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Post# 184108   6/3/2012 at 20:22 (4,315 days old) by dialanap (Woodstock, IL)        

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I know there is already a thread where those who collect Hoovers are showing pictures of there vintage Hoovers. I was wondering if anyone had any pictures of the vintage Eurekas and or Sanitaires in there collections that they would like to share? I would love to see them!

Post# 184112 , Reply# 1   6/3/2012 at 20:51 (4,315 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)        
Eureka Model 260

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Here is mine.

Bud Mattingly
PR-21


Post# 184123 , Reply# 2   6/3/2012 at 23:03 (4,315 days old) by hoover1 ()        

thats beautiful

Post# 184151 , Reply# 3   6/4/2012 at 03:47 (4,315 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
Pre-1984 SC699A

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Has the Sanitaire label without the "yin-yang S" logo. Taken from a recent eBay auction.

~Ben


Post# 184168 , Reply# 4   6/4/2012 at 07:50 (4,315 days old) by 1926700 ()        
ben.....

i have that same Sanitare, mine is dated 1981, ive hard that that was the FIRST widtrack Sanitare and was introduced in 1978.



and here are one or two of mine. first off a 1976 Wild Moss Continental


Post# 184169 , Reply# 5   6/4/2012 at 07:52 (4,315 days old) by 1926700 ()        
and...

my 1983 Eureka Vactronic

Post# 184170 , Reply# 6   6/4/2012 at 07:54 (4,315 days old) by 1926700 ()        
=)

1958 Eureka Mobile Air

Post# 184171 , Reply# 7   6/4/2012 at 07:55 (4,315 days old) by 1926700 ()        
my MINT 1978

Brandywine

Post# 184172 , Reply# 8   6/4/2012 at 07:57 (4,315 days old) by 1926700 ()        
1967

Cordaway upright

Post# 184173 , Reply# 9   6/4/2012 at 07:58 (4,315 days old) by 1926700 ()        
1980

ALL baby blue blender motor

Post# 184174 , Reply# 10   6/4/2012 at 08:00 (4,315 days old) by 1926700 ()        
1978

Brandywine Cordaway

Post# 184175 , Reply# 11   6/4/2012 at 08:02 (4,315 days old) by 1926700 ()        
and some......

lituriture.....=)

Post# 184176 , Reply# 12   6/4/2012 at 08:03 (4,315 days old) by 1926700 ()        
wild moss

from 1976

Post# 184177 , Reply# 13   6/4/2012 at 08:06 (4,315 days old) by 1926700 ()        
1974

Eureka line......all metal, white hoods with green bases. i have the 2042 and two below that

Post# 184212 , Reply# 14   6/4/2012 at 14:23 (4,314 days old) by vacuumfreak (Ontario, Canada)        

Here's my Eureka 2088 A that I restored during the end of last summer! It is just waiting for a new cord as this one has split in several places as shown in the picture where you can see some electrical tape. Other that that it runs great! Especially with the Vibra-Groomer I in it

Daniel :-)


Post# 184214 , Reply# 15   6/4/2012 at 15:03 (4,314 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
Empress II with Power Team Power View Nozzle

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Formerly from the house of Ben G. (massagemiracle) comes this: a circa 1982 Empress II (1200 series) with the second-generation Roto-Matic Power Team nozzle with Vibra-Groomer II and Power View.

~Ben


Post# 184215 , Reply# 16   6/4/2012 at 15:10 (4,314 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
Brandywine Express

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A bit confusing replacement for the Empress II, rather belated, was the Express, introduced in 1986.

~Ben


Post# 184224 , Reply# 17   6/4/2012 at 16:46 (4,314 days old) by 1926700 ()        
ben.....

that Empress is not form 1982. its form 1976. thats has a replacement power nozzle,that should have had the original style woodgrain headlighted nozzle. and if you take that apart the cord winder is dated.... has the month day and year in a pice of paper on one side of the winder...

Post# 184252 , Reply# 18   6/4/2012 at 19:34 (4,314 days old) by dialanap (Woodstock, IL)        
GREAT PICTURES EVERYONE!!

