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Post# 217883   2/6/2013 at 11:39 (4,094 days old) by hoove94 ()        

hello. im new to the forum but have been reading along until today. here is my collection...comments anyone?

Post# 217885 , Reply# 1   2/6/2013 at 11:40 (4,094 days old) by hoove94 ()        

another chunk

Post# 217886 , Reply# 2   2/6/2013 at 11:41 (4,094 days old) by hoove94 ()        

ok the last little bit...but there are a few more that are not in these pictures

Post# 217893 , Reply# 3   2/6/2013 at 11:57 (4,094 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)        
Welcome Weston

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very nice collection watch out soon it will be tripple that size .

 

Dan


Post# 217894 , Reply# 4   2/6/2013 at 11:57 (4,094 days old) by s31463221 (Frenchburg, KY)        
Westen

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Welcome to VacuumLand! Thanks for posting, that's a very nice looking collection! I see that you have a Garry in your collection, I don't know much about them, and imagine that they didn't have a long run, but I have wanted one ever since I watched that infomercial years ago!

Post# 217897 , Reply# 5   2/6/2013 at 12:30 (4,094 days old) by dysondestijl (east midlands, UK)        

love the dyson!

Post# 217901 , Reply# 6   2/6/2013 at 12:47 (4,094 days old) by hoove94 ()        
thanks

the gary came to me in a rather strange way. i was at a thrift shop not that far away from town and i saw several vacs in kind of a back break room area and one of them was the gary. long story short, a phone call was made and it was mine for $10 ..but im actually wanting to sell it

Post# 217902 , Reply# 7   2/6/2013 at 12:54 (4,094 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)        

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Great collection, but I see a distinct lack of Hoovers!!

Post# 217903 , Reply# 8   2/6/2013 at 12:56 (4,094 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)        

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"the gary came to me in a rather strange way. i was at a thrift shop not that far away from town and i saw several vacs in kind of a back break room area and one of them was the gary. long story short, a phone call was made and it was mine for $10 ..but im actually wanting to sell it" Well it looks like you may have a buyer!

Post# 217905 , Reply# 9   2/6/2013 at 13:07 (4,094 days old) by hoove94 ()        

lol i know the hoovers used to run the collection and then i stopped finding them :/

Post# 217914 , Reply# 10   2/6/2013 at 14:14 (4,094 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)        

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Fantastic collection, mine is no where near as big, I only have 3 vacuums lol

Post# 217919 , Reply# 11   2/6/2013 at 16:35 (4,094 days old) by massagemiracle ()        

Nice collection! Post your pictures in the collection forum if you haven't already. Welcome to the VCCC!

Post# 217933 , Reply# 12   2/6/2013 at 18:31 (4,094 days old) by TheHooverMan (United States )        
heres the commercial for the corvette vac in the back

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Post# 217955 , Reply# 13   2/7/2013 at 00:58 (4,094 days old) by lunchboxsean ()        

I love the color on that Royal peeking out in the first picture. You have good taste, too, based on the Filter Queen, the Rainbow SE, the Tristar, and that nice looking Dirt Devil Broom Vac. As for Hoovers, there is a self propelled windtunnel in the back there.
I think my favourite is the Garry. We may laugh now, but it's always the weird ones that become super collectible in the future. I have yet to see one in person anywhere. I wouldn't let that out of my sight because in a few years it will be one of the rarest ones out there.


Post# 217957 , Reply# 14   2/7/2013 at 01:20 (4,094 days old) by Vacuumfreeeke ()        

Very diverse collection... nice mix of low and high end, vintage and modern, and upright and canister. The Broom Vac is fun, isn't it?

Post# 217961 , Reply# 15   2/7/2013 at 02:18 (4,094 days old) by madabouthoovers ()        
The Garry

That Garry is a very rare one - I've only ever seen one of these on ebay in the UK, and they seem to be an imitation Oreck.
Does anyone else have any info on Garry vacs? Are they a US cleaner only, and are they still in production? Is Garry a subsidiary of a larger company? I don't know much about them, and was interested in the one that appeared on Ebay UK, but the seller wouldn't post it if I remember rightly.

