Thread Number: 8112
My Newest Royal and the Family Reunion! |
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Post# 90287   1/29/2010 at 16:31 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Thanks so much to Roger LeQuea, I am now the proud parent of a Royal vacuum that completes one of my biggest dream machines. A while back, I received as a very special gift the Electro -Hygiene model but have never been able to find the tools or hose adapter needed for the machine. I have the proper set of red tools minus the adapter for the Hygiene. Well, on my birthday Roger sent a note asking if I would like the Royal complete with attachments.....and even the adapter...making both machines complete. So you can only imagine my excitement when this vacuum arrived making my whole family complete. Hope you enjoy the pictures. There are also some shots of my entire collection. Can you spot the two that are different and why they are different? Morgan |
Post# 90288 , Reply# 1   1/29/2010 at 16:33 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90289 , Reply# 2   1/29/2010 at 16:34 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90290 , Reply# 3   1/29/2010 at 16:35 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90291 , Reply# 4   1/29/2010 at 16:36 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90292 , Reply# 5   1/29/2010 at 16:40 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90293 , Reply# 6   1/29/2010 at 16:41 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90294 , Reply# 7   1/29/2010 at 16:42 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90295 , Reply# 8   1/29/2010 at 16:42 (5,172 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 90296 , Reply# 9   1/29/2010 at 16:43 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90297 , Reply# 10   1/29/2010 at 16:44 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90298 , Reply# 11   1/29/2010 at 16:47 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90299 , Reply# 12   1/29/2010 at 16:49 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90303 , Reply# 13   1/29/2010 at 17:24 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90305 , Reply# 14   1/29/2010 at 17:50 (5,172 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 90309 , Reply# 15   1/29/2010 at 18:21 (5,172 days old) by thevacuumguy96 (Pocatello, ID)   |   | |
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I like your broomvac! I wish I had one in my collection! They are just so hard to come by here in ID! But I find one someday! |
Post# 90310 , Reply# 16   1/29/2010 at 18:22 (5,172 days old) by thevacuumguy96 (Pocatello, ID)   |   | |
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Nice collection too! |
Post# 90312 , Reply# 17   1/29/2010 at 19:06 (5,172 days old) by xraytech ()   |   | |
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Morgan, You have a very nice collection. I love that gold or green Eureka canned ham canister Sam |
Post# 90332 , Reply# 18   1/29/2010 at 20:52 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90334 , Reply# 19   1/29/2010 at 20:56 (5,172 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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Great shots of your machines Morgan!! Thanks for posting. I have never seen your machines before. (At least not all together like this). The Royals look fantastic! Nice!!! Rick |
Post# 90338 , Reply# 20   1/29/2010 at 21:22 (5,172 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90360 , Reply# 22   1/30/2010 at 02:36 (5,172 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC)   |   | |
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beautiful vacs.... can you take a close up pik of the baby blue and chrome Eureka canister or Shetland on the top shelf beside the green and chrome vac? Thanks. |
Post# 90370 , Reply# 24   1/30/2010 at 08:25 (5,171 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Rick, None of my vacuums other than my mom's 508 Kirby have been professionally buffed. I just use a little elbow grease, steel wool and mothers mag. I love the Black and Red Royal as well. If memory serves me correctly the motor is less than 3 amps on that machine and it still will out clean most of the modern junk on the market today. Even using tools, it has good air flow, better than any of the Hoovers of that time or later. (that direct connect makes all the difference in the world) Talk about being green, if they still made products like that...think of the energy, materials that would be saved. That is why Kirby gets credit for being an enviromently safe product...all parts are fixable, buff them out and they are ready to go again. My collection is at it's limit. Close to sixty vacuums and the allowed space is now full. There are no vacuums upstairs on the main level and it will stay that way. I am to much of the neat freak to let it go further. For me it would not be fun if I could not just go grab a vacuum and use it. Now, on occasion I can just walk through the crowd, use a swiffer and keep them looking good. I can pull one down, plug it in, and keep the bearings and motors in good shape. I am a firm believer that they need to be ran to keep them in good shape. Morgan |
Post# 90373 , Reply# 25   1/30/2010 at 09:15 (5,171 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Model Numbers The black and red machine is a model 189 with a 2.8 amp motor. My oldest Royal. The Royal Machines: Model 880 400 Watt motor removable head machine Model 888 400 Watt motor New Royal model 8300 with a 10 amp drop in motor Electo Hygiene machines: Model 903 3 amp motor Model 980 4 amp motor removable head machine Certified Electric: Model 606 3 amp Stark: Model 5700 with 7 amp (non-drop in motor) |
Post# 90393 , Reply# 26   1/30/2010 at 19:15 (5,171 days old) by bagintheback (Flagstaff, Arizona)   |   | |
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Post# 90396 , Reply# 27   1/30/2010 at 19:48 (5,171 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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The Royal Family!!! I get it now! Rick PS......the basement looks fine....... |
