Tom.
My pets were my kids too, nice puppy, give Mr. zakk a hug from me.
My favorite Hoover is the 541. I remember when I went to Los Angeles to see Stan, he lived next door to the apartment building owned by Mae West. I remember he took me to the basement where there were hundreds of boxes. Bags, attachments, hoses, and perhaps machines, all packed and staked, it was amazing.
My late partner, Charles, was quite impressed that I knew Stan. When he and I attended the Convention in 2006, he had to tour the Fox theater, and I mean to the top floor. Meeting Stan was a special treat for him. Sad to say Charles passed away a few weeks later, July 2. I'm convinced he stayed alive to meet Stan.
Here's a pic. of Charles at the convention in 2005, held in Los Angeles. He'd just bought his first vacuum cleaner, a 1930 upright Health-Mor, but was using this Electro Hygine in a cleaning contest as I looked on.
