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Post# 261876   1/5/2014 at 01:56 (3,735 days old) by rainbowvacfane2 (tracy ca)   |   | |
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What was your child hood vac and do u still have it ? My child hood vacs are a powr-flite pf-747 and a bissell powerforce baggless and I still have the bissell the powr-flite was tossed for a bad motor but my friend Crish had one and have it to me for FREE he even paid shipping :side note when I got it I called him and said u the best person in the world he lagged and said your welcome ) so let me know what was your I think I saw a trend on here awhile ago but let's see if your got those vacs
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Post# 261890 , Reply# 1   1/5/2014 at 08:04 (3,735 days old) by citroenbx (england)   |   | |
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Post# 261938 , Reply# 2   1/5/2014 at 12:54 (3,735 days old) by beko1987 (Stokenchurch, United Kingdom)   |   | |
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Have neither, although have a new in box (almost) 121 in the loft. Saw a 154 on eBay but it exceeded my budget at the time sadly. |
Post# 261967 , Reply# 3   1/5/2014 at 18:20 (3,734 days old) by TASE (Colorado)   |   | |
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Post# 261990 , Reply# 4   1/5/2014 at 19:15 (3,734 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City)   |   | |
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This isn't my pic, but the upright on the left was the exact model as Mom's. Right down to the *milk* chocolate-colored vinyl bag, as opposed to the dark chocolate colored vinyl bag that came on some models that year (1967-68 I believe), and the dark chocolate heavy rubber bumper that went the full way around the base (as opposed to stopping halfway back on less "deluxe" models -- something I always used to regard as being intentionally and unnecessarily cheap by Hoover -- how much more expensive was another eight inches or so of rubber??).
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Post# 261992 , Reply# 5   1/5/2014 at 19:30 (3,734 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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My parents bought a brand new Kirby DS50 from a door to door salesman in the mid sixties. I remember the Home Demo very well. Boy, I wish I still had that vacuum today.
Unfortunately both my parents passed away while I was in the ARMY stationed in Okinawa in 1975 and the DS50 was sold as part of the estate. Some lucky bloke probably bought it for pennies on the dollar form whatever my parents paid for it. |
Post# 261993 , Reply# 6   1/5/2014 at 19:36 (3,734 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 261994 , Reply# 7   1/5/2014 at 19:37 (3,734 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 262006 , Reply# 9   1/5/2014 at 21:34 (3,734 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Including a Fantom thunder and a Cyclone XT. Those both met their end by carpet fresh, look in the archives under my name for the full story behind that, I wrote it in some thread about what vacuums your friends/family owns, something like that?
I still have the Cyclone XT's replacement, though. A Eureka The Boss in blue (Hard to guess the exact cleaner, Huh)? It just sits in the closet un-used, I have all my other machines for vacuuming! |
Post# 262025 , Reply# 10   1/6/2014 at 00:21 (3,734 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 262026 , Reply# 11   1/6/2014 at 02:34 (3,734 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 262060 , Reply# 12   1/6/2014 at 08:07 (3,734 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 263316 , Reply# 13   1/14/2014 at 12:37 (3,726 days old) by rainbowvacfane2 (tracy ca)   |   | |
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Post# 263332 , Reply# 14   1/14/2014 at 16:38 (3,725 days old) by ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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Post# 263333 , Reply# 15   1/14/2014 at 16:43 (3,725 days old) by ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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I am old enough to remember a time before bagless vacuums were on the market too! It seemed miraculous at first until I got a little more experienced with them... The only bagless vacs that I use with any regularity are the Rainbow, Filter Queen, and silver king. Though I will pull out a Dyson, Eureka made Kenmore bagless or once in a great while a Fantom or even the Amway Cleartrack.
