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Thread Number: 13699
Chase, Kyle, & Davis' Annual Mini Meet! |
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| Post# 145319 7/30/2011 at 19:15 (4,797 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
We started our mini meet this morning by going to the vacuum store that has a lot to offer around here, and found quite a bit of parts and a few machines! We also went to another vac shop in Niles. Kyle is good friends with the guy and he is very nice. We got a few machines there too. We also did a little bit of thrifting, so here is our finds so far:
American Lincoln by Kirby, complete Royal Power Tank, Dirt Devil Vax thing, complete Kenmore Power Handle, Singer R2D, Hoover Concept 1 (like new), Hoover Concept 2, brand new Eureka Boss ESP Self Propelled, and tons of miscellaneous parts! 
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| Post# 145320 , Reply# 1 7/30/2011 at 19:21 (4,797 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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| Post# 145321 , Reply# 2 7/30/2011 at 19:22 (4,797 days old) by Brandon_W_T () | ||
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That Sure is an amazing haul there. Must be super sweeper week. My friend got another one from a store in Norfolk Nebraska. Do share more pics! Wish I could be there for the fun. | ||
| Post# 145322 , Reply# 3 7/30/2011 at 19:24 (4,797 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX) | ||
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I have a Concept One exactly like that one in your pictures | ||
| Post# 145323 , Reply# 4 7/30/2011 at 19:29 (4,797 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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| Post# 145324 , Reply# 5 7/30/2011 at 19:30 (4,797 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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| Post# 145326 , Reply# 6 7/30/2011 at 19:32 (4,797 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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The Eureka Boss ESP Self Propelled. These are really hard to find, and this is BRAND NEW. The owner of the vac shop had it for sale in his store in the 90's for $269, it still has the original price tag on the handle, and then parted it out the bottom wheels and then put it in the basement. It has literally never been turned on until today. This is Davis'.
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| Post# 145327 , Reply# 7 7/30/2011 at 19:33 (4,797 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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| Post# 145328 , Reply# 8 7/30/2011 at 19:35 (4,797 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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| Post# 145417 , Reply# 9 7/31/2011 at 22:45 (4,796 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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Today we went to a local flea market and came home with quite the haul! I got a Eureka Cordaway 2 Speed Canned Ham in the first 2 minutes of being there. The only attachments it has are the two wands and the curved wand. It is in amazing condition and will clean up so well. I also got a Rainbow E Series for $50! It has the dusting brush, crevice tool, and inflator/deflator tool. Obviously it has the hose and power nozzle too. This kind of sounds bearingy. I didn't until we got it home. So I plan on getting it fixed since I have wanted one for so long. I got it from the vacuum store in the flea market and the lady that runs it with her husband is seriously the nicest person I have EVER met.
Kyle got a Kenmore Heavy Duty Plus Extra Wide Sweep at that store for $15. It just needs cleaned. Davis got a rare one I think... I saw a handle out of the corner of my eye and I didn't know what it was, so I looked at it and it was just a Dirt Devil Shampooer, but next to it, buried and backwards was a Eureka/Sanitaire handle! Davis came and pulled it out since he LOVES his F&G's. It turned out to be a white, BOL, Non Self Propelled Eureka Precision! It is all white and VERY basic. Together Davis and I own all of the Eureka Precisions. The red, white, and blue. Unfortunately there is literally nothing left of the fan, it is only about an inch in diameter. But the brushroll is really nice so he is going to get a new fan for it. 
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| Post# 145526 , Reply# 10 8/1/2011 at 20:14 (4,795 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
I am loving the Eurekas you guys found!!! That black Boss is really cool, but I am drooling over the all white Precision - love the design and the colour! That "FastVac" Empress II canister is beautiful - never saw it in that dusty blue colour which Eureka later used on the 1600 series Sweet Sixteens. I see the Fastvac has three suction control "radio station" buttons, so I'm going to take a guess that it is the middle of the line of the three model numbers Eureka had for this series (1880 = 6 buttons, 1860 = three buttons, 1840 = no buttons)....let me know if I am even close!
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| Post# 145549 , Reply# 11 8/1/2011 at 21:21 (4,795 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Guys it looks like you found some great machines. Mini meets are so much fun. Thanks for sharing with us.
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| Post# 145598 , Reply# 12 8/2/2011 at 01:23 (4,795 days old) by kirbyeureka95 () | ||
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is the... kenmore "power handle" rare? i think i saw one for sale on CL in Canton Ohio (i was browsing a sim going on a road trip, and i always look for vacs along the way). attached is the picture from the post 
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| Post# 145599 , Reply# 13 8/2/2011 at 01:24 (4,795 days old) by kirbyeureka95 () | ||
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and... those are some awesome finds im glad you guys had such a great time. i wish more collectors lived near me (there is 1) so we could go on outings like that :) | ||
| Post# 145622 , Reply# 14 8/2/2011 at 09:59 (4,795 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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| Post# 145624 , Reply# 15 8/2/2011 at 10:04 (4,795 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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| Post# 145625 , Reply# 16 8/2/2011 at 10:06 (4,795 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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| Post# 145680 , Reply# 20 8/2/2011 at 22:07 (4,794 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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Post# 145683 , Reply# 21 8/2/2011 at 22:40 (4,794 days old) by bagintheback  (Flagstaff, Arizona) |
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| Post# 145685 , Reply# 22 8/2/2011 at 22:49 (4,794 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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| Post# 145748 , Reply# 23 8/3/2011 at 14:51 (4,793 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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| Post# 145788 , Reply# 24 8/3/2011 at 20:37 (4,793 days old) by hoover1 () | ||
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my concept one is not nearly as good as yours. 
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| Post# 145795 , Reply# 25 8/3/2011 at 21:11 (4,793 days old) by Brandon_W_T () | ||
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Wow that concept two looks amazing. I have a similar one. I think it's what replaced your model. Note the new style handle. Mine doesn't run unfortunately. 
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| Post# 145990 , Reply# 27 8/5/2011 at 22:06 (4,791 days old) by alexb1186 (Ferguson/St. Louis, MO) | ||
 Michael, the Power Handle Kenmore canister has the electronic touchpad in the handle, that one pictured looks like a Whispertone 21485 from 1991
Chase, is there not one split or crack in that hose? If so, treat it like fine crystal, replacement hose bodies are scarce.
Kyle, I am drooling over that 39164 HD Wide Sweep, that has to be made in early 1989 but I don't have the serial number for a full blown analysis. I went to a sale in the hood a few weeks back and they had one that was NFS as it was the help's primary vacuum but the bag was PACKED. | ||
| Post# 145993 , Reply# 28 8/5/2011 at 22:10 (4,791 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL) | ||
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