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Thread Number: 25723
Once in a decade vintage vacuum haul !!! |
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| Post# 288780 7/15/2014 at 02:25 (3,573 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
Several months ago, a gentleman posted here about vintage vacuums for sale up in amarillo. originally for sale as one lot, i kept in contact with him to see if there was a chance his boss would permit invidiual sale of the machines. after the bidder dropped out, a few months went by and henry emailed me and asked if i was still interested. BOY was i!
sean curry and i called around to some of our collector friends we knew, got lists ready, and arranged a date to go pilfer thru the machines. henry (the gentleman in amarillo) had posted several hundred photos of what was up there and deteremined it was worth the trip. the photos below are what led up to the trip. a trip to a true value in iowa park where the store seemed to be stuck in 1980. a wonderful vintage dept store in Memphis ,TX called Greene dry goods where new owners bought the place and it was like walking into an american pickers episode. next was our arrival in amarillo that afternoon, a dinner at the big texas steak ranch, and obligitory trip to cadillac ranch. | ||
| Post# 288781 , Reply# 1 7/15/2014 at 02:31 (3,573 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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the next morning we started an 8 hour methodic picking of many many boxes of vintage vacuum attachments in one building, then machines in the other building ( a few miles apart) . we got the back story of the vacuum shop owner who used to work in amarillo, and died, his son called henry's company to get rid of the vacuums. the vac shop repairman hadnt worked since the 80's, hence the sudden stop of machines after the late 1970's. there was SOOO much stuff to go thru. it was overwhelming, even for me and that takes quite a bit of doing to do. henry was even nice enough to bring the box of vacuum manuals... we bought the entire box including the mc allister manual i posted earlier. total between sean and i, we spent about $700 on everything.
this next photo shows as we were loading up my country squire for the drive home. my wagon was stuffed FULL TO THE BRIM with machines and boxes of parts. 
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| Post# 288782 , Reply# 2 7/15/2014 at 02:33 (3,573 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 288783 , Reply# 3 7/15/2014 at 02:36 (3,573 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 288784 , Reply# 4 7/15/2014 at 02:40 (3,573 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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closeup of machines part 1,
Scott and Fetzer Sanitation system with sani emtor, parts convertible, 1963 sears duo power magicord powermate, 1960's b&w zenith portable TV, penncrest constellation, compact c-1, kirby 505 box and kirby tradition attachments, kenmore abc power nozzle, kirby dual sanitronic 50, singer canister, singer s2 upright. 
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| Post# 288785 , Reply# 5 7/15/2014 at 02:44 (3,573 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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A C1 Compact..and a small Powermate!!!plus a Kenmore Duo Power upright!!MAN what a score!!!!Congratulations!! | ||
| Post# 288786 , Reply# 6 7/15/2014 at 02:46 (3,573 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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closeup of machines part 2
kenmore whirpool uprights (left model is basis design for oreck machines), regina 3 speed electrik- broom, rca whirlpool bambi, hoover 1010 covertible hood, ge swiveltop, vintage greene dry goods "rand" men's dress shoes, greene dry goods shirt. penncrest a138 convertible with cord reel. apex sprayer kit, electrolux tan g box with various attachments and parts. 
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| Post# 288787 , Reply# 7 7/15/2014 at 02:50 (3,573 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 288788 , Reply# 8 7/15/2014 at 02:53 (3,573 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 288789 , Reply# 9 7/15/2014 at 02:55 (3,573 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 288790 , Reply# 10 7/15/2014 at 02:57 (3,573 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 288791 , Reply# 11 7/15/2014 at 02:58 (3,573 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 288792 , Reply# 12 7/15/2014 at 02:59 (3,573 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 288793 , Reply# 13 7/15/2014 at 03:02 (3,573 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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all in all vacuum wise i came away with the penncrest constellation, penncrest A138 convertible with cord reel, kirby dual 50, and the scott and fetzer sanitation system. sean and i wouldve liked there to be more complete machines, but the machines we got were more than worth it. this is just one of those things ill remember for many years.
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| Post# 288797 , Reply# 14 7/15/2014 at 04:51 (3,573 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England) | ||
Hi, | ||
| Post# 288798 , Reply# 15 7/15/2014 at 06:47 (3,573 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Oh no!!! That poor Eureka "Goldie" has her Cordaway installed backwards! Never saw that before.....I guess the owner did not read the assembly instructions carefully, and installed the lower half of the handle the wrong way. Hope the cord leading to the motor is not too twisted! It's an easy repair to get the handle facing the correct direction. Hope the original handle fasteners are there.
