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Thread Number: 26713
Kenmore Canister find at the sales today |
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| Post# 299009 , Reply# 1 9/20/2014 at 13:42 (3,505 days old) by sbakerde (Millsboro, DE ) | ||
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I'm a little jelly I have the same unit but yours is in much better shape. Incredible find! | ||
| Post# 299011 , Reply# 2 9/20/2014 at 13:46 (3,505 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 299027 , Reply# 3 9/20/2014 at 15:18 (3,505 days old) by HooverCelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Also found this GE. It's been repainted (took me a bit to realize that, as it was done really well). Nice little machine!
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| Post# 299047 , Reply# 6 9/20/2014 at 16:54 (3,505 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Hi Fred... As you know, these are a little new for me to consider them vintage, but for deep cleaning plush carpet, they really are fantastic...as you also know, I dont really like power nozzles in general, im more of a 1950s straight suction fan... | ||
| Post# 299059 , Reply# 7 9/20/2014 at 17:33 (3,505 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 299063 , Reply# 8 9/20/2014 at 17:57 (3,505 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️) | ||
Wow Fred 
Great vacuums especially the Kenmore made by Whirlpool those never died .
My neighbor had one Mrs. Galloway hers was avacado green sears best . She also had a 60's Mini Cooper in Coper brown with a white vinyl push back sunroof it was a tiny car but she lived that more than her 1970 Lincoln Town car . Dan | ||
| Post# 299079 , Reply# 10 9/20/2014 at 19:54 (3,505 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.) | ||
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Score! I have the "Sears Best" version of that model and it's a great vacuum. Fred, think Hoover Dimension 1000, only not as sleek! I love the way the vacuum itself and the power nozzle sound, powerful and efficient. | ||
| Post# 299085 , Reply# 11 9/20/2014 at 20:51 (3,505 days old) by DesertTortoise () | ||
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Yep, one of the all time great canister vacuums. Their ease of use and durability are amazing to me. Only the paucity of hoses makes me pause before using mine on a routine basis. | ||
| Post# 299086 , Reply# 12 9/20/2014 at 20:53 (3,505 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️) | ||
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Very interesting | ||
| Post# 299090 , Reply# 13 9/20/2014 at 21:27 (3,505 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
I still do not believe that Matsushita had any involvement with Kenmore vacs in the 1970's. They were just entering the North American market with their own line of imported Made in Japan vacs that looked nothing like the Kenmores. Whirlpool had no need to get vacs made by a newcomer to the US market: they actually had far more experience in vac-making for Americans than the Japanese and did not need them.
Until a Panasonic Annual Report or corporate trade article shows me a contractual agreement from the 1970's between Sears and Whirlpool and Matsushita, I will not be convinced. I trust a document from the archives of Panasonic more than a letter from a young consumer relations agent at Sears. Just my humble opinion... :-) | ||
| Post# 299108 , Reply# 15 9/20/2014 at 23:59 (3,505 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
 What if Whirlpool walked up to Matsushita and said, 'hi newcomer! How would you like to make some vacuums for us?'. What if Whirlpool did so to alleviate manufacturing pressure on themselves and had a few of their models made by Matsushita? For all we know, they could've been manufacturing the same model at the same time, or manufacturing one model for a while, then farming it out to Matsushita! You never know! | ||
| Post# 299153 , Reply# 18 9/21/2014 at 08:29 (3,504 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️) | ||
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Leslie
You are correct I think the sale to Panasonic is the reason for DT's and Sears confusion .
Whirlpool also made an 8lb vacuum that David Oreck bought the rights from Whirlpool while he was working at Sears . That's how we now have the famous 8lb Oreck thanks to whirlpool manufacturing vacuum cleaners . Just as Eurekalux is claiming the success from the US brand original Electrolux once you own the company you can make any claim you desire ;) Dan | ||
| Post# 299192 , Reply# 22 9/21/2014 at 15:29 (3,504 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️) | ||
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Matsushita
Owns the rights to claim they made Sears vacuums from day one that's where the confusion is just like every manufacturer who purchases any company owns the right to say what ever and ignore the past .
