 
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