That FQ vacuum is really nice!!Usually ones of that series I see are beat up,dirty,dented and scratched and used as "bench vacs" by vac techs in vacuum repair places.Glad that one didn't find its way under a vacuum shops repair bench!
NIB FILTER QUEEN VACUUM
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dysonman1
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"Compact" and "Tri-Star" coexisted for two years. During the run of the C-9 model Compact, Interstate launched the Tri-Star (Red, two speed motor, chrome hood, one piece handle/switch kick, Eureka built power nozzle) for door to door sales and allowed the C-9 Compact to be sold by vac shops. Ruth Hollander and I worked together for twenty years, and I remember the day the red Tri-Star launched. She carried both models. Around 1982 was when the first "tri-star" debuted. Of course, the door to door guys got their panties in a wad over the Compact and the Compact C-9 was the last model labeled a "Compact".
floor-a-matic
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Here are my 3 Compact/TriStar machines
The sea green C6 at left; bought from eBay
The red 2-speed CXL my parents bought new in 1985
The EXL at right; also bought from eBay (before I changed the vacuum motor)
The sea green C6 at left; bought from eBay
The red 2-speed CXL my parents bought new in 1985
The EXL at right; also bought from eBay (before I changed the vacuum motor)
