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Hey Guys! Here's my list: 1: Red and White Hoover Constellation, not sure of the model # # 2: G.E. Swivel-Top w/ power nozzle, model C-100 3: Hamilton Beech Swivel-Top 4:Electrolux model 20 {xx} 5: Apex Strato-Cleaner. Oh Well, maybey someday. Later, Trg
 
American Lincoln Super Sweep

Yes, I've only seen one or two of the red, white & blue American Lincoln Super Sweeps. I recall seeing one in a vacuum shop not far from where I live around 1986 when my father had just acquired a green American Lincoln Super Sweep (which I still have) ala curbside. Right after 9/11 Oreck produced an XL-2800 upright in red, white & blue with a matching blue compact canister. I'd like to have the Oreck XL-2800 "RadioVac" with the radio built into the handle. I have a Universal tank with the "tattle tale" light. In fact, it even came with a letter, dated 1947 where the original owner wrote Landers, Frary & Clark complaining that the tattle tale light flickered on and off intermittently. It still does it, so I guess they never bothered getting it fixed....
 
I have been so fortunate.....

that I have acquired dream machines without even knowing they were dream machines! My "ultimate" dream machine, one that I never thought I would even see again, let alone own - I've had for two years now. New dream machines keep showing up for me!

Having said that, here is my new list:


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See?

Rick
 
BTW,

I didn't even know we had a Fred Stachnik in the club.

Welcome to the club Fred. You'll like it here!

Rick
 
A Bison
A Early Panasonic Jet-Flo
A Dial-a-matic 1100
A green Hoover Slimline(like the one i had when was 5)
A Lux Super J
A Kirby D50
and any Singer Twin Fan
 
My Hot Sheet of Wanted Vacuums

My hot sheet of wanted vacuums:

Kirby 515
Kirby 516
Kirby 560
Kirby Sanitronic 562
Kirby Dual Sanitronic 50
Kirby Dual Sanitronic 80
Kirby Classic 1-CR
Kirby Classic Omega 1-CB
Kirby Tradition 3-CB (with recalled safety switch and metal fan)

~Ben
 
I have 6

Hoover Model 800
The Original Eureka Whirlwind Bagless
Kirby Heritage II Legend
TOL Royal Powercast Upright
Dyson DC15 Animal
Hoover WindTunnel

(Then again I don't have any of my own machines) lol
 
mine are

1. a 1973 golden Eureka vangaurd cordaway upright
2. any earley (1973 - 1980) Eureka rotomatc power team canisters
3.Eureka princess canister with powerhead.
4.a mint and complete working Regina brush n beat upright.
5.the first edition wards or Eureka canned-ham cannister with woodgrained power head,
 
Electrolux hospital G (aqua or tan)
Aqua model G with original hose & PN only (I already have the combo tools, rug washer & crevice tool)
75th anniversary Epic 8000/Guardian
Old style upright (Super J/Olympia era)
XX
75th anniversary Epic upright

Glad to have a 1956 thrift model T with the box; although the box is in poor shape
 
Douglas Deluxe Twin Vac Canister with Powered Brush (ok this one is an obscure oddball)
Douglas Hydro Flow Home Cleaning Unit (box shaped wet/dry canister vac/shampooer on wheels), jack of all trades and even more obscure)
Hoover Dimension 1000
Kenmore badged Hoover Dimension 1000 (yes such a vac existed and are very rare indeed)
The Holy Grail of pristine 1983 Kenmore 4.1 canisters (last year of the square 5023 bagged machines) with infinitely variable motor speed and the off/on/floor switch on a perfect hose with the correct brown tools in their tray on the lid. Ok we can dream, right?
A square Kenmore 5023 bagged Frankenvac made from one of those old square plastic Kenmore bodies, a modern high suction and high airflow Ametek Lamb Advantek series motor, a ten foot hose with the off/on/floor control on a gas pump style nozzle from the home central vacuum industry and the correct wand to attach this to a Wessel-Werk EBK-360 floor brush. The body would be modified in back to accept a modern HEPA exhaust filter (not as hard to do as you might imagine) and a foam layer applied to the access panel to prevent leakage and force the exhaust out the exhaust filter and suppress sound, again something the is very doable. It would use HEPA bags for Numatic or Riccar vacs, with the Numatic bag having more capacity but requiring you to fold over the cardboard end a little to make it fit.
First gen Kenmore 5055 bagged machine with infinitely variable motor speed.
Kenmore Whispertone canister with infinitely variable motor speed (Kenmores of that era with infinitely variable motor speed are pretty rare, as are their hoses)
TOL Panasonic Jet Flo canister with adjustable motor speed and that vacs powered floor brush (not the same as the Panasonic brush sold to Kenmore, Hayden, Centec, Nutone, etc.)
Singer DLC 400 with the correct powered floor brush

Oreck Dutch Tech canister vac
 
dream vacs

Mine would be a Hoover Celebrity IV Power matic
Electrolux Z89 Green whit power head
Hoover Dialamatic Upright whit power drive
Eureka ESP Self Propel
Electrolux Olympia One
Electrolux Super Jubilee aka super j
Filter Queen triple crown majestic
Kirby G6 self Propell
Kirby Classic 3
and
Electrolux CB 2000
Kenmore Whispertone Black 5,1 variable speed handle whit haydn power mate
and Hoover Celebrity Quiet Series whit Quadra flex power head
Hoover Dimension 1000
Panasonic Jet flow upright
Royal Canister with variable speed motor in red whit power head
 
I can add a few...

1961 Lady Kenmore Whispertone, Apex Dyno Cleaner, Westinghouse Mobile Aire, Eureka 260, and a 58 or 59 Lady Kenmore on the cart.oh yeah, a Kingston Germitron canister, a Kingston tank with wheels, and a Eureka Emperess..
 
My hot sheet of wanted vacuums (updated 9/18/2015):

Kirby 515
Kirby 516
Kirby 560
Kirby Sanitronic 562
Kirby Dual Sanitronic 50
Kirby Classic 1-CR
Kirby Tradition 3-CB (with metal fan - serial no. F500000-F749999)
Kirby Heritage 1-HD-13 (with both 13" nozzle and reusable bag system)
Kirby Heritage II 2-HD (with early style 16" nozzle and reusable bag system)
Kirby Heritage II 2-HD-13 (with 13" nozzle and reusable bag system)

~Ben
 

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