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This is GREAT keep the pictures coming! Jason, I love your Brandywine uprights! That Wild Moss Continental is to die for! I would love to find one someday. Bud- That 260 is just beautiful! Ben- I LOVE that Empress II. My mother had the Montgomery Wards version of it when I was growing up. Seeing it brings back some good early memories. Thanks again everyone!!
-Aaron


Post# 184262 , Reply# 19   6/4/2012 at 20:07 (4,314 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
Rainbow R-1024

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I am going to include pictures of the Rainbow R-1024 power nozzle since it was made by Eureka. First version has the "Rexair" script logo, and this label type was produced from 1974 to 1976.

~Ben


Post# 184263 , Reply# 20   6/4/2012 at 20:09 (4,314 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
Rainbow R-1024 (1977)

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Here is another R-1024 nozzle, seen with the D2 unit of the period. Photo is by Fred S. This label has the "Rainbow" script on it instead of "Rexair," and produced from 1977-1978.

~Ben


Post# 184264 , Reply# 21   6/4/2012 at 20:13 (4,314 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
Rainbow R-1024 (1979)

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The third label used on the R-1024 has a solid brown background, with the Rainbow script on top and silver/yellow-orange gradient stripes below. The color of the power cord on the nozzle changes from white to brown, too. This coincided with the change of color of the D2 unit from copper to chocolate brown. Production was in the 1979 calendar year.

For 1980, its final year, the script and stripes would switch positions (read: the stripes will be near the top of the decal, and the Rainbow script below them).

~Ben


Post# 184267 , Reply# 22   6/4/2012 at 20:20 (4,314 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
Rainbow R-1024 (Post-1980 Rebuilds)

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The decal used on all rebuilt Rainbow R-1024 nozzles since late 1980 (when Rexair had begun production of its own R-1650 power nozzle to replace the Eureka-made R-1024) is similar to the 1977 version of the label but uses a darker woodgrain inlay.

~Ben


Post# 184270 , Reply# 23   6/4/2012 at 20:32 (4,314 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT)        

Here is a Vanguard I just found in a thrift store. I haven't even has time to clean it up yet.
Nicholas


Post# 184347 , Reply# 24   6/5/2012 at 05:04 (4,314 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
1926700

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I'd like to wonder what model did that Roto-Matic Power Team nozzle (with Power View and Vibra-Groomer II) with the yellow stripes belonged to?

~Ben


Post# 184360 , Reply# 25   6/5/2012 at 09:03 (4,313 days old) by papasvacs (Lauderdale Lakes, FL)        
Here's my two....

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Eurekas. 

RotoMatic Gold Crown came from Ben.  Replaced the upper and lower bearings and it runs fantastic.

Upright came from eBay.  Put in a new Sanitaire motor and it is awesome.


Post# 184705 , Reply# 26   6/7/2012 at 16:36 (4,311 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
Eureka Ironsides 1789 Canister

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Photo by K. Logan Hall - this is a Eureka 1789 Ironsides canister with Roto-Matic Power Team nozzle. Produced from 1989-93 (this example was built in 1992), this is said to be the last of the canisters with the 1973-style Roto-Matic Power Team nozzle (although, the Power View version, as seen here, first appeared in 1981).

~Ben


Post# 184918 , Reply# 27   6/9/2012 at 16:33 (4,309 days old) by sanitaireboy99 ()        
Youtube video

Here's a youtube video of mine. It's a Eureka ESP Self-Propelled 5060 F :)

CLICK HERE TO GO TO sanitaireboy99's LINK


Post# 184929 , Reply# 28   6/9/2012 at 18:23 (4,309 days old) by thevacuumlover1 ()        
Eurekassss

My "BELOOVED" eruekas. Eureka 2010(right) Eureka Cord-away with original brandy-wine replacement bag(left)

Post# 184961 , Reply# 29   6/9/2012 at 23:58 (4,309 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
1983 Ad for Eureka Vactronic 1790

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1983 ad clipping for the Eureka Vactronic 1790.

~Ben


Post# 184988 , Reply# 30   6/10/2012 at 07:18 (4,309 days old) by chuffle (Rural Pennsylvania)        
1988 Self-propelled

No other upright vacuums and grooms the wool rug in the entrance room as my one and only Eureka (Kirby is a close runner-up), which sees use daily. The machine has been posted before, when I made note of buying it at a Pittsburgh thrift shop in the fall of 2004.

I'd be lost if this machine gives up its ghost!

Joe


Post# 185014 , Reply# 31   6/10/2012 at 11:40 (4,308 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        

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Hey Ben! Nice ad for the Vactronic!

It's very interesting to see the change in corporate name for Eureka's Canadian division.

