Thread Number: 13694
Estate Sale Find! 7-30-2011 |
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Post# 145275 , Reply# 1   7/30/2011 at 11:54 (4,647 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Here's what I found when I opened it up...
Yikes!
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Post# 145276 , Reply# 2   7/30/2011 at 12:23 (4,647 days old) by henry200 (Saint Paul MN)   |   | |
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What a darling! I could very easily have seen $28 being charmed out of my pocket for that early 60's gem. Here's a 1960 ad:
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Post# 145277 , Reply# 3   7/30/2011 at 12:27 (4,647 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Wow! 1960, eh? -- much earlier than I thought! Fabulous!
Thanks for the link to the ad! |
Post# 145278 , Reply# 4   7/30/2011 at 12:32 (4,647 days old) by henry200 (Saint Paul MN)   |   | |
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I'm glad my short-term memory still works! It's amazing the stuff I keep finding while browsing through the archived threads. |
Post# 145283 , Reply# 5   7/30/2011 at 13:35 (4,647 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Itīs funny that this Volta/Electrolux Professional vacuum looks very same design like this older one. |
Post# 145284 , Reply# 6   7/30/2011 at 13:40 (4,647 days old) by Brandon_W_T ()   |   | |
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Wow Fred! That thing screams style!!!!! Congrats! Markus, is Volta a Finnish brand? |
Post# 145287 , Reply# 7   7/30/2011 at 14:17 (4,647 days old) by lovecanisters ()   |   | |
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Congrats...that's adorable... :) |
Post# 145288 , Reply# 8   7/30/2011 at 14:20 (4,647 days old) by fairfax88 (Orlando, FL)   |   | |
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Just name your price and I'll by it from you!!! ~David |
Post# 145289 , Reply# 9   7/30/2011 at 14:21 (4,647 days old) by markus79 (Finland)   |   | |
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Volta is swedish brand made by Electrolux |
Post# 145295 , Reply# 10   7/30/2011 at 14:29 (4,647 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 145301 , Reply# 11   7/30/2011 at 14:47 (4,647 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Those were made up thru the 60s, I have the other canister they made, The Light Look, in turquoise from a few years later, about 64 I think! |
Post# 145304 , Reply# 12   7/30/2011 at 15:16 (4,647 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 145306 , Reply# 13   7/30/2011 at 16:00 (4,647 days old) by Real1 ()   |   | |
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find!!! I even find the ad/promotional material very cool! "Hatbox" cleaner......;-) Kevin |
Post# 145309 , Reply# 14   7/30/2011 at 16:14 (4,647 days old) by KirbyLover (Louisville Kentucky )   |   | |
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So cool! That would be the perfect size to stow in the trunk of your car or something. |
Post# 145341 , Reply# 15   7/31/2011 at 00:18 (4,646 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 145350 , Reply# 16   7/31/2011 at 09:39 (4,646 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.)   |   | |
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Congrats on your great find! Didn't you just plotz when you saw it? A five year warranty back then, other than the door-to-door vacuums, that was probably the best in the industry. |
Post# 145365 , Reply# 17   7/31/2011 at 13:51 (4,646 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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Nice vac Fred. |