Thrifting and Gifting in North Canton, Ohio
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I like that 541 Charles, and yes, where is Dave?
myhooverco
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Dave...
Thanks for stopping by yesterday. It was a lot of fun doing some thrifting. You were a very lucky guy to go home with TWO Roll Easys! This just goes to show you that you just never know what can be found if you get out there and look! Thank you Dave too for dinner Sunday evening.
The plastic lawnmower is a funny story. Heather ran over Glenn's toy mower. He was devastated totally. I just do not know how she managed to miss that bright red and yellow toy in the green grass. Anyway, Dave and I found the exact same toy mower at a thrift store (the same one that had the Roll Easy) and it cost me a whole $4. Glenn is happily "mowing" the grass again now.
I had a blast playing with Dave's "VacUTronic". I will have to find one of these gizmoes for myself.
Thanks again Dave for stopping by to visit. Congrats on your finds.
--Tom
Thanks for stopping by yesterday. It was a lot of fun doing some thrifting. You were a very lucky guy to go home with TWO Roll Easys! This just goes to show you that you just never know what can be found if you get out there and look! Thank you Dave too for dinner Sunday evening.
The plastic lawnmower is a funny story. Heather ran over Glenn's toy mower. He was devastated totally. I just do not know how she managed to miss that bright red and yellow toy in the green grass. Anyway, Dave and I found the exact same toy mower at a thrift store (the same one that had the Roll Easy) and it cost me a whole $4. Glenn is happily "mowing" the grass again now.
I had a blast playing with Dave's "VacUTronic". I will have to find one of these gizmoes for myself.
Thanks again Dave for stopping by to visit. Congrats on your finds.
--Tom
Mystery solved, and
Wow, that's a gorgeous brick house your neighbors have there Pete!
Wow, that's a gorgeous brick house your neighbors have there Pete!
You crossed the line CharlesRichard!
The Dave and his Subaru are once again headed eastward with instructions on where the local GoodWill is located wherein lurks a blue/white metal bodied Eureka I saw there yesterday and left for him to snag. As well hopefully still a Rainbow awaits further down the byway in the next little town
aeoliandave
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Home and Car unburdened - dinners heating up...
Just started raining but I did manage to get the traditional obligatory driveway Beauty Shot. But not the U.S.A stuff - that was hustled inside the house as the first drops began to spatter down. Later...
Here we see what got tossed in the car on the Canadian side only, and came out of the car first.
I did find the places, Pete. Left the Eureka behind. However...
Found a nice miniature Vornado Fan at Value Village for 3.99. Always wanted one but could never find a nice one. This one is perfect. Speed control dial on the back of the motor pod, no bent grill bars. I think it didn't sell because folks would plug it in and it didn't turn. That was only because the original plug had an internal wire separation. I pressed the cord into the plug head and of course, it ran. So I took it to the counter, showed them how it would not run and got it for a dollar.. Just put a replacement plug on it and its on the floor beside be silently whipping up a blasting breeze. Whee!
I guess we can all identify the rest of the stuff...
A GE floor polisher with the cord cut off from curbside trash in Pete's neighborhood. He told me about seeing it when I arrived yesterday so we drove around and I tossed it in. Thing is, I have this polisher but not with such a nice handle.
The usual ubiquitous Kenmore canister with taped up power hose I drove past on the St Clair River road from the ferry landing to Pete's house.
Pete gave me the Dial-a-matic and the Hoover Windtunnel. Missing its bagless dust jug it was destined for the trash. I took it to salvage the cord and tools and bitz. Nice hose material, too. Then I will trash it. But wait...it has double counter-rotating brushes. ??? wtf? I'm sitting here thinking I will get the double brush head running then graft it on to a more worthy bagged Hoover upright. Just for good cheap fun LOL
So, the Raindow D3 is quite nice with both wand sets, two hoses, one with the power cord for the power nozzle. Only the floor brush and the sprayer with it, tho. Both hoses have taped repairs at one end but that's easy to slice off and rescrew into the affected end. It was different enough from my d$ that I couldn't just leave it there in Petrolia.
Pete, I spent two hours taking the full tour of the Petrolia heritage site. You follow that road by the bridge back through the park and emerge in a large working oil firld. Theyhvae moved several ancient buildings back there and have a full working 1870s Oil pumping setup, with the shaker lines running from the power house out to 8 pumps around the property, that has huge great flywheels and belts as well as a working carpentry shop running off overhead pulleys and belts. very impressive place and only $5 gets you the full walking tour. Well, I was the only person there besides the very well informed lad, home from University, that conducts the tour. The buildings have been set out like a small village, with a church and a schoolhouse, all moved there 10 years ago. I'lll have to make a new thread all about my visit there. Highly recomended tourist stop. better than the displays at Oil City in north western Pennsylvania. And its a documented fact that Canada can rightfully claim the first successful well as well as the first gusher to be tapped in North America - by a six month lead.
Up front, a selection of vacuum tools including the weirdly shaped SEARS white crevice tool, a turquoise Compact crevice tool to match the upholstery nozzle from Pete, and in front of that, a dark green/black two piece Bakelite Demother of unknown brand...the larger end has a small keyway like for a Compact. But the bore and opposite tapered end are too small for the standard wands like Compact, Airway or Electrolux.
