|
Thread Number: 11884
Whats your opinion on Eurekas? |
[Down to Last] |  |
| Post# 127541 , Reply# 1 3/14/2011 at 22:40 (4,790 days old) by TheBoss (South Bay Los Angeles ) | ||
|
I love FG Eureka's . Got two of em myself. | ||
| Post# 127545 , Reply# 2 3/15/2011 at 00:50 (4,790 days old) by animebsd () | ||
|
love em! these are my favorite of vintage vacuums deffinatly worth it :D | ||
| Post# 127569 , Reply# 3 3/15/2011 at 07:38 (4,790 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
|
Buy them, if you don't then you'll have lost some very good vacuums... :P | ||
Post# 127603 , Reply# 4 3/15/2011 at 21:56 (4,789 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
||
 | ||
| Post# 127628 , Reply# 7 3/16/2011 at 09:52 (4,789 days old) by dialanap (Woodstock, IL) | ||
GREAT vacuums! | ||
| Post# 127633 , Reply# 8 3/16/2011 at 13:09 (4,788 days old) by Eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
No surprise here.....
Ever since I played with the nice-smelling attachments of our turquoise Eureka Automatic Upright as a toddler, I have been fascinated by Eureka vacs. Even the name has a certain "ring" to to it!
Not quite sure what it is about the Eurekas of the 1960's and 1970's, but the industrial designers in Bloomington, Illinois created some amazingly beautiful vacs that worked really well. The designs are sleek, understated, solid and "modern". The attachments are also sleek and understated and very "confident" looking without too many bumps and unnecessary decorations. And nothing beats the gigantic top fill "F&G" Eureka upright dust bag. The Eureka Williams company was so successful at making great-looking and high-performing vacuums, that the giant Swedish vac company Electrolux decided to buy it in 1974. And every so often, Eureka produced a vac or two that ended up at the top of the list in the ratings of Consumer Reports: from the top-rated upright in 1974 (Model 2042) to the top rated power nozzle canister in the mid 1980's and mid 1990's (the Express and the World Vac). The Eureka upright design of the 1970's still survives to this day in hard-working Sanitaire commercial upright vacs - a testament to a great design. As the slogan used to say: "Eureka. The Very Best in Vacuum Cleaners." | ||
|
Post# 127860 , Reply# 9 3/19/2011 at 20:58 (4,785 days old) by tazcatsdad (Buffalo, NY) |
||
I have found it!
That -- as I'm sure most if not all of us are aware -- is what the word "Eureka" means, and as far as I'm concerned it's an apropos word for the fine uprights made in Bloomington, Illinois around the '60s and '70s because it meant that your search for an outstanding cleaner had come to a fruitful end!
Even the current Sanitaire models which carry on this fine design are more than worth the investment, as they are unmatched (with very little exception, might I add) in their carpet-cleaning ability. That said, if you haven't already snagged those two machines -- and somebody else hasn't already beat you to 'em -- for Heaven's sake, get 'em! You won't regret it. Bill W., aka tazcatsdad BTW ... I have 4 F&G style machines myself, and I love 'em. | ||
| Post# 127883 , Reply# 10 3/20/2011 at 06:27 (4,785 days old) by 2011hoover700 (owosso michigan) | ||
 | ||
| Post# 127885 , Reply# 12 3/20/2011 at 07:31 (4,785 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
|
Another bit of interesting "Eureka" information...
There is a very large vacuum cleaner company in India which is called "Eureka-Forbes." I don't think there is any corporate connection to North America's Eureka, or to its Swedish parent, Electrolux. Fascinating that this Indian company is able to get away with using this name for a line of vacuum cleaners without penalty!
Love the slogan - "Your Friend for Life"!!!!!!!! :-) Here's the link: CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK | ||
| Forum Index: | 
| Other Forums: |
|
|
|
|
|
Comes to the Rescue!
