It's been a while since I looked at your website, Charles. Really enjoyed seeing it again.
I love the story on the last page, about Fumi's Model F! Very very cool.
When I was a kid, the neighbor across the street gave me a nice Model R, with a cloth bag in it and the "early donut style" cordwinder, no louvered cover and a black Belden cord. I remember wrapping the entire hose, from end to end, in duct tape, trying to get it to seal. Eventually the little front roller wheels broke from my careless handling. It's long gone now. Oh well...
Miss seeing the other sections of your site. Hopefully someday they will be back online!
-Owen