Rainbow guy threw in the Westinghouse hand vac, as it has no cord nor belt access cap. I have this same model with w rotted bag and bristless brush so I am pleased to have this parts donor vacuum.
So, that's the end-of-trek Canadian side haul.
Just started raining but I did manage to get the traditional obligatory driveway Beauty Shot. But not the U.S.A stuff - that was hustled inside the house as the first drops began to spatter down. Later...
Here we see what got tossed in the car on the Canadian side only, and came out of the car first.
I did find the places, Pete. Left the Eureka behind. However...
Found a nice miniature Vornado Fan at Value Village for 3.99. Always wanted one but could never find a nice one. This one is perfect. Speed control dial on the back of the motor pod, no bent grill bars. I think it didn't sell because folks would plug it in and it didn't turn. That was only because the original plug had an internal wire separation. I pressed the cord into the plug head and of course, it ran. So I took it to the counter, showed them how it would not run and got it for a dollar.. Just put a replacement plug on it and its on the floor beside be silently whipping up a blasting breeze. Whee!
I guess we can all identify the rest of the stuff...
A GE floor polisher with the cord cut off from curbside trash in Pete's neighborhood. He told me about seeing it when I arrived yesterday so we drove around and I tossed it in. Thing is, I have this polisher but not with such a nice handle.
The usual ubiquitous Kenmore canister with taped up power hose I drove past on the St Clair River road from the ferry landing to Pete's house.
Pete gave me the Dial-a-matic and the Hoover Windtunnel. Missing its bagless dust jug it was destined for the trash. I took it to salvage the cord and tools and bitz. Nice hose material, too. Then I will trash it. But wait...it has double counter-rotating brushes. ??? wtf? I'm sitting here thinking I will get the double brush head running then graft it on to a more worthy bagged Hoover upright. Just for good cheap fun LOL
So, the Raindow D3 is quite nice with both wand sets, two hoses, one with the power cord for the power nozzle. Only the floor brush and the sprayer with it, tho. Both hoses have taped repairs at one end but that's easy to slice off and rescrew into the affected end. It was different enough from my d$ that I couldn't just leave it there in Petrolia.
Pete, I spent two hours taking the full tour of the Petrolia heritage site. You follow that road by the bridge back through the park and emerge in a large working oil firld. Theyhvae moved several ancient buildings back there and have a full working 1870s Oil pumping setup, with the shaker lines running from the power house out to 8 pumps around the property, that has huge great flywheels and belts as well as a working carpentry shop running off overhead pulleys and belts. very impressive place and only $5 gets you the full walking tour. Well, I was the only person there besides the very well informed lad, home from University, that conducts the tour. The buildings have been set out like a small village, with a church and a schoolhouse, all moved there 10 years ago. I'lll have to make a new thread all about my visit there. Highly recomended tourist stop. better than the displays at Oil City in north western Pennsylvania. And its a documented fact that Canada can rightfully claim the first successful well as well as the first gusher to be tapped in North America - by a six month lead.
Up front, a selection of vacuum tools including the weirdly shaped SEARS white crevice tool, a turquoise Compact crevice tool to match the upholstery nozzle from Pete, and in front of that, a dark green/black two piece Bakelite Demother of unknown brand...the larger end has a small keyway like for a Compact. But the bore and opposite tapered end are too small for the standard wands like Compact, Airway or Electrolux.
Rainbow guy threw in the Westinghouse hand vac, as it has no cord nor belt access cap. I have this same model with w rotted bag and bristless brush so I am pleased to have this parts donor vacuum.
So, that's the end-of-trek Canadian side haul.
aeoliandave
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Tools close up
The white floor nozzle in front of the DAM - don't know what its from but it is enameled cast aluminum with a sprung wood brush strip, rollers and a rubber bump guard. Cast in boxed intitials are FSP.
The white floor nozzle in front of the DAM - don't know what its from but it is enameled cast aluminum with a sprung wood brush strip, rollers and a rubber bump guard. Cast in boxed intitials are FSP.
aeoliandave
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The aforementioned Eureka with blue trims still at Sarnia Goodwill.
aeoliandave
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Talked him down to $30 for Rainbow and all those odd tool bits and Westinghouse free.
aeoliandave
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I must correct a mistake here.
I gave the wrong name for Debbie's husband. It's Debbie and Eric Staufer, with one F.
Here's Debbie with her favorite quicker picker upper.
On Monday, after going to the Hartsville Giant Flea Market Tom sent me to (Tom, did you get the package I placed in your mailbox?) and doing a fast tour of the Stan Hywet Gardens in full bloom...and wanting to get to Sandusky & outrun the coming storm system, I realized I was almost back at Debbie's as I diagonaled toward Sandusky. So I stopped there briefly to tell them my lucky tale of finding another Roll-Easy...and get Eric's correct name.
They are totally taken with the VCCC website and forum and indicated they were planning to come by the Convention.
