Thanks to all for the warm welome.
I must admit that the Sunbeam does need help with the brushroll: half of the bristles are missing as they deterioated and were shedding, so I pulled them out in hopes of figuring out a way to replace them. It still works nicely even with only one row left.
That Sunbeam is powerful; When I first turned it on I covered the hose end to check suction and the bag exploded when I let go. Luckilly it came with three bags and the one that was inside was empty.
@rugsucker:
I'll have to look for Dave in Canada's info on the Singer. I would have rather had the clay colored model, but this one will do. My folks had a Singer in our vacation house while I was growing up - same grey color as this one - and I was allways facinated by it. I think it was the headlamp in the nose of the machine that drew me in, wondering how they got it there (I was 7 or 8 back then, strange things can catch one's interest at that age). The bag on this Singer, though a replacement, seems to match nicely with its light grey material and is in good shape (I hand wash it in the sink once or twice a year).
Near as I can tell, the 'lux Model G is from around 1964 (PN outlet on the side is one clue, I forgot the others). It came to me with the one-piece PN1 and a replacement hose, the floor/rug combo nozzle, and the reversable duster. I later found a rug washer and then a sprayer and vaporizer that now makes it complete (I think). The rug washer is the large tank version correct for the G series, but it also has the polising brush set for waxing floors, too.
If there is another vacuum I'm looking for it would be the Singer Golden Glide with vibra-beat nozzle.
@kloveland & aeoliandave:
I had actually forgotten about my Friendly Vacuum Cleaner Accessories website - I've been busy with so many other things that it fell off my radar for a number of years. I just re-discovered it and have started an overhaul that should be ready in a few weeks.
The old site is still up online and I was amazed at how many typos and missing spaces between words were present. It makes me think that some pages had been hacked at some point (the server has automatic malware removal scripts that would remove malicious code, leaving results similar to what was found - I haven't scanned all the logs yet).
The new version will be easier for me to update and I already have a set of pictures for a section on removing and servicing the Model G's motor that I intend to add.
@aeoliandave:
I did find Charlie's new website and have updated links on the new version of my website and removed the bad links from the old. I also see by your profile picture that you have the Lewyt Big Wheel with power nozzle and I would love that have a set of pics of it for my website.
Again, to all: thanks for the warm welcome and I hope to frequent this site regularly.
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