The Eureka Model E1860

[rugsucker]

Keith,

I am working with local seller ISASCHU52 as I posted in super market.After I find,check,clean and describe items we then take pictures with him then doing all other as I find MORE from a near endless supply.
Brian,
I think the adjuster dial moved suction to or away from beater strips to either clean "3 times faster" or stop the NOISE.

 

[keither]

@ Brian : Thanks for the history on the Empress That vibra-beat tool is probably one of the worst attachments ever made for a vacuum cleaner. I tried it in hopes for a change of heart and it not only sounds awful, but it’s difficult to use . I will keep it for display purposes only

 

[eurekaprince]

Jimmy - that’s a really funny way to describe the Vibra-Clean dial: either “clean 3 times faster” or “stop the noise”!

 

[countryguy]

Here's my Empress II

Gary

 

[keither]

@ Gary : Gary thanks for adding your Empress II to this thread ! Your machine is absolutely gorgeous !!!

 

[kenkart]

I have the early Empress

It has a unique motor like no other, Its upside down like a GE motor but was built by Lamb, its 2 speed and very powerful.

 

[countryguy]

Thanks Keith!

 

[keither]

@ Gary : Your welcome ! Hands down that has to be one of the best Empress II Vacs I've ever seen

 

[eurekaprince]

This Eureka reminds me of how much I prefer a foot-operated power pedal that is low to the ground on on the front of the cleaner. This location offers lots of benefits: easier to operate with your foot without losing your balance (the current Miele-style pedals on so many canisters cause me to lose my balance), easier to turn vac on and off while sitting on its end, and also you can’t accidentally confuse it for a cord rewind pedal.

The trend of putting a pair of almost identical pedals (power and cord rewind) on the top of the back of the canister is really annoying: they are too high off the ground causing some users to lose their balance while standing on one foot, they can be confused and I often hit the cord rewind pedal accidentally if I can’t clearly see the button label, and you have to feel your way to the correct button if you want to turn the vac off or on while it’s sitting on end. The latter issue is obviously solved with an electrified hose and power button on the hose handle, but that always complicates the design and makes the cleaner more prone to breakdowns.

Here’s a problem for Miele to solve in their next line-up of canisters!!!

 

[rugsucker]

"foot operated power pedal"

In the early 50s GE showed the housewife that the Swivel Top switch could be operated just by raising the toe of her high heel shoes.
Do we never learn anything from the past??

 

[eurekaprince]

Haha! Imagine an advertisement showing a 50’s housewife trying to balance on a high heeled shoe while attempting to turn off her Miele C3 or Hoover Dimension with the other foot! Come to think of it, most cylinder Electroluxes or GEs or Hoovers of the 1950’s had the power button on the very top of the cleaner body....requiring a high-heeled balancing act.

 

[countryguy]

Keith,

I bought the Empress II on Ebay. The seller told me that it was kept in their family's vacation home and rarely ever used. Unfortunately the original cloth hose leaked like a sieve so I did replace it.

Gary

 

[keither]

Hi Gary

Thanks for sharing the history! Its in excellent condition! Did it come with the original box ?

 

[countryguy]

No it did not come with the original box. The one thing I have noticed is that it does leak dust right where the hose meets the dust bag collar. I am using an original bag.

Gary

 

[keither]

Hi Gary. What style bags do you use? I’ve used the Eureka Style B bags for my other Empress vacs but I received the original Eureka Style S bags with my E1860.

 

[countryguy]

Keith,

I just checked and it is a style S bag made by Rubber Maid that is in the machine.

Gary

 

[keither]

Gottcha Gary

 

[countryguy]

Maybe the original Eureka style bags would work better.

 

[keither]

Maybe It might be better than the bag your currently using . Greg I was going to test the use of a hepa cloth bag for mine. A face book member who actually uses them for his Wards branded Empress made the suggestion, but I did not get around to trying them out. I will test them next week and let you know.