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Post# 280244 , Reply# 18   5/12/2014 at 13:40 (3,608 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 280250 , Reply# 19   5/12/2014 at 14:02 (3,608 days old) by citroenbx (england)   |   | |
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Post# 280415 , Reply# 21   5/13/2014 at 23:08 (3,606 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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You are correct....the Canadian AP series canisters, AP100, AP200, & AP280....did evolve into the E2000 model, introduced in 1982. It was identical in appearance to the 2100, except that it was beige instead of white & had an improved version of the AP series motor that had an increase in waterlift & CFM ratings. However, that motor was a HUGE nightmare for Electrolux as many of them died prematurely & needed replacement. The E2000 also had a Canadian version of the RugSaver PN4 power nozzle, the PN2000....painted beige with a slightly different quick-release neck that accomodated a lower wand with a buttonlock. That wand & quick-release neck were experimental, though....used only on the E2000....and discontinued when the 2100 came out. The 89, AP100, 200, 280 & E2000 models also had a trigger switch on the hose handgrip for the powerhead, & a sliding suction relief on the front of the handgrip. On the 2100, the trigger switch was eliminated & the suction relief was changed to a knob on the back of the handle, same as the American hose handles. Also, the E2000 was the last model to have separate dusting & upholstery tools & a plastic tool caddy....the 2100 introduced the combo dusting/upholstery tool & a shortened crevice tool, as well as the new PN5 power nozzle, which was later replaced with the PN6.
Also, it's important to note that the AP280 was the only Electrolux model ever made worldwide to have a 2 speed motor. I think that alone makes it special :-). It's just amazing to me that this same design, starting with the AP100, has been around & still being made since 1973! It's such a simple design that works so well. Here is a link below to an old Vacuumland thread on the E2000. Rob CLICK HERE TO GO TO kirbylux77's LINK |
Post# 280422 , Reply# 23   5/13/2014 at 23:50 (3,606 days old) by smow69 (Muskogee Oklahoma)   |   | |
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canister eureka and down stairs upright |
Post# 280423 , Reply# 24   5/13/2014 at 23:51 (3,606 days old) by smow69 (Muskogee Oklahoma)   |   | |
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Post# 280425 , Reply# 25   5/13/2014 at 23:53 (3,606 days old) by smow69 (Muskogee Oklahoma)   |   | |
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I will add a pic tomorrow I dont have one of it yet i dont know why either........ |
Post# 280486 , Reply# 26   5/14/2014 at 12:20 (3,606 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 280505 , Reply# 27   5/14/2014 at 15:40 (3,605 days old) by williamr1248 (USA)   |   | |
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Here is ours bought in the early 1950's for $92.50. It was serviced by Air-Way in 1970 and again last summer by Duane from our club. |
Post# 280525 , Reply# 28   5/14/2014 at 17:44 (3,605 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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My dad bought it 2 weeks before I was born! It's been beaten to heck by EVERYONE. I still have it (Tom put a new motor in it last year). But, I now have another identical one, thanks to Tom and Ed Schenkle, (Morrison's Vac Shop) premiere vac store in North Canton, Ohio. The "nice" one is on the left, "fawn brown", next to a few other trinkets. I run "Mummy's" every once in a while..... esp on her birthday, Sept 24
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Post# 280551 , Reply# 30   5/14/2014 at 21:51 (3,605 days old) by Brad845 (Harlan, Kentucky)   |   | |
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Post# 281713 , Reply# 31   5/24/2014 at 20:54 (3,595 days old) by Loganvac (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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Post# 281782 , Reply# 34   5/25/2014 at 11:30 (3,595 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Was it olive green, or the regular blueish-green color most Furries were manufactured in? In the few short months before Fantom filed bankruptcy, the Fury was made in olive green, with the single-cyclonic logo. This would've been in early-to-mid 2001, Fantom closed in October 2001. These single-cyclone Furries are EXTREMELY rare. I've seen ONE since vacuumland began in 2006. |
Post# 281825 , Reply# 36   5/25/2014 at 18:57 (3,594 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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My Mom had a series of Kirbys over the years. My parents were given a new Kirby as a wedding gift when they were married in 1953. So I'm guessing that was a Model 513. That's the vacuum we used when I was growing up, although I didn't pay attention to the model number and avoided using it like the plague! They traded it in on a Classic Omega, which I now own. I rebuilt it about five years ago. I guess it was a moment of weakness when my Mom bought a Tradition. We lived in a 2 story house, so I guess that's how she justified that purchase -- one for upstairs (Omega) and one for downstairs (Tradition) She now owns a Diamond G.
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Post# 281962 , Reply# 37   5/26/2014 at 20:15 (3,593 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 281971 , Reply# 38   5/26/2014 at 22:05 (3,593 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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Electrolux 1205 with blue PN1 |
Post# 281974 , Reply# 39   5/26/2014 at 22:11 (3,593 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 282084 , Reply# 40   5/27/2014 at 22:16 (3,592 days old) by vacuumdude (Spokane WA)   |   | |
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Its weird but! When I was a we lil boy I straped this on walked down and up the hall with it and vacuumed during recess |