Thread Number: 35280
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Eureka Powerteam Model 1289 |
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Post# 379650   10/13/2017 at 00:34 (2,386 days old) by keither (California )   |   | |
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My very 1st Eureka Model 1289! It's going to need a few minor cosmetic touch ups and I'm still cleaning off the grease and scuff marks . The attachments I hope to find , but I can pull them from my other models for another pic display later. Otherwise it sounds and runs very good !
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Post# 379665 , Reply# 1   10/13/2017 at 09:27 (2,386 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 379673 , Reply# 2   10/13/2017 at 10:57 (2,386 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 379684 , Reply# 5   10/13/2017 at 13:31 (2,386 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 379711 , Reply# 6   10/13/2017 at 22:46 (2,385 days old) by Keither (California )   |   | |
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Post# 379740 , Reply# 7   10/14/2017 at 08:45 (2,385 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)   |   | |
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with my reading glasses. 11.5 amps for the 1290. It has a slight round bump out on the bottom the diameter of the motor. |
Post# 379772 , Reply# 8   10/14/2017 at 19:38 (2,384 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Hi Keith,
That’s a beautiful Eureka you got there. Believe it or not, the canister design (minus the power nozzle) is from around 1968. Eureka Williams called this the Empress II “FastVac.”. They touted new features as being like a racing car: radio buttons for the suction control, mag wheels for better maneuvering and racing stripes along the sides for styling. The Tool Pak on top had 5 nubs for 5 attachments including a Vibra-Beat carpet nozzle and a separate regular carpet nozzle. Not sure if the link will work, but I am adding a link to a groovy vintage advertisement for the original Eureka FastVac...see below. Have fun! Zum, zum!!!😊 CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK |
Post# 379801 , Reply# 9   10/15/2017 at 15:41 (2,384 days old) by Keither (California )   |   | |
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Post# 379805 , Reply# 10   10/15/2017 at 15:57 (2,384 days old) by TheSpiritOf76 ()   |   | |
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Picture he was trying to send. Which is a ad for the first Empress II from 1969.
I will also include some literature for the first powerteam Empress II from 1972. |
Post# 379813 , Reply# 11   10/15/2017 at 18:56 (2,383 days old) by Keither (California )   |   | |
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Post# 379817 , Reply# 12   10/15/2017 at 21:52 (2,383 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 379828 , Reply# 13   10/15/2017 at 22:55 (2,383 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Here is the print advertisement I was talking about... I made a mistake about the number of nubs on the Tool Pak - there are only 4, so that the fifth tool is whatever is connected to the curved wand for floor/carpet cleaning:
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Post# 379830 , Reply# 14   10/16/2017 at 00:46 (2,383 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Really did make a fine product then, all your machines are fine specimens! |
Post# 379860 , Reply# 15   10/17/2017 at 01:08 (2,382 days old) by Keither (California )   |   | |
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Post# 379880 , Reply# 16   10/17/2017 at 15:47 (2,382 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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You’re welcome, Keith!
Just an interesting Eureka Trivia footnote: the Art Director directing the photo shoot for this new product has neglected one minor detail that only a fanatic like me might notice. Model 1880 is the deluxe “top of the line” model in a group of probably 3 or 4 versions of the Empress II. Therefore, the tools supplied should be the deluxe set of attachments including the square (as opposed to round) dusting brush. But several of the photos are showing the basic curved upholstery nozzle, when they should be showing the wider deluxe upholstery nozzle. Somebody made a mistake at the photo shoot....or the deluxe nozzle went missing and they were running out of studio time!!! Sorry for being just a touch obsessed! 😕 |
Post# 379895 , Reply# 17   10/17/2017 at 19:30 (2,381 days old) by Keither (California )   |   | |
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Post# 379897 , Reply# 18   10/17/2017 at 20:13 (2,381 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Hey Keith...okay...the model 1010 is Eureka Williams’ very first “canned ham” tear drop shape canister which made its debut the year I was born: 1959. The 1010 never went by the name Empress. It was originally marketed as the “ MobileAire “ for Eureka’s golden anniversary (50 years, 1909-1959). It came in a dark green colour with dark green tools. A year or two later, the company changed the colour to Eureka’s famous 1960’s Lagoon Blue (aqua turquoise) with blue tools and hose. I don’t think they continued using the name MobileAire....it was just called the Vibra-Beat because of the vibrating carpet nozzle that was featured with the 1010.
Interesting note: the 1010 was the only Eureka canister ever sold in the United Kingdom and France in the 1960’s. It was sold by the Parnall appliance company and it was literally called the “Parnall TenTen!” |
Post# 379904 , Reply# 19   10/17/2017 at 21:42 (2,381 days old) by keither (California )   |   | |
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Post# 379907 , Reply# 20   10/17/2017 at 22:00 (2,381 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 379915 , Reply# 21   10/18/2017 at 00:09 (2,381 days old) by Keither (California )   |   | |
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