Whats your oldest vacuum?

[vac_whisperer]

Hey! Whats the oldest vacuum you have? Mine is a 1965 Dual 50. EVERYTHING is original- not a single replaced part!

 

[suckolux]

It would have to be my 1920s Eureka Jr.

 

[jfalberti]

Mine would be one of the following two

Not sure which is older. First is my Kenmore canister

 

[jfalberti]

Number 2 is my

Kirby Sanitronic VII

 

[electrolux~137]

 


 


<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms,geneva; font-size: medium;">My oldest is a hand-pumped Regina Model A from 1907.</span>

 

[vac_whisperer]

From my D50 picture

1: I have the UGLIEST carpet, dont I?
2: The pic does not do the vacuum justice. It makes the scratches look bigger and it is actuallyb much shinier.

VW

 

[longlivekirbys]

My 3 oldest are..

from left to right (sorry about the picture angle) far left: 1915 Sturtevant model 15. middle: some brand (cant read brand name) sweeper. far right: 1911 guarantee pump vac

 

[pr-21]

Oldest Vacuum

Mine would be a Premier 21


 


 


 


Bud Mattingly

 

[brandon_w_t]

1919 hoover 102 for me!

 

[1926700]

mine is......

my 1923 Hoover 541

 

[thevacuumman]

Mine would be my 1930's Hoover Special 825

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I have the 1919

HOOVER as well. I THINK it's my oldest.

 

[2011hoover700]

Mine is a hoover model 541 and is believed to be a 1923 unit.

 

[pinkge]

mine is...

a Lux XXX 30,all original.

 

[indyhoover]

My oldest vacuum....

is my 1938 Hoover Model 26, a/k/a the "Ensemble in Brown". She is the matriarch of my little Hoover family

 

[brandon_w_t]

WOW!

The satin bag hoovers above are just amazing guys!


And that 26 is to die for! Looks so mint!

 

[twocvbloke]

My oldest vac is my Hoover Junior 1334, not sure of it's exact age, but is in the region of about 50 years old, and still working, not 100% original, but most of it is there and working smoothly...

I just realised I haven't taken many pictures of it, only a couple when I was using a scruffy bag, not the one it came with, oh well...

 

[whirlpolf]

1928

An old AEG Vampyr upright straight suction (no brushroll) - the first vac that was assembly lined in Europe ever (still waiting for its restoration, so many parts missing).

Hey Sam, this avatar pic of yours, does it resemble you or was that just an arbitrary pick? (Sorry to drift off topic).

The Vampyr vac still needs some serious redo and a severe "spa weekend" so forgive me for not having posted pics.

 

[akabent]

1919

Model 102 as well! Looking for a Hoover 'N'
(Shoulda kept the 1909 Hoover Senior Side Outlet but at least it has a really good home!)
RB

 

[vac_whisperer]

Whirlpolf

No, it doesnt resemble me. Its a character from one of my favorite TV shows.

VW

 

[vac_whisperer]

BTW, why do you ask? And the TV show is called Metalocalypse.

VW

 

[akabent]

Bud....

What brand is your parlor pump organ? What a beautiful Eastlake model! It is similar to mine but I yours has more detail. Very nice!
RB

 

[whirlpolf]

why do I ask?

cause it would have been nice to have found another co-longhaired one. Just for the heck of it.
Just keep rocking...
J.

 

[vac_whisperer]

Joe

You watch Metalocalypse, too? I didnt know it aired over in Germany.

VW

 

[DysonAnimal]

1923 Hoover Model 541 - second model of Hoover cleaner sold in the UK, after the 1919 Model 105.

 

[brandon_w_t]

Wicked cool!

I had no idea there was those little tag thingies! Were probably infused with the box on my 575. Did recover the original spare belt connected to its card and some other goodies.

Could you pretty please give us a closeup of those two tags. Would love love love to read them!

 

[red_october]

I've got a Royal that's 100 years old if it's a day; doesn't have a brush roll or anything, just a metal nozzle. It works well enough but the motor brushes are shot and they were the one thing I didn't get to fix. I had to make a whole new bag for it since the old one had rotted in to pieces.

 

[vac_whisperer]

How did you make the bag?

 

[red_october]

Out of something called duck cloth. I had the original as a sort of template; there was enough left to get the idea of the shape and where the seams were. Then it was just a little work on my mom's old Singer sewing machine since the stuff was too tough to sew by hand.