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My New Vacuum Cleaner Studio
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Post# 321751   4/13/2015 at 08:38 (3,272 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        

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Some Facebook members may have already seen some versions of these pictures posted there by ChesterMike (with my permission).

Firstly I must express my grateful thanks to Mike, Rob & Paul and Jack & Jon for their assistance in getting the room set up and loading and unloading the cleaners during the moving process.

It was about June last year that I decided the time had come for me to get a new home so I could have proper display space for my appliance collections and here is the first part of the story - my vacuum display studio.

This first picture shows my German cleaners (AEG & Miele) on the top shelf and Canadian or American cleaners on the second. Another word of thanks has to go to Doug Smith (collector2) for the Canadian Luxes and the GE Roll Easy which I have been looking for for a long while.

Underneath those are my boxed cleaners (not NIB), mostly Hoover but there are a couple of Bylocks and an Electrolux in there as well.


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Post# 321752 , Reply# 1   4/13/2015 at 08:45 (3,272 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
And to the right

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Are mainly the Hoovers - Portable and Compact models on the top shelf, Sensortronics on the second, Conquest & Harlequins (419 & 429)on the third and Freedoms and Cylinder models (417 & 427) on the fourth. There is also a blue 427 in amongst the "in box" cleaners. The Harlequins are largely identical, they just came in different colour schemes (at the same time)

Finally there are a number of "tub" cleaners on the floor. These are mostly from the early 1960s and are so heavy the floor was the best place for them.


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Post# 321753 , Reply# 2   4/13/2015 at 08:52 (3,272 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
Facing them

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On the opposite wall are Goblins on the left hand rack except the blue one at the top (Hotpoint) and the bottom shelf which are various makes, Siroma, CWS/Dudley & an East German Hollandia on the right of the shelf.

On the floor are more boxed cleaners, this time wooden boxes (which seems to be the closest thing we had to a hassock) - there are various makes in here - Electrolux, Vactric, Goblin & Unit


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Post# 321754 , Reply# 3   4/13/2015 at 08:54 (3,272 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
And to the right of that

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The upper shelves are for hand vacuums which I have not had a chance to sort out yet, the third shelf are Pheonix machines and fourth and fifth Bylock - a number of the early Bylock machines are Apex copies.

Post# 321755 , Reply# 4   4/13/2015 at 08:56 (3,272 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
And on top

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A selection of Connies

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Post# 321756 , Reply# 5   4/13/2015 at 09:00 (3,272 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
Down the middle

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Are some uprights - this area needs a little more work so I can fit in some more uprights - as it is all my Hoover Junior & Senior models will have to go to the loft - I may make a display area up there too after seeing the example of Anthony's loft posted a few weeks ago. Hopefully I will have a chance to do something with this next weekend.

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Post# 321757 , Reply# 6   4/13/2015 at 09:03 (3,272 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
And finally Electrolux

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I must confess I am a little bit proud of this lot

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Post# 321758 , Reply# 7   4/13/2015 at 09:03 (3,272 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)        

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Looks great!!!

And credit where credit is due - I wasn't the only one responsible for the GE Rolls Easy. I only did the parts and the shipping. The machine was courtesy of Tom Gasco.

Doug


Post# 321759 , Reply# 8   4/13/2015 at 09:06 (3,272 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
A close up

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I should have posted this earlier, its a close up of the German and American machines.

I am so pleased that after 14 years collecting a have a proper display space to appreciate these cleaners that will be easy to share with others.

There still needs to be a little work done to accommodate more canisters too, as Mike and I had just got it finished when two more cleaners arrived LOLOL

Al


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Post# 321761 , Reply# 9   4/13/2015 at 09:18 (3,272 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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You have a wonderful collection, very nicely displayed.

Post# 321763 , Reply# 10   4/13/2015 at 09:42 (3,272 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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Nice work!

Post# 321764 , Reply# 11   4/13/2015 at 09:49 (3,272 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)        
Quite a collection

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Oy! And my girlfriend gives me grief for "hoarding" three Kirbys (not including the one at her place) and an Electrolux.

Post# 321775 , Reply# 12   4/13/2015 at 10:49 (3,272 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)        

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Great looking collection. In reply #6 what is the vacuum on the floor, under the shelves to the immediate left of the box? It looks very similiar to a vacuum that my grandmother owned by I cannot remember the name.

Thanks,
Gary


Post# 321780 , Reply# 13   4/13/2015 at 11:15 (3,272 days old) by electrikbroomgu (Rome, NY)        
Wow!

