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Thread Number: 32405
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
What is Crosley? |
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| Post# 356026 , Reply# 2 7/13/2016 at 16:49 (2,837 days old) by Ctvacman (CT) | ||
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Interesting. | ||
| Post# 356040 , Reply# 3 7/14/2016 at 09:32 (2,836 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
It actually was the cheapest, least expensive Hoover elite with on-board tools they made. No headlight, short cord. As a Hoover, it sold for around $79 new. They were simply labeled as "Crosley" for Rent To Own stores, as a private labeled brand. There's nothing particularly good about that model, it has a single row brush roller, all the dirt passes through the fan into a singly ply leaking paper bag. I remember throwing tons of them away in the late 1990's, as they were traded in on vacuums that had actual suction power through the hose (like a Sharp or Simplicity hard body machine).
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| Post# 356045 , Reply# 4 7/14/2016 at 10:52 (2,836 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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| Post# 356052 , Reply# 5 7/14/2016 at 14:57 (2,836 days old) by Ctvacman (CT) | ||
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Keep the info coming. Appreciate everything so far. | ||
| Post# 356092 , Reply# 6 7/15/2016 at 09:21 (2,835 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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Crosley also made cars, and was a WW2 defense contractor. The factory still stands, abandoned in Cincinnati Ohio, in the Ft. Washington section, about a half mile or so north of where Crosley field was. The Cincinnati Red's played there until 1970 when Riverfront Stadium opened. | ||
| Post# 356134 , Reply# 8 7/16/2016 at 07:26 (2,834 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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Yes, also Eastman Kodak, Bell&Howell, etc. A marketing conglomerate purchases the name from the original family descendants to use the well known name, but all new products are imported from unknown makers of course. | ||
| Post# 356140 , Reply# 9 7/16/2016 at 12:08 (2,834 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 356250 , Reply# 10 7/18/2016 at 17:45 (2,832 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
The name is still around, they sell large appliances. Look like Frigidaire to me. I have seen them at an independent appliance store.
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| Post# 356254 , Reply# 11 7/18/2016 at 19:49 (2,832 days old) by Ctvacman (CT) | ||
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Yes I researched the name and came up with that as well. I can't say I've ever seen this brand at the Indy stores | ||
Post# 356285 , Reply# 12 7/19/2016 at 12:32 (2,831 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I almost got a "vault' machine under the 
Crosley name, actually an inexpensive Hoover.
Cheap bags abound, but, everyone knows you can place better grade disposable bags in those vacuums. We see Crosley on new 'retro' record players, etc. I have also seen the name on larger appliances, as well. I like the real thing, not much into the retro'look' ...just looks cheap to me. of course, one can spot a cheap imitation from miles away. | ||
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Post# 356287 , Reply# 13 7/19/2016 at 12:57 (2,831 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I see $ 500.00 on ebay !! | ||
| Post# 356295 , Reply# 14 7/19/2016 at 15:29 (2,831 days old) by Ctvacman (CT) | ||
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John Now that you mention it I have seen Crosley on those cheap new record players. | ||
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