The Eureka whirlwind is now more than 20 years old.

[vacuumdevil]

A look at the Eureka whirlwind a Bagless nightmare from over 20 years ago.

 

[desiredname]

Nice, I once refurbished one. I can't believe how easily the shroud clogs on these. One of the worst cyclonic systems ever in my opinion haha.

 

[dysonman1]

Dyson's patents were still in force when the engineers at Electrolux in Sweden were trying to come up with a bagless so as not to lose more market share to Fantom. The first Eureka bagless with that awful set-up was sold by Sears as well as carried the Eureka badge but was not made in the USA.

 

[thatwasherguy]

I have the bagged version of this machine...

And while it’s not the greatest vacuum in the universe, it’s not the worst, either, especially when you consider that it only cost around $200 in today’s money. (I can’t speak for the bagless models, though, as I’ve never used one, though I imagine they wouldn’t perform as well.) I think it’s safe to say that they (the bagged versions) are certainly better than a lot of the stuff at big box stores these days. My parents had a bagged version too, and it lasted 17 years. (Mind you, the house is mostly carpet, so it saw a lot of use.) I doubt you’d see that from most box store vacs today.
Thatwasherguy.

 

[eurekaprince]

It’s interesting that this was not the first vacuum to sport the name “Whirlwind”. There was an old vintage British non-electric vacuum called The Whirlwind which created suction by pushing and pulling the nozzle which rotated the wheels that spun the suction fan inside.

 

[eurekaprince]

And here it is in a Youtube video...the Whirlwind Suction Sweeper from the 1920's...