Others are right in that they say you should hold on to the Garry, as it may well be very collectible in the future, due to it being an oddity brand.


Post# 217973 , Reply# 16   2/7/2013 at 06:37 (4,093 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)        

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Here's the website for Garry - it seems they are still going...


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Post# 217975 , Reply# 17   2/7/2013 at 06:40 (4,093 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)        

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And the two models they have for sale.


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Post# 217996 , Reply# 18   2/7/2013 at 10:25 (4,093 days old) by hoove94 ()        

well ...the rainbow is not an se ..its a d4c but my neigbor has the se model and the filter queen is my aunts, its at my house looking pretty until i get a switch for it

and the yes the broomvac is fun but i have noticed that the pulley looks almors bent slightly. is that normal on these?


Post# 218034 , Reply# 19   2/7/2013 at 15:22 (4,093 days old) by compamac ()        
Dirt Devil stick vac

Can you please post pictures of the Dirt Devil bagged stick vac please?

Post# 218040 , Reply# 20   2/7/2013 at 16:34 (4,093 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        
Notice in the garry video...

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They used an Oreck bag in place of a garry bag (This comes in about half-way trough).
:D

-Alex.


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Post# 218059 , Reply# 21   2/7/2013 at 21:26 (4,093 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
hoove94

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BTW, what is the model # of that Royal? It's either a model 886, 887 or 85103, going by the color of the bag. All of them would have the 6.0 amp non-drop-in motor.

The serial # for a pre-1990 886 or 887 would be, for example, J87B005106. From April 1990, it would be something like D90001557G.

Thank you,



Ben


Post# 218065 , Reply# 22   2/7/2013 at 22:12 (4,093 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA)        
There's at least 6 Hoovers there!

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JMurray, I don't think there's a lack of Hoovers. At minimum there are 2 Elite style, 1 Windtunnel Self Propelled, and 3 Concepts. I think there might be a Dial-A-Matic behind one of the Concepts, and I the third picture on the right hand side the white hose looks like it could be a Hoover Celebrity electrified hose? To me the material looks like Hoover.

Overall very nice collection. I myself am a power nozzle canister fanatic. I love that Eureka RotoMatic power nozzle and I think your Dyson has the electric powered nozzle as well.

Welcome aboard!


Post# 218108 , Reply# 23   2/8/2013 at 07:38 (4,092 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)        

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Rob, you should know that 6 Hoovers is not enough!! :)

In fairness I am being hypocritical since I only own five Hoovers in my collection but I don't intend to sin for much longer.


Post# 218130 , Reply# 24   2/8/2013 at 09:35 (4,092 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
nice collection!

All nice but if I were to pick a vac to clean the rest of the house it would be Elite style Hoover,tan Eureka UR or the Like New!! Filter Queen.I just sold a Dirt Devil Kone and found it to be better as a sculpture than a vac.Your opinion?Does it have light in base?I have extra DD type K bags if you might need.Garry--I had a cleaning service customer who was happy with Oreck and then saw Garry on tv and bought.Had a broken fan very soon after and found the 'warranty'was more trouble and expence than it was worth.Brought to me to fix with Oreck fan.I felt the overall quality was not as good as Oreck.Is an interesting machine and worth collecting but your thrift store price would be the best way to find.-Happy Vacuuming!

Post# 218139 , Reply# 25   2/8/2013 at 10:25 (4,092 days old) by hoove94 ()        

durango159, yes that is a dial a matic.. and the two elite style machines..one is a runnabout and the maroon is an elete that i payed very little for at goodwill. and the hose is a button lock eureka canister hose, electrified.. its for the gray ironside.

compamac, yes i will asap.

and as for the kone...it really is just a sculpture ... when my neigbor saw it he said ... now that looks like a womans sexual toy........needless to say it has been sitting in the way back ever since. lol

oh and the royal is an 886 and i have no idea what the other numbers are.

and there is one more that cannot really be seen ..its a model 61 that is in disrepair..in my case that is.


