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Thread Number: 10098
Second "Hoover" Comes from Donor to the Home for Wayward Vacuum Cleaners |
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| Post# 109709 , Reply# 1 9/29/2010 at 11:25 (4,951 days old) by joe22 () | ||
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poor thing, needs a good home and has found one | ||
| Post# 109729 , Reply# 2 9/29/2010 at 14:14 (4,951 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
There are 3 distinguishing features that help date this Eure
First clue, as mentioned already, is the light turquoise colour which indeed was a 1960's colour for many Eureka uprights and canisters. But some models in the early 1970's also had that classic Eureka colour - kind of a retro set of models, or models that were used to finish up supplies of parts and bags already made in that colour.
Secondly, the "curvey E" logo in the red box next to the brandname on the nose of the vac tells us that this model was from the 1970's - I don't think we started to see this logo and typeface until 1969, maybe 1968 at the very earliest. Thirdly, Eureka Dial-A-Nap uprights did not get ventilation slots on top of the motor hood until at least 1974. None of the vacs made previous to that year ever had these kind of ventilation slots. So I am going to propose a vintage year of 1974, maybe 1973 for this model. And indeed, those were very good years for Eureka! EP Brian | ||
| Post# 109796 , Reply# 4 9/29/2010 at 23:15 (4,950 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI) | ||
wow... finally!
now I know that this vacuum actually exists in this color! Our neighbor used to have that exact one, and I used it maybe 3 times when i was really little, like maybe 4 or 5. for some reason i have always had a connection to it, even though it is probably long gone, I dont know what happened to it when she sold her house and moved into a smaller apartment, it seemed like it just disappeared. I have never seen another one like it until now, they usually have a white hood or the same color as the base. By the way I am glad you got it and will give it the good home it deserves!
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| Post# 109964 , Reply# 8 10/1/2010 at 21:37 (4,949 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
Fred, you're right | ||
| Post# 109966 , Reply# 9 10/1/2010 at 22:53 (4,949 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Great ad Fred, I sure never knew that Eureka sold disposals. | ||
| Post# 110030 , Reply# 10 10/2/2010 at 17:52 (4,948 days old) by mb_1981 (Fraser, MI) | ||
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You could try going to Sherwin-Williams and have them colour match it. Auto parts stores usually have a wider selection of colours than hardware stores, you might have better luck finding a similar colour there. | ||
Post# 110031 , Reply# 11 10/2/2010 at 18:08 (4,948 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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From 1945-74, Eureka was known as the Eureka-Williams Company, which was merged into National Union Electric Corporation in 1959 (Eureka's 50th anniversary) by then-president C. Russell Feldmann.
In June 1974, NUE was bought out by AB Electrolux of Sweden (Electrolux hadn't able to use this name in the USA after 1968, when its USA subsidiary was sold to Consolidated Foods). Electrolux of Sweden used this opportunity because it had wanted to re-enter the USA vacuum market. As a result, "Eureka-Williams" was reverted back to The Eureka Company for the first time since 1945. This means your Eureka has been manufactured sometime after about January 1975, to account for a six-month "grace" period between June and December 1974 for products last bearing the "Eureka-Williams" company name. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 110100 , Reply# 12 10/3/2010 at 08:11 (4,947 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Good eye, Benjamin!!!! | ||
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