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Post# 172994 , Reply# 1   3/12/2012 at 20:34 (4,398 days old) by venson ()   |   | |
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It's on eBay and it looks nice -- with bags no less. Disclaimer: I neither know nor have any business affiliation with the seller CLICK HERE TO GO TO venson's LINK on eBay |
Post# 173014 , Reply# 2   3/12/2012 at 22:33 (4,398 days old) by goadie12 ()   |   | |
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Wow that roll easy looks beautiful I wonder just how crazy the bidding will get on that machine I suspect it will reach over $150 in no time. Zach |
Post# 173067 , Reply# 4   3/13/2012 at 09:01 (4,398 days old) by venson ()   |   | |
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Electrolux hose with pigtail for Model G. Not often seen. Disclaimer: I neither know nor have any business affiliation with the seller. CLICK HERE TO GO TO venson's LINK on eBay |
Post# 174449 , Reply# 7   3/22/2012 at 23:15 (4,388 days old) by truckerx (Palm Springs, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 174517 , Reply# 11   3/23/2012 at 10:20 (4,388 days old) by venson ()   |   | |
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Someones put up a totally chromed Compact for sale. Unfortunately, there is no provenance to make the high price go down more easily. CLICK HERE TO GO TO venson's LINK on eBay |
Post# 174535 , Reply# 16   3/23/2012 at 13:31 (4,387 days old) by Sanifan ()   |   | |
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Those old compacts are great! |
Post# 175142 , Reply# 18   3/28/2012 at 14:27 (4,382 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 175301 , Reply# 20   3/29/2012 at 22:01 (4,381 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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The trade school (Barber/Cosmetology School) i went to in the late 1970s had a Rainbow D2, with the Eureka style PN,,and the 5 gallon water pan/tank on wheels.
I have not seen one since, until now. How cool!! (We also had the 4 quart pan for regular vacuuming, and thats what we normally used.) It was the job of the Junior (new) students to do the vacuuming sweeping and moping of the place after hours,,you can imagine with over 30 students cutting hair in the same area, there was ALOT of hair clippings and dirt that had to be removed. If you've ever spent time in a Barber or Beauty Shop, you know that cut hair flies EVERYWHERE,,and is a TERRIBLE MESS to clean up. Especially in a school where there are MANY people working. The 5 gallon water pan/tank was mainly used for water PICK UP,,not so much for ordinary vacuuming. If a shampoo bowl hose or drain pipe should break, which did happen often (with over 30 shampoo bowls being in use) we HAD to have something to pick up water in a hurry. You could NOT pull the Rainbow by the hose, when the 5 gallon tank was attached. Someone had to push it along for you, or you had to stop and go back and pull the Rainbow around if you were the user. There was also a seperate longer than standard hose and set of wands with a squeegee (sp?) type of head that was used for water pick up with the 5 gallon tank. Yes, dumping the 5 gallon tank was a pain,,,you had to just up-end it outside, or down a drain, there was no opening at the bottom of the tank to drain the water. I can tell you first hand that tank was a BEAST to lift,,,especially with 5 gallons of dirty water and WET HAIR in it! |