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I only have one vintage vac, a Kirby D80 bought from a certain Mr Brown and soon to be the property of Turbo500!

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You are selling your only vintage Vacuum Cleaner Paul!? Everybody needs an old one every now and then...

Oh well, Chris will be happy I'm sure, it looks great!
 
Eureka 1784B. Got it at a yard sale for $3. Spent about $9 on bag, belt, filter. It runs beautifully, mint condition. It's a keeper! All attachments were in great condition, was missing the crevice tool so I found one laying around the house, looks like a Eureka one, only thing is it's black. I do have another white crevice tool, it has the same exact texture pattern that the other 3 onboard attachments have on this unit, but the its more square and really thick plastic on the outside where it would slide onto the hose so it doesn't fit so nicely in the onboard tool storage, and I don't want any damage to occur to the tool door so I'm using the black one.

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Very little rust on bottom plate. VGII agitator is in great condition. I like older vacs but only about as far back as early 70's when the first power head canisters appear. Power team canisters are my favorite.

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1956 Kenmore

I Can not understand why that style of canister vacuum never took off and became the standard, easy to move around the house, the hose and even a PN could be stored on the machine with ease making it a truly versatile vacuum. We often have the debate upright vs canister with PN and if that's what canisters looked like they would have the versatility sorted.
Ken I really like that machine
 
Ken Kart...

The main problem was the weight of it, with the accessory cordwinder, which mine has, and all the tools on board it weighs about thirty pounds! Its fine as long as there are no steps to deal with!!, But yes, it is a very practical idea, I have always loved it, hence my user name on here, my real name, by the way , is Hans.
 
Hey Hans - actually it isnt the only Kenmore with a curved lower wand - the Kenmore C898.285 from 1954/55 also had one. I believe they were only sold in the Canadian Simpson Sears stores though, as they were the same machine as the Mistral shown below (Which was sold by Simpsons before they created Simpson Sears).

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Rob - I love your green Eureka Power Team!

I never owned one, but I have always wondered: Which part of the hose handle is meant to be held while vacuuming carpets with the power nozzle? It seems that the power cord is connected to the hose just at the spot where you would want to hold the handle, which to my mind makes it a bit of a shock hazard (especially if your hand is a bit wet from washing something). Holding the handle lower down would make some sense, but then you have to hold onto the power cord as well. Holding the handle by the plastic part (where the cord connects) seems a bit awkward too.

Any thoughts?

Eurekaprince Brian
 
My pride and joy

I have had this Spencer Turbine Jr. for over 20 years, and it still runs great. Hope you like it. Hopester

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Hi Eurekaprince Brian

I always hang onto the white part of the hose. Yes the power head does plug into that part but the only vibration I feel is coming from the fact that there is a VGII brushroll beating on the carpet in a RotoMatic power nozzle. Eureka has used that hose style on several models through the years including Powerline and World Vacs. On the Worldvacs, the hose was black, on this Eureka its white. I guess I could try holding onto the metal just below the hose and above the suction regulator, but the hose is my normal spot. I have no problem with it. The white hose is permanently attached to that approximate 10" section of chrome plated metal with the suction regulator valve on it. So the hose doesn't move.
The power cord hangs in the air between where it plugs into the white hose receptacle and the cord hook on the about 5" from the top of the extension wand. So, no if I was to grasp and push the powerhead from the metal tube, then the power cord would be below my hand, not in it. Now if this was a Kenmore non gas pump style, electic hose, it's a different story. The Kenmore is quite awkward and uncomfortable to use. On a Kenmore electric style hose, which I'll try to find a picture of, the receptacle meets the plug at the top of the wands, so when the user attaches the hose, the power head cord goes right in as well, similar to many central vacuum sets, however, then the power cord travels up the bottom of the chrome plated metal encased in thick plastic cover until where it meets a grey colored plastic adapter for the actual electic hose. This makes the Kenmores natural handle hold spot the thick gray plastic which is actually too thick and cumbersome, I don't find that hose comfortable at all.

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My favorite vintage vacuum

Is my Rainbow D2.  Almost complete except it didn't have the sprayer.  Will get one eventually.  The hose that came with it is stiff, and has a tacky feel to it, so I bought a new one for use, and am keeping the old one for display only purposes.  Also, does anyone know if a 4 quart basin was ever made for this model?

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