Today I made the trip to a local sew & vac shop with the intent of searching for any machines that would qualify as rare, NOS, or otherwise collectible, and I’d say that what I found fit the bill quite well. The store was one of the largest that I’ve seen, occupying multiple suites of the commercial building within which it is located, most of which had display windows full of machines from the 2000s on up, with the odd machine from the 80s or 90s mixed in. The most significant outlier was this Eureka Freedom Cord Free. I immediately asked that the machine be taken out of the display so I could look at it, and upon first glance it appeared to be sun damaged from having sat in the window for so long, but upon closer inspection it turned out that it was just a very thick layer of dust, which had actually protected the machine from sun damage for the most part. As is the case with most other collectors who own one, my machine is missing the battery and the charger, but I am lucky enough to have a spare bag for my machine. Aside from the thick layer of dust which wiped away with little effort, the machine is in stellar cosmetic condition considering it’s age, and appears to have been used very little. The brush roll is nearly spotless, and the motor felt very smooth when turned by hand. Now comes the journey of trying to get the machine to run, which I’m sure will be difficult, though not impossible. Regardless of operational status, I’m very happy to have found the machine, and look forward to trying to make it operational. If I do get it working, I’ll be sure to share a video of it.
-Justin











-Justin










