Vacuum Collector's Convention

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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.