Tell us your favourite vacuum memory- like that vac you grew up with etc...

[tolivac]

The guys that I knew who had the machineguns bought the case lot ammo-or bulk ammne has a .50 machine gun-he does not handload for that!He did have a linker-so he could link loose ammo.-and he saved the links after shooting it.
Off reloading-my best vacuum memories would have been the Kirby that was bought by the parents the year I was born-1951-was bought from a DTD salesman in Dayon,Ohio-my Mom told me about the machine-she liked using it either as an upright or canister.My Dad go in trouble in using it as a sparyer for apaying varnish on some wall paneling-got the vacuum messed up bigtime-my Dad took it to Kirby for refurbishment-believe it didn't cost anything back then.He then bought an air compressor from Sears to use in future sprayer projects.
another vacuum memory would be my Stepmoms pink "wheelbarrow" canister-it didn't have the powernozzle-remember the power jack on the machine for it.Used the Kenmore along with the Kirby for our vacuum duties.We dumpted the Kirby in the plantbeds.The Kenmore had HUGE paper bags-took awhile to fill them up.

 

[ultralux88]

FAVORITE memory? Oh my, so many to choose from...

Of all the machines that really mesmerized me at an early age, Grandma's, and then some other relatives, central vac always blew my mind. Have memories farther back than I can remember of that thing, plug the hose in and instant suction!

I also remember the first Electrolux I saw (and used) a 1205 at a church in Nebraska that a lot of my relatives out there go to. I loved it because it was quiet, and I liked that about it.

And then there was the time my Aunt gave me a Kirby Classic, my first vacuum, and I still have it.

And I also remember the day I saw something that looked like a "canister Kirby". A canister vacuum with a massive inflating bag, mind blown again... I guess that was the day I became fascinated with commercial monstrosities, starting with the Pig.

 

[tolivac]

The first time I saw the "Pig" was at a bank---It was being used after it closed-fantastic sight-the janitor was vacuuming the carpet.Got the idea of getting one for myself and the radio station I worked for-vacuumed out their studios and transmitters with it!

 

[oldskoolguy]

Pig at a bank huh?

Well, if there was a pig being used at a bank, I guess you could say the place was a piggy bank!
*ba dum tss* (okay, that was a really lame pun)

 

[tolivac]

Yes,wonder if that bank "pig" picked up any money!!!???It had the dump bag on the machine.I exclaimed to a friend who was with me---"Look at the bag in the Bank!" A woman was using the ATM at the bank where the pig was working and gave us both a dirty look!We didn't mean her-but the vacuum!My friend loved the pig.Sometime he was going to get one of his own.On some of the transmitter-studio clean jobs at a station he worked for-he would say-"help me out!! Bring the BAG!!"So I did was extra money cleaning their transmitter and fixing problems in it.One time vacuumed out a whole paper bag of stuff from the owners TV transmitter.He was shocked!This stuff got past the air filters-the transmitter had a 7 hp blower and a 1 Hp one-so they could suck in and blow the air.Cooled the tubes and cavities.