EurekaPrince, i have the same feeling about the 60s-70s Eureka's as you.We didnt have one, but alot of neighbors and relatives did, and i remember being facintated with the different makes and models,,and attachments,,and who had what. HA,guess it didnt take much to amuze me as a kid.
The VibraBeat attachment is really strange, like that one neighbor lady who wore one out,within just a few years, but then now,all these years later, you will still find them in very good condition. Must have something to do with the kind and thickness of carpet they were used on, and how much use/abuse they took. I guess we have to keep in mind that alot of the shag, and even regular carpets back then were very very thick and heavy.
Another thing that facinated me as a kid was many neighbors had Central Vac. There was a Beam dealer in the town, so most everyone that had Central Vac, had a Beam, with a brownish hose, and a Preco Power Brush. Plus a rack of attachments that included a Eureka style regular carpet nozzle, the extra long floor brush, and all of the "Deluxe" Eureka made attachments.
I remember thinking that was REALLY cool! haha,,like the ULTIMATE of what you could get in a vacuum cleaner. Why oh why couldnt WE have one of those!
(all we had was a Hoover Connie, and then a DAM powerdrive, which i hated at the time),,i mean, compared to a Beam with all those cool attachments, i thought we were severly lacking in the vacuum department!
Until the advent of E-Bay (where i finally found a Preco), i thought maybe i had just dreamed up such a thing. Was totally facinated with those Preco Power Brushes.
I remember seeing a hand held Hoover version of a Preco in the Hardware store once,and knew it would work on our Connie. Begged my mom and dad to get it,,of course they said NO!!
