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Thread Number: 8092
Regina "Electrik Broom" Model: B2516 |
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| Post# 90118 , Reply# 1 1/26/2010 at 18:59 (5,193 days old) by schwinnapproved () | ||
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Another pic... 
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| Post# 90119 , Reply# 2 1/26/2010 at 19:01 (5,193 days old) by schwinnapproved () | ||
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Another... 
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| Post# 90214 , Reply# 4 1/27/2010 at 23:24 (5,192 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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Post# 90216 , Reply# 5 1/27/2010 at 23:52 (5,192 days old) by kirbyclassiciii  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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The Serial # Baffles Me... | ||
| Post# 90218 , Reply# 6 1/28/2010 at 02:52 (5,192 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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very nice very nice.....looks the same as mine but green. | ||
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Post# 90236 , Reply# 7 1/28/2010 at 16:03 (5,191 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA) |
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| Post# 90248 , Reply# 8 1/28/2010 at 22:01 (5,191 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Thanks for sharing Matthew as Morgan mentioned they were really a big help for the busy homemaker back in their day. I just wonder how many Regina made of them over the years?? | ||
| Post# 90415 , Reply# 9 1/30/2010 at 22:43 (5,189 days old) by electrikbroomgu (Rome, NY) | ||
Regina broom
That is actually an early 70's economy one speed model. The serial number holds the key to the date code. Look at backwards and you will have the day/month and year it was made. 117 would signify a 07/01/1971 build date. The tough part is knowing which decade the broom was made. I can tell this is an early 70's for numerous reasons starting with the fact that the bag is skinny as opposed to the more puffed up versions from the 50's and 60's, the upper hand grip which integrates the cord hook(this was introduced in 1970)and the newer style motor housing compared to the 60's versions. Notice also how the bag has a pattern in it but no lettering. A sure fire way to tell a broom from the 60's is the plain puffy bag and front lettering saying"only Regina makes the Electrikbroom accept no substitutes".I have all vintages in my collection ranging from the very first Model 1 from 1945 to the very last of this style dated 1992. Cheers, Joel | ||
| Post# 90416 , Reply# 10 1/30/2010 at 22:45 (5,189 days old) by electrikbroomgu (Rome, NY) | ||
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Regina broom
That is actually an early 70's model economy one speed model. The serial number holds the key to the date code. Look at backwards and you will have the day/month and year it was made. 117 would signify a 07/01/1971 build date. The tough part is knowing which decade the broom was made. I can tell this is an early 70's for numerous reasons starting with the fact that the bag is skinny as opposed to the more puffed up versions from the 50's and 60's, the upper hand grip which integrates the cord hook(this was introduced in 1970)and the newer style motor housing compared to the 60's versions. Notice also how the bag has a pattern in it but no lettering. A sure fire way to tell a broom from the 60's is the plain puffy bag and front lettering saying"only Regina makes the Electrikbroom accept no substitutes".I have all vintages in my collection ranging from the very first Model 1 from 1945 to the very last of this style dated 1992. Cheers, Joel | ||
| Post# 90541 , Reply# 11 2/1/2010 at 19:16 (5,187 days old) by electrikbroomgu (Rome, NY) | ||
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Regina broom
Actually a correction to the above acidental double post. 117 in the serial number donates month and year. 07/1971. The middle number changed with every machine pumped out in millions of differing sequences. I just picked up a harvest gold 3 speed Regina broom with 039 as it's serial number. This one has an all plastic housing and floor nozzle. The hand grip is also white plastic and the motor pulls out as a one piece assembly. This machine therefore was made in 09/1980. The broom I have like yours is date coded 136 which means 06/1971. As of right now it has not been in for the spa treatment and the floor nozzle has been replaced with an economy version. It originally had one just like yours.
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| Post# 90542 , Reply# 12 2/1/2010 at 19:19 (5,187 days old) by electrikbroomgu (Rome, NY) | ||
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And here is another oddity | ||
| Post# 90591 , Reply# 13 2/2/2010 at 14:46 (5,186 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
Wow Cool
I liked the old Regina Electrik Brooms. I wanted a small one when I was young. I told "Santa" 4 years in a row I wanted one but mom said she don't think they made toy ones. I just found out they did make them. I think I seen it here in Kyle's collecton. Id like to get one or so some day. I like the rust colored one with the power team. I used to stare at the Save-0Rite catalogue and wish I cold get one lol. | ||
| Post# 90637 , Reply# 15 2/2/2010 at 21:14 (5,186 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
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Yup | ||
| Post# 90671 , Reply# 16 2/3/2010 at 12:57 (5,185 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
The older Compact TriStar metal rug nozzle is also the same way,,you have to hold the wand at a low angle in order for the brush strip and nozzle to contact the carpet correctly. Im 5'8 also and it renches my back to use it. One carpet nozzle/elbow that ive always thought had the correct angle for cleaning is the older (not G Series) Kirby floor/carpet nozzle with the flip up or down brush strip. This nozzle also gets into corners and under low furniture very easily. They are also discontinued by Kirby, as are the plastic wands and elbow so if you have these,,hang onto them! | ||
| Post# 90745 , Reply# 17 2/4/2010 at 19:05 (5,184 days old) by electrikbroomgu (Rome, NY) | ||
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Regina brooms
The 1976 on up brooms had a longer plastic instead of metal fan housing neck and grew 1 1/2" in length which helped slightly. This taller design lasted until 1984 when the brooms were litterally downsized and made shorter. Instead of pulling the broom out of a long skinny box the new ones came in a shorter, fatter box and had to be put together. Rather than explain it I attached a pic of what a NIB 1986 powerteam version looked like in the day. Sadly this generation, which lasted up until 1992 had a bad habit of cracking it's motor housing near the airway passage after time. A sure fire way to tell is that the dirt cup rattles or falls off, even when latched into place. Whenever I get one in like this I usually mend it with Plastic Welder which seems to do a real good job on these.
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| Post# 90767 , Reply# 18 2/5/2010 at 02:04 (5,184 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
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| Post# 90802 , Reply# 19 2/5/2010 at 21:54 (5,183 days old) by electrikbroomgu (Rome, NY) | ||
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Powerteam | ||
| Post# 90810 , Reply# 20 2/6/2010 at 04:16 (5,182 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
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| Post# 91003 , Reply# 21 2/8/2010 at 03:19 (5,180 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
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