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Thread Number: 17926
Kenny Loveland's mini meet with photos! |
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| Post# 195262 8/15/2012 at 21:30 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
this past weekend, Sean Curry and myself drove up to Tulsa, OK to Meet Kenny Loveland, Chad Cunningham, and Phillip Mueller at Kenny's House for a mini convention. we all had a BLAST! first order up for business was going to a gentleman's house on the other side of town to pick through many vintage treasures. this fellow was NOT a collector but went thru houses to pick vacs to resell on ebay. it became too much and the machines in too poor of shape for immediate resale as he didn't know how to repair machines. over 100 vacs were there, and some vintage floor polishers ansd shampooers too. below is the first pic of the visit seeing an overall of the TONS of machines this guy (ken) had. he was polite enough to put them all out in his driveway for us to pick through.
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| Post# 195264 , Reply# 1 8/15/2012 at 21:30 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195265 , Reply# 2 8/15/2012 at 21:31 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195266 , Reply# 3 8/15/2012 at 21:32 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195279 , Reply# 13 8/15/2012 at 21:42 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195280 , Reply# 14 8/15/2012 at 21:43 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195282 , Reply# 15 8/15/2012 at 21:47 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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my haul. including the 3 kirby's (two ds50's and one SVII), the goodies in the trashbag included a fairfax fax-o-matic powerhead for my friend jacob, two classic omega shag kings, classic omega suds o gun (for my attachments), eletrolux silverado starter kit including pn4a (one i wanted! thanks to kenny) flip tool and crevice tool, and two convertible brushrolls that will be cannibalized into one good spare.
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| Post# 195284 , Reply# 16 8/15/2012 at 21:47 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195285 , Reply# 17 8/15/2012 at 21:50 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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after the big haul, we ate lunch and went flea market and thrifting. sean scored the only good find from this, but it was a good one, a hoover 1020 convertible! after we arrived back at kenny's after lunch for play time. this is the convertible corner of his collection. the restortations on these machines took my breath away. worked as well as they look too!
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| Post# 195286 , Reply# 18 8/15/2012 at 21:51 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195287 , Reply# 19 8/15/2012 at 21:52 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195288 , Reply# 20 8/15/2012 at 21:53 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195290 , Reply# 21 8/15/2012 at 21:54 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195291 , Reply# 22 8/15/2012 at 21:54 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195293 , Reply# 23 8/15/2012 at 21:55 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195294 , Reply# 24 8/15/2012 at 21:55 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195295 , Reply# 25 8/15/2012 at 21:56 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195300 , Reply# 29 8/15/2012 at 21:59 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195301 , Reply# 30 8/15/2012 at 21:59 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195303 , Reply# 31 8/15/2012 at 22:01 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 195304 , Reply# 32 8/15/2012 at 22:01 (4,265 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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Post# 195311 , Reply# 37 8/15/2012 at 22:24 (4,265 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Wonderful!!!!! | ||
| Post# 195320 , Reply# 38 8/15/2012 at 23:23 (4,265 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
John, I have met Will eh he's over reated lol Will i'm am totally kidding it was great to meet you finally, we had fun. We did have a blast except it was hotter than hell. Kenny is a great host and kept us busy all day to the point where Will and I were ready to drop from exhaustion. The tug of war game was a lot of fun and i'm not at all shocked that the little cheap Singer twin fan kicked but, you know they really are cheap plastic vacuums but don't knock them, they clean like a champ. The Eureka however was a surprise, it did the worst out of everything we tested. Ken's garage was interesting. We wanted to take it all to be saved but most was so far gone that it just wouldn't be worth saving. Some of what I got was for the parts sadly. The fantom is for a customer and the Kenmore stuff completes a set I have. The Slate Green Hoover Concept II non power drive is one I have been looking for and Chad found it for me in KC at an estate sale. It's a rather hard to find model and the Regina broom Kenny found in Tulsa for me. She runs like a top. I love my Regina brooms! All in all I took home around 12 machines not 25 or 30.
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| Post# 195322 , Reply# 39 8/15/2012 at 23:28 (4,265 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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Sean, thanks for driving us around in your wonderful Volvo and i'm glad I could return the favor in my Volvo on our way to lunch when yours was full of my stuff.
