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Post# 295613   8/27/2014 at 09:36 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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We have rearranged and added to the 1960's section of the Vacuum Cleaner Museum in St. James, Missouri. I wish I could go back to the beautiful cleaners of the 1960's BRAND NEW. Since time stands still for no man, we'll just have to do with admiring the vintage cleaners of the 'glory days'.

First UP:

The Hoover Convertibles (specials and deluxe)


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Post# 295614 , Reply# 1   8/27/2014 at 09:36 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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More beautiful Hoover Convertibles

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Post# 295615 , Reply# 2   8/27/2014 at 09:40 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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Hoover and Eureka hand vacs. Many visitors (young visitors) have never seen a rotary dial phone.

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Post# 295616 , Reply# 3   8/27/2014 at 09:41 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The gorgeous red Silver Knight - along with the Eureka Whisk, Eureka Crown Pricess, and Eureka Roto-Matic.

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Post# 295618 , Reply# 4   8/27/2014 at 09:43 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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Rare 1960's Electrolux cleaners - Hospital Model G (bronze and cream) and Canadian model 86 in cranberry.

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Post# 295619 , Reply# 5   8/27/2014 at 09:45 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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More Rare Electrolux cleaners from the 1960's. Turquoise Model G from 1960 (note the clip-on hose cord) and Hospital Model G with very rare Canadian-Made matching Electric Hose with Pistol Grip.

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Post# 295620 , Reply# 6   8/27/2014 at 09:48 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The VERY BEST of Kenmore - the glorious 1960's models. The 1961 Lady Kenmore "Whispertone" is my ultimate favorite canister vacuum from Kenmore. Two speed motor, full bag indicator, on-board storage for ALL attachments including bare floor brush, whisper quiet operation, and unique storage for the cleaning wands "on-board". Lady Beverly Whispertone would be very proud. (ask any very long time member of the VCCC who Lady Beverly was - and ask about the poodle skirt).

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Post# 295621 , Reply# 7   8/27/2014 at 09:49 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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A beautiful GE Swivel Top with Automatic Cord Winder. Amazing cleaner, very powerful suction. So easy to use.

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Post# 295623 , Reply# 8   8/27/2014 at 09:50 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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Brilliant Sunbeam canisters. The round model has a single suction fan (big as a dinner plate) and has TREMENDOUS suction. The "courier" model looks like a brief case.

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Post# 295624 , Reply# 9   8/27/2014 at 09:52 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The Eureka Empress and Emperor - our "Royalty". Best of the Eureka lineup.

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Post# 295625 , Reply# 10   8/27/2014 at 09:53 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The BEST vacuum cleaner of the 1960's - the gorgeous Air-Way Sanitizor model 88.

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Post# 295626 , Reply# 11   8/27/2014 at 09:55 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The light and easy to handle - Air-Way "Priscilla". An 'economy' model, the Priscilla used genuine Air-Way 14 layer cellulose dust containers but with a larger cardboard bag top. The unique rug tool of the Priscilla will out-clean any other straight suction rug tool (except the Apex Strao-Cleaner's rug tool).

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Post# 295627 , Reply# 12   8/27/2014 at 09:58 (3,501 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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Great pics to see!

Post# 295629 , Reply# 13   8/27/2014 at 10:08 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The Air-Way model 33 Hand Held revolving brush vacuum cleaner. Matches the Model 88 as well as the Priscilla Sani-Magic models. Who knew there was an Air-Way hand vac?

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Post# 295630 , Reply# 14   8/27/2014 at 10:09 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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Close-up of the Air-Way model 33's bag.

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Post# 295631 , Reply# 15   8/27/2014 at 10:10 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The Shetland-Lewyt "Lifelong" with Lewyt's version of the Vibra Beat nozzle. This machine was designed to be repaired "in the home".

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Post# 295632 , Reply# 16   8/27/2014 at 10:11 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The Kirby Dual 80, Eureka Stick Vac, and the 'very first Oreck' (a Kenmore, designed by Whirlpool, which David Oreck would later buy the tooling for). The Singer with Cord Reel is a lovely vacuum to use.

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Post# 295633 , Reply# 17   8/27/2014 at 10:13 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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My very first 'stove' - my father had a fit when I got this for Christmas in 1967 (I was 5 years old). A "Suzy Homemaker". In fabulous turquoise. It started my lifelong obsession with cooking.