Post# 90417 , Reply# 28   1/30/2010 at 23:02 (5,171 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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You have a nice collection that is very well displayed. You have some fine machines. As for the mystery attachment, it is a crystal chamber and goes back to the days when they first started building Electro-Hygienes with a revolving brush. The deodorizing crystal chamber was an exclusive feature with Electro-Hygiene since the beginning. On the straight suction models it was positioned where the nozzle connected to the fan case. Although the Royal had a revolving brush for many years, Electro-Hygiene remained a straight suction machine until 1955, simply because they didn't know what to do with the crystal chamber. As sales began to drop due to the lack of a revolving brush, someone came up with the idea of making a crystal chamber that would snap on in place of the adjust-o-rite cover, and the model 285 was introduced, the first Electro-Hygiene with a revolving brush. A similar, but larger version of this chamber was also sold with Royal models of the time as a demother. Later models with the swing-up headlight, such as the 903, had the crystal chamber built in the nozzle below the headlight. Here's a picture of my model 94 Electro-Hygiene so you can see where the chamber was on the earlier models. Jeff |
Post# 90480 , Reply# 30   1/31/2010 at 19:45 (5,170 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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You've got me puzzled--I always thought the Pony Tank WAS the smallest Royal tank. I've got to see this, so please post a picture when you get a chance. The hammertone green doesn't surprise me though, I have seen Royals in that color, and my Royalaire 260 is hammertone green. Here's a picture of it with all the attachments. Jeff |
Post# 90517 , Reply# 31   2/1/2010 at 11:34 (5,169 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 90547 , Reply# 32   2/1/2010 at 20:29 (5,169 days old) by airwaylady (Milwaukee, WI)   |   | |
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Jeff: That Royalaire of yours is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! Looks like NEW! The Royal 775 I won was on E-Bay and you can look it up, Item # 280456621522. Let me know what you think! It caught my eye! Tania |
Post# 90658 , Reply# 33   2/3/2010 at 03:40 (5,168 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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It was in good shape when I got it, but I did have to do some cleanup and polishing. The suction power is amazing, and also the fact that the original hose does not leak. Everything in the photo came with it except the crevice tool, demother, and sprayer, and I just happened to have them on hand. Had a look at the ebay posting for your 775, looks like a nice machine. The hose looks original, and looks like the attachments are all there except the crevice tool and floor brush (I think the sprayer, demother, and polisher pad would have been optional for that model). And I think when it arrives you will be amazed at how powerful it is. I'm thinking at this point that your 775 was probably from the early 60's, as it looks like a "little brother" to my 260. When it arrives, have a look at the data plate on the bottom. If it says Royal Appliance Mfg. Co., early 60's would be right, but if it says P.A. Geier Co., that would date it back to the 50's. As for size, I think it's about the same size as the pony tank, but the handle looks a bit long. Jeff |
Post# 90679 , Reply# 34   2/3/2010 at 15:25 (5,167 days old) by sireluxomatic ()   |   | |
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Nice looking display, Morgan. The olive green Eureka (?) canister in picture #9 looks quite like a Singer my great-aunt used to have. Does anyone know anything about this model? |
Post# 90716 , Reply# 35   2/4/2010 at 02:47 (5,167 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC)   |   | |
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Hi Morgan.. can you tell me what that beautiful light blue and chrome canister is on the shelf beside the green vac? |
Post# 90727 , Reply# 36   2/4/2010 at 07:44 (5,166 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Brad, That would be my Shetland/Lewyt. I will try to take close up pictures later. The machine is not complete, I don't have all the proper attachements, but it has a great motor. Bob, If my memory is still working, Eureka made the vacuums for Singer, so it very well could have looked the same. I will also try to get a close up picture of that vacuum. Perhaps even a Eureka vacuum shot as Eureka would be one of my favorites. Hoover was not a popular here as Eureka and my personal opinion is that they cleaned much better. (running from John) Perhaps because Eurkeka was built in Illinois just across the boarder from WI and IA. Morgan |
Post# 90770 , Reply# 38   2/5/2010 at 04:12 (5,166 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC)   |   | |
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Thanks Morgan...I look forward to viewing your p[ics of the Shetland.. |
Post# 90773 , Reply# 39   2/5/2010 at 07:26 (5,165 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 226323 , Reply# 40   4/3/2013 at 17:10 (4,012 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Morgan,
I can answer how old these Royals and Electro-Hygienes are: 880 = 1971-1975 888 = 1971-1975 (this is the one with the removable head, not the 880) 903 = 1976-1980 980 = 1980-1982 (4.5 amp motor) Stark 5700 (similar to Royal 9700 Classic) = 1991-1992 Certified Electric 606 = 1982 (I noticed some slip sheet dated 8/30/82) If only you could please give me the exact serial #s from these six. Thank you, Ben Edge (KirbyClassicIII) This post was last edited 04/03/2013 at 22:44 |