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Thread Number: 7112
Norm's Collection |
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| Post# 78564 8/16/2009 at 17:13 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Last Saturday after Norm and I unloaded his new treasures, he showed me his new and improved collection displays. Of course, I took pics, and am more than happy to post them for him. I'll try to tell you what I can, but I'm sure Norm will be happy to fill in any missing information. He has some nice machines in his collection, and to start out, here's a photo of his Airways and Luxes. Left to right on top are a Rainbow (don't know what model), and Airways, model 77, 66, and 55 (or is it 55-A?). Second row, Electrolux models 1205, ?, G, LX, XXX, and XII. 
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| Post# 78567 , Reply# 1 8/16/2009 at 17:19 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Luxes | ||
| Post# 78578 , Reply# 2 8/16/2009 at 17:27 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Now for the Hoovers
Hard to get them all in one shot, so I did two. In front are models 300, 26, 28, 63, and a Dial-A-Matic he bought at last year's Convention. Norm will have to fill you in on the ones in the back row. I know the one on the left is a 541 Special, the one on the right is a 115, but I'm not sure about what's in between.
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| Post# 78583 , Reply# 3 8/16/2009 at 17:38 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Norm's Hoovers, Pic 2
Here we have the rest of the Hoover section. In front is the Dial-A-Matic,, 1060 Convertible, Elite, and toy Dirt Devil. In back, Convertible 69, Dial-A-Matic, and Constellation models 87 (I think) and 82. Also a Dirt Devil hand vac and can vac can be seen. Also notice the VCCC and Convention T-shirts in the background. 
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| Post# 78584 , Reply# 4 8/16/2009 at 17:42 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Now, on to the Eurekas | ||
| Post# 78586 , Reply# 5 8/16/2009 at 17:45 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Norm's Newer Eurekas | ||
| Post# 78589 , Reply# 6 8/16/2009 at 17:49 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Eureka & Kirbys | ||
| Post# 78593 , Reply# 7 8/16/2009 at 17:52 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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A Couple Dirt Devil Uprights | ||
| Post# 78599 , Reply# 8 8/16/2009 at 17:57 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Now For The Vacs In Norm's Other Display | ||
| Post# 78602 , Reply# 9 8/16/2009 at 18:01 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Silverado and 86 Connie | ||
| Post# 78605 , Reply# 10 8/16/2009 at 18:08 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Heritage II, Dyson, and Hoovers | ||
| Post# 78606 , Reply# 11 8/16/2009 at 18:12 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Panasonic, Kirby Heritage II, and Dyson | ||
| Post# 78607 , Reply# 12 8/16/2009 at 18:17 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Norm's Factory Rebuilt D-80 | ||
| Post# 78608 , Reply# 13 8/16/2009 at 18:19 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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And Here's Norm!! | ||
| Post# 78609 , Reply# 14 8/16/2009 at 18:26 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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And Last But Not Least
Since Revelation is the last book of the Bible, I thought it would be appropriate to post the pic of Norm's Revelation as the last pic in this thread. And as Rick would say, No vacuums were harmed in the production of this photoplay (but several were run!)!! So there you have it, the Collection of Norm Brown. Enjoy, Jeff 
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| Post# 78629 , Reply# 15 8/16/2009 at 19:54 (5,366 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Oh My G-d!!!!!! 
Can I see more pics of that beautiful Eureka Automatic Upright? The farthest turquoise unit in the Eureka upright shot? Do you have the attachments for it too? I believe that is the identical machine with which I had a "first fear, then love" relationship as a toddler. It should be Model 210, if I am not mistaken. I think I'll hop in the Corolla now and come down for a visit, Norm! Jeff, that's a top-rated Sharp "Twin Energy" upright (not Panasonic) in the photo next to the Kirby and the Dyson. Is it "Library Quiet" as the ads used to tout, Norm? If I am not mistaken, Sharp was the first vac company to put both cord clips conveniently high on the unit. Thanks for the pics, Jeff. Eurekaprince Brian in Canada | ||
| Post# 78654 , Reply# 17 8/16/2009 at 21:55 (5,366 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Norm, what a wonderful collection!! You have the machines displayed so well! Thanks for sharing them with us. Do you have a favorite? Terry | ||
| Post# 78662 , Reply# 19 8/16/2009 at 22:51 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Eureka Pics
Brian, this is your lucky day! I remembered that we took a picture of Norm's 260 when Jim Barnhart and I went to Norm's for a mini-meet earlier this year. I knew I posted pics then, so I looked for the thread in the Off-Topic Archives. It's thread 5974, Columbus Mini-Meet if you want to look at all the pics from then. However, I happened to remember that I still have the pics saved, so here's the one you wanted to see with the attachment kit next to it. Norm's running it, while Jim looks on. Enjoy, Jeff 
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| Post# 78665 , Reply# 20 8/16/2009 at 22:59 (5,366 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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And here's another pic of the same machine. Jim is saying, "You missed a spot!" You can also see from looking at these older pics how much work Norm has put into setting up a really fine display, with these two pics as the "before" pics and the ones earlier in this thread as the "after" pics. Well done, Norm! Jeff 
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| Post# 78671 , Reply# 21 8/17/2009 at 06:59 (5,366 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Thanks for the pics of the Eureka 260!
The unit is almost identical to the one we had when I was growing up in Montreal. We might have had the previous version (the 250), because there are some differences. First of all, our bag did not say "Eureka". It was the same colour as Norm's, but instead it had a neat graphic of a vertical rectangle closer to the top, with the famous curvey Eureka "E" in a circle and I think the word Automatic in smaller letters in a vertical line. Also, our tool box was identical in shape, but not in colour. Ours was a light blue (not cardboard brown), similar in colour to the attachment box we see with all the Vibra-Beat canisters. I could never understand why there was no special slot for the curved wand! The only place for it was in one of the wand channels on the side, which made it disappear from sight! Also, the tool box "handle" (basically a hole in the cardboard), got ripped early on, so I had to deal with the word "Eureka" violently ripped in two every time I looked at the box! I knew that box by heart - I must have been the only 4-year old in Canada who knew how to spell "upholstery nozzle"! The model was very highly rated for carpet cleaning in Consumer Reports, if I remember correctly. This was probably due to to the ingenious top-fill F&G bag which Eureka introduced years before Hoover. And yes, the suction through the attachment hose was pretty weak! Even with the "Bottom Plate" attached to the main unit. And yet, our hired housekeeper used all the tools religiously every week. I remember her using them to clean our carpeted stairs - she had to gradually move the main upright down the stairs about three stairs at a time - it sat pretty comfortably sideways on a tread. The tools that came with it are the classic Eureka tools whose design has survived the decades - the upholstery nozzle was very efficient, and I remember using the "floor and wall brush" to dust floors which, even with the weak suction, did a pretty good job with surface litter. We even used this Eureka with tools to give our car a good cleaning in the summer! Thanks for the memories! (What vac did Bob Hope have?.....hmmm....) EP Brian | ||
Post# 78736 , Reply# 23 8/18/2009 at 07:02 (5,365 days old) by arh1953  ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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Bachelor Father | ||
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Post# 78740 , Reply# 24 8/18/2009 at 09:06 (5,365 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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