Vacuum Collector's Convention

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Russ took home this Hoovrah Dimention 1000 Electronic. He loves it.

 

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During the convention, a woman came to the Museum hell bent on getting rid of this Kirbeast G6. The cord shorted out at the grommet, and burned her hand. She bought a new 8 pound Riccar, and gave the Museum her G6. A new cord, and a little Mother's Polish, and this machine is perfect. Runs like it just left the factory.

 

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Adam with the Vacuette Wireless. It's always been a dream of his to use one.

 

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Robert Clow, joking around like a 1950's Housewife, posing with his new-to-him Kirbeast Dual 80 from David Watters.

 

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Ryan trying out the 1910 Richmond upright. The wheels on the back were optional.

 

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Shampooing the Museum rug with the new Avalir Rug Renovator

 

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Chris Spoon's Haley's Comet. There's a poem inside the lid that states "The Age of Space...The Rocket Race...Push-button Leisure Day...Be First to Clean your Jet-Set Home...The Haley Comet Way". It's a monstrosity. Weighs a ton, it's a copy of a Compact with a cord winder. The most awful gold color - like K-Mart spray paint. The Rug Tool is the worst Rug Tool ever made. Big like a dinner plate - and very ineffective. A Regina Housekeeper would remove more dirt - and that's saying something. Still, how many exist?

 

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Had a small dinner party the day before the Convention started. This was the centerpiece on the coffee table. A Rainbow 75th Anniversary Edition, on air-wash mode - with a spoon full of Persil in the water. The smell of the air was heavenly.

 

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Chris's husband took home one machine from the Museum's collection - the Kenmore KenKart. Once they got home, he sent a photo of himself modeling it. Looking good David.

 

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A Very Special Royal. 2 Speed Motor. Nozzle housing and Fan Case are ONE casting. Extraordinarily Rare. Only other one I ever saw belonged to my friend Stan Kann.

 

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Frank Morgan was kind enough to give the Vacuum Museum this gorgeous Eureka Power Touch upright with the military box top bag, power touch handle, chrome hood, and VG1. It's flawless. Thanks a million Frank. I've known Frank from when I used to belong to the VCCC and we had a meeting in North Canton - the Hoover Power Drive (with Elite motor) was the NEW cleaner just coming off the factory floor. That was a very long time ago.

 

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David Watters brought this Kenmore Bug Eye Imperial, all the way from Denver, to place in the Vacuum Museum. I've known David from the very first VCCC meeting - there were only 12 of us in the club. Most of those first club members have remained my friends after all these years - testimony to the fact that one makes life long friends in the vacuum collecting hobby. Even if we don't belong to a 'club' any longer we are still best friends.

 

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The Columbus vacuum, placed in the Museum by David Watters. This machine had the unique feature of a removable motor that allows the machine to also power a floor polisher.

 

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A Royal Purifier, given to Ryan Logan of Colorado. This is the before, and during restoration photos.

 

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The after restoration photos of the Royal Purifier.

 

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Dinner after the Convention at Evan Rogers' house. Miss Mercy made fried chicken, which has been called "better than Tom's" - which I find hard to believe (lol). From Left: Adam, David, Owen, and Evan are polishing off their plates.

 

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Two more shots of that god-awful monstrosity, the Haley's Comet. It's important to history because there are so few existing. There are so few, because only a 'special' person could be conned into buying it. The last time I saw Haley's Comet wands, Miss Frickety was using them as Tiki Torches at her luau.

 

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With the clear lid, inspecting the Cyclonic Action of a 1972 Compact

 

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Adam wanted a shot of the LED headlight from the Electrolux Guardian Platinum Edition, taken at my home at the dinner party, the evening before the Convention started.

 

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Lewyt Electronics, Rexair model C's, Eureka and Hoovrah. Oh My.

 

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Craiger and Adam check out the GE Upright from 1948. Works like a dream.

 

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Some of the gang - with our Favorite Kirby Vacuums.

 

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From the Barbeque on Saturday afternoon - eating in the 1950's room surrounded by vacuum cleaners. Better than any 'banquet hall'. Fried Chicken, cheeseburgers, chips, potato salad, slaw, and the famous Phelps Country Hospital Iced Tea (with vodka).

 

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Roger Brown came all the way from Florida to join us. He's an AWESOME friend to all the Club members, and a fantastic story teller (love his dry sense of humor - so biting).

 

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Evan S. had to try out Evan Rogers' flawless Fantom Lightning. It's based on the Dyson DC02 - but with a mesh screen pre-motor filter which allowed the dirt to pass through the motor and into the HEPA exhaust filter (it's cost, fifteen years ago, was $75 for a new filter).

 

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Russ and Roger check out Bob Humphrey's immaculate Classic III Kirbeast.

 

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More of Evan Rogers collection. Love the Die Soon DC25 BLUEPRINT. It will soon be joining the DC24 Blueprint at the Vacuum Museum

 

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Evan's Riccar Radiance Premium, showing off the amber Dirt Sensor lights.

 

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Chris Spoon's non-electric vacuum collection.

 

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More of Evan Rogers' wonderful collection. Our trip to his home was one of the highlights of the convention.