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| Post# 232987 5/17/2013 at 11:42 (3,990 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
People are always dropping off their old vacuums at the Vacuum Cleaner Museum. If anyone wonders why I give away so many machines at the Vacuum Collector's Convention (which we have at the Vacuum Museum every June) - this is why.
Up first today was a Hoover Constellation and a APEX Dyno cleaner. I've never had an Apex Dyno before, and this one will clean up very well. 
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| Post# 232988 , Reply# 1 5/17/2013 at 11:44 (3,990 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The Air-Way "Scout"
The Air-Way Sanitary System model 50 (the "Nifty Fifty") or "Scout" as the model was titled. Lower priced non-power-nozzle version of the Super Chief. Note the skinny handle and burgundy bag. Has the floor polisher attachment still on the nozzle. The man who brought it in told me it was his mother's and he was born in 1937.
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| Post# 232989 , Reply# 2 5/17/2013 at 11:45 (3,990 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 232990 , Reply# 3 5/17/2013 at 11:45 (3,990 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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| Post# 232991 , Reply# 4 5/17/2013 at 11:46 (3,990 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Still More Machines
This is a Hoover Celebrity II and an Electrolux CB from the 1205 era. I did get all the hoses and tools and power nozzle (PN-2) with the Electrolux. Also, I got a dozen of the bags. Didn't know there were paper bags for this model, but they just protect the filter, they don't actually hold the dirt (as they did in the CA model).
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| Post# 232992 , Reply# 5 5/17/2013 at 11:58 (3,990 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 232997 , Reply# 6 5/17/2013 at 13:01 (3,990 days old) by sbakerde (Millsboro, DE ) | ||
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Electrolux CB I would love to buy that unit but i am sure it has a special place in the museum. | ||
| Post# 233016 , Reply# 7 5/17/2013 at 14:29 (3,990 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village) | ||
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Great Machines Nice presentation Hey looky lots of Riccars | ||
| Post# 233018 , Reply# 8 5/17/2013 at 14:37 (3,990 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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And this is only....
Today's donations. There's almost no day that goes by where someone doesn't donate something to the Museum. I either use the donated machine to make one we already have better, or if the one I have already doesn't need anything - I pass along the donated machine to fellow Vacuum Collectors who come to the Museum for the Convention.
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| Post# 233019 , Reply# 9 5/17/2013 at 14:39 (3,990 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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The Celebrity.... *Swoon* LOVE it :) Seamus | ||
| Post# 233026 , Reply# 10 5/17/2013 at 14:57 (3,990 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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@seamus | ||
Post# 233028 , Reply# 11 5/17/2013 at 15:02 (3,990 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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How about a Celebrity for | ||
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Post# 233036 , Reply# 12 5/17/2013 at 15:55 (3,990 days old) by centralvacs1928 (Chicagoland) |
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Will you send me the Celebrity in exchange for a Dirt Devil Swivel Glide? Lol...just messing with you ;) | ||
| Post# 233066 , Reply# 13 5/17/2013 at 22:25 (3,990 days old) by vacuumman206 () | ||
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man would I love to visit the museum but I can't find any means of travel/accommodations to get me directly to st. james.... | ||
| Post# 233135 , Reply# 16 5/18/2013 at 10:01 (3,989 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Hey Jimmy:
The Constellation is model 858. Made in North Canton. 120 volts. The CB came from a homeowner who used it as a 'shop vac'. The blue 'bags' have elastic at the top, and go over the rim of the dirt container. They push down almost to the bottom. The filter is placed over the top of the paper 'bag' and then the motor unit on top of that. Basically, the unit sucks the paper 'bag' up to and against the filter, keeping the filter clean. Emptying the unit is easier, as you upend the machine with the disposable 'bag' still over the top of the container. All the dirt falls out of the container and onto the surface of the 'bag'. Remove the 'bag' and you're good to go with a new one. I never even knew they had disposable filters for the CB. This model came with the PN2 power nozzle, which was never used. Only the dusting brush was used, all the other tools were brand new. This morning, there was a yellow air-ride Celebrity (bottom of the line model) waiting by the door to the Museum. Another donation. | ||
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Post# 233141 , Reply# 17 5/18/2013 at 10:35 (3,989 days old) by Electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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 Jimmy, you have just cleared up a HUGE mystery that has been perplexing me for many years ... the use of this strange object (see photos). I found one on eBay a long time ago and could never figure out what it was for. Oddly enough, none of the various Electrolux salesmen I asked about it knew what it was either! It clearly is some sort of tester, but not a very efficient one. The back of the bag cage is covered with a perforated plate that blocks much of the airflow. If you look closely, you can see that there are only a half-dozen or so holes over the suction opening. This really restricts airflow, and for demonstration purposes it would seem to be all but useless. I really like the color of it -- early Model G turquoise. I wish that they had produced a Model L in that color. I think it would be quite lovely! So thanks for solving this riddle for me!! 
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| Post# 233411 , Reply# 18 5/20/2013 at 22:25 (3,987 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Wow! | ||
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Post# 233417 , Reply# 19 5/20/2013 at 22:54 (3,987 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Jeff! | ||
| Post# 233875 , Reply# 21 5/24/2013 at 14:58 (3,983 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Regina model 59
This was donated today at the Vacuum Cleaner Museum. It's a straight suction Regina upright, model 59, complete with optional attachments and floor polisher kit. It was made in the late 1940's, decades after the revolving brush had been developed. Yet, Regina wouldn't make a revolving brush upright until the Brush 'N Beat in 1970.
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| Post# 233876 , Reply# 22 5/24/2013 at 14:58 (3,983 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Had their own PLUG | ||
| Post# 233877 , Reply# 23 5/24/2013 at 15:00 (3,983 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 234109 , Reply# 24 5/26/2013 at 21:35 (3,981 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Nice Regina! | ||
| Post# 234110 , Reply# 25 5/26/2013 at 21:37 (3,981 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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| Post# 234111 , Reply# 26 5/26/2013 at 21:40 (3,981 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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