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John,

Your collection continues to amaze! Looking forward to seeing you and everybody in the Summer months ahead.


Post# 321792 , Reply# 14   4/13/2015 at 12:11 (3,272 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
Studio

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Thank you for the comments :)

Tom, thank you for the Roll Easy, a machine I have wanted since I visited AeolianDave back in 2010. I wonder is this the only example in the UK?

Gary, the machine in question is branded in the UK as a Remocco, but I believe it to be a Dutch machine by Ruton or Erres. I am sure Doug will know the answer in a second but checking out his site the machine your grandmother had may have been Ford R7 or it may have been an Etonia as Eatons did import machines from Holland. It is VERY heavy, possibly the heaviest machine in my collection

Joel, are you confusing me with John Long perhaps? I know I have quite a few Hoovers in my collection but mixing them up with Electroluxes, Goblins and other sundry brands might be viewed as sacrilege LOLOLOLOL

Al



Post# 321793 , Reply# 15   4/13/2015 at 12:26 (3,272 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)        
Hi Al,

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You have a great collection there. I'm glad you was able to sort everything out after moving up here.

I didn't envy you having to move all those vacs up here. I say that from past experience...laughing

 

Jamessmile


Post# 321796 , Reply# 16   4/13/2015 at 13:19 (3,272 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)        
Very nice display, indeed.

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Enjoy them all, and thanks for sharing.
John


Post# 321802 , Reply# 17   4/13/2015 at 13:48 (3,272 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)        
great colection

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some very nice machines there and what a great idea to hang the Electrolux machines up been wondering how to display mine now i know
regards Anthony


Post# 321830 , Reply# 18   4/13/2015 at 15:35 (3,272 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)        

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Nice to see things taking shape in the new house, Al :). Everything looks wonderful!


Post# 321876 , Reply# 19   4/13/2015 at 23:07 (3,272 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)        

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Hi Gary

Al is correct. They sold similar machines in Canada under the names Ford (blue and silver), Ruton (Red and Silver) and Arrow Electro (Green).

Doug


Post# 321878 , Reply# 20   4/14/2015 at 00:18 (3,271 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)        
Very Nice Collectio Al!

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Great variety and well displayed! Excellent work!
Jeff


Post# 321894 , Reply# 21   4/14/2015 at 06:42 (3,271 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)        
Vac Studio...

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Al, Congratulations on the new vac space. It does look great, those racks are so sturdy and very adaptable. Loving the "Wall of Electrolux" at least we wont need to be getting Jack doing this again!!

Post# 321898 , Reply# 22   4/14/2015 at 08:01 (3,271 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        
Howdy Ho Neighbourino......

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YAYYYY!!!!

Amazing! Well Done Al. It was our pleasure to help with the move. What a surreal Christmas day emptying a full van of vacs never seen before and a special afternoon tea. It was worth making the turkey wait!

3 Vac collections within a 10 mile radius who wudda believed it???

Cant wait to come over again - more tea vicar?


Post# 321919 , Reply# 23   4/14/2015 at 11:43 (3,271 days old) by Vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
Stairway of cleaners

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Rob

Surreal was not quite the adjective I would have used but it certainly was a different way to pass a Christmas. And it is a happy accident that our two collections are reasonably complimentary - although that is probably more a reflection of our respective ages than anything else.

Mike
Although we have not discussed it, the possibility of a stair case (in this case leading no where) as a display space has crossed my mind, I am not sure if the regular staircase inside the house will be big enough for the Stairway of Juniors, we will have to see LOLOL

Anthony
Are all your Electroluxes the older type with the swivel out loop or do you have any that require a special bracket - 91/94/02/303/310/330/345/355. If the latter I discovered,quite by accident,an ideal hook at B&Q last week. It looks rather like the one on the link but it does not have the top bit on it - if you look carefully you can see them holding up the Electroluxes

Al


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Post# 321975 , Reply# 24   4/14/2015 at 15:48 (3,271 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)        
hi vacbear

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all of my Electrolux machines are of the older type usually discarded by family members [there are a few Goblins in there ] i do tend to have a soft spot for them .but i can see what you mean that hook is perfect

Post# 323479 , Reply# 25   4/27/2015 at 16:54 (3,258 days old) by ziggyzig60 ()        
Fantastic Collection

Your collection is absolutely amazing, Having looked at your pictures I can see a few vacuums from my childhood, My grandmother had an Electrolux 65 2 of my aunts had connies.

I only have a few vacuums in my collection but, it's growing slowly.

Anyway, your studio looks brilliant

David



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