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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!


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