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Thread Number: 7179
Bought an old Eureka... |
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| Post# 79311 8/26/2009 at 09:03 (5,349 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
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| Post# 79312 , Reply# 1 8/26/2009 at 09:04 (5,349 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
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Hose | ||
| Post# 79313 , Reply# 2 8/26/2009 at 09:05 (5,349 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
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Tools | ||
| Post# 79314 , Reply# 3 8/26/2009 at 09:06 (5,349 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
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Floor Tool | ||
| Post# 79315 , Reply# 4 8/26/2009 at 09:07 (5,349 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
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| Post# 79316 , Reply# 5 8/26/2009 at 09:44 (5,349 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Guy, the hose is a replacement for sure. I remember these from the mid 1950's Hope that helps. Terry | ||
| Post# 79317 , Reply# 6 8/26/2009 at 09:52 (5,349 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
Hey Guy. I had that vacuum only in green without the dolly,it was left in my old house when we moved in and it had the same hose and attachments,so Im thinking that hose is original. The old couple that lived b4 we did were the type to take care of things but at the same time if something broke they would use a temporary fix or just leave it as is. That leads me to belive our hoses were/are both original. Our Eureka experts could tell better. Nice find BTW. Kenny | ||
| Post# 79323 , Reply# 7 8/26/2009 at 11:53 (5,349 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
Hey Guy - 
What you have is the second variation of the first Eureka Roto-matic. The first had screw-type latch openings on the lid; yours has the clamping latches. Those are the original bare floor and rug nozzle and dusting brush, but that hose is probably not original. They were very popular machines, very heavily advertised in national magazines like Life, Look, Saturday Evening Post. Kenny is right - they also came in green, and, I think later, when they were redesigned, they got bigger and more powerful. Awhile back, someone posted some info about this and later models. Congrats - that should be a nice addition for your collection. John L. | ||
| Post# 79326 , Reply# 8 8/26/2009 at 13:58 (5,349 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
Hey: Yes the parts are original and no the hose isnt original. The red machine had a greyish white, cloth weave hose and the green machine had a matching green cloth weave hose. I have pictures of both on my web site (but my red machine is slightly newer with the changed dolly) www.dkas1.50megs.com... Doug | ||
| Post# 79353 , Reply# 10 8/26/2009 at 23:03 (5,348 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 79354 , Reply# 11 8/26/2009 at 23:20 (5,348 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Nice find,
1955 This takes the elusive Eureka 'J' bag which is similar in all dimensions to the readily available Compact bag, which can be pressed into service. The Compact bag cardboard ring is about 3/4" larger in diameter but makes a perfect fit due to the Eureka's rubber sealing ring and the large span clamp-on lid. Dave 
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| Post# 79360 , Reply# 12 8/27/2009 at 07:52 (5,348 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
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Thanks for the wealth of | ||
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