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A late 60s Sears Best 2 speed canister |
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Post# 297754   9/9/2014 at 19:40 (3,488 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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I think this was one of the first Powermates with the beater bar, good strong cleaner.. |
Post# 297755 , Reply# 1   9/9/2014 at 19:44 (3,488 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Sears gave you a great deal in the 60s and 70s on vacuums, Whirlpool had really perfected the Kenmore cleaners by then., they were as powerful or more powerful than just about anything at any price. |
Post# 297757 , Reply# 2   9/9/2014 at 19:58 (3,488 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 297758 , Reply# 3   9/9/2014 at 20:00 (3,488 days old) by marks_here (_._)   |   | |
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Post# 297769 , Reply# 4   9/9/2014 at 20:41 (3,488 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 297772 , Reply# 5   9/9/2014 at 20:53 (3,488 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)   |   | |
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Post# 297774 , Reply# 7   9/9/2014 at 21:02 (3,488 days old) by DesertTortoise ()   |   | |
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Supersweeper, if you take the prices Sears was charging for those and inflate them to 2014 dollars you were paying the equivalent of $1000 today to buy one of those. They were very expensive vacuums. |
Post# 297779 , Reply# 8   9/9/2014 at 21:58 (3,488 days old) by hydralique (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Love the onboard tool storage and colors! |
Post# 297786 , Reply# 9   9/9/2014 at 22:32 (3,488 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.)   |   | |
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I was just looking through a 1969 Sears Spring/Summer catalog, and I believe that's the model shown on it's own color page...the others are in b/w. It retailed for 139.95 w/powermate. |
Post# 297798 , Reply# 10   9/9/2014 at 22:54 (3,488 days old) by DesertTortoise ()   |   | |
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Can you scan that page and show it here or e-mail it to me? I have no literature on mine. I would really appreciate it. |
Post# 297804 , Reply# 12   9/9/2014 at 23:09 (3,488 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 297817 , Reply# 13   9/10/2014 at 00:46 (3,488 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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To sell THAT again! |
Post# 297847 , Reply# 14   9/10/2014 at 08:33 (3,488 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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and another same vintage, identically styled Kenmore machine, but smaller in size. Unfortunately i didn't snap a pic of jr. yet and i won't be able to for a number of months.
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Post# 297863 , Reply# 16   9/10/2014 at 10:14 (3,488 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 297864 , Reply# 17   9/10/2014 at 10:15 (3,488 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 297865 , Reply# 18   9/10/2014 at 10:17 (3,488 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 297899 , Reply# 22   9/10/2014 at 14:53 (3,487 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Here is the machine I've got for you, to use as repair parts for your avocado bomber. I'll send it complete. Your only cost will be to reimburse me for shipping. Let me know if you want it. It's been sitting in the upstairs store room for several years, over the factory floor, so it will need dusted off. There's no rust and it's not broken anywhere.
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Post# 297901 , Reply# 23   9/10/2014 at 15:01 (3,487 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 297938 , Reply# 24   9/10/2014 at 22:15 (3,487 days old) by DesertTortoise ()   |   | |
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I can't even begin to express my gratitude. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Wow. The Bomber will live again! Thank you. |
Post# 297939 , Reply# 25   9/10/2014 at 22:20 (3,487 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 297957 , Reply# 26   9/10/2014 at 22:50 (3,487 days old) by DesertTortoise ()   |   | |
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Looks like this weekend I have to visit Antelope Valley Paint and have them color match a pint of acrylic enamel to the A-B and get a high quality air brush. No half measures now. All in. |