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Post# 174486   3/23/2012 at 04:54 (4,415 days old) by venson ()        

The internet appears to bring together people with all sorts of interests. Thus, I'm curious as to how vacuum collectors met or communicated prior the days of the computer.

Post# 174515 , Reply# 1   3/23/2012 at 09:28 (4,415 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)        

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Alot of us didnt. Untill I saw Stan Kann's show I thought I was the only one that had this type of "weird" collection. Even after seeing it it was another 20 years before I actually met anyone else that collected them.

Doug

Post# 174547 , Reply# 2   3/23/2012 at 14:41 (4,415 days old) by kenkart ()        
I Was!

 Working part time for a very nice older Lady who ran a Sewing machine and vacuum store in Marion N.C., her husband had passed away and she needed a repairman, I stopped in one day while on one of my junk hunting trips...long story short, I would go twice a week and do all the repairs, she took the VDTA newspaper, one day in 1994 I was reading it, and found an ad for a collector who lived in New York named Craig Long, his ad stated he was a serious collector of vintage vacuums!! Well, since I thought i was the only one, I called him, he told me about the club, and gave me the phone numbers of John Lucia, Charlie Lester and Alex"Bob" Taber who was then club president, I joined and went to the next years convention in Allentown Pa, the rest is history!At that time i think there were about 25 of us.

Post# 174564 , Reply# 3   3/23/2012 at 16:48 (4,415 days old) by Real1 ()        

Alot of us didnt. Untill I saw Stan Kann's show I thought I was the only one that had this type of "weird" collection. Even after seeing it it was another 20 years before I actually met anyone else that collected them.

Doug

 

Absolutely spot on! Until I saw him on TV, I thought people would find this hobby 'strange' to say the least.Sealed And when I found this site I thought I was in heaven.   But like with anything else, there will always be a few rotten apples in the barrel. Fewer here than the auto forums.Undecided

 

Kevin

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