The North Canton Vac In 2007

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Here is Corey with his new Hoover poster...yeah!

 

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Here is the whole gang after our great trip to the Hoover Historical Center in sunny North Canton. Rose and Jo were our guides today. We thank them for allowing us to "take over" for the afternoon.

 

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Here we are back home again now that we have visited Morrison's Sweeper and the HHC. Wow what a day so far. Now we have the glam shot of some of our finds... a bicentennial Eureka and an ESP Eureka plus LOADS of bags...I found some nice original Hoover Commercial bags and LARK bags among others...Hoover tool sets...lots of stuff! Thanks Ed!

 

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Here is Corey using Jimmy's Firestone Apex...Jeff looks on...

 

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Here I am with my Hoover "beer cozy" full of "dots"...which machines will suck up the most dots???? Ok gentlemen start your engines!!

 

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Wow check out that sweeping action on the Firestone...

 

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Here is Jeff's 1953 Royal...wow what a great machine...it just inhaled the dots. It is very manuverable as it only uses one stationary rear wheel. This machine really cleaned well and sounded great. It is built to last a lifetime. Thanks Jeff for bringing it to share.

 

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Here is our very own Buffalo Joe watching the cleaning action of his beautifully restored Kirby Classic III...hey where did the dots go???? He and little Glenn had a vacuum-o-rama earlier with Joe using his Singer and little two year old Glenn using the Kirby...wow did they clean that rug!

 

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Here is the gang again...this time joined by Jimmy the washer guy! Jimmy is checking out Corey's tricked out Hoover Guardsman circa 1984 with the CWP brushroll. Jimmy seemed to enjoy himself here. Jimmy says "Hey there is no place to put the detergent!...but very cool!" Thanks to Jimmy for bringing the Firestone Apex and his unused brand new Wards Signature canister. (aka Eureka Princess)

 

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Here is Corey doing a Riccar demo...everyone loved the Brilliance machine. It was very well demonstrated and better yet, it was a very well built vacuum MADE in the USA and it picked up dots like crazy! You guys gotta check one of these machines out. It just goes to show you that a well made vacuum CAN be made right here. Thanks Corey for your expertise on this one!

 

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

 

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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.