Thread Number: 5878
GE Swivel Top Question |
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Post# 65668 , Reply# 1   4/9/2009 at 21:35 (5,467 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 65708 , Reply# 3   4/10/2009 at 03:48 (5,466 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)   |   | |
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Bob,my ganmother had the one like yours only it was baged as Whirlwind and wad all the same color only the bumper and swivel top was white,as well as the hose and attachments.But the hose on hers was vinyl,and she got it at the local home and hardware store Benny's around 1970, My aunt had the one bottom row 2nd from the left, only it was Premier brand and the hose was cloth,it was given to her by her friend across the street,I guess we were a generic GE family lol, I too used to love playing with them and like yours the handle on grans broke off and both had the smaller floor tool with duct tape trim lol. Ken |
Post# 65711 , Reply# 5   4/10/2009 at 04:55 (5,466 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)   |   | |
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Post# 65716 , Reply# 6   4/10/2009 at 08:43 (5,466 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Bob, I love how you describe winding the cord. To this day I do the same thing with uprights, cylinders and all. It's part of the vacuuming ritual. One of the enchantments of the Lewyt Big Wheel is the molded cord winding flutes around the rim. as well as the Hoover Tempo series. It vaquely disturbs me that internal cordwinders don't have a helical tracking guide - like a watering hose reel or shuttle bobbin winder - to keep the cord coils tidy. You could put a longer cord on a cordwinder if they had one and who doesn't want a longer cord? ROTFL! And we all know cords have a natural position they want to take when re-wound. Its the haphazard twisting stowage technique of those who don't care that results in twisted damaged cords. I'm diligent about unwinding and re-twisting telephone cords. and when it comes to lamp cords and adapter power supplies I take the time to wind the cord flat in orderly coils. It's not really about the obsession - it's about respect for the machine...really! And it looks nice. Whoops, too much mildly symptomatic OCD information... Dave |