Somewhat of an Lx Restore

[caligula]

Nice!

Before I bought my house in Napervill, (August, 1985) I lived in the suburb of Lombard, and knew a guy who worked for Belden. He knew I was into vacuum cleaners, and I tried for years to get amswers to the history of them making cords for all sorts of vacuum cleaners. Never got a peep out of him. Too bad, think of the info I could have acquired.

 

[vacuumlad1650]

I really like my 1205, so quiet and powerful. The woven hose doesnt even leak!

 

[fantomfan57]

Props. to Caligula.....

I like your line: "I'm a strong believer that we help each other, and if I can help you locate, or acquire needed parts I will. That's just one more thing we used to do in the early days of the VCCC, members helping each other."

Very cool, hat's off to you.

 

[caligula]

Thanks fantomfan57:

Here's Caligula.

 

[caligula]

The Vacuum Cleaner Collector's Club.

Hi fantonfan57:

Back in August, 1980 I went to the Hoover Historical Center, and came home with tons of material on non electric, early electric and Hoover vacuum cleaners. I didn't know it at the time but I was laying the groundwork for the VCCC.

In September of 82 my friend, and Hoover collector, John Lucia,and I returned to the center, and were given the names of 5 other collectors. As we were leaving I asked john "think we should start a club?" his exact words were, "I doubt if any of these guy's will be interested, but write them and ask." In January of 83 we were up and running.

Our basic concept was to be a teaching club, and resource center, so helping members locate and or acquire parts was what the club was all about.

Long before there was an internet there was the swap-box, the classified section of the newsletter, and here members traded, or acquired parts, machines, and instruction books.

So helping vacuumlad1650 with parts to his model LX is just a throwback of what I've always done.

I'm there for my fellow collector.
Alex Taber.

 

[fantomfan57]

And for that............

I applaud you.

This is what I expected when I heard about this site. As I learn tips, I will share.

 

[vacuumlad1650]

Thats what i love about this site! I learn so much and people here are some of the nicest I know!