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<blockquote data-quote="paul" data-source="post: 477995" data-attributes="member: 972">Welcome, Santi!&nbsp; Your Mid-Century belongings list is impressive; great job on the retrofitted kitchen so far.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure if you were thinking of purchasing a floor polisher from a participant on this site or just looking for suggestions.&nbsp; In case of the latter, here are mine:&nbsp; a triple-brush Electrolux Model B-7 (single-tube &quot;T&quot; handle, two-speed made from 1959 to 1963—in gray &amp; white or aquamarine green); more difficult to find) and the similar Model B-8 (single-speed w/wrap-around tube with an inverted &quot;V&quot; handle typically with the shampoo &quot;Carpet Beautifier&quot; set-up, although those made prior to 1966 lacked it; successive colors were aquamarine green, light bronze, teal blue, honey gold, dark bronze, and silver; made from 1963 to 1983 and quite easy to find for sale).&nbsp; The colors matched each era&#039;s vacuum cleaners; so you may want to consider a color-matched or mix-and-match set. Replacement parts and accessories would be easier to find for the B-8s.Recently I saw a Twin-Brush G-E Model FP-5 (listed by its category # P11FP5) with a chrome hood trimmed in green to match the Swivel-Top Model C-7 canister.&nbsp; G-E only made their floor polishers for a dozen or so years, though, so parts and accessories would be more challenging to locate.&nbsp; But the chrome would sure look nifty.Vintage Hoover twin-brush floor polishers are also plentiful and color matching with some Convertibles, Constellations, Portables, and Slimlines.&nbsp; The company also made a Floor-A-Matic with a wet pick-up, but they are less common and parts and accessories are difficult to find.There were other mid-century makes, too, such as Eureka, Sunbeam, Shetland; but they are less common due to their limited production spans. Still, you might find one at a garage sale. A Kirby 500-Series vacuum with a floor polisher attachment is also something to consider.Online auction websites such as eBay offer some research and buying options, too.Keep us updated with your floor polisher-scrubber search and your kitchen upgrades.Again, welcome to Vacuumland!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="paul, post: 477995, member: 972"] Welcome, Santi! Your Mid-Century belongings list is impressive; great job on the retrofitted kitchen so far. I'm not sure if you were thinking of purchasing a floor polisher from a participant on this site or just looking for suggestions. In case of the latter, here are mine: a triple-brush Electrolux Model B-7 (single-tube "T" handle, two-speed made from 1959 to 1963—in gray & white or aquamarine green); more difficult to find) and the similar Model B-8 (single-speed w/wrap-around tube with an inverted "V" handle typically with the shampoo "Carpet Beautifier" set-up, although those made prior to 1966 lacked it; successive colors were aquamarine green, light bronze, teal blue, honey gold, dark bronze, and silver; made from 1963 to 1983 and quite easy to find for sale). The colors matched each era's vacuum cleaners; so you may want to consider a color-matched or mix-and-match set. Replacement parts and accessories would be easier to find for the B-8s. Recently I saw a Twin-Brush G-E Model FP-5 (listed by its category # P11FP5) with a chrome hood trimmed in green to match the Swivel-Top Model C-7 canister. G-E only made their floor polishers for a dozen or so years, though, so parts and accessories would be more challenging to locate. But the chrome would sure look nifty. Vintage Hoover twin-brush floor polishers are also plentiful and color matching with some Convertibles, Constellations, Portables, and Slimlines. The company also made a Floor-A-Matic with a wet pick-up, but they are less common and parts and accessories are difficult to find. There were other mid-century makes, too, such as Eureka, Sunbeam, Shetland; but they are less common due to their limited production spans. Still, you might find one at a garage sale. A Kirby 500-Series vacuum with a floor polisher attachment is also something to consider. Online auction websites such as eBay offer some research and buying options, too. Keep us updated with your floor polisher-scrubber search and your kitchen upgrades. Again, welcome to Vacuumland! [/QUOTE]

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