Congrats on the successful "hunt for history"! :-) | ||
Post# 288811 , Reply# 16 7/15/2014 at 08:38 (3,573 days old) by countryguy  (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 288813 , Reply# 17 7/15/2014 at 08:52 (3,573 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 288825 , Reply# 20 7/15/2014 at 10:15 (3,573 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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Will,
Thanks for posting the pictures. Looks like you and Sean had fun and brought home many treasures. Thanks, Sean for storing the Singer, Lewyt and parts that you picked up for me. I probably should have come but I already had plans with two friends from high school last Saturday. Will, show us the restoration pictures after you get finished restoring your Penncrest upright. Kenny L. | ||
| Post# 288827 , Reply# 21 7/15/2014 at 10:25 (3,573 days old) by DesertTortoise () | ||
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I'd give my left testicle for the green Kenmore :o | ||
| Post# 288834 , Reply# 22 7/15/2014 at 11:30 (3,573 days old) by Gr8DaneDad () | ||
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Fantastic haul!!! Congrats! What a day. | ||
| Post# 288851 , Reply# 23 7/15/2014 at 12:12 (3,573 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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The pink rug tool In reply 9 goes to the 56 KenKart, the only machine Sears ever sold with a curved lower wand! | ||
| Post# 288853 , Reply# 24 7/15/2014 at 12:18 (3,573 days old) by DesertTortoise () | ||
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I'm digging the gray Hoover upholstery brush with the red bristles laying in one of the boxes of hoses and fittings. Very cool touch. | ||
| Post# 288854 , Reply# 25 7/15/2014 at 12:21 (3,573 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
wow!!!! | ||
| Post# 288855 , Reply# 26 7/15/2014 at 12:23 (3,573 days old) by DesertTortoise () | ||
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It's like Christmas in July. Imagine the fun going through all those boxes and seeing what gems are hidden in there. Like a little kid on Christmas day. | ||
| Post# 288857 , Reply# 27 7/15/2014 at 12:30 (3,573 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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Oh, and desert guy, I too cling to the land-line! Remember when a telephone was something you went to, not something you carried on you? I have a 1966 Automatic Electric rotary phone, only it doesn't ring and I can't dial-out on it. I can pick up the handset and talk to somebody on the line! I also have a 60s Western Electric touch-tone, I'm trying to rewire that now! Is your first generation phone one without the # and * keys? How did you get it connected to the modern system?
I do have ONE vintage working phone.it's a Bell kitchen phone, touch-tone, in beautiful BROWN from 1982/4-ish. It still has it's original phone number on it (people would write it down on the included clear slot, sometimes it went in the middle of the rotary dial!). It's the best thing when somebody calls, the phone could wake the dead!
Now, back to Will's awesome findings! | ||
| Post# 288918 , Reply# 28 7/15/2014 at 18:10 (3,572 days old) by ericaustin (Dallas, TX) | ||
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Yay! @eurekaprince Will was so kind to pick the goldie up for me! The cordwinder was backwards! Took 5 mins to fix! No kinks in the cord. Now it is in perfect shape! In fact it's so pretty that I just cannot put it in the closet. I have to see it all the time!
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| Post# 288924 , Reply# 29 7/15/2014 at 18:30 (3,572 days old) by Constellation86 (Roy, UT) | ||
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Congratulations on the great finds! Could you post some close ups of the Penncrests? Especially the id tags. Thanks, Nicholas | ||
| Post# 288926 , Reply# 30 7/15/2014 at 18:31 (3,572 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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That TV looks like the one I had when I was a kid; wish I still had it | ||
| Post# 288936 , Reply# 32 7/15/2014 at 18:53 (3,572 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 288942 , Reply# 33 7/15/2014 at 19:11 (3,572 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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Nice vacuum score !!! And.., What year is your wagon? Ow may kms? | ||
| Post# 288953 , Reply# 34 7/15/2014 at 19:34 (3,572 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 288981 , Reply# 35 7/15/2014 at 21:06 (3,572 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Eric! I agree.... "Goldie" is one pretty Eureka!
