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Thread Number: 29113
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Eureka model 3720 A Canister Vacuum |
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| Post# 325477 , Reply# 2 5/22/2015 at 21:03 (3,258 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 325521 , Reply# 3 5/23/2015 at 18:38 (3,258 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
There was a very narrow window of time where The Eureka Company used the flying "E" logo of the Eureka Williams company. This canister dates from that specific window.
Sweden's Electrolux bought Eureka Williams in 1974, and changed the name to The Eureka Company - which is the name on the bottom of your vac. Electrolux continued to use the old logo for at least 10 years afterward. So your vac is from sometime between 1974 and 1984. I think it is from the earlier part of that period because the Tool Caddy accomodates a neck-less bare floor brush. Eureka's canisters offered bare floor brushes with integrated necks by 1980. Therefore, my guess is 1974-1980. | ||
| Post# 325528 , Reply# 4 5/23/2015 at 23:02 (3,257 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 325537 , Reply# 5 5/24/2015 at 08:29 (3,257 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 325540 , Reply# 6 5/24/2015 at 09:22 (3,257 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 325556 , Reply# 7 5/24/2015 at 14:48 (3,257 days old) by Rick (NY) | ||
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Thanks for the info. It definitely has the E to the left of the brand name.
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| Post# 325561 , Reply# 8 5/24/2015 at 15:26 (3,257 days old) by Rick (NY) | ||
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I vacuumed the spider webs off the old floor tool that never get used anymore. It is so old that it is a bizarre color. It has a metal bottom and a lever adjustable spring loaded brush. If the tool is turned 180 around the metal pipe the pipe comes off. | ||
| Post# 325610 , Reply# 9 5/24/2015 at 19:27 (3,256 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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That is the way Eureka designed its interchangeable floor tool system. Many Eureka canisters from 1960 to about 1973 had three interchangeable floor heads: the regular carpet nozzle that you have in yellow, a floor and wall brush and a special Vibra-Beat vibrating carpet nozzle. The Tool Caddies often stored all three tools on knobs. You removed and attached each of these tools from and to the curved wand by turning the tool 180 degrees. The system was designed to allow you to exchange the 3 different heads fast and easily, but users often complained that the tools would rotate and fall off unexpectedly between cleaning tasks.
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| Post# 325655 , Reply# 12 5/25/2015 at 07:28 (3,256 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT) | ||
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Nice find. These Eurekas are built like tanks and have very powerful suction. I have a model 3721 that looks the same but is a burgandy color. 
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| Post# 325670 , Reply# 14 5/25/2015 at 10:01 (3,256 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
Nicholas,
That's just like the Eureka I used to have that my step-daughter (I should say former step-daughter since her mom and I divorced more than 10 years ago) killed vacuuming up dry cat food. That was a great little machine and in pristine condition. The orange color was fun, too. I sometimes wish I had it back, but I've got enough good vacuums now that I really don't need to wish too hard. | ||
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