Why is this man smiling?
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*Zips lips*
thevacuumman
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Is it a Vintage Hoover or Electrolux
It's a Raymond Loewy Singer upright.
eurekaprince
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A Eureka Vanguard?
aeoliandave
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Was I brave or stoopid or just plain angry? All three, methi
It was an ebay auction for a highly desired - by moi anyway - 1940s upright produced by a 'musical' vacuum cleaner company, located in a suburb of Detroit, personal pickup was an option and it's not the sort of vacuum one would want to have shipped by either USPS or UPS, unless partially disassembled and securely bubblewrap-packed to one's strict specifications. Location, location, location and two really small pictures provided in the ad I'm sure are what limited the number of potential bidders so there was to my surprise no bidding war (one initial other bidder) and I won it for a remarkable $13.45 (that's $14.61 cdn)
Only thing not original, but skillfully spliced, is the supple Belden plugged cord.
Potentially disastrous complication was that the seller had given me an incorrect cell phone number that came back 'service discontinued or number has changed' as I approached Detroit and called 3 times from my cell and twice from pay phones at malls - as I also stopped along the way to shop for jeans and underwear at Penneys and Sears.
Yes, yes, yes! I found me a new brand of size small 100% cotton trunk-style Dockers from Sears. And 501 jeans on sale for $39 at Pennys.
Thank gawd the seller gave me a street address. I had been instructed to call at least 30 minutes before arriving, which I did but...see above.
I was getting a baaaad feeling. Would the address also prove to be incorrect? But there I was in Taylor after a long drive to be there at noon with a second stop planned for Ann Arbor and still get back home by sunset...so to the address I went.
Nice trim little well-kept house with a pickup truck covered in snow that clearly had not moved in a while. I was having visions that I was being set up for a big disappointment...or a stick-up ambush. Maybe the seller was angry he didn't get top dollar for the vacuum and was pulling a fast one?
Knocked on door - no answer. Friendly Beagle-like dog sleeping on couchback in picture window. Walked around house knocking on all windows and back door - no answer.
30 minutes went by while I pondered and fretted and worked myself into a lather of pissed-offed-ness.
Had another peek in the front window with cupped hands and saw the vacuum against the wall. ARGHHHHH!!!!!So near and yet so far...
For some reason I opened the screen door again,pushed against the door, it slipped it's latch and swung open! What to do now? Decisions, decisions. I hadn't come all this way to leave empty-handed...
Well, what would you do? I slowly and cautiously entered a house in jumbled disarray with clothes tossed all over the floor, piles of junk in corners, stacks of flattened postal shipping boxes and a laptop sitting in plain sight on a filthy couch, calling out Hello loudly and firmly, bearing in mind I might suddenly be facing a shotgun and a half asleep angry person. Dog set up a howling but then licked my hand and got all friendly. I stood still in the doorway ready to turn tail and run for my life. But no one appeared...
I wasn't about to further explore the house to possibly find an unconscious or worse - deceased - person in a back room...so....
I grabbed the already pay-palled for vacuum, swiftly took it to my car and laid it along the back seat, wrote a long kind note explaining what and why I had done such a thing, closed the unlocked door firmly behind me and set the Garmin for Ann Arbor Vacuum and left the area. Mind racing with jumbled thoughts but feeling justified under the circumstances in absconding with my paid for treasure.
It was an ebay auction for a highly desired - by moi anyway - 1940s upright produced by a 'musical' vacuum cleaner company, located in a suburb of Detroit, personal pickup was an option and it's not the sort of vacuum one would want to have shipped by either USPS or UPS, unless partially disassembled and securely bubblewrap-packed to one's strict specifications. Location, location, location and two really small pictures provided in the ad I'm sure are what limited the number of potential bidders so there was to my surprise no bidding war (one initial other bidder) and I won it for a remarkable $13.45 (that's $14.61 cdn)
Only thing not original, but skillfully spliced, is the supple Belden plugged cord.
Potentially disastrous complication was that the seller had given me an incorrect cell phone number that came back 'service discontinued or number has changed' as I approached Detroit and called 3 times from my cell and twice from pay phones at malls - as I also stopped along the way to shop for jeans and underwear at Penneys and Sears.
Yes, yes, yes! I found me a new brand of size small 100% cotton trunk-style Dockers from Sears. And 501 jeans on sale for $39 at Pennys.
Thank gawd the seller gave me a street address. I had been instructed to call at least 30 minutes before arriving, which I did but...see above.
I was getting a baaaad feeling. Would the address also prove to be incorrect? But there I was in Taylor after a long drive to be there at noon with a second stop planned for Ann Arbor and still get back home by sunset...so to the address I went.
