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Thread Number: 19509
My new Eureka Chrome Top |
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Post# 216683 1/29/2013 at 19:13 (4,096 days old) by bvac6  (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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| Post# 216685 , Reply# 1 1/29/2013 at 19:20 (4,096 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️) | ||
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| Post# 216687 , Reply# 2 1/29/2013 at 19:26 (4,096 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
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| Post# 216689 , Reply# 3 1/29/2013 at 19:42 (4,096 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
Hi bvac6, I agree with John, sweet! | ||
| Post# 216694 , Reply# 4 1/29/2013 at 20:00 (4,096 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 216696 , Reply# 5 1/29/2013 at 20:04 (4,096 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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Modern Hygiene | ||
| Post# 216697 , Reply# 6 1/29/2013 at 20:05 (4,096 days old) by s31463221 (Frenchburg, KY) | ||
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Post# 216698 , Reply# 7 1/29/2013 at 20:05 (4,096 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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| Post# 216764 , Reply# 8 1/30/2013 at 01:11 (4,095 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
What year was it made? Im guessing early to mid 1970s?
A neighbor lady we had in around 74-75 had one of these, only no chrome top, just the light blue with the dark blue bumper and trim, but it did have the eact same bag, Dial-a-Nap, handle, and rocker On/Off switch. She was elderly, and would give me a bottle of pop if i would come over and run her vacuum for her, she had deep shag carpet, but i found out the vac did a better job if it were set on the LOW setting, rather than the SHAG setting. Her belt was probablly weak. I remember liking the humm of the motor. I also remember the hose/tool suction being really really poor, but the vac sure did an excellent job on her deep shag. HA, i remember that shag carpet was dark purple and dark blue. Was the kind you had to rake up with a special plastic carpet rake, then vacuum, then rake again. (all that work for a bottle of pop? Dumb Kid!, oh well, i had fun doing it.) That carpet Was beautiful as long as no one walked across it! | ||
| Post# 216778 , Reply# 9 1/30/2013 at 06:27 (4,095 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Dating Eureka Dial-a-Nap uprights is sometimes a challenge because the feature was around for quite a while starting in the late 1960's I think.
One clue to timing is the rocker foot switch, which I think was replaced by a simple push button by the mid 1970's. Another clue is the lack of cooling vents on the hood - again I think these vents showed up in the mid 1970's. The third clue is the model number - these basic Dial-a-Nap uprights with the classic 3-level hood took on the model number series 1400 in about 1974, just when Sweden's Electrolux bought the company. Therefore, I would propose a date of anywhere between 1970 and 1972! :-) | ||
| Post# 216779 , Reply# 10 1/30/2013 at 06:47 (4,095 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Post# 216808 , Reply# 11 1/30/2013 at 09:33 (4,095 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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chrome
I didnt photograph it, but I also have a commercial model that is an orange base and gray bag. That shop also had the light blue and dark blue color scheme model with the hood vents. They had it marked thirty bucks. Inside there was also a tan and cream colored Eureka cordaway branded under Montgomery Ward. I dont think it was for sale, he may have been keeping it for his collection.
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| Post# 216938 , Reply# 12 1/31/2013 at 02:32 (4,094 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village) | ||
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Got one too Clue is Eureka Williams Bloomington My chrome top is model C 2005 Too bad my chrome isn't as nice 
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Post# 216946 , Reply# 14 1/31/2013 at 08:38 (4,094 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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Awesome
The dance of dust, thats hilarious! Theres just nothing like chrome on vacuums, it really dresses them up. Ive never found anything that classic at a thrift store. My vacs are like children, Im very protective of them. As for dancing with vacuums how about: Cobweb Calypso, Dust Bunny Waltz, Tracked-In-Dirt Tango, etcetera
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Post# 216961 , Reply# 15 1/31/2013 at 11:09 (4,094 days old) by jfalberti (Visalia, CA) |
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| Post# 217011 , Reply# 17 1/31/2013 at 17:51 (4,094 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
Did someone mention dancing with Eureka? | ||
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Post# 217061 , Reply# 18 1/31/2013 at 22:29 (4,093 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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love it! | ||
| Post# 217080 , Reply# 19 2/1/2013 at 08:07 (4,093 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Camelotshadow! Your vacuum poetry is sublime!!!! You describe the romance with a You Rika just perfectly.... The description of the motor hum and brushroll vibration deserves a Pulitzer!
One thing you forgot to mention is that distinctive intoxicating Eureka Williams aroma....the entranced owner would be greeted with that unique scent when they first opened the box and set eyes on the treasure within and then stayed with their vacs forever more. I can smell a Eureka bare floor brush from miles away! Only difference with me is that for some reason, I always thought my beloved Eurekas were men.... oops.... too much information there! :-D | ||
| Post# 217159 , Reply# 21 2/1/2013 at 21:32 (4,093 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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@Bvac6 | ||
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