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Post# 295634 , Reply# 18   8/27/2014 at 10:13 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The '1960's' section - viewed from the '1970's' section.

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Post# 295635 , Reply# 19   8/27/2014 at 10:14 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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General Electric fabulousness.

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Post# 295636 , Reply# 20   8/27/2014 at 10:15 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The Hamilton Beach "Light-Look". It's an amazing cleaner, the rug nozzle has unique rollers on the bottom to make it effortless to move on the carpet.

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Post# 295638 , Reply# 21   8/27/2014 at 10:17 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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My absolute favorite vacuum in the entire collection - my mother's 1962 Rainbow model D with optional hair dryer attachment. I learned to read from this vacuum's instruction manual. Started a lifelong obsession with water filtration cleaners. "Wet Dust Cannot Fly".

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Post# 295639 , Reply# 22   8/27/2014 at 10:18 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The Hoover Constellation. It's so "PANK". Thanks to Alex Braun for this rare cleaner.

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Post# 295640 , Reply# 23   8/27/2014 at 10:19 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The ultra-modern NILFISK - thanks to Evan Rogers for this cleaner.

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Post# 295642 , Reply# 24   8/27/2014 at 10:20 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The Compact model C-6. Turquoise model is the "Electra", salmon color model is the "Standard". Hiding in the back is the Polish-Aire

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Post# 295643 , Reply# 25   8/27/2014 at 10:22 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The ultra-rare General Electric 'lowboy' upright. Rides on a 'ball' wheel underneath, handle folds flat to the floor, can be hung on a hook in the closet, and had a floating revolving brush that allowed it to clean bare floors brilliantly without throwing dust or debris. Ultra-modern design.

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Post# 295644 , Reply# 26   8/27/2014 at 10:23 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The beautiful Hoover Portable. This first model has a much different on/off switch, similar to the Kenmore "floppy pedal" switch - covered in a square rubber pad.

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Post# 295645 , Reply# 27   8/27/2014 at 10:25 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The gorgeous Fairfax FX-500 along with the Canadian-Made "Water Matic" in fabulous turquoise. The Fairfax used a bag, the Water Matic did not (the "matic" had a flat paper filter over the dirt bucket along with a water valve similar to the Fairfax's water pick up valve).

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Post# 295646 , Reply# 28   8/27/2014 at 10:26 (3,501 days old) by DesertTortoise ()        

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Post# 295647 , Reply# 29   8/27/2014 at 10:27 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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Hoover, Sunbeam, and General Electric 'broom vacs'. The GE 'sweeper vac' used the same motor as the MV1 and MV2 hand held cleaners.

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Post# 295649 , Reply# 30   8/27/2014 at 10:28 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The magnificent Sani-Way. In glorious burgundy, the Sani-Way was whisper quiet (the exhaust came out through all the hole in the bottom - behind which was a cotton filter bat like a Filter Queen). Excellent rug tool design.

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Post# 295650 , Reply# 31   8/27/2014 at 10:29 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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Who knew you could scrub your kitchen floors while wearing a cocktail dress and evening gloves? Wonder what she wears to clean the commode? Probably lingerie.

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Post# 295652 , Reply# 32   8/27/2014 at 10:30 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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Even the Central Vacs of the day were in fabulous turquoise.

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Post# 295659 , Reply# 33   8/27/2014 at 10:51 (3,501 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)        

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Fabulous pics & vacs! Sure hope I get to the museum one day.

Gary


Post# 295664 , Reply# 34   8/27/2014 at 11:37 (3,501 days old) by Gr8DaneDad ()        

Absolutely fantabulous!!! Love the GE swivel top and, of course, the Electrolux models.


Post# 295688 , Reply# 35   8/27/2014 at 14:04 (3,501 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)        

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Thanks for the wonderful photos and descriptions. The exhibits all look wonderful!



Post# 295695 , Reply# 36   8/27/2014 at 14:19 (3,501 days old) by luxman107 (USA )        

Wow, that's some great pictures there.

Post# 295703 , Reply# 37   8/27/2014 at 15:02 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        
DesertTortoise...

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You are two years older than I am (according to your profile). Seriously? You don't find 1960's vacuums 'interesting' or 'desirable'? You grew up with them. I thought we all loved the machines we grew up with. I'm very nostalgic for the machines of this era as well as most appliance products from this time in history.

