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Thread Number: 14831
1920s/30s Eureka I think |
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| Post# 157391 , Reply# 1 10/29/2011 at 12:26 (4,555 days old) by Brandon_W_T () | ||
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Wow! Very nice find for a thrift store! Im guessing around 1925 for a date. The original bag would have been black and said "Eureka" horizontally in gold. The top horizontal part of the E would have extended right over the "ure" :) | ||
| Post# 157394 , Reply# 2 10/29/2011 at 12:49 (4,555 days old) by henry200 (Saint Paul MN) | ||
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Lucky find! In my experience you would never find a vacuum like that in a thrift store here. Anything that old would go directly from the donation bin to the dumpster. | ||
| Post# 157409 , Reply# 3 10/29/2011 at 14:26 (4,555 days old) by elginkid () | ||
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Is it a Model 9 or 10 then? Anyone have pictures of their similar vacuums? I kind of like how the paint on the knob is lovingly worn. :) 
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| Post# 157816 , Reply# 4 11/2/2011 at 18:54 (4,551 days old) by truckerx (Palm Springs, CA) | ||
1920's Eureka | ||
| Post# 453088 , Reply# 5 5/27/2022 at 21:08 (692 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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| Post# 453093 , Reply# 6 5/27/2022 at 22:20 (692 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Isn't it funny how collectibles (vacuums in this case) pass around through different collectors every so many years who all happen to be online?
I've got vacuums off eBay from estate sales or salvage sellers that have name tags or some kind of service tags on them dated from 18-20 years ago that match to appliance collectors here on AutomaticWasher or other known appliance collectors that appear in news media or forums/YouTube. Kind of a shame they were restored fully at some point by someone then left to rot somehow and become ruined again and now they will be getting restored for a 2nd time haha. | ||
| Post# 453109 , Reply# 8 5/28/2022 at 11:51 (691 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Unless I'm not seeing a member who recently posted, Elginkid no longer has it. Going by the serial number shown in the auction, it is a model 11. Screenshot below, I am honestly surprised it has passed through at least two thrift stores without being thrown out like you mentioned, I never see old stuff here lol
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| Post# 453124 , Reply# 9 5/29/2022 at 01:47 (691 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Would anyone happen to have a spare nozzle latch for these early straight suction Eurekas that you would be interested in selling? I have what I believe to be a model 10, but not sure because the data plate only gives what appears to be a serial number and doesn't show a model number. The latch was broken when I got it and I would sure like to find a replacement. Here's a pic. Thank you in advance to whoever has a latch to sell me for it.
Jeff
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| Post# 453125 , Reply# 10 5/29/2022 at 02:17 (691 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 453130 , Reply# 11 5/29/2022 at 09:35 (691 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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| Post# 453140 , Reply# 12 5/29/2022 at 18:14 (690 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 453141 , Reply# 13 5/29/2022 at 18:15 (690 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 453144 , Reply# 14 5/29/2022 at 19:23 (690 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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| Post# 453171 , Reply# 15 5/31/2022 at 02:34 (689 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Hoover 300
The serial # is G149232. I tried a latch from the earlier 500 series Kirbys which is smaller than the later 500 models, but it didn't fit, as it was too big. Screw and spring fit perfectly, just the part that fits over the nozzle was too big and wouldn't clear it in the unlatched position. Never occurred to me to try grinding or filing it.
I agree, that second one that huskyvacs showed looks like it might work, and at $1.75 wouldn't hurt to try. Madman, let us know about the 3D printed version, that might also be a viable option. Jeff | ||
| Post# 453175 , Reply# 16 5/31/2022 at 08:33 (689 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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The Model 7's serial number range from September 1916 to September 1921 was 110,000 to 410,000. Not sure what the 'G' indicates. | ||
| Post# 453184 , Reply# 17 5/31/2022 at 11:12 (688 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Jeff
I think you are missing a number there, as Paul stated that number dates it to be a model 7, which it isn't. The model 7 is the closest to the camera below.
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| Post# 453214 , Reply# 18 6/1/2022 at 02:20 (688 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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I'll have to check the data plate again. I might have missed something when I wrote the number in a notebook, as that's what I went by when I put the number in the post. But from your post about production history, I do know that mine has to be a model 10 or newer, since the wheels are connected to the fan case instead of being on the ends of the nozzle. Hopefully I'll have a chance to look at it in the next day or so.
Jeff | ||
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