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While my Kirbys take pride of place here in the office...

...my GE "Reach-Easy" Swivel Top canister should be listed here. Though I purchased this machine from a seller on eBay about ten years ago, it is the same model that my parents had after they got married in 1954 - and the machine that I can remember playing with as a toddler (I even have old black and white photos of me and the vacuum). My parents' GE was in use until they bought their Kirby Classic in 1970 (when they had avocado plush wall to wall carpeting laid on the first floor).

I should polish the swivel top, the canister has a few scratches here and there, and the attachment dolly is missing its rubber bumper, but all in all, it has held up better than I have, and we are about the same age.

This vac, plus its hose and attachments, live in its storage chest in my bedroom.

Joe

 

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GE "Reach-Easy" Swivel Top

Storage chest. It should have two plastic knob handles on either side, but I have them in a drawer - they are fragile, and I would hate to snap one off while cleaning.

Joe

 

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I can't believe that I am putting this out ...

...for the world to see: a pic of me and the GE when I was almost two years old. A little blurry, but my interest in vacuum cleaners began early!

Joe

 

[thevacuumlover1]

Eurekas

My beloved rare cordaway and "ultra" rare 2010

 

[eurekaprince]

Rob - Thank you very much for that great explanation!

It makes sense to grab the handle on the plastic end of the hose where the cord plugs in. For above the floor cleaning, I guess it's best to hold onto a stretch of the chrome part of the handle....even though your wrist might bump into the cord receptacle a lot.

I actually think the "gas pump" handle created for the Eureka Express is the nicest, most compact and comfortable power nozzle hose handle I've seen - not too bulky at all like the Panasonics, Kenmores and Hoovers of the 1980's!

 

[durango159]

Eureka Prince,

I vacuumed tonight with my 1784B. I tried holding onto the chrome metal, just didn't work out nearly as comfortable as using the white plastic part where the power nozzle cord plugs in. However when using crevice tool, I sometimes help guide the hose on the chrome, but generally speaking I hold the plastic part.

I have never used a Eureka Express. I have watched youtube videos of them and seen a couple on eBay but never actually purchased or used one. I would really like to get my hands on one for a good deal and good condition. On Wednesday I sold a Hoover PowerMax Deluxe canister to someone and she told me she had an older broken Eureka canister she could give me. I was really hoping it was an Express. Today when I met up with her to retrieve the old unit, it turned out to be a Kenmore. Kenmores are ok, but can't stand the CT14DX powerheads, and the fact that CenTec has no suction duct extending around belt to other side of nozzle. The hose on this machine is completely shot, and I think the on/off switch is broken. She said it sparked last time she used it, however long ago. I'm not pluggin it in, till I get a closer look and some work done to it.