Thread Number: 35776
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Eureka/Sanitaire age anomally |
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Post# 384047 , Reply# 1   1/11/2018 at 07:01 (2,268 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Could be that Eureka was using up old stock of the early 1970’s hood for their commercial Sanitaire line? By 1976, Eureka’s basic low-end uprights had motor hoods with vents and a foot-operated push button switch.
I’ve seen this happen with Eurekas before...some old design shows up on an odd model mysteriously - I’ve always assumed it was to get rid of old stock of a certain part. |
Post# 384048 , Reply# 2   1/11/2018 at 08:18 (2,268 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 384054 , Reply# 3   1/11/2018 at 10:56 (2,268 days old) by connorthecarguy (Chattanooga,TN,USA)   |   | |
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That was my first thought about using up stock, but those are usually more of a grab bag of parts where as this is all old parts. |
Post# 384079 , Reply# 5   1/11/2018 at 17:14 (2,267 days old) by connorthecarguy (Chattanooga,TN,USA)   |   | |
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Exactly what was confusing me, I have the nipple pictured in the 3rd picture of my second post. That looks like a "78" to me even though I would agree with everything you are saying about the other features. That's what has me confused. So why would a 74 machine have a 78 on it? |
Post# 384081 , Reply# 6   1/11/2018 at 17:21 (2,267 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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It could also be something happened to it to damage the hood, and a vacuum shop or Eureka just happened to have that part in the stock to repair it using the same color. I had an Eureka ESP of this style in the 90's and I remember I accidentally tipped a chair over on it, it smashed the top cover to pieces, that was plastic though obviously.
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Post# 384086 , Reply# 7   1/11/2018 at 17:50 (2,267 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Another clue is the corporate name: Before Eureka’s sale to Sweden’s Electrolux in 1974, the rating plate would have said Eureka Williams. Electrolux brought back the old name - The Eureka Company - after they bought the company. So this is definitely made after 1974. Indeed, maybe the old hood was a replacement put on by a repair shop? Kind of like a Frankeneureka? :-)
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Post# 384097 , Reply# 8   1/11/2018 at 20:11 (2,267 days old) by connorthecarguy (Chattanooga,TN,USA)   |   | |
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Yes, that's certainly a possibility however that still doesn't explain the metal base with the date cast in. |
Post# 384100 , Reply# 9   1/11/2018 at 21:22 (2,267 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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