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Post# 78614   8/16/2009 at 19:01 (5,337 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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My latest Ebay bargoon arrived all the way from Texas in it's pristine Chartreuse & Olive Green beauty. handle removed and every single part double-swaddled in protective bubblewrap, as requested. I was quite smitten with this slim l'il thing when I spotted it, for it's green color, ultraslim profile for hanging on the wall or running under furniture and 4 packs of nib capacious bags. As much as I admire the Regina broomvac and its ilk with the cloth bag and dirt cup, this just seemed so much more sensible within the upright stickvac genre. It pulls a useful 25". This would appear to be the 1969/70 re-styling of an earlier Sunbeam Slimvac I have seen out there somewhere. No model number listed, simply Sunbeam Automatic Toe Start emblazoned on the front. Self-explanatory, it starts up when tilted back from the two wheel nozzle. |
Post# 78615 , Reply# 1   8/16/2009 at 19:03 (5,337 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 78616 , Reply# 2   8/16/2009 at 19:05 (5,337 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 78617 , Reply# 3   8/16/2009 at 19:07 (5,337 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 78618 , Reply# 4   8/16/2009 at 19:11 (5,337 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 78619 , Reply# 5   8/16/2009 at 19:17 (5,337 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 78628 , Reply# 6   8/16/2009 at 19:41 (5,337 days old) by shag (Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 78632 , Reply# 8   8/16/2009 at 20:01 (5,337 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 78653 , Reply# 9   8/16/2009 at 21:52 (5,337 days old) by luxg ()   |   | |
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Another great find Dave!! I believe Morgan has one of these as well. |
Post# 78657 , Reply# 10   8/16/2009 at 22:33 (5,337 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Proof that sunscreen works. I use this exotic gel or spray stuff with an spf of 60 designed specifically for..um...hairy persons. It drys clear and dry with no white stickiness. Didn't notice til I got home and showered that I forgot to reach below my shoulders and I will live to regret it. :-( Smeared with Aloe/vitamin E cream now with fingers crossed it's not so bad. |
Post# 78658 , Reply# 11   8/16/2009 at 22:36 (5,337 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 78659 , Reply# 12   8/16/2009 at 22:40 (5,337 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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I forget what they are called right now and they are in the boat. I found the orange one, which has a different frequency, at the local Goodwill two weeks ago. The pontoons are Archimedes screws independently controllable and reversible. I've run this toy on carpet, water, snow and it's especially impressive on sand. |
Post# 78660 , Reply# 13   8/16/2009 at 22:41 (5,337 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 78678 , Reply# 14   8/17/2009 at 09:05 (5,337 days old) by funvacfan (Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 78681 , Reply# 15   8/17/2009 at 10:07 (5,337 days old) by shag (Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Anyone that gets sun burnt, lavender oil works great. Three or four drops in the tub, give it a swish and dive in. Softens your skin, gets rid of the pain and tightness and you won't peel. You will sleep like a log too. You can also throw a few drops in the rinse cycle for nice smelling sheets and a few drops on the vacuum bag makes things smell nice and I think it helps kill or deter fleas. |
Post# 78701 , Reply# 17   8/17/2009 at 16:54 (5,336 days old) by kirbyotronic ()   |   | |
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Love it! Those two Sunbeams make a great pair! |
Post# 78702 , Reply# 18   8/17/2009 at 16:55 (5,336 days old) by kirbyotronic ()   |   | |
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And here's my Avocado GE Mixer! :D |
Post# 78707 , Reply# 19   8/17/2009 at 18:46 (5,336 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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I shudder to remember from about 1968/69 that while in Detroit on a Highschool Band trip, I proudly bought myself a pair of cotton twill canvas wide-bellbottom jeans with a vivid eye-boggling printed pattern of large paisley swirls in avocado green, blue and orange, not too much different than the garish Challenger. LOL Not knowing any better I was so 'stylish' wearing these monstrosities to school every day paired with an equally startling paisley print shirt i begged Mom to buy me, whether it matched or not, most frequently NOT. I no longer have the jeans but I do have this one vintage shirt in green, rust red and yellow, and a few others...a quality button-down collar shirt by 'Club Room', the chest pocket patch is pattern matched! Golly, I should turn it into a short sleeve shirt and make a useful second chest pocket from somewhere in the cut-off sleeves - then I would actually wear it more often. :-) |
Post# 78708 , Reply# 20   8/17/2009 at 21:23 (5,336 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR)   |   | |
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I think I had a blue Challenger at one time... Nice back shot, looks painful. I hope you recover... About the shirt: In my hippie years (late 60s), I had a great whimsical shirt that mimicked a boy's pajama top. Cowboys and Indians and spaceships and trains all over it. Bright colors on a yellow background. When the shirt finally disintegrated after 3 years of constant use and washing, I was inconsolable. Now when I have something like that that is about to "die", I take pictures of it so I can remember it....Great shirt!! John L. |