The design looks so solid and balanced....very classy. And there's lotsa "muscle" underneath that beautiful body too. I got Dad to buy Model 2083 for Mom when our turquoise Eureka 260 entered retirement age. 2083 had the cream coloured hood, not the stainless steel hood. The Power Touch switchplate has a tendency to crack. But I called Eureka in Canada and ordered a replacement over the phone....my first electrical repair on a vac! Love the sound of her as she cleans too. :-) | ||
| Post# 289003 , Reply# 36 7/16/2014 at 03:25 (3,572 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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Desert guy, | ||
| Post# 289385 , Reply# 38 7/18/2014 at 12:19 (3,570 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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Glad ya'll enjoyed the vacuum porn from Sean and I's haul adventure. my country squire was born in june 1984.
i already cleaned up the penncrest connie and the attachements i cobbled for its tool rack. its a typical plug n play connie. the next tackle will most likely be getting the penncrest convertible running, and make the two labels for it, and paint "penncrest" on the headlight lens i had a spare of for that style hood. making a new cord guide on the top and original bag will be more difficult. thankfully Fred Stachnik provded detailed photos of the cord guide to be on facebook so i can make a decent fascimile. the d50 should require little work, except to make the bag hepa fabric lined on the inside. the S&F sanitation system should just need a polish and test to see if it runs. i think it has varnish smchutz on it, but the metal isnt oxidized all that much. i only brought two boxes of attachments home and its still a bit overwhelming for me. i can't imagine what goes thru sean's head with as much as he bought seeing the 6 boxes of stuff in his garage to go thru. i plan to help him sort thru it. also look for a thread tonite with photos of whats left for sale from amarillo. there is tons left, and wont be gone till the end of the month. | ||
| Post# 289387 , Reply# 39 7/18/2014 at 12:23 (3,570 days old) by DesertTortoise () | ||
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Post some more photos of that Kenmore canister! Pleeeeeezzze. | ||
| Post# 289389 , Reply# 40 7/18/2014 at 12:41 (3,570 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 289424 , Reply# 41 7/18/2014 at 19:45 (3,569 days old) by lionkcommander () | ||
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You are the luckiest person in the world!!! Great find, I wish I was that lucky. | ||
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Post# 343405 , Reply# 42 2/10/2016 at 15:17 (2,998 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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| Post# 343410 , Reply# 43 2/10/2016 at 15:32 (2,998 days old) by CoffeeCanMan (Ferndale, MI) | ||
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Post# 343420 , Reply# 44 2/10/2016 at 17:57 (2,997 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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Post# 343421 , Reply# 45 2/10/2016 at 18:18 (2,997 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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| Post# 343441 , Reply# 47 2/10/2016 at 21:27 (2,997 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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The C1 Compact And the Kenmore Powermate "the triangular one" along with the grey GE tools would be my pick!! | ||
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Post# 343458 , Reply# 48 2/10/2016 at 22:31 (2,997 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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| Post# 343460 , Reply# 49 2/10/2016 at 22:41 (2,997 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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To Tortoise on that turquoise Kenmore Closer inspection shows a Whirlpool badge, and the power nozzle is cream color. | ||
| Post# 343480 , Reply# 50 2/11/2016 at 08:38 (2,997 days old) by CoffeeCanMan (Ferndale, MI) | ||
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KirbyCollector | ||
| Post# 343490 , Reply# 51 2/11/2016 at 10:12 (2,997 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere) | ||
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CoffeeCanMan how do U know its not for sale? | ||
| Post# 343491 , Reply# 52 2/11/2016 at 10:13 (2,997 days old) by CoffeeCanMan (Ferndale, MI) | ||
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floor-a-matic, | ||
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Post# 343493 , Reply# 53 2/11/2016 at 10:30 (2,997 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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| Post# 343504 , Reply# 54 2/11/2016 at 13:08 (2,997 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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country squire Family transportation, perfect for vacation. That's what it said on the flyer, country squire. | ||
| Post# 343549 , Reply# 55 2/11/2016 at 16:11 (2,997 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here) | ||
Yes, it's approximately a 1982-1988 Ford LTD Country Squire wagon.
Back then, we had a new 1983 LTD Wagon, in that same color brown. The Country Squire designation was more deluxe than the base LTD, and included the wood panels on the side. I think my favorite station wagon is the Mercury Grand Marquis Colony Park Wagon from 1980 to 1988. Other than the tail lights and front grille, it's basically the same as the Country Squire, but it was the top of the line and even had carriage lights. 
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