Thanks to Kenny for hosting and to Kenny's Mom for breakfast Thanks to Chad for bringing me the concept and thanks to Will for taking all the pictures. I can't WAIT till i'm finally in a situation where I can put one of these mini meets together, as Kenny stated to me Sunday the anticipation of finally seeing all of my collection out and displayed is growing. | ||
| Post# 195470 , Reply# 41 8/16/2012 at 14:35 (4,264 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
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| Post# 195553 , Reply# 42 8/16/2012 at 17:27 (4,264 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
OMG | ||
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Post# 195596 , Reply# 43 8/16/2012 at 18:23 (4,264 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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 Will, Thanks so much for posting the pictures. They look awesome! Your camera is wonderful and made my collection look fantastic! It actually looks better in the pictures than it does in person at least for me anyway. I’ve known Ken (the guy we got the vacuums from) for at least four years. I purchased two Electrolux model Ls from him off of eBay and I’ve been to his house and have picked up various things over the years. I’m so glad everyone enjoyed going to his house and finding vacuums. It was very nice of him to pull out everything and let us go through it. I’ve already started cleaning up some of the vacuums I received from him. He made us all very good deals and I know he was glad to get rid of some. We were all exhausted Sunday evening from the heat. Thankfully, it was cloudy in the morning when we went over to Kens. Phillip - A mini meet at your house would be fantastic, hope you get your vacuum building finished soon. We would all love to come and see your collection all in one spot. Jimmy - The vacuum in the suit case is some kind of Kenmore hand vac. I'm not sure if it's supposed to go in that case or not. Kenny | ||
| Post# 195601 , Reply# 44 8/16/2012 at 18:36 (4,264 days old) by singingrainbow (Texas) | ||
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Looks like you all had a wonderful time! Kenny, your collection is great! Love the hoovers! Scott | ||
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Post# 195728 , Reply# 46 8/17/2012 at 09:20 (4,263 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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| Post# 195730 , Reply# 47 8/17/2012 at 09:48 (4,263 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 196015 , Reply# 48 8/18/2012 at 13:40 (4,262 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
OMG.... | ||
| Post# 196049 , Reply# 49 8/18/2012 at 18:12 (4,262 days old) by LongLiveKirbys (Minneapolis) | ||
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Rare Kenmore Canister W/ Powernozzle Find I have that exact same Kenmore with the power nozzle and all the attachments! Will post some pics later (: | ||
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Post# 196150 , Reply# 50 8/19/2012 at 09:10 (4,262 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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Kenmore | ||
| Post# 196214 , Reply# 52 8/19/2012 at 19:51 (4,261 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Just goes to show you that with uprights, suction is not necessarily the most important factor in deep carpet cleaning.
If you put an attachment hose on that Eureka Vanguard, the suction is quite weak. And yet these Vibra Groomer Uprights by Eureka always outperformed Hoovers in Consumer Reports deep carpet cleaning tests. It seems to have more to do with the angle the brush cavity meets the carpet (Rugulators adjust the front wheels, not the back ones) and the design of the brushroll, dustbag, air cavity and air path - rather than the suction created by the motor. By the way - that's a cool-looking Eureka Rally! Never saw it in that kind of egg-shell colour before! With Royal Blue accents.....interesting! | ||
| Post# 196221 , Reply# 53 8/19/2012 at 20:31 (4,261 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 196235 , Reply# 54 8/19/2012 at 21:31 (4,261 days old) by pinkge (Indianapolis,Indiana) | ||
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Kenny... What a fun day for all of you.Mini-meets are fun and yours was even more so with the finds at the vac tent. Your collection is super and so is your home.Glad all got some cool things. Michael | ||
| Post# 196236 , Reply# 55 8/19/2012 at 21:36 (4,261 days old) by massagemiracle () | ||
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Wow all those great vacuums! Looks like my patio when I get back from picking up! Maybe someone will invite me to a mini meet someday, unlike those here in Indiana did. Looks like fun! | ||
| Post# 196268 , Reply# 56 8/20/2012 at 00:27 (4,261 days old) by pnluxconvlvr (Georgia) | ||
Will, | ||
| Post# 196436 , Reply# 57 8/21/2012 at 00:09 (4,260 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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| Post# 196437 , Reply# 58 8/21/2012 at 00:10 (4,260 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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Post# 197386 , Reply# 59 8/25/2012 at 21:44 (4,255 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Will - 1986 Royal 880? | ||
| Post# 197536 , Reply# 60 8/26/2012 at 19:03 (4,254 days old) by s31463221 (Frenchburg, KY) | ||
Great Pics! | ||
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Post# 197631 , Reply# 61 8/27/2012 at 13:57 (4,253 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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Steve
I hope you like the 704. I bought the convertible at the 2011 Minneapolis convention from Tom. I had intended to find an original bag for it, but it never worked out. I already have around 18 convertibles and need to let some of them go. I really hate to get rid of any convertibles because they are great vacuums. I sell on eBay part time to get back some of the money that I’ve put into these. Sometimes I barely make shipping on these and I try to keep my prices as low as possible. I just want to see these go to good homes. Selling on eBay also helps me to fund my hobby by allowing me to buy parts such as belts, hoses, carbon brushes etc.
It really irritates me when people abuse eBay by committing eBay fraud or pricing their items too high. It would be very difficult for someone to make a living selling vacuums on eBay unless you have some very rare items or you are a dishonest person. Anyway I’ll get off my soapbox. | ||
| Post# 197647 , Reply# 62 8/27/2012 at 18:18 (4,253 days old) by s31463221 (Frenchburg, KY) | ||
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Kenny
I just completed payment for it and I am VERY excited to get it! Once upon a time, the biggest majority of my collection consisted of Hoover Convertibles! I lost almost every one of them when the sewer backed up in the basement and ruined everything! I had a hard time dealing with that, but I resolved to get back to where I was before. Anyway, I agree with you, I don't see trying to ruin eBay for everyone by charging ridiculous prices for vacs. I actually rejected a counter-offer this afternoon from a seller because I had been watching this vacuum and it ended with no bids, then it was relisted for $20 higher than it was listed for the first time. My thoughts on this, if it didn't sell for $39.95, what makes you think it will sell for $59.95? Oh well, maybe just an honest mistake, but I just don't see doing that. So, don't worry about your soapbox, I'm going to have to get off mine now! Anyway, thanks again! I am really stoked about getting it!
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