Us true lifelong collectors know the true history of vacuums ;) Sears can say what ever they feel like saying it doesn't mean it's the word according to the almighty sears . Dan | ||
| Post# 299199 , Reply# 24 9/21/2014 at 16:30 (3,504 days old) by DesertTortoise () | ||
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Kirbyloverdan, I didn't get the information from Panasonic. It came from Sears. Panasonic has not replied to my requests for information. We will see if Whirlpool does. | ||
| Post# 299214 , Reply# 25 9/21/2014 at 18:06 (3,504 days old) by kirbyloverdan (Egg Harbor Twp . NJ aka HOOVERLOVERDAN ❤️) | ||
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| Post# 299243 , Reply# 30 9/21/2014 at 21:45 (3,504 days old) by marks_here (_._) | ||
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| Post# 299244 , Reply# 31 9/21/2014 at 21:45 (3,504 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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The height adjustment,, Is better than most because of 4 wheels, instead of just raising the front at an angle, it raises it level....really works., im not much on power nozzles, to me most are clunky, but clunky or not, these clean well. | ||
| Post# 299250 , Reply# 32 9/21/2014 at 21:58 (3,504 days old) by marks_here (_._) | ||
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| Post# 299258 , Reply# 33 9/21/2014 at 22:26 (3,504 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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LOL the 'who made what for Sears' war is almost as bad as the Kirby vs. Dyson war! Still makes for an interesting read!
The Kenmore find is stunning! I have the Sears Best model in Avocado and wood-grain! It's Devine! Whenever it sees use, it follows me around and leaves no mess behind, puttering along happily the entire trip! It's marvelous on both bare floors and rugs, I'm sure your model does the same! Yours is later than mine, about the early 80s. Sears fixed their troublesome Tool Garden (you always find them with broken teeth, I got VERY lucky with my Duo-Power, and to think I almost didn't buy the thing!
LOL Mark, that Kenmore must've felt terrible as it waved bye from the back of a moving truck! I wonder what became of it? | ||
| Post# 299264 , Reply# 35 9/21/2014 at 22:37 (3,504 days old) by marks_here (_._) | ||
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I dunno Alex, LOL ours had the option of having it inside or on top which was useless if you stood it up, everything fell off. I did at leads get to try that before the heist. It would have been nice to gave found out how long it would have lasted. Ohh we had the floor scrubber too the turquoise one that one I lent to my bods then she left the hotel for another place & never saw that one again either.
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| Post# 299282 , Reply# 36 9/21/2014 at 23:29 (3,504 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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Post# 299316 , Reply# 41 9/22/2014 at 09:02 (3,503 days old) by Unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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That is just about enough DT
Listen up DesertTortoise, you were told quite clearly to drop it, you are doing nothing more than trying to pick a fight here. It certainly isn't the first time you've done this and we are quite over some of your posts being marked as offensive in other threads for that very reason.
I want you to take a posting break from VL for one full week, after that if you wish to continue posting you'll need to be extra careful with your posts. I don't want any more threads unnecessary hijacked with nonsense that adds absolutely nothing but drama. Sorry for the interruption everyone. | ||
| Post# 299318 , Reply# 42 9/22/2014 at 09:48 (3,503 days old) by Magic-Clean (FL-GA) | ||
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Here is a historical document that tells the vacuum story in brief. The details are sprinkled about the 1950's (1957) through 1990's(1994) era. L.P. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Magic-Clean's LINK | ||
| Post# 299336 , Reply# 43 9/22/2014 at 12:39 (3,503 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 299337 , Reply# 44 9/22/2014 at 12:42 (3,503 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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Fred
and to answer your question about hepa bags. NO. no from sears or any after market, i use vintage bags and increase the filtering by getting rid of the crappy foam filters for the pre and post motor filters and replace them with merv 10 a/c filter from home depot. ill throw up a thread about how i did that on my 1979 2997 sears best tonite.
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| Post# 299340 , Reply# 45 9/22/2014 at 13:04 (3,503 days old) by marks_here (_._) | ||
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| Post# 299344 , Reply# 46 9/22/2014 at 13:33 (3,503 days old) by jrkiszla (Vallejo, CA) | ||
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Great find! I love the wood grain -it matches my '70s Lincoln Continental! In your photo I noticed that you were vacuuming with a Convertible -I am looking for a headlight lens for a Hoover convertible 1070, should you come across one! All the Best, John | ||
| Post# 299364 , Reply# 47 9/22/2014 at 15:12 (3,503 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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Post# 337883 , Reply# 48 11/21/2015 at 21:34 (3,078 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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| Post# 337913 , Reply# 49 11/22/2015 at 08:57 (3,077 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York) | ||
Actually..... | ||
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