How many did YOU know! At the bottom is a Eureka built Wards tank,from right to left is a Royal, the the most powerful of them all.."In My humble opinion!" an Apex 603!! This is the one made like a Royal handvac, the motor is in a seald chamber and the dirt goes AROUND it and into the bag, if you have never got to see one of these it is really something, it will literally lift a good sized throw rug off the floor!, Next is a Premier, then the Hoover 61 I think,then a GE and then.."Oh RICK!!!" a Universal!, then Eurekas 2 cleaners, the upright from which all later Eurekas came and the tank, the early version of which was cardboard!
Vacuum pics on page 29 of Newsletter!!!
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Here's the picture in question:
One of those Apex cleaners would be a dream to find...
One of those Apex cleaners would be a dream to find...
brandon_w_t
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Isn't that blue Universal on the left side the one that just sold on ebay with one bid? I hope someone got it. I know they are very very rare. Never seen another one for sale.
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That apex looks kinda like my friends monitor vacuum. Its a rebadged apex 601.
Apex 601 and 603
The 601 was the standard model, it was a great cleaner also, but was designed basically like most other cleaners of the time, the 603 in the newsletter pic, is a super deluxe model, it is two speed, but what makes it unique is the way it is designed, notice how large the housing is, the motor is mounted in the center of the air strean, completely sealed in a can like housing, it made it quiter, but it had a much larger passage for the air to travel in, in other words the airflow was much less restricted, making it a very efficient cleaner, I would love to get my hands on one as I have never seen but one, and Jimmy Martin has it in Tennessee.
The 601 was the standard model, it was a great cleaner also, but was designed basically like most other cleaners of the time, the 603 in the newsletter pic, is a super deluxe model, it is two speed, but what makes it unique is the way it is designed, notice how large the housing is, the motor is mounted in the center of the air strean, completely sealed in a can like housing, it made it quiter, but it had a much larger passage for the air to travel in, in other words the airflow was much less restricted, making it a very efficient cleaner, I would love to get my hands on one as I have never seen but one, and Jimmy Martin has it in Tennessee.
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One of the Vacuum-of-the-Day pics.
Somewhere I have another scan of an ad for this model, where the motor/airduct design is called the 'Windtunnel' system!
Somewhere I have another scan of an ad for this model, where the motor/airduct design is called the 'Windtunnel' system!
suckolux
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Well HELLO Jack!
Apex upright!
If you have never seen one of these in person, it really can't be believed, along with fantastic airflow, it has a brushroll very similar to the Eureka Disturbulator,which really tears up the nap, but I have witnessed one of these lifting a good sized throw rug completely off the floor,you really can't compare them with any thing made at the time,or very little of what is made today.
If you have never seen one of these in person, it really can't be believed, along with fantastic airflow, it has a brushroll very similar to the Eureka Disturbulator,which really tears up the nap, but I have witnessed one of these lifting a good sized throw rug completely off the floor,you really can't compare them with any thing made at the time,or very little of what is made today.
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Normally I don't like to post any of the PODs in any of the forums.. but I'm gonna do it mow, too. Here's the "Windtunnel" one... I noticed that a long time ago when this was a POD. I wondered if Apex was going to file a lawsuit against Hoover. LoL
Although I noticed the Apex in the picture you posted, Jack, seems to be a different model than the one in question. Either, though, would a fabulous find!
Although I noticed the Apex in the picture you posted, Jack, seems to be a different model than the one in question. Either, though, would a fabulous find!
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We interrupt this Apex commercial for the following announce
Brandon, When you posted the note about the Universal Upright - the auction was still going.
It has ended now.
And yes someone did win it.
Rick
Brandon, When you posted the note about the Universal Upright - the auction was still going.
It has ended now.
And yes someone did win it.
Rick
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Whoops! So sorry! I thought it ended yesterday. Must have looked at the auction end date wrong.
So who might have won it?
So who might have won it?
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tehehehehe
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Rick be hiding something from us!
Rick be hiding something from us!
Fred!
The pic you posted is the super deluxe 603, the other one is the 601, notice how the motor is mounted in a sealed case in the center of the airstrean, just like a royal hand vac, these move a unbelieveable amount of air, I would love to find one, they were made in blue and a beautiful burgandy like the Apex tanks were,they had a spatter finish over the base color which was very attractive.
The pic you posted is the super deluxe 603, the other one is the 601, notice how the motor is mounted in a sealed case in the center of the airstrean, just like a royal hand vac, these move a unbelieveable amount of air, I would love to find one, they were made in blue and a beautiful burgandy like the Apex tanks were,they had a spatter finish over the base color which was very attractive.
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apex blue upright !
OH How I would love to have one of those as my last Vac to play with. A neighbor
had one back in 54/55. That had been her mothers. She ran it every day (2 small
kids to clean up after). I would bearly hear that machine running and I would go
across the street to visit ! OH how I wanted to try it out. She had 9x12 rugs
onto top of old warn out wool wall to wall. I distinkly remember seeing that machine, lifting those rugs High, when she vacuum with it. I never realized what
made it differnt at the time, but I knew there was something about it that made
a unique machine. It is the only one I ever saw, until pictures appeared in the
the club postings.
Norm
OH How I would love to have one of those as my last Vac to play with. A neighbor
had one back in 54/55. That had been her mothers. She ran it every day (2 small
kids to clean up after). I would bearly hear that machine running and I would go
across the street to visit ! OH how I wanted to try it out. She had 9x12 rugs
onto top of old warn out wool wall to wall. I distinkly remember seeing that machine, lifting those rugs High, when she vacuum with it. I never realized what
made it differnt at the time, but I knew there was something about it that made
a unique machine. It is the only one I ever saw, until pictures appeared in the
the club postings.
Norm
