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Thread Number: 15858
Eureka Express in Brandywine |
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Post# 168930 2/9/2012 at 02:30 (4,457 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 168934 , Reply# 1 2/9/2012 at 03:48 (4,457 days old) by 1926700 () | ||
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well..... Ben..lol, as a mattter of fact i have..=)..and let me post a little foot note to follow=) 
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| Post# 169041 , Reply# 2 2/9/2012 at 21:56 (4,456 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 169045 , Reply# 3 2/9/2012 at 23:10 (4,456 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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| Post# 169093 , Reply# 4 2/10/2012 at 11:53 (4,456 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Yes you are right. Ben is talking about the Express canister which had the new Express power nozzle, gas-pump hose handle and Vibra Groomer III.
I never saw one in brandywine, but the top of the line Express canister with electronic variable speed motor was a kind of grape (or maybe cranberry) colour with coral pink bumpers and foot buttons. It was the top-rated canister in Consumer Reports testing at the time - around 1988. | ||
| Post# 169095 , Reply# 5 2/10/2012 at 11:57 (4,456 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Post# 169101 , Reply# 6 2/10/2012 at 12:58 (4,456 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Model 8285B | ||
| Post# 169111 , Reply# 7 2/10/2012 at 16:23 (4,455 days old) by 1926700 () | ||
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LOL,,,,=) my mistake......i thought ben had said Empress not Express...lol....oh well...i guess i was having a off day....=)....but yes i know that machine..... | ||
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Post# 169128 , Reply# 8 2/10/2012 at 17:59 (4,455 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 169141 , Reply# 9 2/10/2012 at 19:16 (4,455 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
Here is another one.... | ||
| Post# 169213 , Reply# 10 2/11/2012 at 12:56 (4,455 days old) by StarryBlues4u (Charlotte, NC) | ||
I have a light blue one | ||
| Post# 169260 , Reply# 11 2/11/2012 at 21:24 (4,454 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Bud! You have the model of Express Canister that was top-rated by Consumer Reports in 1988! That one has the electronic variable speed control on the hose handle. Lovely machine in really elegant colours. Just wish they would have allowed you to store a floor brush on the main unit with the rest of the tools....
EP Brian | ||
| Post# 169263 , Reply# 12 2/11/2012 at 21:35 (4,454 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Ben - Eureka only referred to their 1800 series vacs as the Empress II's (the advertising department also branded them the FastVacs). None of the Power Team versions (series 1200) were ever labelled Empress II. I guess the name died when Electrolux bought Eureka in 1974..... :-(
Love this Express tv commercial.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK | ||
| Post# 169265 , Reply# 13 2/11/2012 at 21:57 (4,454 days old) by 1926700 () | ||
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wrong!!!!!! i have a model 1288 POWERTEAM that says "empress II" right on the top control label 
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| Post# 169267 , Reply# 14 2/11/2012 at 21:58 (4,454 days old) by 1926700 () | ||
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and.... see it is a powerteam....note the PN plug=) 
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| Post# 169273 , Reply# 15 2/11/2012 at 23:04 (4,454 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Hey Jason!! I stand corrected! Thanks for that....I never knew that the name was used on those first generation 1200's....:-)
I wonder how many more 1200's kept the name as the 1970's decade progressed. I can see that your 1288 is definitely a top of the line Power Team (6 radio buttons on the FastVac "dashboard"), and it looks like it must be from the very first year (1973) since that Harvest Gold colour was used at the time. But Eureka must have been using up the Empress II labels made originally for the suction-only 1800's, because no where on the control panel does it say Roto-Matic Power Team.... Thank you for the correction! :-) | ||
| Post# 169277 , Reply# 17 2/11/2012 at 23:19 (4,454 days old) by 1926700 () | ||
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and another after thoght..... the power team name was only on the powerheads of this first Grenration set.....not even on the orange canister did it say Rotomatic.....or even powerteam.... 
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Post# 169282 , Reply# 18 2/11/2012 at 23:43 (4,454 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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First Power Team Canisters with VG-I Brush Roll (circa 1976) | ||
| Post# 169283 , Reply# 19 2/11/2012 at 23:53 (4,454 days old) by massagemiracle () | ||
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Here's the Power II that I have from Wards 
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| Post# 169284 , Reply# 20 2/11/2012 at 23:54 (4,454 days old) by massagemiracle () | ||
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Top side 
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| Post# 169285 , Reply# 21 2/11/2012 at 23:55 (4,454 days old) by massagemiracle () | ||
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The whole canister 
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| Post# 169286 , Reply# 22 2/11/2012 at 23:55 (4,454 days old) by massagemiracle () | ||
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The other Wards I have 
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| Post# 169288 , Reply# 23 2/11/2012 at 23:58 (4,454 days old) by massagemiracle () | ||
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This post was last edited 02/12/2012 at 01:38 | ||
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Post# 169290 , Reply# 24 2/12/2012 at 00:23 (4,454 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 169293 , Reply# 25 2/12/2012 at 02:03 (4,454 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
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EP Brian I agree with the floor brush. I found this NIB a year or so ago, the only thing wrong with it are the rubber wheels are coming off. I think dry rot....I have super glued the rubber back on one wheel in two places, so far the other wheel is ok. I bought Eureka wheels on Ebay that said they would fit either Rally or Express and they look to be the same size, but no rubber. When I tried the vacuum out for the first time I ran it over tire floors (with a floor brush) and then I went to carpet and the rubber came off one of the wheels and I super glued it back on.
I have quit running it until I decide about the wheels or not. It will also make it not quite original if I do replace the back wheels......
Sincerely,
Bud PR-21 | ||
| Post# 169296 , Reply# 27 2/12/2012 at 02:48 (4,454 days old) by massagemiracle () | ||
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And a good friend has this model, 
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| Post# 169297 , Reply# 28 2/12/2012 at 02:50 (4,454 days old) by massagemiracle () | ||
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The VGI goes to this machine, it does have the wood grain on the top of the pn. 
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| Post# 169298 , Reply# 29 2/12/2012 at 02:52 (4,454 days old) by massagemiracle () | ||
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And the last PN I posted, it goes to this Empress II 
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