Post# 295718 , Reply# 38   8/27/2014 at 15:49 (3,501 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Very nice indeed, Tom
Gosh, I have at least one of every machine in these pics. Except the elusive GE 'lowboy' upright. But one day I will find one...to set beside my pair of Singer S1 & S3.

Delicious pictures and wondrous Museum. I shall make another visit in a year or two.


Post# 295722 , Reply# 39   8/27/2014 at 16:29 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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Would LOVE to see and visit with you again Dave. We had a blast last time.


Post# 295724 , Reply# 40   8/27/2014 at 16:45 (3,501 days old) by DesertTortoise ()        

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Post# 295725 , Reply# 41   8/27/2014 at 16:46 (3,501 days old) by DesertTortoise ()        

Is that a little toy Electrolux vac next to that home central vacuum? Cuuuuuute.

Post# 295728 , Reply# 42   8/27/2014 at 16:52 (3,501 days old) by Gr8DaneDad ()        

D-T,

 

That is most definitely not a toy. It is a savings bank to encourage thrift and savings toward ones very own Electrolux cleaning system. sealed

 

Tom

 

 


Post# 295736 , Reply# 43   8/27/2014 at 17:44 (3,501 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)        
I'm not nostalgic per se, but...

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i do find the 60's (give or take a few years) to be the most compelling era for my tastes and appreciation(s) of the design and build quality of the vacuums. I see a lot to like in these pics, thanks so much for posting.

See link for story behind the pic below.


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Post# 295737 , Reply# 44   8/27/2014 at 17:47 (3,501 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)        

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Thanks for posting all the great photos and providing the descriptions! I look forward to touring the museum some day! I especially enjoyed seeing the GE upright. I've never seen one and hope to see it in person some day!

Post# 295739 , Reply# 45   8/27/2014 at 17:49 (3,501 days old) by DesertTortoise ()        

I see. So you place your spare change in the bag compartment? Call it a Luxy-bank perhaps?

Post# 295740 , Reply# 46   8/27/2014 at 17:53 (3,501 days old) by DesertTortoise ()        

Lol, that "sixties vacuum cleaner showroom" has significantly newer vacs in it than were available in the 60's.

Post# 295743 , Reply# 47   8/27/2014 at 18:14 (3,501 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️)        
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They look amazing great job you should be proud :)

Dan


Post# 295744 , Reply# 48   8/27/2014 at 18:21 (3,501 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT)        

Wow great displays! I really need to see the museum.
What's the story on the round vacuum? I don't recognize it.
Nicholas


Post# 295745 , Reply# 49   8/27/2014 at 18:29 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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It's the magnificent Hamilton Beach "Hatbox".

Post# 295748 , Reply# 50   8/27/2014 at 18:42 (3,501 days old) by cleaningbuff (Quincy, IL)        

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Fabulous,,, As always.....Thanks
Tom, for the wonderful pics. Cant wait to visit again

Robert


Post# 295751 , Reply# 51   8/27/2014 at 19:12 (3,501 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT)        

Thanks Tom. Do you have any more photos or info on the hatbox?
Nicholas


Post# 295754 , Reply# 52   8/27/2014 at 19:48 (3,501 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)        
Thank you for the memories.......

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What a nice display of the 60's. I bought my mom a Hoover Convertible Model 70 around 1969. Brand new from a hardware store down the street from where my dad worked. Terrific vacuum cleaner, metal body. Back then it was around $69.00 or so and the attachments were included. Don't remember if it was on sale or not....



Thanks Tom,

PR-21
Bud Mattingly


Post# 295756 , Reply# 53   8/27/2014 at 20:14 (3,501 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        
the 1960s just WHAT!????!?!

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Somebody get the Operator on the line, they need help! Hurry before your 60s items disappear! surprised

 

Tom, the exhibit is BEAUTIFUL! It's sad that kids don't even know what a rotary phone is! Could you imagine kids having no idea what a iPhone is? Scary! One day I'm going to that museum, there's many vacuums I've never used behind those doors. Those Kenmores are amazing,a true staple in Sears history. I love my Duo-Power, but I'm still looking for those pieces of 60s glory!

 

I never knew they had the Sebo Felix in the 1960s! Still a neat picture, some of them look very realistic! There's something about abandoned buildings that fascinate me. The objects left behind, the stories they tell. But there's also a second side of it that keeps me awake at night!

 

I'm sure she cleans the commode in something interesting, Tom!

