Why do you collect vacuums?

[reo580]

My random thought this afternoon:
Why do we collect vacuum cleaners?
Some of us like new models, others (myself included) like vintage models.
Why do you collect vacuum cleaners/vintage appliances?
* To quote the Coffee Talk character played by Mike Meyers...."Discuss, discuss amongst yourselves"*

 

[hooverboy81]

Why I collect

I've always been obsessed with vacuum cleaners. The first vacuum cleaner I ever used was a Hoover model 63 that belonged to my grandmother in about 1984. After that I was hooked! I only collect vintage machines (I have no use for a modern machine!) and only Hoover. Personally I love the Henry Dreyfuss machines. Not only are they works of art, but they're a functional piece of American history. I love restoring them to their original glory and using them daily in my home. Each one kind of takes you back in time. Just my personal thoughts on collecting.

 

[vacuumlover]

iv'e always liked vacuums. when i was little i was curious to how they worked so i took apart one and then i was hooked. I've only recently started collecting though (about spet 2014 ish) i just love how they work etc. I love vintage cleaners more Hoover than anything else. This link will say better on why i collect



http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?28309_9

 

[djub85]

Vacuums always reminded me of cars as a kid, and I liked cars. So I think that's where the fascination came from. My mom's Electrolux Diamond Jubilee was, to my child mind, similar to the family Volkswagen Jetta. They were both beige-ish colored. The round, chrome hose port on the blackish background of the DJ's front door was similar to the round, chrome VW emblem on her car sitting in a black grille. I would say that even the taper of the sides of those vacuums was similar to the taper of the doors on a car (widest in the middle, skinniest at the top and bottom).


 


As kids, my siblings and I would pull out the vacuum to be a "car" when we played. So I think that's where it comes from. I collect Electrolux vacuums for that reason, but I'm only interested in canisters. If I was a rich person, I would probably collect cars instead, but vacuums seem to suffice. I have about 9 in my collection right now. There's one more that I'd like to have, and there are two that I would be happy to get rid of. It's hard to house them though... I don't want to put them in the basement, and there are limited spaced on the main floor to hide away 9 vacuums.