Seeking Eureka Express information
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eurekaprince
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Interesting - never saw a black original Eureka Disturbulator with white bristles. Kind of matches the whole colour scheme nicely....
Personally, I think it is debateable whether the Vibra Groomer III and the Quadraflex agitators have "beater bars" per se. The bars that stiffen the 4 rows of bristles on both these brush rolls never really hit the carpet fibres. Only the reinforced bristles make contact. I am sure there is a slight difference in the quality of the "hit" between being whacked by a row of stiff bristles and being whacked by a solid row of metal or plastic. But I think the difference in the resulting dirt removal is neglible. The proof is now seen in the high performing bar-less brush rolls of current Hoover uprights - a good stiff row of bristles beats the carpet just as well.
I don't think the Rally ever had the old fashioned RotoMatic power nozzles. All Rallys came with the Express power nozzle. It's possible that some Rallys had a VGIII - perhaps the TOL machines. More likely they all came with basic brushrolls as a cheaper alternative to the Express machines.
Regarding Union Electric motors. Kind of makes sense since the Eureka Williams Company became a division of National Union Electric at some point - it's in all their literature from the time including at the very bottom of most Eureka Williams print ads. I guess this is the corporate entity from which Sweden's Electrolux bought the Eureka division.
Personally, I think it is debateable whether the Vibra Groomer III and the Quadraflex agitators have "beater bars" per se. The bars that stiffen the 4 rows of bristles on both these brush rolls never really hit the carpet fibres. Only the reinforced bristles make contact. I am sure there is a slight difference in the quality of the "hit" between being whacked by a row of stiff bristles and being whacked by a solid row of metal or plastic. But I think the difference in the resulting dirt removal is neglible. The proof is now seen in the high performing bar-less brush rolls of current Hoover uprights - a good stiff row of bristles beats the carpet just as well.
I don't think the Rally ever had the old fashioned RotoMatic power nozzles. All Rallys came with the Express power nozzle. It's possible that some Rallys had a VGIII - perhaps the TOL machines. More likely they all came with basic brushrolls as a cheaper alternative to the Express machines.
Regarding Union Electric motors. Kind of makes sense since the Eureka Williams Company became a division of National Union Electric at some point - it's in all their literature from the time including at the very bottom of most Eureka Williams print ads. I guess this is the corporate entity from which Sweden's Electrolux bought the Eureka division.
rugsucker
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Rally
I think I have seen a red and green Rally both with the older nozzle.As with many things this could have been different for Canada.Rally/Express are rarely seen now and will often have problems such as the missing buttons seen above.They were nice canisters with good attachments.--Does anyone have a 'family' of Eurekas from this era with Express,Rally,Mighty Mite,Ultra,Precision?If so could make a nice group portrait with some of Eurekas best styling.--I remember one magazine add that showed a 50s Eureka tank as the old,outdated vac that could be replaced with the new,modern Eureka.l
I think I have seen a red and green Rally both with the older nozzle.As with many things this could have been different for Canada.Rally/Express are rarely seen now and will often have problems such as the missing buttons seen above.They were nice canisters with good attachments.--Does anyone have a 'family' of Eurekas from this era with Express,Rally,Mighty Mite,Ultra,Precision?If so could make a nice group portrait with some of Eurekas best styling.--I remember one magazine add that showed a 50s Eureka tank as the old,outdated vac that could be replaced with the new,modern Eureka.l
durango159
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Eureka Rally with Rotomac VGII head
EurekaPrince, as soon as I read your post I thought about this video on youtube which I was so sure was a rally and Rotomatic head.
EurekaPrince, as soon as I read your post I thought about this video on youtube which I was so sure was a rally and Rotomatic head.
eurekaprince
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Wow. There it is - a Rally with an older Roto-Matic power nozzle! That is so strange to see! I thought the last of those bulky powerheads were connected to the last of the Sweet Sixteen/Quiet Kleen/Ironside canisters....go know!
It would be interesting to see if any Express canisters - low end, I would guess - were ever sold with one of those older style power nozzles. Maybe Eureka had a backlog of these in a warehouse somewhere and they needed to get rid of them. That power nozzle and the Rally were from completely different time periods. It would be like offering a cassette tape deck in a Ford Focus...
It would be interesting to see if any Express canisters - low end, I would guess - were ever sold with one of those older style power nozzles. Maybe Eureka had a backlog of these in a warehouse somewhere and they needed to get rid of them. That power nozzle and the Rally were from completely different time periods. It would be like offering a cassette tape deck in a Ford Focus...
eurekaprince
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Jimmy - if you look at the back flap of the book called "How to Beat Housework by Eureka", you will see a very nice photo of the latest 1988 line-up of Eureka vacs: a blue Ultra, a red Precision, a black Electronic Express, an orange MightyMite, a white Quick Up stick vac and a white hand vac. I'll scan and post the pic when I get the chance.
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