 

P.S- hey all you 'vintage' V.C.C.C members, I'd love to hear the tale of Lady Beverly Whispertone! laughing


Post# 295771 , Reply# 54   8/27/2014 at 23:49 (3,501 days old) by DesertTortoise ()        

Super_sweeper, if you want to see post apocalyptic ghost towns come on out to my part of the desert and I'll show you Trona (where the Trona High football field is hard packed dirt and the Trona team is tough), Keeler, Darwin, Cantil and Garlock.

This is my world:

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The road depicted in the top right photo, Redrock-Randsburg Road, is one I drive twice a week at least. I got my last high speed driving award coming off the last rise in the distance heading towards the camera, effing Chippie with radar. There are some great high speed twisties further east at Garlock, not that the Desert Tortoise ever speeds.


Post# 295774 , Reply# 55   8/28/2014 at 00:03 (3,501 days old) by ronni (USA)        

Nice variety and display of vacuum cleaners, albeit the "arteest" in me is more color-conscious than calling all the blue-green machines "turquoise"--when, in fact, "aqua" or "cyan" are better general terms for the broad array ("turquoise" being more of a green-blue). Note the difference between the turquoise Water Matic and the aqua Model G in reply #5.

While the telephone is a nice touch it has been misplaced (look for a date stamp on the bottom or inside). In looking at TV shows, magazines, et cetera, the type of phone displayed was replaced in the late 1950s by the more stream-lined version that lasted into the 1980s. I suppose the phones were still available as refurbished in the '60s, but the style is still from the late '40s to the mid-'50s.

No, not everyone waxes nostalgic for the '60s. It was a period of flawed Johnsonian politics, social unrest, war, bigotry, illegal drugs,and violence (to name just a few of the decade's flaws). As one person that attended college in the '60s and was part of the social revolution told me, "All the things we fought for in the '60s ... by the '70s we wished we hadn't due to the upheaval it caused not only across the nation but in many families."Styles and colors, too, are a personal preference. While some may like the popularity of styles such as fins and striations along with such colors as aquas and golds others see them as garish. Let's all allow others to be entitled to their opinions as we like to be.


Post# 295777 , Reply# 56   8/28/2014 at 01:23 (3,501 days old) by kenkart ()        
I think Tom

Has done a great job, I love the older stuff, I dont see why anyone is interested in collecting, if they dont collect something old, to each his own, but I was born in 65 , if I could have been I would have loved to have been a young adult in the early 50s, thus being able to live thru what I believe to be our countrys finest period, about 52 thru about 63, after that it all went to h!@#, the Eisenhower and Kennedy years were the high water mark of America, not just the fact we had years of balanced budgets, and that in 1954 alone the US produced 2/3 of all goods made in the world, the music, the appliances the cars,the buildings the houses the department stores, I cant see how anyone would not like that period, one only has to look at the trash on the market today, from the sorry Chinese made clothes to the waferboard built houses, to the plastivacs, no quality, no features,you cant even buy a stove or washer with a flourescent light!,,My hats off to Tom for preserving some of it, im going to send him some rare disposable bags so those machines can be used as they were menant to be and if I can im going to help in any way I can, Tom has been a good friend for many years.

Post# 295781 , Reply# 57   8/28/2014 at 02:33 (3,501 days old) by BriankirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)        

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Thanks for the pics and all Tom!
I want to visit the museum again someday soon,,loved every minute spent there. Thanks again for all you do,Brian W.


Post# 295799 , Reply# 58   8/28/2014 at 09:08 (3,500 days old) by tig21er (Indiana)        
Thanks

for all the great pictures. When I saw the Sani Way I remembered the time I went to Bronson , Michigan to the factory and saw where they were made. A great experience.

Post# 295801 , Reply# 59   8/28/2014 at 09:24 (3,500 days old) by DesertTortoise ()        

The vacuums in the museum impress me hugely, not out of nostalgia, but out of an appreciation for just how much hard work and patience is required to bring even one such old vacuum back to the condition of the ones we see in this museum. But look, it is not just one beautifully restored vac but scores of them, many many dozens, all beautiful and original. That is part that leaves me in awe. How do you do it Dysonman? How does the museum do it? I would love to be a fly on the wall watching your craftmen and women perform black magic on old bomber vacuums. The skills involved are not trivial, nor must be the costs. Chrome and paint in the automotive and motorcycle worlds are not cheap to restore. It cannot be any less costly to paint and chrome vacuum components.

