New Member of the Family

[vinvac]

Saturday was like Christmas here in Iowa. One of the ladies I work with sent me home with a newer Electrolux that she was going to throw out, then I came home to find two packages at my back door.

One of the packages had this wonderful Eureka Vibra Beat canned ham canister. Marty Rocha sent this to me as a surprise. Marty your the BEST! I have never seen the larger bare floor tool that he sent along with the cleaner. It runs great, quiet, and a lot of suction. Mark had me use the vibra beat this morning.... needless to say he had no idea of the noise that thing can make.

The other package contained a hose for my Hoover Jr. from Tom Anderson. Now all I need is the convertor and that will be a complete machine. Thanks Tom!!

I will post more pics later of my Eureka collection.

Morgan

 

[vinvac]

another glam shot

This machine is in very good condition, no rust, very few scratches.

 

[myhooverco]

Wow...Morgan...beautiful machine. It seems to be dripping with features. How is the suction? Is that the original hose or would it have been a woven hose? I like the style of these "canned ham" machines. Thanks for posting the pics of it.

 

[myhooverco]

Sorry...I just went back and re-read your post...you say it has good suction. I used one of those vibra beat tools...sounded like an indoor weed eater! I will send you a converter for your Junior whenever I find one.

--Tom

 

[buffster]

Great looking machine...

I also loved those canned ham canisters, as you call them. Yours appears to be in mint condition. Wow. Love the iridescent green housing.

 

[westyslantfront]

I have always been a fan of canisters and I like the on board attachments.

I grew up with Electrolux model 30, then my mom got a lewyt big wheel which moved around easier than the electrolux on skis.

Ross

 

[eluxomarty]

Morgan!

I'm so glad it made it to you in one piece! You know how the postal service can be! I'm glad you like it. It was a rescue from a thrift store. I just could not let it go to a home where it would not be taken care of. I do that sometimes, buy vacuums not necessarily for my collection but for anyone who might want it. I like the larger floor brush too!! As far as I'm concerned, the more attachments the better!!!

Tom, the hose is a replacement. But i have seen pictures of this particular model Eureka and it has a plastic Eureka hose, not a woven one.

 

[rexairman]

Very nice machine! The Vibra-Beat attachment is one of those gadgets we love to hate. Quite a gadget, but absolutely useless in the real world. Remember a few years ago when R. J. entered on in the cleaning contest. Got a lot of laughs, but cleaned dismally. But that's what's so fun about so many of these old vacs. We love them, and they're a lot of fun even when they don't clean that well. Your Eureka, however, aside from the Vibra-Beat attachment, is a good mid-priced cleaner from its time period.

 

[dial-a-nap]

Nice vac, vinvac!

I'd never seen one of the Vibra-Beat nozzles until I was at Roger's in AZ in March. What a racket that thing makes - never used a "canned ham" before this and was very impressed with the power!