I am a new member and love the information and stories, thanks for posting them everyone. Here is a Penncrest model A117 that I recently acquired at an auction. Funny thing is I didn't pay for it! Yes, thats right it was free. After the auction I found myself with a 1976 BMW 2002 (very small for those who don't already know) and a large pile of items that wont even come close to fitting. I requested that they hold the items that didn't fit until tomorrow when I could drive over in my box truck and get the remianing stuff. They said sure, no problem. The next day I arrived and the shop owner volunteered to help me load up. While we were doing just that he said "hey why don't you take this old vacuum too, I can't sell it and I would hate to just throw it in the trash". Of course I said absolutly !!! IOnce I got home I did a quick safty check (make sure it wont catch fire or shock me) and I plugged it in. It ran well but the brushbar didn't turn and it had no headlight. I wiped it down, replaced the bulb, and the belt. It works! What a deal! Cost me about $5 total. Even the cord winder and catch work properly. Score! Now I can't stop looking for more. What have I done? This same thing happened to me one other time, right before I collected 200 tube radios.
