Thread Number: 19052
1957 Apex Strato Cleaner Update.. |
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Post# 210066 , Reply# 1   12/15/2012 at 15:32 (4,121 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Powerful home cleaner!! |
Post# 210067 , Reply# 2   12/15/2012 at 15:34 (4,121 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Strato cleaner!! Now all I need to find is the Dyno Cleaner, their economy model,and I will have them all, Strato ,Aero, and Dyno! |
Post# 210068 , Reply# 3   12/15/2012 at 15:39 (4,121 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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It is about as heavy as an iron cord...and it still gets warm!!!! This thing really dims the lights!! |
Post# 210081 , Reply# 4   12/15/2012 at 17:07 (4,121 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 210087 , Reply# 5   12/15/2012 at 19:02 (4,121 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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So what I'm hearing from you if in fact I've got it right is that this is the apex of vacuum cleaners? LOL It's definitely a keeper. |
Post# 210101 , Reply# 6   12/15/2012 at 21:25 (4,121 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 210102 , Reply# 7   12/15/2012 at 21:31 (4,121 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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jeff i sent you an email about my electro-hygiene and i was wrong about the model. it is a model 94 |
Post# 210123 , Reply# 8   12/16/2012 at 05:47 (4,121 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR)   |   | |
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Post# 210129 , Reply# 9   12/16/2012 at 07:43 (4,120 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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The wheels were an accessory that just bolted on behind the brush,the funny thing is, they are the same wheels used on the Apex uprights. |
Post# 210187 , Reply# 12   12/16/2012 at 19:22 (4,120 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Love the story of Miss Beverly. Hope to meet Craig one day. Indeed, Tania is a gem. Of course she lived in LA and has her own stories to tell. Fabulous Apex. So tell me, Tania has a green Strato Cleaner with a great story of how she finally worked and worked it out of a former neighbor who she stalked until she got it.
What is the difference between her green one and yours? Her rug tool doesn't have the wheels. I found an Apex Aero on Ebay and gave it to Tania for her birthday. It had the hose but didn't have the tools, but when I gave it to her she said: "I just happen to have a set of tools in the garage!" Got to love her. I swear she figured out who bought it on Ebay and was all ready for me.
I am thinking your Strato is chrome and hers is green. Any other differences? They do have an incredible amount of suction! Nothing like it since.
Here is Tania with her birthday present - the Apex Aero. Couldn't have bought her a better present. This post was last edited 12/16/2012 at 19:39 |
Post# 210233 , Reply# 14   12/17/2012 at 08:04 (4,119 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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Nice Apex. I'm hoping to find one soon. Were the Strato Cleaners produced in limited quantities like the Lux 1956 Thrift model? |
Post# 210243 , Reply# 15   12/17/2012 at 10:11 (4,119 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)   |   | |
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Good to see you were able to find something the seller didn't--chrome polish!( Did I see a Dyno on top of a certain 1961 Frigidare Imperial beside a GE Swivel Top???),Jimmy |
Post# 210296 , Reply# 17   12/17/2012 at 19:17 (4,119 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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You better HIDE that Dyno cleaner..LOL! |
Post# 210331 , Reply# 18   12/18/2012 at 07:43 (4,118 days old) by dial-a-nap (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner)   |   | |
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That is a pretty vacuum - of course, it's chrome! I know Tania has a couple of Apex models but I don't think I've ever used one. I love a vacuum that dims the lights!
I assume these are bagged cleaners, do you have a supply of bags? The machine itself is a compact size - were the wheels optional or was there a carriage that isn't on Tania's Strato model? |
Post# 210337 , Reply# 19   12/18/2012 at 09:52 (4,118 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)   |   | |
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Hans,Someone said it will be Christmas soon.,Jimmy |
Post# 210550 , Reply# 23   12/19/2012 at 21:12 (4,117 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Post# 210846 , Reply# 25   12/22/2012 at 10:22 (4,114 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany)   |   | |
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Here's Robert using Tania's Strato-Cleaner on one of our trips to Milwaukee. She was after this for years! |
Post# 210852 , Reply# 26   12/22/2012 at 12:45 (4,114 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Post# 210853 , Reply# 27   12/22/2012 at 12:46 (4,114 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Post# 211885 , Reply# 28   12/31/2012 at 01:13 (4,106 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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Speaking of Apex, I have a Rotarex upright that was made by Apex. Straight suction machine with original bag and cloth cord, kind of an odd switch at the bottom of the handle, and runs like a top! I know nothing about it, but assume it was built in the teens or 20's. Does anyone have any information on these? Any info would be helpful. Here's a picture of it.
Jeff |
Post# 211887 , Reply# 29   12/31/2012 at 01:21 (4,106 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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I also have an Apex Roto-Brush Hand Vac. Like the upright, I know nothing about it, but am assuming it was made in the 50's. The data plate or label is missing, as is the brush. Cord had been cut off and I hadn't gotten around to replacing it, but wired up a temporary to see if it ran, and it does run pretty good. Again, I would appreciate any info anyone would have on it. Thanks in advance, and here's a picture.
Jeff |