My Fabulous new Eureka!

[hoovercelebrity]

Robert called me at work a few Saturdays ago -- from an estate sale... "There's a Eureka here for $4... should I get it?"

I told him to grab it -- for $4, if it wasn't anything I was interested in, I'd just throw it out..

It sat in the garage for a few weeks, and I thought to bring it to Chicago this past weekend for the little gathering that went down... maybe we could clean it up and see what we had.

Pat and I got to work on it on Friday... all it needed was a good wipe-off and bath. We removed scuffs with Soft-Scrub, and polished it with car wax, even gave the bag a bath in some lukewarm water with a *pinch* of detergent. A new motor gasket (same part being used on today's Sanitaires, available at the local vacuum store), a bag and belt later -- and we were in business.

Aside from a few "battle scars", this thing is just mint. It purrrrs, and has that famous "whine" that all Eurekas have. I forget to snap a picture of the original "Disturbulator" agitator -- I'll try to do that tomorrow...

Thanks for your help restoring this, Pat!

Enjoy the pictures!

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Gorgeous!

One of the prettiest Eurekas I've ever seen..

Anybody have an extra set of tools for this laying around?

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Pat!

Giving it a run!

 

[hoovercelebrity]

My Turn!

I even match!

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Fred N. also happened to have a copy of a Consumer Reports from 1961, I believe -- which had a review of this exact model. It was judged "acceptable".

Maybe he'd be able to scan that?

 

[hygiene903]

You're Right Fred!!

That's one beautiful Eureka! And you can't beat the price! Always liked the blue ones from the 50's and 60's. Is it a model 260? Congrats!
Jeff

 

[joe22]

very nice find, congrats

 

[kenmore81]

Its Looks fantastik !!!!

As do you Fred! Robert suce can pick-em' It looks brand new except for the minor blemish on top.
The tools go under the nome plat on that one.Correct?
Congratulations on this one it definatly a keeper!
K

 

[eurekaprince]

This is almost identical to the one that freaked me out as a

Doesn't the head look like a face? A kind of sad, brooding, angry face? The headlight has one long eyebrow, the light is one big eye, and the tool port is a nose!!!!!!

Eventually I came to love the machine, and it lasted in our family for over 30 years.

Why is it that all those plastic tool-port covers ended up cracked? I guess it was because it stayed in place by friction and in order to remove it, you had to "peel it" off the hood. Or someone ended up stepping on the thing while cleaning with tools 'cuz Eureka never provided a neat little pouch in the bag to hold onto the cover while it was removed for tool use.

Time to find a matching turquoise tool box with all the classic Eureka tools!

 

[eurekaprince]

I remember trying to keep our blue Eureka looking perfect...

We also ended up with those famous scratches on the hood - a result of just barely squeezing the vac's powerhead under a metal bed-frame! (I guess it depends on how thick your bedroom carpeting is....) I used to surrepticiously go into the front closet when no one was looking and try to hide the scratches with "white-out" correction fluid!!!!! The results were not the greatest!!!!

I also remember cleaning the bumper with a wet rag and some Comet or Ajax! It worked!!!!

 

[eurekaprince]

sorry for the incorrect spelling - "surreptitiously" - now there's a great Scrabble word!

 

[kenkart]

Great vac!!

I have one of those with a square handle, they clean great!!

 

[vinvac]

Ducks!!!!!!!!!!

Runs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are so right Hahns...will out a clean a hoover convertable any day!

All joking aside...it is a very nice vacuum. I have her sister in chrome with a brand new brushroll, thanks to Hahns. I will try to add a pic later....unless Fred hunt's me down..back into hiding.

Morgan

 

[kenkart]

Morgan,....

Didnt you get the red one I had also,I cant remember?? Hans

 

[1926700]

I have that same one!

Mines probibly just as nice machine wise but, I don't have the original bag, for
some reason the sateen bags on thoes eurekas and some Hoovers are impossible to find I guess they just wore out that easely, congrats !!!!
Oh p.s. If you have any shag in your house, use this cleaner, just trust me on
that
Jason

 

[vinvac]

No Hans.. I got the brown earlier model with the front mount attatchments with the metal convertor that raises the machine..not good with model numbers and the blue and chrome machine.

You had two new brush rolls in each machine and a spare.

Morgan

 

[vinvac]

Here is my machine...Model 260

Morgan

 

[vinvac]

Close up of the attatchment port...I love the way this looks!
Morgan

 

[vinvac]

You can see the other Eureka in this picture...sorry I don't have another good picture..

If I get time I will take pictures of the machine and tools.

Morgan