hmc1981
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Here’s some of mine...
Old round canister vacs
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real1shep
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Mostly.....
as these things play out.....they go to the landfill. It's only if one of us gains knowledge of its existence, do they get saved.
Word is not out that ancient, rusty vacs have any value to anyone in particular. I don't think people on eBay selling old, rusty vacs represent anything close to the general population.
Usually when and if I tell people I collect vacs it's like 'Ewwww' & 'Why?'.
Kevin
as these things play out.....they go to the landfill. It's only if one of us gains knowledge of its existence, do they get saved.
Word is not out that ancient, rusty vacs have any value to anyone in particular. I don't think people on eBay selling old, rusty vacs represent anything close to the general population.
Usually when and if I tell people I collect vacs it's like 'Ewwww' & 'Why?'.
Kevin
Hmc1981,
Wow, your Golden Crown is in great shape! I remember my aunt having one when I was just a kid.
Gary
Wow, your Golden Crown is in great shape! I remember my aunt having one when I was just a kid.
Gary
fan-of-fans
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That's what I'm thinking too, Kevin. I feel like these old metal vacuums aren't really used for house cleaning anymore. They've long since been relegated to the garage or barn (and here in Florida, that unfortunately means humidity, and rust).
Most of my finds of these vacs seemed to have been living their later years in some dusty environment, and separated from their tools. Probably used for car cleaning or picking up sawdust.
When I go to estate sales, typically, there are newer bagless plastic vacuums, or if anything high end they had a newer Kirby or Rainbow. Very rarely have I ever been to a house and saw a Hoover Convertible, Eureka F&G, GE or something from the 1970s or older that appeared to be the "main" vac. If I found something like that, it had been long banished among other dusty junk.
Most of my finds of these vacs seemed to have been living their later years in some dusty environment, and separated from their tools. Probably used for car cleaning or picking up sawdust.
When I go to estate sales, typically, there are newer bagless plastic vacuums, or if anything high end they had a newer Kirby or Rainbow. Very rarely have I ever been to a house and saw a Hoover Convertible, Eureka F&G, GE or something from the 1970s or older that appeared to be the "main" vac. If I found something like that, it had been long banished among other dusty junk.
We had one too
My Dad picked up one of these Eureka roto matics off someone’s trash when I was a kid. The clamps didn’t work good so the top would come off when carrying it and it would fall to the ground. We kept it in the garage as a vac for the cars but it would clog a lot because the hose was linked near the canister end. I grew to dislike it after a while and chose to bring up the old Electrolux from the basement so eventually we decided to throw it away. My Dad kinda didn’t want to but the hose was leaking badly and the kink in it was annoying plus the top would come off so you had to pick the whole thing up or drag it along to move it. It was just time for it to go. It did still run smoothly and had a huge cloth bag I remember. Funny how the thing looked like a space capsule! We still have the upholstery tool because it is very nice with the bristle strip and does a good job on the carpet treads we have on the basement stairs. We never had a dusting brush with it or I would have kept that too. I never liked the long elbow and Carpet tool and we may have had a floor brush but all of those are gone too.
Jon
My Dad picked up one of these Eureka roto matics off someone’s trash when I was a kid. The clamps didn’t work good so the top would come off when carrying it and it would fall to the ground. We kept it in the garage as a vac for the cars but it would clog a lot because the hose was linked near the canister end. I grew to dislike it after a while and chose to bring up the old Electrolux from the basement so eventually we decided to throw it away. My Dad kinda didn’t want to but the hose was leaking badly and the kink in it was annoying plus the top would come off so you had to pick the whole thing up or drag it along to move it. It was just time for it to go. It did still run smoothly and had a huge cloth bag I remember. Funny how the thing looked like a space capsule! We still have the upholstery tool because it is very nice with the bristle strip and does a good job on the carpet treads we have on the basement stairs. We never had a dusting brush with it or I would have kept that too. I never liked the long elbow and Carpet tool and we may have had a floor brush but all of those are gone too.
Jon
I would use a metal Hoover Convertible over the plastic bagless JUNK made today!!That Hoover or other metal vacuum could still be repaired and running long after the plasticarps junk was crushed in the trash truck,then crushed some more by a landfill compactor!
fan-of-fans
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Some questions:
1. I notice MadMan's GE pictured above, has a ribbed vinyl hose. When did GE change from the woven style hoses to the ribbed vinyl?
2. I've heard older GE attachments developed a mold like coating that can be cleaned with bleach. Did the later white GE attachments do this also?
1. I notice MadMan's GE pictured above, has a ribbed vinyl hose. When did GE change from the woven style hoses to the ribbed vinyl?
2. I've heard older GE attachments developed a mold like coating that can be cleaned with bleach. Did the later white GE attachments do this also?
