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Thread Number: 27259
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
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| Post# 305524 11/9/2014 at 21:52 (3,449 days old) by LillyLux (Oklahoma City) | ||
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I have heard some of you discuss compact vacuum cleaners and I just aquired one. It seems to have an impressive amount of suction. I would welcome any feedback on Compacts from all of you. | ||
| Post# 305528 , Reply# 1 11/9/2014 at 22:11 (3,449 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID) | ||
Interstate Engineering Corp. Is one of my favorite manufacturers of all time. Their machines are incredible. I have a Model C-4 from the mid 50's, it runs great and has ridiculous airflow and suction. All you hear when I'm running it is the whoosh of airflow through the rear exhaust vents. If I remember right, all of the older canisters use a HUGE 2-stage ball bearing motor. They're quiet, reliable, and run forever if they're maintained well. Compact canisters are remarkably easy to service and repair. I replaced the power switch on my grandma's C-6 awhile back, and it took 10 minutes flat.
So, yeah, I'm definitely a fan of Compact! | ||
| Post# 305846 , Reply# 3 11/11/2014 at 19:13 (3,447 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 305851 , Reply# 4 11/11/2014 at 20:13 (3,447 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID) | ||
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The original hose was a woven cloth style, my grandma's C-6 has the original hose, and it's still airtight after all these years. Better than Electrolux hoses, it seems. LOL. Mine came with a newer plastic hose, but it has the original machine end and suction end. This hose is quite a bit longer than the original, I can leave the canister in the middle of the living room and vacuum the entire carpet without moving the canister an inch!
Do you know what model yours is? Could you post a few pictures of it? I'd love to see it. As suckolux said, you can use your Compact with the cloth bag only, but paper inserts are still available. I like using the disposable bags, they make emptying the Compact a snap. | ||
Post# 305853 , Reply# 5 11/11/2014 at 21:01 (3,447 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Post# 305886 , Reply# 7 11/11/2014 at 23:19 (3,447 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 305889 , Reply# 8 11/12/2014 at 00:29 (3,447 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID) | ||
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| Post# 305891 , Reply# 9 11/12/2014 at 00:32 (3,447 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID) | ||
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Compact History Here is a picture showing all of IEC's models, which one does yours look like? This was the Picture of the Day not too long ago, I didn't steal it....
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Post# 305919 , Reply# 10 11/12/2014 at 09:25 (3,446 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 305921 , Reply# 11 11/12/2014 at 09:35 (3,446 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
The turquoise model is the Compact C-6 Electra. The salmon colored machine is the Compaqct model C-6 Standard. I believe your machine would be a C-6 based on your description.
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| Post# 305923 , Reply# 12 11/12/2014 at 09:52 (3,446 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Here are my Compact/Tristar vacs: 1964 C6 1985 CXL early (1999-2000) EXL (A101) 
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| Post# 306194 , Reply# 13 11/14/2014 at 19:49 (3,444 days old) by LillyLux (Oklahoma City) | ||
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I had to undergo another sugery yesterday but when I am feeling better I will look over the whole machine. | ||
| Post# 306225 , Reply# 14 11/15/2014 at 09:51 (3,443 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
Hope you are feeling better. Compact /tristar are my favs for everyday cleaning. I have every common model of Compact (model 1 through the C80 and 1 C2 Revelation. They will last forever. We had a big Compact dealer in our small town in the early 60's. Mr. Gerald David sold over a thousand machines through the 60's. Many of them are still in regular usage today. A few year ago I had an elderly lady come to my shop with 2 c6 machines that he bought new from Mr. David and he wanted them rebuilt after many decades of use in her 4,000 square foot+ home. They still worked fine but she wanted to rebuild them anyway. So I called Mr. David (whom I had never met) and asked him if he wanted to help me rebuild Mrs. Mackinzy's Compact. He was loooooooong since retired but was touched I had asked him to do one last service. Then he shocked me by saying: Hmmm Mrs. Mackinzy,,,, she bought 2 c6 from me. lol The man remembered almost every machine he sold and who they went to. I wish vacuum dealers had that much dedication to their customers today. Just a little Compact story
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| Post# 306294 , Reply# 15 11/15/2014 at 23:10 (3,443 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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Lately I've found a few A101 TriStar vacs (3 EXLs & a MG2) in trash; the MG2 seems like previous owner used it for wet pickup & one of the EXLs operated without cloth bag & motor filter, but had only a paper bag | ||
| Post# 306374 , Reply# 16 11/16/2014 at 17:46 (3,442 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID) | ||
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floor-a-matic, | ||
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