Someday, perhaps, the museum will post some video seminars on vacuum restoration? We see such things for cars and motorcycles, some shops will post up how to videos of routine service chores and more involved things like, say, a timing belt replacement on a big V-8 Audi or bleeding ABS servo brakes on certain year BMW Motorcycles where some skill and understanding are involved. A similar series of basic vacuum restoration techniques might be very popular, things like putting new hose stock on old hose ends, rebuilding motors, cord reels and the like, or restoring certain surface finishes. I look at that green Kenmore 2.7 "Sears Best" sitting on a shelf above it's two tone blue twin and marvel at how much nicer it looks than my Avocado Bomber while thinking there is no way I can ever get mine to look that nice. It is beyond my skill. I could have a shop repaint the metal, but the plastic lid and the broken lid hinge seem beyond bringing back to perfection.

So when I look at the vacuums in your care, I don't wax nostalgiac for that era, but my jaw drags on the carpet in awe of the skills required to restore these machines to the condition we all see. Bravo.


Post# 295802 , Reply# 60   8/28/2014 at 09:32 (3,500 days old) by DesertTortoise ()        

Hey Kenkart, in the 1950s the US and Canada were the only two industrial powers who's industries had not been destroyed by WWII. Much of the rest of the industrial world was still a shambles. That could not last forever, and as a practical matter it was very much in our interest to see our allies succeed economically. If capitalism could not deliver the goods and bring people some degree of prosperity, then the great fear was they would abandon capitalism and turn to communism. The US very much wanted those war ravaged economies to prosper and deliver the goods to their citizens so they would stay on our side. Having economically powerful allies also meant you could pay for the large armies, navies and air forces we built to deter Soviet adventurism beyond their borders. That includes the Asian Tigers, Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore along with the more obvious allies in NATO and Japan. We also remembered the lessons of WWI where keeping Germany down simply led to the next big war. Moaning about the US not still being 2/3s of the worlds economy is a bit naive dude. That was a temporary artifact of our surviving WWII undamaged.

Post# 295806 , Reply# 61   8/28/2014 at 09:55 (3,500 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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THANK YOU to all for the compliments on the Museum. I'm very much looking forward to sharing the Museum with everyone at next year's VCCC convention.

Any vacuum collector who is in the area, is encouraged to come to the Museum for a visit anytime. If you'll let me know a day or two in advance, I'll be sure to clear my schedule for you - we can take a tour of the factory as well (mon - thurs). The Museum is open six days per week, 9-5 Mon - Sat. 573-265-0680

While the VCCC convention will be a blast to host at the Vacuum Cleaner Museum, a more personal "one on one" time with the vintage cleaners is always a favorite of mine. I love to talk vacuums in a leisurely way. Answer questions. Help with a restoration project. Or just get out the old Instruction Books and Literature and talk sweepers.

St. James, Missouri is a beautiful quiet little town. Most of the people in this town work at the Factory. We have a few quaint restaurants, inexpensive but delicious food. Even the Day's Inn in St. James (now called "Green Stay") is extremely reasonable ($59 per night on priceline) and are cleaned with Maytag M500 uprights that are made right here at the Factory - so you know the rugs are clean.

Come visit, and experience all the cleaners from the past "in person". You won't be sorry.


Post# 295874 , Reply# 62   8/28/2014 at 18:23 (3,500 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
Can it be the sixties WITHOUT ---

---a Dial-A-Matic?But seriously the Museum looks better with each new set of pictures(the only way I have seen it).Not just the vacs but the period furniture,TV,phone and more.We might remember that the home of the 60s would still have items such as the phone from the 50s that would still be working just fine.And some would have a 'new'rebuilt vac such as an Electrolux or Hoover that was still good as new.
The phone reminds me that I was in a Habitat thrift store and walked past a mother trying to get her young son to understand putting your finger in the hole with each number and rotating the dial.At another local store I was at the right side of a shelf unit looking at books when an intelligent looking kid about 10 or so walked to the left side and called out to his younger sister"Look!I know what these are.They're called RECORDS!"
Tom-Do you have the Suzy Homemaker vac?I have extras.(I am one of many who knows that after practice on the SH stove Tom can use a real one very well.)
DT-Great images of desert and ghost towns.Love the Fleetwood Brougham.As a book person I have some autobiographies from 40s & 50s of authors remembering their childhoods in such towns.-As to 'beautiful and original' vacs many of these were Toms collection when only seen by dozens of people before the museum and looked just as good with Toms skill and knowledge.I would also be curious if factory equipment or staff and volunteers helps with current restorations.
Nicholas-The first Hatbox was same but yellow/white.Credit for styling went to Lilly Dache of NYC who was known for styling hats that no woman of fashion would leave her house or go to church without.The HB vac was about the same size and shape of the hat boxes that would be in every home of that era.
If any like the great vacs above I have most of them.What I DO NOT HAVE is the museum to put them in.Therefore MOST will GO.More on EBay tonight and every week or someone save me the trouble and bring a truck!!and US currency.


