My New Vacuum Cleaner Studio

[vacbear58]

Some Facebook members may have already seen some versions of these pictures posted there by ChesterMike (with my permission).

Firstly I must express my grateful thanks to Mike, Rob & Paul and Jack & Jon for their assistance in getting the room set up and loading and unloading the cleaners during the moving process.

It was about June last year that I decided the time had come for me to get a new home so I could have proper display space for my appliance collections and here is the first part of the story - my vacuum display studio.

This first picture shows my German cleaners (AEG & Miele) on the top shelf and Canadian or American cleaners on the second. Another word of thanks has to go to Doug Smith (collector2) for the Canadian Luxes and the GE Roll Easy which I have been looking for for a long while.

Underneath those are my boxed cleaners (not NIB), mostly Hoover but there are a couple of Bylocks and an Electrolux in there as well.

 

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And to the right

Are mainly the Hoovers - Portable and Compact models on the top shelf, Sensortronics on the second, Conquest & Harlequins (419 & 429)on the third and Freedoms and Cylinder models (417 & 427) on the fourth. There is also a blue 427 in amongst the "in box" cleaners. The Harlequins are largely identical, they just came in different colour schemes (at the same time)

Finally there are a number of "tub" cleaners on the floor. These are mostly from the early 1960s and are so heavy the floor was the best place for them.

 

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Facing them

On the opposite wall are Goblins on the left hand rack except the blue one at the top (Hotpoint) and the bottom shelf which are various makes, Siroma, CWS/Dudley & an East German Hollandia on the right of the shelf.

On the floor are more boxed cleaners, this time wooden boxes (which seems to be the closest thing we had to a hassock) - there are various makes in here - Electrolux, Vactric, Goblin & Unit

 

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And to the right of that

The upper shelves are for hand vacuums which I have not had a chance to sort out yet, the third shelf are Pheonix machines and fourth and fifth Bylock - a number of the early Bylock machines are Apex copies.

 

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And on top

A selection of Connies

 

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Down the middle

Are some uprights - this area needs a little more work so I can fit in some more uprights - as it is all my Hoover Junior & Senior models will have to go to the loft - I may make a display area up there too after seeing the example of Anthony's loft posted a few weeks ago. Hopefully I will have a chance to do something with this next weekend.

 

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And finally Electrolux

I must confess I am a little bit proud of this lot

 

[collector2]

Looks great!!!

And credit where credit is due - I wasn't the only one responsible for the GE Rolls Easy. I only did the parts and the shipping. The machine was courtesy of Tom Gasco.

Doug

 

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A close up

I should have posted this earlier, its a close up of the German and American machines.

I am so pleased that after 14 years collecting a have a proper display space to appreciate these cleaners that will be easy to share with others.

There still needs to be a little work done to accommodate more canisters too, as Mike and I had just got it finished when two more cleaners arrived LOLOL

Al

 

[dysonman1]

You have a wonderful collection, very nicely displayed.

 

[suckolux]

Nice work!

 

[human]

Quite a collection

Oy! And my girlfriend gives me grief for "hoarding" three Kirbys (not including the one at her place) and an Electrolux.

 

[countryguy]

Great looking collection. In reply #6 what is the vacuum on the floor, under the shelves to the immediate left of the box? It looks very similiar to a vacuum that my grandmother owned by I cannot remember the name.

Thanks,
Gary

 

[electrikbroomgu]

Wow!

John,

Your collection continues to amaze! Looking forward to seeing you and everybody in the Summer months ahead.

 

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Studio

Thank you for the comments

Tom, thank you for the Roll Easy, a machine I have wanted since I visited AeolianDave back in 2010. I wonder is this the only example in the UK?

Gary, the machine in question is branded in the UK as a Remocco, but I believe it to be a Dutch machine by Ruton or Erres. I am sure Doug will know the answer in a second but checking out his site the machine your grandmother had may have been Ford R7 or it may have been an Etonia as Eatons did import machines from Holland. It is VERY heavy, possibly the heaviest machine in my collection

Joel, are you confusing me with John Long perhaps? I know I have quite a few Hoovers in my collection but mixing them up with Electroluxes, Goblins and other sundry brands might be viewed as sacrilege LOLOLOLOL

Al

 

[kirbymodel2c]

Hi Al,

You have a great collection there. I'm glad you was able to sort everything out after moving up here.


I didn't envy you having to move all those vacs up here. I say that from past experience...

 


James

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Very nice display, indeed.

Enjoy them all, and thanks for sharing.
John

 

[anthony]

great colection

some very nice machines there and what a great idea to hang the Electrolux machines up been wondering how to display mine now i know
regards Anthony

 

[turbo500]

Nice to see things taking shape in the new house, Al . Everything looks wonderful!