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[texaskirbyguy]

Another wheel option would be to find some in a color and paint them black.
A chemical stripper would work good on the nozzle. I had used B12 carb cleaner (in the gallon can) for stripping paint off vintage Emerson fans. A good polish afterwards will make it really shine!

 

[hygiene903]

Wheels

The original wheels would have been made out of either hard rubber or bakelite, and they would have been black. Here is a side view of one of my model 94's to give you a better look at them. Hope this helps.
Jeff

 

[kirby27]

thank

you guys for helping me out so much with the wheels! I will defiantly go around to snoop out them! I will be in the process of stripping the gold and polishing the body sometime this weekend.

 

[lesinutah]

Hygiene 903

It's first time since weekend I looked at the thread. My goodness sir those are beautiful machines. The older hose handheld. What makes them super special and rare is they are electro hygiene who's production is not even close to Royals. I would ask but you probably own a meseum or donate to them. I am envious of 1 vacuum and you have the whole ensemble. Thanks again for pics and knowledge. It's stuff books don't have.
Les

 

[hygiene903]

Hi Les,

Thank you for the compliments, glad you enjoyed them. Electro-Hygienes and Royals have been favorites of mine since before I started collecting, just plain great vacuum cleaners in my opinion. They're durable, powerful, maneuverable, can't ask for much more than that. Between the two, I am especially fond of Electro-Hygienes, and the model that was current when I sold them was the 903, so that's where my screen name comes from. Also had 2 Aunts and a Great Aunt who owned them, and 2 Uncles who sold them in the late 40's. So you could say I have a family connection with Electro-Hygiene. And the Great Aunt had 3 of them--starting with a 230, which she traded in for a 285 in the early 60's, which she traded in for an 890 or 903 (not sure which) in the early 70's.
Wasn't sure what you meant by "older hose handheld," but if you were referring to the 5th picture in the set, the hose doesn't go with the handvac in front, but rather the attachment set behind it for the uprights. Again, thank you for the compliments.
Jeff

 

[tolivac]

EH,Royal vacuums-not gawdy,embelised,fancy-just do the job-and WELL!!