Nice trim little well-kept house with a pickup truck covered in snow that clearly had not moved in a while. I was having visions that I was being set up for a big disappointment...or a stick-up ambush. Maybe the seller was angry he didn't get top dollar for the vacuum and was pulling a fast one?
Knocked on door - no answer. Friendly Beagle-like dog sleeping on couchback in picture window. Walked around house knocking on all windows and back door - no answer.
30 minutes went by while I pondered and fretted and worked myself into a lather of pissed-offed-ness.
Had another peek in the front window with cupped hands and saw the vacuum against the wall. ARGHHHHH!!!!!So near and yet so far...
For some reason I opened the screen door again,pushed against the door, it slipped it's latch and swung open! What to do now? Decisions, decisions. I hadn't come all this way to leave empty-handed...
Well, what would you do? I slowly and cautiously entered a house in jumbled disarray with clothes tossed all over the floor, piles of junk in corners, stacks of flattened postal shipping boxes and a laptop sitting in plain sight on a filthy couch, calling out Hello loudly and firmly, bearing in mind I might suddenly be facing a shotgun and a half asleep angry person. Dog set up a howling but then licked my hand and got all friendly. I stood still in the doorway ready to turn tail and run for my life. But no one appeared...
I wasn't about to further explore the house to possibly find an unconscious or worse - deceased - person in a back room...so....
I grabbed the already pay-palled for vacuum, swiftly took it to my car and laid it along the back seat, wrote a long kind note explaining what and why I had done such a thing, closed the unlocked door firmly behind me and set the Garmin for Ann Arbor Vacuum and left the area. Mind racing with jumbled thoughts but feeling justified under the circumstances in absconding with my paid for treasure.
aeoliandave
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Did I mention that the house's street number is 6789? Does that sound a wee bit suspicious?
aeoliandave
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Through the window, Doggy back at bottom. note several stacked TVs.
Vacuum object crudely grayed-out to prolong the suspense...
Vacuum object crudely grayed-out to prolong the suspense...
aeoliandave
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I'd stopped over at Pete's on Friday night to load a few vacuums for Chad, a Panasonic and a Kenmore bagged canister, both with power nozzles. We managed to locate the missing Sears branded oval dusting brush and floor brush. Pete also had a pair of Pank Hoovers to dispose of so I took one for Chad, also. Who could possibly turn down a Pank 711?
Chad loved it and having made two sales while I was there - one a shiny new polished metal Royal commercial upright with really wide brushroll - he helped me do a fast once over of my new upright to get it running and was going to spend the rest of his afternoon sprucing up this Canadian made Blushing Beauty.
Chad loved it and having made two sales while I was there - one a shiny new polished metal Royal commercial upright with really wide brushroll - he helped me do a fast once over of my new upright to get it running and was going to spend the rest of his afternoon sprucing up this Canadian made Blushing Beauty.
aeoliandave
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Mystery Vac
aeoliandave
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Does this help?
aeoliandave
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any better?
aeoliandave
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I've run out of annoying delays.
It's a Singer R-5 in remarkable condition.
It's a Singer R-5 in remarkable condition.
aeoliandave
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Everything is original except the spliced cord but even that is a nice old black Belden splice. The bag has been sewn up neatly at the bottom where it pulls against the exhaust tube and the only scrapes I find are the top outer edges of the brushroll housing.
Runs very smooth and quiet. I re-set the brushroll in its mounts, gave the clean bearings a shot of oil, Chad provided a slim flat Hoover belt and it's off to the races...
Runs very smooth and quiet. I re-set the brushroll in its mounts, gave the clean bearings a shot of oil, Chad provided a slim flat Hoover belt and it's off to the races...
aeoliandave
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The rubber headlight trims and bumper are a bit dry but not cracked or missing.
I love the 10 position height adjuster for all floor types and carpets.
I love the 10 position height adjuster for all floor types and carpets.
aeoliandave
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The styling just knocks me out! Did I mention it is a two-speed?
This is the vacuum Captain Nemo would have run on the Nautilius to keep those carpets clean between organ noodlings while entertaining captive audiences of able seamen...
This is the vacuum Captain Nemo would have run on the Nautilius to keep those carpets clean between organ noodlings while entertaining captive audiences of able seamen...
aeoliandave
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So different and yet so the same.
That's it until after the Spa Session tonight.
I brought home the other Pank 711.
There was absolutely nothing found on the Thrift trip back home. Nothing!
That's it until after the Spa Session tonight.
I brought home the other Pank 711.
There was absolutely nothing found on the Thrift trip back home. Nothing!
Well I was partially right!
It IS a Singer upright, but is is Loewy?
It IS a Singer upright, but is is Loewy?
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