Once in a decade vintage vacuum haul !!!

[constellation86]

Congratulations on the great finds! Could you post some close ups of the Penncrests? Especially the id tags.
Thanks,
Nicholas

 

[floor-a-matic]

<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">That TV looks like the one I had when I was a kid; wish I still had it</span>

 

[DesertTortoise]

Supersweeper, it's an old Western Electric "Slimline" touch tone phone with a very heavy steel bottom. Not a modern reproduction but a real deal survivor. It has # and * keys and plugged right into the standard phone jack in my 2007 vintage home. Works just fine.

 

[eurekastar]

Great haul!  Congratulations!  By the way, I know exactly where that hardware store is...Iowa Park, TX.  I went in there often when I lived there.  It's right across from First Baptist Church. 

 

[beerad]

Nice vacuum score !!! And..,

What year is your wagon?

Ow may kms?

 

[suckolux]

Guessing 85 or 86

 

[eurekaprince]

Eric! I agree.... "Goldie" is one pretty Eureka!

The design looks so solid and balanced....very classy. And there's lotsa "muscle" underneath that beautiful body too. I got Dad to buy Model 2083 for Mom when our turquoise Eureka 260 entered retirement age. 2083 had the cream coloured hood, not the stainless steel hood. The Power Touch switchplate has a tendency to crack. But I called Eureka in Canada and ordered a replacement over the phone....my first electrical repair on a vac!

Love the sound of her as she cleans too.

 

[super-sweeper]

Desert guy,

I wish I could message you, can you put some pictures of it in a thread somewhere? I wonder if it's the same model as mine!

 

[kirby519]

I see you came across some nice vintage turbine nozzles. I would like to come across a few of them and see how well they perform. I have seen a few and at the time they were on the market. But never got to try one out at the time. From what I remember it looked like they had the same brush roll as the motorized versions of the day. Would like to see how the original turbines perform compaired to todays lack luster models available today.

Congratulations on your score of a nice Sanitation System. I would be in heaven to score one of those. Also would be equally happy to score the wireless and electric vacuettes. I,m a die hard kirby man and truly appreciate how he designed his machines. I fully beleive he got it right.

 

[bnsd60m9200]

Glad ya'll enjoyed the vacuum porn from Sean and I's haul adventure. my country squire was born in june 1984.

i already cleaned up the penncrest connie and the attachements i cobbled for its tool rack. its a typical plug n play connie.

the next tackle will most likely be getting the penncrest convertible running, and make the two labels for it, and paint "penncrest" on the headlight lens i had a spare of for that style hood. making a new cord guide on the top and original bag will be more difficult. thankfully Fred Stachnik provded detailed photos of the cord guide to be on facebook so i can make a decent fascimile.

the d50 should require little work, except to make the bag hepa fabric lined on the inside. the S&F sanitation system should just need a polish and test to see if it runs. i think it has varnish smchutz on it, but the metal isnt oxidized all that much.

i only brought two boxes of attachments home and its still a bit overwhelming for me. i can't imagine what goes thru sean's head with as much as he bought seeing the 6 boxes of stuff in his garage to go thru. i plan to help him sort thru it.

also look for a thread tonite with photos of whats left for sale from amarillo. there is tons left, and wont be gone till the end of the month.

 

[DesertTortoise]

Post some more photos of that Kenmore canister! Pleeeeeezzze.

 

[bnsd60m9200]

dont have any more. that's all i took. :/

 

[LionKCommander]

You are the luckiest person in the world!!! Great find, I wish I was that lucky.

 

[KirbyCollector01]

Do you still have the Scott and fetzer sanitation system?

 

[coffeecanman]

Yes he does, and no, it's not for sale. ;-)

 

[KirbyCollector01]

I know it's not for sale
I was just wondering
If I were him I would keep it for life
I hope he keeps it for life

 

[vacuumlad1650]

Would you part with a General Electric Swivel Top floor tool? I cant find one around here and im not using ebay (no credit card). Im going to shoot you an email as well. Thanks!

 

[vacerator]

Tortoise, he has the matching power nozzle also!
Will, Love, love, love your Ford wagon. Also the equality sticker!!!!!!!
I don't miss much.
If I made a haul like that, my hubby might toss it all. But if I ever toss out an old computer? Nah, just kidding. Good thing I only have an Impala.
When I was a kid, my uncle had a 1976 LTD Wagon. No wood, but all the nice interior trim. I loved that car.

 

[kenkart]

The C1 Compact

And the Kenmore Powermate "the triangular one" along with the grey GE tools would be my pick!!

 

[KirbyCollector01]

I do admit I kinda want to buy the Scott fetzer sanitation system off him but I don't know what he'll say

 

[vacerator]

To Tortoise on that turquoise Kenmore

Closer inspection shows a Whirlpool badge, and the power nozzle is cream color.

 

[coffeecanman]

KirbyCollector

He will say it's not for sale. I've offered to purchase it before, and have a standing offer in the 4-digit range.

 

[floor-a-matic]

CoffeeCanMan how do U know its not for sale?

 

[coffeecanman]

floor-a-matic,

Read my post above.

 

[KirbyCollector01]

I will try to find my own
and make it like new again
It will be a challenge but I know I can get one.

 

[vacerator]

country squire

Family transportation, perfect for vacation. That's what it said on the flyer, country squire.

 

[delaneymeegan]

Yes, it's approximately a 1982-1988 Ford LTD Country Squire wagon.

Back then, we had a new 1983 LTD Wagon, in that same color brown.
The Country Squire designation was more deluxe than the base LTD, and included the wood panels on the side.

I think my favorite station wagon is the Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park Wagon from 1980 to 1988. Other than the tail lights and front grille, it's basically the same as the Country Squire, but it was the top of the line and even had carriage lights.

 

[vacerator]

Grand Marquis, Colony park

Yes, Delainymeegan, Poor mans Lincolns. very nice indeed, especially 1973 through '78.
In 1957, '58, longest wheelbase station wagon, period.