suckolux
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Vacuum Museum 1970's display
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The 70s!
I think was one of our worst decades. not only for the goods that were manufactured...Ford Pintos and Chevy Vegas come to mind, but I remember the Vietnam war dragging on, Watergate, the Iranian hostages the massacre at the Olympics, I remember Jim McKay coming on and saying:They are all dead...All Gone:but most of all the unease and fear as a kid wondering what would happen next, I remember going to Myrtle Beach in our 71 Delta 88 Olds with 2 big cans of gas in the trunk because the gas shortage was so bad you could actually get stranded away from home, I remember the double digit inflation and my Dad only working 3 days a week because there was no business,I can remember hearing he and Mother talking about how they would make ends meet if the factories shut down, Mother was the Director of Advertising for Broyhill Furniture and Dad was the veneer cutter for Bernhardt, lots of terrible things did happen in the 80s, Aids being the worst tragedy, but economically the 80s were light years ahead of the 70s, but vacuums didn't improve, imo LOL!
I think was one of our worst decades. not only for the goods that were manufactured...Ford Pintos and Chevy Vegas come to mind, but I remember the Vietnam war dragging on, Watergate, the Iranian hostages the massacre at the Olympics, I remember Jim McKay coming on and saying:They are all dead...All Gone:but most of all the unease and fear as a kid wondering what would happen next, I remember going to Myrtle Beach in our 71 Delta 88 Olds with 2 big cans of gas in the trunk because the gas shortage was so bad you could actually get stranded away from home, I remember the double digit inflation and my Dad only working 3 days a week because there was no business,I can remember hearing he and Mother talking about how they would make ends meet if the factories shut down, Mother was the Director of Advertising for Broyhill Furniture and Dad was the veneer cutter for Bernhardt, lots of terrible things did happen in the 80s, Aids being the worst tragedy, but economically the 80s were light years ahead of the 70s, but vacuums didn't improve, imo LOL!
I CAN remember!
Margaret Buncick our local Electrolux lady coming by and demonstrating a new Super J, I was 13 and BEGGED Mother to buy it, I remember her saying that 379.00 was totally ridiculous and no one would pay that much for a vacuum,,LOL, she then proceeded to buy a Hoover Celebrity 2 Powermatic, which I despised, I thought since both Aunts had Electroluxes we should have one, I remember Aunt Jean telling Mother, Barbara you will be sorry if you don't buy a Electrolux!! She was!!LOL
Margaret Buncick our local Electrolux lady coming by and demonstrating a new Super J, I was 13 and BEGGED Mother to buy it, I remember her saying that 379.00 was totally ridiculous and no one would pay that much for a vacuum,,LOL, she then proceeded to buy a Hoover Celebrity 2 Powermatic, which I despised, I thought since both Aunts had Electroluxes we should have one, I remember Aunt Jean telling Mother, Barbara you will be sorry if you don't buy a Electrolux!! She was!!LOL
vacerator
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The 70's
weren't so bad. Oldsmobiles had excellent quality for example, if not a bit thirsty.
Most things were more affordable for average working and middle class folks. Health care for example.
It's been said we were a throw away society then????????
Times change, and we adapt. The oil shortage was manipulated, and today OPEC is nearly defunct, not that OPEC even caused it????? Still, gas was under a dollar per gallon.
What we are told and what really goes down are different often.
The stock markets did well through the 90's, but gas began to rise above a dollar.
A combination of greed, and over populating the planet have polarizing impacts.
We have more skin cancer today, which first showed up down under, but some don't even believe the ozone layer depletion was real.
Pick your poisons. Super cold R12 and 22 dichlorodiflouromethane air conditioning, or atmosphere friendly Puron and 134a.
weren't so bad. Oldsmobiles had excellent quality for example, if not a bit thirsty.
Most things were more affordable for average working and middle class folks. Health care for example.
It's been said we were a throw away society then????????
Times change, and we adapt. The oil shortage was manipulated, and today OPEC is nearly defunct, not that OPEC even caused it????? Still, gas was under a dollar per gallon.
What we are told and what really goes down are different often.
The stock markets did well through the 90's, but gas began to rise above a dollar.
A combination of greed, and over populating the planet have polarizing impacts.
We have more skin cancer today, which first showed up down under, but some don't even believe the ozone layer depletion was real.
Pick your poisons. Super cold R12 and 22 dichlorodiflouromethane air conditioning, or atmosphere friendly Puron and 134a.
bvac6
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Very cool!
What vacuum is that underneath the Wet and Dry poster in the first picture?
What vacuum is that underneath the Wet and Dry poster in the first picture?
dysonman1
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Two Uprights under Picture
The first one, to the left, is a Metropolitan upright. One of the first, if not the first, hard body upright in the USA with an "on board" hose for attachment use. It also features an automatic cord rewinder.
The second machine, to the right, is a Hoover Sovereign with the "royal crest". Short handle compared to US built machines. The Sovereign uses the type "O" bag.
The first one, to the left, is a Metropolitan upright. One of the first, if not the first, hard body upright in the USA with an "on board" hose for attachment use. It also features an automatic cord rewinder.
The second machine, to the right, is a Hoover Sovereign with the "royal crest". Short handle compared to US built machines. The Sovereign uses the type "O" bag.
bvac6
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Metropolitan
That sounds unique and rest! I'd love to see some pics of it!
That sounds unique and rest! I'd love to see some pics of it!
