The North Canton Vac In 2007

[myhooverco]

Here is a closer look at the Brilliance...a dual fan (direct and indirect air) machine...very nice!

 

[myhooverco]

Dots versus Riccar...the Riccar won hands down! It is a bagged machine too which is even better!

 

[hoover1060]

looks very nice!

Tom you sure know how to throw a party! loks like a good time, I wish I could have been there.
Thanks for sharing the pics!

 

[luxg]

Thanks Tom so much for sharing all the great pictures. Like Jeff, I wish I could have been there. It is great now to be able to put a face to names. I know that you all had a blast. Terry

 

[swingette]

yes, very nice. good pics. Corey, I'm jealous!

 

[myvacsrock]

i am so jealous! Congrats and i hope you had a wonderful time! You got wonderful finds!

 

[myvacsrock]

corey and tom i hope to hear all about it when i call!

 

[kirbyvacuum]

Tom Thanks for all the wonderful pictures and sharing with us. I wll be calling you soon so you can tell me first hand about your week end. Would have loved to be their. Take care Doug.

 

[buffalo-joe]

Back In New York.....

Well, all good things have to end and I'm now back in Western NY and its snowing! Yuck!!

I has a great time at Tom's. He and his wife were very good hosts. I had a blast vacuuming along side his 2 year old son, Glenn. It was great to finally meet Norm, Corey and Jimmy. It was also good to see Jeff again.

So now all my vacs survived the ride home and the new finds of mine are out in the barn at my workbench awaiting restoration. I did get a nice Hoover Model 67 Convertible from Tom as well as a robin egg blue Hoover Slimline. He even threw in a Denim bagged convertible too. Thanks again, Tom.

Again, I had a great time and it was great to meet some of the members from here in Vacuum Land and Washer Land. Great people. BTW Jimmy and I were talking '67 Whirlpool washers. Has that bug bit me????

Thanks again Tom for the great gathering.

Joe

 

[hygiene903]

That Goes For Me, Too!

I had a great time at Tom's, too!! It was good to see Tom & Heather, Joe, and Norm again, and a pleasure meeting Corey and Jimmy. Also was nice to visit the Hoover Historical Center again, much different from the last time I was there. Morrison's Sweeper Shop was interesting although I didn't find much I was looking for.
Tom & Heather served us a delicious supper of chili and homemade bread, and Norm brought brownies for dessert, and we had fun running vacs and visiting. And Joe wasn't the only one who benefitted from Tom's generosity, as he gave me a Hoover 475, and a pair of wands for my model 40 Lewyt, and went over my Hoover 29, detailing it and replacing the cord guard and belt. The 475 will be a cherished addition to my collection, as it's the only round top Hoover I have, and (in my opinion) one of the two most beautiful models of that style of Hoover.
So THANK YOU TOM, for the fun day, the great food, the beautiful Hoover, and for hosting a great gathering!
Jeff
P.S. Ran into white-out conditions west of Massilon, but other than that, had a good trip home.

 

[kirbyultimateg]

Very nice Tom!

 

[vintagehoover]

hygiene903: I'd love to see photos of your 475! Also, did anyone take any close-up photos of the two early Hoovers that can be seen in the background of the Model O picture?

 

[myhooverco]

Thanks for all of the great messages! I had a great time sharing my collection with some great folks. I am glad that everyone made it home safely with the bad weather. Ohio weather changes at the drop of a hat. I just wish we had more time! It went so fast. I really enjoyed running the vacuums and seeing how each one performed. No one would believe that I had all of those bojacks in my living room! They were great machines and it is real hard to pick a favorite. Thanks Norm for bringing all of your vintage Eureka information. You have an amazing collection of paper there. Thanks to everyone who was there for making it something very memorable. We will have to do this again...maybe when the weather is not so SNOWY!!!

--Tom

 

[normvac]

Great Mini Meet!!

The weekend was fantastic, Thanks to Tom and his wonderfull
family for dealing with all the vacuums, noise and yes, lots
of good laughs too! The food was great but the with the great
company of good friends it was grand dinnig, even at Wendys!
Tom thanks for the 587, 719 (really like that machine) all
vauums are great additions to my collection that just keeps
growing (like jack and his beanstock!). Yes, there was snow
on the way back but it was managable. I would do it again
in an OHio Min.even with the snow and cold!
Hopefully you will not have to do much vacuuming to clean up!
Norm

 

[petek]

Hopefully it can all happen again this summer, I'd love to go see that Historical museum and meet fellow collectors now that I'm not that far away anymore.

 

[hygiene903]

To vintagehoover--

Hello, Jack,
Sorry, but even though I had my camera with me, I didn't get around to taking a shot of the 475. I tried mostly to get pictures of what was going on.
However, one of these days I need to get around to taking pictures of my collection, and when I do, the 475 will definitely be included! By the way--love your website!!
Also wanted to mention that in the photo where I am running my Royal, my model 39 Regina can be seen in the background.
Jeff

 

[vintagehoover]

Thanks Jeff, I look forward to seeing the pictures when you get around to doing some!

PS. I'm glad you like my website! I'm working on some new pages for it at the moment, so keep your eye out for new material in the near future!