PREMIER UPRIGHT!--Today's Goodwill Find

[arh1953]

St. Lucie West Goodwill, which netted me my lovely two tone maroon and white Convertible, the $10.00 Magnavox, a Drexel Projection sideboard from 1958, and this ethereal cream yellow and white with beige bag Premier upright. $7.25 with tax. It is loaded with luxury features-exclusive $1.98 toggle switch for on/off, a metal hook which lowers the handle for cleaning, multi-level carpet adjustment, and the big plastic throw switches on either side of the hood. I thought it looked like one of the 1950s Convertibles from the rear, imagine my surprise when it turned out to be this! Sorry for the washed out pics, I wanted them tonight. Machine has seen very little hard use, and owner's name is crayoned onto the hood. I will try for better pics tomorrow.

 

[arh1953]

The whole thing

I can't figure out how to upright the image in the set that posts into Vacuumland. Apparently there was too much light, the sun was behind me, and the batteries are allright.

 

[funvacfan]

Lucky you!

I've been on the lookout for one of those for awhile now! You just never know what you will find at Goodwill!

Guy

 

[aeoliandave]

Looks very interesting, Alan.

the 'holy halo' effect is the one I get when I morning-breath-fog my glasses after the shower, to polish the lenses or enter a warmer building from the frozen outdoors in winter . Can also occur in a glass lens when the camera is removed from a sweaty shirt pocket. But mostly happens when a cold camera is suddenly moved into a warm environment. Most camera lenses have an anti-fog coating on the outside but the internal focusing lens elements do not. Ultra-fine condensation blooms temporarily until the surface & core temps equalize. so by chance was your camera inside next to or on top of the airconditioner before you went out into the humid Florida air?

Idea #2. Photographers can quickly achieve this effect by shooting through fine gauze or smearing a light coat of Pam or butter over the outside lens for that Hollywood Vaseline Glamour Shot look.

Dave

 

[arh1953]

Dave, you have to be right about the camera lens thing. I keep the camera in a Tupperware container on the floor a few feet away from the air conditioner, which has the air handler mounted under the window. Air blows across the floor. Should be mounted higher.

Anyway, I tried a test shot a minute later in the house, no problem. Thanks for uprighting the pic and darkening it. I uploaded Picasa 3 accidentally months ago, when my sister sent a picture. I can do all kinds of things on that, just not on a lot of the pictures on the Windows album.

 

[vacman117]

you should use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to get that crayon off there if you are going to. It should do the trick.

 

[arh1953]

Petretti Premier

Thanks, I'll try that. I got the 3M Brand erasers at Big Lots one day, that should do it.

 

[kenmore81]

Wow

Looks to be in great condition Alan.I love it!!!

 

[arh1953]

It is very clean, as far as appearance goes, just a little detail work and the magic eraser. I could use a belt too, there might be a new one in the "parts bin" in the Goodwill, quite a few NOS bags and belts. Grocery store brand, Rug Doctor or something.