For the past few years or so I feel compelled to keep certain vacuum parts/packaging that most people would throw away. I keep thinking that it will be wanted someday by someone else, like a package of old Hoover bags that some other collector must have. Other items I refuse to use because of sentimental value. For example, I have the last bag in the last package of bags for my parents Hoover Elite and my grandparents Caddy Vac. I also keep the original belt from every vacuum I've bought new. They are only worth something to me. But other things I'd like to know if they will ever be worth anything, not necessarily in monetary value, to anyone else. Here are a few examples:
*Two years ago I ordered Hoover A allergen bags and received some in older packaging. I will need more A bags in the future, but so far I have not opened the older packaging thinking they might be wanted at some point. They might not, but I never see allergen bags in this type of packaging these days. Same things goes with F&G bags from the 80s.
*In my room is the box to my Rubbermaid extractor which I hope to keep as long as possible because the box is copyrighted 2002. I would not care much if I had received the machine in 2002, but I ordered it in 2011. Plus it might add value to the machine if I ever sell it, but more than likely I won't. Will the box ever have value?
I have many other things like this. Now the reason why I do this is that whenever I read of someone finding some sticker or box decades old, they are just thrilled to have it. One example that comes to mind is a sales paper someone found that was attached to a Fantom Thunder.
So am I going a little extreme on this, or it worth keeping it? I certainly don't mind doing these things. I have the space to do so, but I don't want to have anxiety about having to possible throw away wanted items.
*Two years ago I ordered Hoover A allergen bags and received some in older packaging. I will need more A bags in the future, but so far I have not opened the older packaging thinking they might be wanted at some point. They might not, but I never see allergen bags in this type of packaging these days. Same things goes with F&G bags from the 80s.
*In my room is the box to my Rubbermaid extractor which I hope to keep as long as possible because the box is copyrighted 2002. I would not care much if I had received the machine in 2002, but I ordered it in 2011. Plus it might add value to the machine if I ever sell it, but more than likely I won't. Will the box ever have value?
I have many other things like this. Now the reason why I do this is that whenever I read of someone finding some sticker or box decades old, they are just thrilled to have it. One example that comes to mind is a sales paper someone found that was attached to a Fantom Thunder.
So am I going a little extreme on this, or it worth keeping it? I certainly don't mind doing these things. I have the space to do so, but I don't want to have anxiety about having to possible throw away wanted items.
! I also save the original belts out of my machines that were installed in them before I restore them. I keep and save just about everything. I try to preserve any remaining manufacturer, or salesman's stickers on the machines. I'll keep the original brush strips to send out to be re-bristled. I'll buy up boxes of old attachments in case I or another collector MAY need them some day! So you are far from being alone with that! In my opinion, it's part of collecting vintage vacuums! To many people these are "expendibles", and really they are... I just think it's cool to be able to save and preserve as much as possible! I'm a nerd, what can I say?
