Thread Number: 31235
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
No one gave my Model XXX any loving... :( |
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Post# 345582   2/27/2016 at 11:06 (2,952 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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~ Arlee and I threw a party last weekend with about 30 people in attendance. I was obliged to hide away all of my vacuum cleaners (a: there wouldn't be room for our guests, and b: Arlee demanded I do so hahaha!). I did leave one out on display, a Model XXX with the floor polisher. I arranged it in a fairly obvious location, right next to the doorway leading from the kitchen to the hallway.
Do you know ... not ONE SINGLE PERSON commented on it! I was sure -somebody- would say, "Oh, look at that beautiful old vacuum cleaner!" Nope. Not a word. I guess it may partly be due to the fact that pretty much everyone who was here knows I collect vintage vacuum cleaners, but still ... my poor XXX didn't receive a single compliment and she seemed quite forlorn about it! |
Post# 345583 , Reply# 1   2/27/2016 at 11:23 (2,952 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Perhaps they were involved in the nuptials, etc. I have a Convertible, model 67 permanantly on display in the formal dinigroom. EVERYONE now seems to thing it is just part of the decor........as well it should be! Relax, Charles. I, to, know what it's like to be un-noticed. Sometimes, I'm plain ignored. Depending on the person, it doesn't bother me at all. Some people hate, above all things, to be ignored. So, enjoy your ELECTROLUX! See, in honor of the occasion, I spelled a "different species" in all caps! I know that the Hoover thing upsets some so. Nice vac! John Here's some home decor.......... |
Post# 345585 , Reply# 2   2/27/2016 at 11:46 (2,952 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)   |   | |
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Me either! maybe they did, but think I'm strange. maybe I think those who collect tea cups or beer steins are strange. Maybe they thought it was a sausage stuffer because it is made of metal? |
Post# 345587 , Reply# 3   2/27/2016 at 11:50 (2,952 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 345591 , Reply# 4   2/27/2016 at 12:03 (2,952 days old) by CharlesKirby66 (Manteca, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 345596 , Reply# 5   2/27/2016 at 12:20 (2,952 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 345598 , Reply# 6   2/27/2016 at 13:00 (2,952 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
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Hi Charles:
Could it be that the guests already know you collect vacuum cleaners and put the importance on you and Arlee? That's the way it should be, 30+ years together IS a big deal, and not that the vacuums aren't important, the two of you are, or should be more so! Just a thought. Hugs to both of you, Alex Taber. |
Post# 345622 , Reply# 7   2/27/2016 at 16:08 (2,952 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Some people just have NO taste!!!LOL |
Post# 345662 , Reply# 10   2/28/2016 at 05:42 (2,951 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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A 55 Olds looks FAR BETTER than a 57 Chevrolet....Runs better too! |
Post# 345665 , Reply# 11   2/28/2016 at 07:20 (2,951 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)   |   | |
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always ran better than Chevy's. Opposite distributor rotation, so better firing, better balanced, better breathing heads. A small displacement Olds V8 had the same bearing journal size as a 455. |