Post# 295884 , Reply# 63   8/28/2014 at 19:41 (3,500 days old) by kenkart ()        
Hi Jimmy,

I will try to call you this weekend, Hans

Post# 295887 , Reply# 64   8/28/2014 at 20:10 (3,500 days old) by hydralique (Los Angeles)        
dysonman . . .

These photos are fantastic, thanks for taking the time to put all this together! Missouri is the “Show Me State” and clearly you’ve got a lot of wonderful stuff to show.

I’m not nostalgic for the ‘60s specifically, but rather for a time when small appliances were seen as important and worthy of careful, creative design, good quality construction and were intended to be well maintained and repaired. That hasn’t gone away entirely but as we know the majority of small appliances these days are made as cheaply as possible and aren’t reasonably repairable. Boring to look at and generally uninspiring to use compared to the old stuff.

In reply 11 you commented on the excellence of the Air-Way Priscilla rug tool along with that of the Apex Strato-Cleaner. This could be a subject for a great thread since straight suction rug tools have been seen as obsolete by most manufacturers for the last 40 years; it would be interesting to see which ones are best and what they look like.


Post# 295910 , Reply# 65   8/29/2014 at 00:43 (3,500 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
I believe that the convention

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is a separate event from a trip to the museum. They are in the same town. Any member will certainly be able to visit the museum, while in town.
Just clarifying.


Post# 295943 , Reply# 66   8/29/2014 at 08:37 (3,499 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
I gave a GE "lowboy" to

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Michael Pletcher years ago. It was given to me by a friend, (I had no intention of ever keeping it). I'm glad it's in good hands now.
The 60s were good and bad. We had a bright, new president, a promise for tomorrow, Jackie restored the White House, making it the museum it always should have been, etc. Then tragedy struck that vibrant new president,we lost the innocence of a nation, Vietnam, etc.
But, there was some great music, the space race was on, the Lunar Landing happened, some of "us" were born, and HOOVER was making top quality products... Maple Street, North Canton was swinging..... so much so, that plans were drawn up for that beautiful "international building" addition that would come about in 1970
Every decade has it's bright moments.... and some dark ones as well.


Post# 295953 , Reply# 67   8/29/2014 at 09:24 (3,499 days old) by DesertTortoise ()        

Well said Gottahavahoove.

Post# 295954 , Reply# 68   8/29/2014 at 09:28 (3,499 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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Jimmy: Here's the Dial's. "Regular" and "Self Propelled". I wouldn't ever forget the contribution they made to the world of vacuum cleaners.

John L: The VCCC convention is in St. Louis, however a trip to the Vacuum Cleaner Museum for the entire group is on the agenda. The annual convention of the Vacuum Collector's Group is the same weekend, and everyone will meet each other at the Museum. Will be nice to get the groups together for a day, and will be great for me to meet folks whom I haven't had the chance to meet since my last VCCC convention in 2007. Really looking forward to meeting people in person whom I've only known through their written word.


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Post# 295992 , Reply# 69   8/29/2014 at 15:43 (3,499 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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Tom, where did you find that wallpaper?! tongue-out

 

Well said, John! Every decade has it's ups and downs, whether it's 1964 or 2014! laughing


Post# 296282 , Reply# 70   8/31/2014 at 17:19 (3,497 days old) by dryclean1 (walton new york)        
I love the vintage ads!

the great ad of the lady cleaning in her bouffant gown is just wonderful! Can anyone tell me what brand was she was advertising? thanks Bill

Post# 296305 , Reply# 71   8/31/2014 at 20:46 (3,497 days old) by DesertTortoise ()        

All housewives did their hair, put on make up, wore a dress and heels to do house work back then. Dontcha remember? Every TV and magazine ad said it was so, therefore it had to be.


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