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Thread Number: 29526
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
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| Post# 329502 , Reply# 1 7/17/2015 at 15:02 (3,204 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
We had a Lewyt like that!
Welcome. Quite a nice collection you have. My tastes also run toward Kirby and Electrolux machines. The Lewyt in your collection (photo #8) brought back some memories. We had one almost just like that when I was a kid; in fact, it 's the first vacuum I remember ever using. Ours had a roller base under the tank and the motor housing was bubble gum pink. The lower part of the tank was a darker gunmetal gray. It was the main vacuum in the house until my parents got a tan and green "Brady Bunch" Hoover in the early '70s. It stayed in the garage for a good 25 years after that and was used mainly for vacuuming out cars. It never faltered mechanically, but the vinyl hose had many splits in it and was wrapped in yards and yards of black electrical tape. I guess my parents either junked it or Goodwill'ed it when they moved in the late '90s because I've never seen it at their new house, nor have I ever seen another one like it until today.
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| Post# 329514 , Reply# 3 7/17/2015 at 17:23 (3,204 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Yeah, it was a little beast with lots of suction for its size. But then it was designed much like a modern shop vac.
I remember after the first Star Wars movie came out in 1977, I started calling it 'R2D2'. I can remember pulling it by its hose, saying "Come along, R2" in my best Anthony Daniels voice. | ||
| Post# 329515 , Reply# 4 7/17/2015 at 17:48 (3,204 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest) | ||
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R2D2 That's what I still call my chrome top Rainbow (Model D2)
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| Post# 329567 , Reply# 5 7/18/2015 at 10:32 (3,203 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
The Air-Way you have is an awesome machine. But I don't understand why you don't wrap your cord the correct way. Wrap the cord from the support stand, UP to the top of the carrying handle, then back down to the support stand. That way, when you want to use the machine, just unlatch the lid, and the cord will fall into your hands, ready for use.
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| Post# 329573 , Reply# 6 7/18/2015 at 11:54 (3,203 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York) | ||
Very nice! | ||
| Post# 329574 , Reply# 7 7/18/2015 at 13:04 (3,203 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City) | ||
Welcome!! | ||
| Post# 329595 , Reply# 10 7/18/2015 at 18:22 (3,203 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York) | ||
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Beautiful Filter Queen!
I have two of those (One I'm selling)- The best model from Filter Queen in my opinion. I did see that Airway today- beautiful, but I just bought a NEW Amway Cleartrak, so $150+ is steep. I'll keep looking. I actually have a nice 66a Airway with some tools, but I want one with a PN to use on carpets. I also have a model 700 Filter Queen. You cannot get much better than a Filter Queen!
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| Post# 329600 , Reply# 11 7/18/2015 at 19:58 (3,203 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York) | ||
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Hi Welcome to our club Love your Kirbys and Air Way. Love them all. Doug | ||
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