Vacuum Collector's Convention

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Ryan Logan came from Colorado just to visit the world's only Vacuum Cleaner Museum and to see (among other things) the Air-Way Sanitary System.

 

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Touring the Manufacturing Facility. Some folks couldn't find enough time to go on the tour, they were too busy experiencing vacuums in the Museum they've never seen before.

 

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Ryan's treasures he's bringing home to Colorado

 

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Bob Humphreys invited the Club to his home, where he was proud to show his vacuum and FAN collection. Here's his HOOVER fan - not many in circulation

 

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More of Bob's vintage FANS

 

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Gorgeous Vintage Fan. Love the gold color

 

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Bob's "daily drivers". Thanks for opening your home to the Club, Bob.

 

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Bob's "Tom Gasko" Signature Series Air-Way vacuum. Made the first day of production - now a collector's item.

 

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Bob's canister display, and Bob's uprights.

 

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Adam Mercer at the Museum trying out the first Kirby model to be called Kirby - the model C.

 

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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.