Up until Eureka's purchase by Sweden's Electrolux in 1974, all Eurekas sold in Canada were made at the Onward Manufacturing plant in Kitchener, Ontario (about a day's truck drive from headquarters in Bloomington, Illinois).

The 1983 ad for the 1790 Power Team shows that Electrolux opened up a Canadian office in Cambridge, Ontario - closer to Toronto - perhaps because it may have already been home to Canadian Frigidaire which was also bought by Electrolux. By 1983, the Canadian division's name had been changed to Euroclean Canada Incorporated - reflecting the new European connection. Many of us know the Euroclean name by the commercial vacs branded with the name at the time. I think some Sanitaires took on the Euroclean name too, along with some European-made commercial canister vacs.


Post# 185016 , Reply# 32   6/10/2012 at 11:43 (4,308 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        
I am in love with this beautiful Eureka Continental Upright

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This design is SOOOOOOO beautiful!

Post# 185017 , Reply# 33   6/10/2012 at 11:44 (4,308 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        

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Here's a full shot:

Post# 185019 , Reply# 34   6/10/2012 at 11:46 (4,308 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        

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One more....

Post# 185025 , Reply# 35   6/10/2012 at 11:53 (4,308 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        

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It's interesting that for some corporate reason, Compact could not use the following Eureka-copyrighted terms on the head of the vac: "Edge Kleener," "Rugulator," and "Vibra-Groomer." The label on the motor head says "Edge Cleaner," "Height Adjustment" and something like "Turbo Beater Agitator" - it's blurry, so I can't really make it out! :-)

Post# 185039 , Reply# 36   6/10/2012 at 12:19 (4,308 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        

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Once I am on a roll here....here's a beautiful green Eureka Ultra!

Post# 185046 , Reply# 37   6/10/2012 at 12:46 (4,308 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa)        
eurekaprince

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What was the story behind the Compact upright? Looks an interesting vacuum. What did the original bag look like?

Post# 185050 , Reply# 38   6/10/2012 at 12:57 (4,308 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa)        
How about a Montgomery Wards

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version of the canned ham.

Post# 185058 , Reply# 39   6/10/2012 at 13:15 (4,308 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        

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Kenny - I know nothing about that unique Eureka-made Compact.....I don't own it, just saved the pic from eBay or Vacland some time ago.

(No room to collect vacs! So I collect the pics and dream about having them!) :-)


Post# 185095 , Reply# 40   6/10/2012 at 16:51 (4,308 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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Brian (eurekaprince),

Could you please solve the mystery as to what the Roto-Matic Power Team Power View with power nozzle (with the yellow stripes; see post #184214, or reply #15, of this thread) originally came from?

I'd suspect Eureka stopped making their 1200 series "canned ham" canisters around 1983, when the 1700 family showed up (the Vactronic and others). In fact, I'd like to think Eureka discontinued all their 1200 series product in '83.

~Ben


Post# 185096 , Reply# 41   6/10/2012 at 17:04 (4,308 days old) by sanitaireboy99 ()        
Question

Does anybody know how to identify when the year for my Eureka ESP Self-Propelled is?? The model is a 5060 F and the serial number is 30190706. Please answer back!! Thanks.

Post# 185099 , Reply# 42   6/10/2012 at 17:27 (4,308 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)        

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Ben,

It is indeed a mystery to me. The harvest gold on the pn label matches the Empress Two canister, but I would hazard a guess that the two were not sold together originally.

Let's look at the clues:

One - the Roto Matic Power Nozzle may be one of the earliest versions with the Power View belt condition window. This is because it is using the old Eureka Williams branding. But I don't think Eureka sold the Empress Two body much into the 1980's. We do indeed see many Empress Two style canisters in the 1980's that are branded for retailers (Eaton Viking, JCPenney, Wards), but I'm pretty sure those with the Eureka Williams branding stopped showing up in stores by 1980.

I think it is possible that the gold Power View nozzle may have been sold with another style of Eureka canister, since the Sweet Sixteen 1600 series body style was available throughout the 1980's. These Sweet Sixteens came in a variety of colours, including brandy wine and Harvest Gold and hunter green.

It's important to remember that the Eureka Express Power Team came out in 1985, and so Eureka probably started phasing out the "Power View" nozzle shown in this pic by the late 1980's.

