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Thread Number: 11567
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| Post# 124582 2/11/2011 at 05:12 (4,821 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England) | ||
Its a Holland Electro Toppy S.
I'm not sure if it should of gone in this forum or the Contemporary as the elderly man I got it off said he bought it about 30 years ago he thinks.... Any one know anthing about it?? I know it based in the lewyt model. It says made in Holland. I like it its quiet nice:o) James:o) 
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Post# 124594 , Reply# 1 2/11/2011 at 08:48 (4,821 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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| Post# 124597 , Reply# 2 2/11/2011 at 10:13 (4,821 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
Nice find:
From what I've been able to put together when the Lewyt company went bankrupt around 1962 the assets were sold off. SMC bought the rights to the name, the molds for the parts and some of the patents and Holland Electro bought the rights / patents and tooling equipment for the square machines. They produced the Toppy in Europe from the 1960's well into the 1980's. Unfortunately we never got them in North America. Doug | ||
| Post# 124602 , Reply# 3 2/11/2011 at 11:00 (4,821 days old) by nick (Hastings, New Zealand) | ||
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big wheel what a great vac, did not know they were made and sold in europe | ||
| Post# 124604 , Reply# 4 2/11/2011 at 12:31 (4,821 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Very interesting James, thanks for sharing that. | ||
| Post# 124605 , Reply# 5 2/11/2011 at 12:54 (4,821 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Oh, that's fabulous! Thanks so much for sharing that! I wish that someone would bring that design back today. It's such a well-designed machine, very easy to maneuver. I think they would do quite well in today's market. | ||
| Post# 124620 , Reply# 6 2/11/2011 at 15:10 (4,821 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 124627 , Reply# 8 2/11/2011 at 16:36 (4,821 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
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| Post# 124637 , Reply# 9 2/11/2011 at 18:46 (4,821 days old) by jodan3399 (Brownsville, PA) | ||
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Look at those wheeels! I love them. It's a beauty James. | ||
| Post# 124666 , Reply# 10 2/12/2011 at 05:55 (4,820 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 124669 , Reply# 11 2/12/2011 at 06:47 (4,820 days old) by Kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Actually, John & Doug, you're BOTH right..... | ||
| Post# 124671 , Reply# 12 2/12/2011 at 08:44 (4,820 days old) by Crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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Smith-Corona-Marchant | ||
| Post# 124674 , Reply# 13 2/12/2011 at 09:57 (4,820 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
Thanks Rick! | ||
| Post# 124675 , Reply# 14 2/12/2011 at 10:34 (4,820 days old) by Crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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Yep. At one time they owned Glidden Paints too. | ||
| Post# 124681 , Reply# 15 2/12/2011 at 11:51 (4,820 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Smith Corona Marchant also bought | ||
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