Post# 218142 , Reply# 26   2/8/2013 at 10:38 (4,092 days old) by hoove94 ()        
rugsucker...

...as for the gary, the fan in mine hasnt broken at all yet... but it is an ok vacuum but i dont like the agitation that it has... i think ill stick to my hoover concept one or kirby classic III with bouble row brush.

Post# 218144 , Reply# 27   2/8/2013 at 10:53 (4,092 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)        

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By agitation, I take it you mean lack thereof?

Post# 218145 , Reply# 28   2/8/2013 at 10:54 (4,092 days old) by hoove94 ()        

exactly

Post# 218147 , Reply# 29   2/8/2013 at 10:56 (4,092 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland)        

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Well I know exactly what you mean.

An upright which doesn't agitate the carpet is an upright not worth using in my opinion - you'd be just as well using a straight suction cylinder (canister).


Post# 218148 , Reply# 30   2/8/2013 at 10:57 (4,092 days old) by hoove94 ()        
cleaning house...

...when i clean house i usually either grab the shark navigator, or lately i have been using the kirby clasic III (not pictured)

Post# 218150 , Reply# 31   2/8/2013 at 10:58 (4,092 days old) by hoove94 ()        

thank you jmaray01 i feel the exact same way.. and for the hose suction...its fair

Post# 218165 , Reply# 32   2/8/2013 at 14:39 (4,092 days old) by hoove94 ()        
dirt devil stick vack & broom vac

here are the pics that you requested compamac.
...by the way the i do not yet have a dyson dc41...in fact at the moment i have no dyson.


Post# 218222 , Reply# 33   2/8/2013 at 21:26 (4,092 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA)        

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Surprised to hear you use the Shark Navigator a lot!! Do they really clean that well? Are they better than Hoover Concept and Elites or do you like it because it is more compact and possibly lighter weight? Just curious. I've never tried that model Shark. Thanks!

Post# 218249 , Reply# 34   2/9/2013 at 00:49 (4,092 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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About the Rainbow which seemingly has the mid-'70s Eureka Roto-Matic Power Team nozzle next to it: I'm wondering if you have the actual Eureka canister that goes with it?

~Ben


Post# 218296 , Reply# 35   2/9/2013 at 09:35 (4,091 days old) by compamac ()        
Thanks

Thanks hoove94 thanks a lot!! I love those Dirt Devil stick vacs

Post# 218664 , Reply# 36   2/11/2013 at 10:20 (4,089 days old) by hoove94 ()        

the shark is an ok vacuum. the only reason i use it is because its so easy and quick to use.
the eureka rotomatic power nozzle, i do not have the canister for it but i do use it for the rainbow. it works 10 times better than the original rainbow nozzle.


Post# 235590 , Reply# 37   6/7/2013 at 16:42 (3,973 days old) by Hi-LoSwitch98 ()        

The Blue Bagged Upright, the one that says Shark I think, were known as Morphy Richards / Goblin Bagged / Bagless Uprights for a while in the UK

Post# 236053 , Reply# 38   6/10/2013 at 18:05 (3,970 days old) by luxluver ()        
Nice collection Westen

Any chance that I'll be receiving "my" concept one anytime soon.

Best Regards: Al :D


Post# 237061 , Reply# 39   6/19/2013 at 12:59 (3,961 days old) by luxluver ()        
REFUND

Westen, this is the only way I have to communicate w/ you. Would you PLEASE send me a refund, as it appears that you're not sending the vacuum. I could REALLY use the money!!!!!!

Thanks!!!!

Al


Post# 237074 , Reply# 40   6/19/2013 at 14:35 (3,961 days old) by parwaz786 ( )        

LOVE the DC21! :D for a sec I thought it was a british DC19 then lol Ps Whats that Dyson ball in Reply 32? Thanks


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