(and so, as embarrassing and off-putting as the extended behaviour exhibited about the Photoshop joke is, I am glad it has perpetuated itself in a separate thread than this happy one, which introduced two potential new members to what I was trumpeting as a great group of enthusiastically positive Hobby people. I do hope the Staufers will not be dissuaded.)
I gave the wrong name for Debbie's husband. It's Debbie and Eric Staufer, with one F.
Here's Debbie with her favorite quicker picker upper.
On Monday, after going to the Hartsville Giant Flea Market Tom sent me to (Tom, did you get the package I placed in your mailbox?) and doing a fast tour of the Stan Hywet Gardens in full bloom...and wanting to get to Sandusky & outrun the coming storm system, I realized I was almost back at Debbie's as I diagonaled toward Sandusky. So I stopped there briefly to tell them my lucky tale of finding another Roll-Easy...and get Eric's correct name.
They are totally taken with the VCCC website and forum and indicated they were planning to come by the Convention.
(and so, as embarrassing and off-putting as the extended behaviour exhibited about the Photoshop joke is, I am glad it has perpetuated itself in a separate thread than this happy one, which introduced two potential new members to what I was trumpeting as a great group of enthusiastically positive Hobby people. I do hope the Staufers will not be dissuaded.)
I've got that funkified white Sears crevice tool on my cheapie Kenmore, it's a pretty machine. I love your Dial-A-Matic and all the other bits are pretty tasty too.
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...and so, as embarrassing and off-putting as the extended behaviour exhibited about the Photoshop joke is....
The Photoshop art was NOT a JOKE. It was intended as a sad and jarring commentary on what has gone on with the Hoover Company.
I'm not going to continue going on about this, but I do need to make that clarification. I really must make sure that that is clear in everyone's minds.
Thank you.
The Photoshop art was NOT a JOKE. It was intended as a sad and jarring commentary on what has gone on with the Hoover Company.
I'm not going to continue going on about this, but I do need to make that clarification. I really must make sure that that is clear in everyone's minds.
Thank you.
I am talking about The Former Home Of Hoover Appliances picture CharlesRichard.
aeoliandave
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Heather ran over Glenn's toy mower...
Actually, as I understand it, Heather ran over Glenn's mower with her Lawn Mower...the gas one with the really sharp whirling blade...and shredded off the front corner.
Actually, as I understand it, Heather ran over Glenn's mower with her Lawn Mower...the gas one with the really sharp whirling blade...and shredded off the front corner.
The white floor nozzle in front of the DAM is from an older Kenmore canister.
I'm glad Glenn has his little mower back, what a lucky find!
aeoliandave
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Thanks Gary...Certainly have a few Kenmores around here. and so can I assume the two other white SEARS tools came probably from the same vacuum?
Now about that lovely green bakelite mothamizerlator...
Now about that lovely green bakelite mothamizerlator...
Yes I think they did!
I am sorry.
Anyone see that beautiful but not completely original Roll-Easy on eBay? I'm not posting a link, but what a sight it is!
camelotshadow
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Nice vac
Seems there r many roll easy fans
Guess, I';ll never try that one
but I got a few nice gems & happy to have them in my collection
Seems there r many roll easy fans
Guess, I';ll never try that one
but I got a few nice gems & happy to have them in my collection
aeoliandave
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Thanks for the heads-up, Alan. Unoriginal partz include the tools, chrome wands and hose from a Swiveltop. Naturally I am watching it with great interest. 5 days to go and its already hit $200 in 21 bids. This one will be the record setter, I expect.
Makes mine look like a genuine bargain, as mine has at least the correct wands & tools, doubles of some accessories, about a decade's worth of bags and didn't hit $200 until 46 bids just over one day to auction end.
Canister is in great condition, tho, as this pic from the auction notice shows. which is basically what I got for another $14 ovber the weekend. LOL
Makes mine look like a genuine bargain, as mine has at least the correct wands & tools, doubles of some accessories, about a decade's worth of bags and didn't hit $200 until 46 bids just over one day to auction end.
Canister is in great condition, tho, as this pic from the auction notice shows. which is basically what I got for another $14 ovber the weekend. LOL
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Dave If you want to sell or trade for that beautiful Hoover Auto Drive I would definitely be interested as that is one of the Elite clones I've been looking for for a while. Shoot me an email.
aeoliandave
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Gosh Matt, sorry. I really want to keep this one as it represents the next Power Drive iteration after the Concept, in a sleek enclosed bag case with on board tools and hose. Tom said that he would get it if I didn't so that clued me in to what a keeper it is. Nice rounded square design before they went all 'bar-of-soap/astronaut helmet organic' & cheaper made.
This one was very well used - has way worn down brushroll, will need new belts but mainly it needs a new cable - this one is metal fatigue snapped off at the lever mount on the motor.
Did a quick&dirty join last night and got it shifting but that cable is now only hanging by a few strands.
This one was very well used - has way worn down brushroll, will need new belts but mainly it needs a new cable - this one is metal fatigue snapped off at the lever mount on the motor.
Did a quick&dirty join last night and got it shifting but that cable is now only hanging by a few strands.
