WOWWWWWWW!!!

[electrolux~137]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150457619916

 

[vac-o-matic]

Wow.....

what a bargain in these economically challenged times....

 

[vintageroyal611]

*such a deal*

mooks. all of them.

 

[scvacuumguy]

Looks as if they bought out an old Eureka store at some time

$375 for this....its insane

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360252424660#ht_3091wt_909

 

[bagintheback]

Yes the price is very high, but that upright Eureka is beautiful!

 

[kenkart]

I have the...

Monkey Ward version...anyone want it for that price LOL!!!

 

[appliguy]

Don't pay any attention to this seller in PA

I know somebody who lives up there and knows him. This person I know has told me the guy is a total idiot and that the only reason he has money to have his shop is because his daddy is rich and spoils the sonny boy....PAT COFFEY

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Mmmmmm.

That's a gorgeous specimin of vacuum cleaner!

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Grrrrr.

Specimen.

 

[electrolux~137]

I keep looking at it and, while it's in beautiful condition, it's obvious that it has been cleaned up and waxed. I don't think the body of this machine was that shiny even when new.

 

[portable]

CRL -

I will go one step further and venture a nasty guess that it has been REPAINTED....that's right....REPAINTED! It's too glossy and too perfect. They just didn't paint 'em like that back then.

 

[electrolux~137]

Yeah, that crossed my mind as well. I was thinking that this machine originally had a leatherette covering instead of being painted but I'm not sure about that. John, you would know more about that than I do.

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Was this the cardboard tube vacuum?

I seem to recall Jimmy Martin showing me a cleaner that looked extremely similar to this, that was made out of a heavy cardboard tube, instead of metal. I also seem to recall that it was a Eureka. Am I going crazy?

 

[eurekastar]

Is the shell of that vacuum made of wood instead of rolled steel? It looks like wood in one of the photos.

 

[luxlife]

Either it's the resolution of the camera...........

Or I see the spray patterns of a newer paint job! I honestly don't know who this guy thinks he is! I've tracked his pricing on quite a few items already--all of which are way out of line. The he prices things, he must do the painting himself because the fumes are obviously going to his head!

 

[electrolux~137]

It could be cardboard -- but not corrugated cardboard like cartons are made of, but solid fiber board.

The Filtex tank machine bodies were made of fairly thick and dense cardboard and covered with leatherette. And I imagine there were others as well.

 

[joe22]

some low end wards tak vacs were cardboard with stamped metal ends, covered in glossy paint

 

[eurekastar]

Hmmmmmm

I would have never thought of making a vacuum out of cardboard (or wood)! But it makes sense. If the vacuum is indeed circa 1948, steel may have been in short supply and therefore somewhat expensive in the aftermath of WWII. So I guess cardboard would have been the material of choice for low end products.

 

[portable]

Yes, you guys are right.....

....starting with Fred......yes, they were made out of a condensed fibreboard/cardboard, but they were pretty durable. You could feel it though, if you pressed hard on the sides of the tank. I had a Eureka VERY similar to that one, but mine was the tan/brown version. It was made out of the same stuff. Yes, this guy could be inhaling the fumes from his paintjobs, given his nutty pricing. I hope NO ONE buys it.....

ARE you going crazy, Fred?!