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Post# 80869 9/15/2009 at 21:35 (5,329 days old) by vinvac  (Dubuque IA) |
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| Post# 80870 , Reply# 1 9/15/2009 at 21:39 (5,329 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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Nice Morgan!!! I remember those. Looks like it is in wonderful shape. Rick | ||
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Post# 80872 , Reply# 2 9/15/2009 at 21:44 (5,329 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA) |
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Post# 80873 , Reply# 3 9/15/2009 at 21:46 (5,329 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA) |
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Post# 80874 , Reply# 4 9/15/2009 at 21:48 (5,329 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA) |
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| Post# 80880 , Reply# 5 9/15/2009 at 21:58 (5,329 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Beautiful Morgan, I always thought those were such neat machines. That air driven powerhead looks like it mean business. Also always loved the regular rug tool. Glad that you have it as well. Congratulations!! Terry | ||
| Post# 80881 , Reply# 6 9/15/2009 at 21:59 (5,329 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Fabulous! My grandmother had one of those back in the day! She always said that she hated its round shape, said that it would get hung up on corners and and furniture. ~F | ||
| Post# 80884 , Reply# 8 9/15/2009 at 22:08 (5,329 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany) | ||
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In fact... My uncle sent me some old pictures a while back, and look what I spotted in the background.... The hose that's hanging on the right side is for Her first vacuum cleaner - a Kenmore Commander that she got on March 18, 1947 -- which I still have. :-) 
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| Post# 80897 , Reply# 10 9/16/2009 at 02:05 (5,329 days old) by joe22 () | ||
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awesome, a real beauty | ||
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Post# 80900 , Reply# 11 9/16/2009 at 06:48 (5,329 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Post# 80903 , Reply# 12 9/16/2009 at 06:59 (5,329 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA) |
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Gary, You are correct, that is the blower tube. The air on this machine is actually drawn down thru the motor. The fan housing is actually on the bottom of the machine. If I get time later today I will take a picture of the bottom. It has the neatest switch, you actually step on the back side of the machine, the switch is on the bottom, it makes contact with the floor...never seen anything like it. Very powerful as well. Good airflow, probably better than any vacuum of it's day. Morgan | ||
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Post# 80904 , Reply# 13 9/16/2009 at 07:13 (5,329 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA) |
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Pat, If work ever settles down, and I get a chance to use some of my 7 1/2 weeks of vacation time earned...I want to do a mini meet here. Our area has so many wonderful things to see. The Mississippi River is so pretty in the Fall with all the trees along the river bank. Galena, Il., The Shot Tower here in Dubuque, St. Lukes's with their 108 original Tiffany windows, some of the old homes on the bluffs here in Dubuque..could be a fun weekend. Morgan | ||
| Post# 80905 , Reply# 14 9/16/2009 at 07:23 (5,329 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Airflow!!! If you check this with an airflow meter,it has more airflow than anything made today...and darn near as much sealed suction, the only thing else as powerful is an Apex Strato Cleaner. | ||
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Post# 80911 , Reply# 15 9/16/2009 at 09:19 (5,328 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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| Post# 80912 , Reply# 16 9/16/2009 at 09:59 (5,328 days old) by akabent (LEFT Coast) | ||
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Really happy you like it, Morgan! It has found another great home, so glad this worked out. I am ecstatic as well!! Enjoy and treat her well, as will I! Clearly a Win-Win! RB | ||
| Post# 80941 , Reply# 18 9/16/2009 at 23:21 (5,328 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
I have the same one and used to have the turbo head but sadly don't have it anymore. Well the truth is I used to have the whole set before I was a collector. I got it from a friend of my Dad's and used it for cleaning the car. I was just a little kid (very early 90's) so I don't remember it well but anyhow I left it at the Salvation Army and got my first lux to replace it with. Years later I became a collector and could kick my a$$ for letting it go. I did find one this past Spring in the trash but no turbo tool. SIGH,, the things we have let go in the past.
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Post# 80957 , Reply# 19 9/17/2009 at 07:23 (5,328 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA) |
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It amazes me how Lux, Kirby and Hoover..other big names got so much attention, when vacuums like this really were more powerful and actually built equally as well if not better. Cleaned very well and were probably less expensive. The turbo tool for its day was an awesome invention. Look how most central vacs today use a tool that looks almost the same..the Turbo Cat... Morgan | ||
| Post# 80970 , Reply# 20 9/17/2009 at 10:24 (5,327 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
The brilliance of the early air powered floor polishers and brush rolls (Electrolux/Sunbeam/Filter Queen/Compact/etc) lies in the heavy metal horizontal turbine that doubles as a flywheel. Early small vertical turbines in the neck of the airstream such as the Preco (which was rebadged for several brands) were also cast from metal for the inertial flywheel effect. Once up to speed and often with reduction gearing they power through any resistance, unlike today's plastic poor excuse with a small flimsy turbine turning a toothed belt on a ridiculously small brushroll that rely on screaming suction levels over 100"...and still bog down. The best of these I think is the Kirby rotary upholstery brush (the name escapes me) because of it's engineered superior multi-vane turbine design adapted from Hydroelectric Fluid Dynamic turbines. Of course, once power hoses became a 'perfected' standard, for it's size nothing is better suited than a powered mini brushroll like the Kenmore or Electrolux Handi-mates that fit so nicely on carpeted stair treads. Nothing will ever beat the sound of a big wheel turbine winding up wisking debris off the floor or low pile carpet. 
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| Post# 80991 , Reply# 22 9/17/2009 at 16:06 (5,327 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX) | ||
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reminds me of a hoover celebrity in a way | ||
| Post# 81501 , Reply# 24 9/27/2009 at 16:22 (5,317 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Nice Sunbeam, Morgan! | ||
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