So my guess is that the newer Power View nozzle was probably sold with a Harvest Gold Sweet Sixteen canister - maybe a special "retro" edition for some department store like Macy's or Target or some other one. I don't think this kind of pn was ever sold with that Empress Two canister. I could be wrong, though!!!! :-)


Post# 185129 , Reply# 43   6/10/2012 at 20:53 (4,308 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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Brian (EurekaPrince),

Also, I'd think Eureka stopped using the "Empress II" designation for its 1200 and 1800 series "canned ham" units around 1978.

~Ben


Post# 185131 , Reply# 44   6/10/2012 at 20:56 (4,308 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
Montgomery Ward Power II SP5074

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This pic by Fred S. is the Wards version of the Vactronic 1790 - the 5074, sold from 1983-87.

~Ben


Post# 233340 , Reply# 45   5/20/2013 at 13:43 (3,964 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
Sanitaire S440A - Canned Ham

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This is a rare Sanitaire circa 1984. Picture from eBay.

~Ben


Post# 233365 , Reply# 46   5/20/2013 at 16:16 (3,964 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR)        

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Here's  a shot of my old 250-a (I think that was the model #) that I gave to Roger Proehl, who then passed it on to Billy Lipman. It's sitting in Billy's basement in this picture. - John


Post# 233386 , Reply# 47   5/20/2013 at 20:04 (3,964 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas)        

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Those Eureka made canned ham cannisters with PN sure were powerful machines but were SOOO HEAVY to lug and pull around. They were also prone to getting hung up on doorways, furniture, ect.
A neighbor lady we had in the mid 1970s had the orange/yellow version with the push buttons,and woodgrain PN,,i dont remember if it had a headlight tho,,i want to say it did not.
She also had thick wall to wall shag carpet and shag on her long stairway.
She had "Indoor/Outdoor"(very low tight pile) carpet in her kitchen and bathrooms and you would have to lower the suction of the vac or else the PN would stick to it, and you couldnt push or pull the PN. She liked for her wood panel walls to be vacuumed once in awhile, and i remember that extra wide floor and wall brush sure came in handy.

I was just a kid then, but she would pay me a couple of dollars (big money on those days!) to come over and vacuum her house, top to bottom. She would leave and run errands and i would happily vacuum away with the Eureka. Typical of small town, 1970s Midwest.

That Really was an excellent vacuum, but not very user friendly as far as cleaning a large home with alot of stairs, furniture, and thick shag carpet. After about the first hour, my arm would be sore from dragging that thing around, and having to go back and unhook it from whatever it got held up on. Sure was good exercize tho!


Post# 233396 , Reply# 48   5/20/2013 at 21:24 (3,964 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)        
Eureka!

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Although I'm not real big on Eurekas, I do have a few in my collection. First is an early straight suction model 7 (I think). Runs good but needs a nozzle latch and a good polishing. Hope to find attachments for it someday.
Jeff


Post# 233400 , Reply# 49   5/20/2013 at 21:28 (3,964 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)        

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Next is a model G-2. Runs great, looks great, but could use a little polish. Would love to find attachments for this one as well.

Post# 233404 , Reply# 50   5/20/2013 at 21:32 (3,964 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)        

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And finally, a model 260. Runs good, looks fairly good, and it's a 2-speed model. As with the other two, I'd also like to find attachments for this one.
Jeff


Post# 233420 , Reply# 51   5/21/2013 at 00:50 (3,964 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)        

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Ben and Eurekaprince. That mystery nozzle went to a mid to later 80's sweet sixteen style aka ironside shaped rotomatic with the matching stripe label on a larger carry handel (remember when the higher end models had the wide handel with the black gritty label with a color stripe through it, well that's what I mean and the stripe was yellow. Sadly I don't know the model number but I remember the machine.

Post# 233518 , Reply# 52   5/22/2013 at 02:58 (3,963 days old) by 1926700 ()        
Yeah ben had that model once uopn a time.....

missing the label over the handle.....

The Power Head that went to that had Pre 1976 features, like the non screw "snap" off bottom plate, and metal wand elbow, and Metal cord clips (as opposed to the plastic elbow that had the little cord holders on the back, and the plastic cord holders on the back of the wands)

Hope this helps's

The Eureka Empress!


Post# 233538 , Reply# 53   5/22/2013 at 09:36 (3,962 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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Jay,

I could also hint at it having the Disturbulator single-row wooden brush roll.

~Ben



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