Thread Number: 27255
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
favorite canister vac? |
[Down to Last] |
Post# 305479 , Reply# 1   11/9/2014 at 15:38 (3,427 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
Do you mean new or used? If you want a vintage canister, the Hoover Constilation is great. Vintage tank? the Electrolux's, Hoover AireDyne, or G.E, swivle top are my choices, all great machines.
I'm no expert on modern stuff, but Hoover and Electrolux going back about 10 years are my second choices. |
Post# 305499 , Reply# 2   11/9/2014 at 17:14 (3,427 days old) by penie396 ()   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
Yeah I'm looking for something vintage canister. How does I like the compacts. Can you still get bags for those? I also like the royal canisters. Are gages available still? |
Post# 305516 , Reply# 3   11/9/2014 at 20:10 (3,427 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 305527 , Reply# 4   11/9/2014 at 22:04 (3,427 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
I have this vintage Electrolux model LX, bought October, 1952, which is my daily driver. No power nozzle, as I don't need one. I have all hardwood floors, and thick area rugs. For those I have a Kirby Classic 111, which came out in June 1976. As for the LX, all parts other than the ejection system are original. Sure the original hose leaks a bit, but not enough to impede housecleaning.
Here it is back in 1993 with a temporary replacement cord winder. (The plug on the original one had snapped off, and was being reattached at the time.) By the way, this was the very machine that started my interest when I was 2 years old. Alex Taber. |
Post# 305530 , Reply# 5   11/9/2014 at 22:19 (3,427 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 305536 , Reply# 6   11/9/2014 at 22:40 (3,427 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 305540 , Reply# 7   11/9/2014 at 23:25 (3,427 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
It's Alex, Caligula was the cream colored cat sitting in my lap. And why Caligula? The name is Latin and means 'little boots,' my cat had gold stripes on his paws, and feet.
What you may not know is I'm the guy who founded the V.C.C.. That was on January 2, 1983, and held the first 8 meetings in my home. Caligula was the original club mascot. And here's our original logo. Speaking of the Electrolux 1205, that was the machine that started my selling career. I was only 17, and sold that machine on weekends and after school. Alex Taber. |
Post# 305541 , Reply# 8   11/9/2014 at 23:26 (3,427 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 305545 , Reply# 9   11/9/2014 at 23:39 (3,427 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
I also need to give a shout out to my co founder, John Lucia. While I went to Hoover in 1980, and started the groundwork for the club, without John, there would be no interest.
To think that we started with 5 members, John and me. The only woman member was my mother, who was an executive secretary, and served as our secretary in the early years. Back then, there was no internet, so I created, edited, and published the newsletter. That and phone calls were all we had in the way of communication. My home was club headquarters, and my personal collection became the club museum. But without John Lucia, the V.C.C.C. would not exist. As for vintage, I love old machines, but the non electric pumpers from 1869- 1920, are my favorites. |
Post# 305548 , Reply# 10   11/9/2014 at 23:43 (3,427 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 305551 , Reply# 11   11/9/2014 at 23:51 (3,427 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 305618 , Reply# 12   11/10/2014 at 11:40 (3,426 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
This post has been removed by the member who posted it. This post was last edited 11/10/2014 at 11:56 |
Post# 305650 , Reply# 13   11/10/2014 at 14:56 (3,426 days old) by citroenbx (england)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|
Post# 305651 , Reply# 14   11/10/2014 at 15:19 (3,426 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
1    
|
Post# 305657 , Reply# 15   11/10/2014 at 16:33 (3,426 days old) by jade_angel (Fort Collins, CO)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
Well, if you want it to be both an iconic classic, and still usable, I think Filter Queen is hard to beat. Electrolux is good too, as would be some of the Royal Power Tanks. For those, I think the 80s/90s ones were the best, but some of the older ones are definitely more "classic". |
Post# 305717 , Reply# 16   11/10/2014 at 22:18 (3,426 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
Checkrate/Likes
 
     
|