Vacuum Museum 1970's display

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Very nicely done. Brings back many memories. I graduated in 1970. I bought a Kirby Classic NIB and a Classic III during the 70's, and a Royal Upright NIB, I believe it was the model 880. Also bought the Eureka Gold Box Top Nib as well. I remember looking at the Kirby Classic for months in the Kirby Store front window. (Back then Kirby was able to display the current model in their front windows. I worked in Hamilton Oh and drove by it everyday to go to work at Sherwin Williams in Hamilton.

Thanks for the memories and pictures Tom and Donny.



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Thanks for all the kind words. I do realize the blue Hoover's were actually 1980s models, but I liked them so much I wanted to make sure to display them. The museum ends at 1980.
 
1970's changes

Tom, since I can't see the pictures, can you tell me what you changed? I remember some vacuums in that room, I think there was a Kenmore and a filter queen that used the same motor, if I remember right, the filter queen had a lot of suction because of really good seels. Then there was Hoover's first power nozzle canister from 1974, just was wondering what you changed around.
 
Mike,

I had all four colors of Kenmore Sears Best canisters, now I just have the green and the blue. No need for three versions of the Royal tank, when one will do. No need for two Hoover Celebrity II's, when the top of the line model will represent the line very well. Things like that were removed, other cleaners added, and the Filter Queens are now on shelves and displayed proudly - especially the 50th Anniversary model.
 
That appears to be a mid '70s Panasonic Receiver / 8-Track Player, can't really tell, though, but it looks good displayed in the middle of the glass coffee table. 
 
" The museum ends at 1980. "

"Hoover's were actually 1980s models, but I liked them so much I wanted to make sure to display them."


 


Shocked, I tell you, I' m shocked.   No 80s room !  How can that be?


 


What about the 90s and millenium?  sure it was mostly junk, but it's good to show how standards have fallen. 


 


I suppose space is limit.  Still, the displays look great.  


 


 


Yes, that Dimension is early to mid 80s, the Spirit is late 80s, and the upright with hand vac I don't know as I'm not an upright expert, but I know it's not 70s.


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Remember using the Sears canister vacuums at a transmitter site-the station had a "trade" account with Sears at that time-they ran commercials for Sears and then got various Sears products.One of those Sears canister vacs was really tough----An electrician miswired one of the outlets for 208V instead of the usual 120V.Transmitter PM that night was unusual-the Sears vac was running from 208V-but it was fine adfter.Sure had good airflow from 208V!!!Liked how those Sears vacs were not fancy or gaudy-just did the job like the stations Crown monitor amps!
 
Very nice machines, Tom!

I hope to visit the museum before I'm off to college in 1 1/2 months. If not, I'll have plenty of breaks to do so.
Looks like the museum will have to get a 1980's section soon!
 
Hey Gareth. That's a private labeled Silver King that they made for Air-Way.

Wish there was room for a 1980s section, but the museum is inside the factory, and the factory would have to expand as well. Given a choice, I would much rather be able to teach people about the first vacuums from the 1910s, Machines they will never see again, as opposed to vacuums from the 1980s and 1990s. Most of which are still viable vacuum cleaners today.
 
Yes, I thought the receiver was only a static model. It's just about next to impossible to find anyone who can bring them back to life again, but boy, when you do...They sound Sooooo good!
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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 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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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