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| Post# 299479 9/23/2014 at 16:53 (3,499 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
Was just vacuuming, medicated, with my old Silverado and got to thinking. It is not the easiest or lightest machine I have, but the one I think of when I am cleaning. Maybe this applies more to us older collectors, but with me its as much about how it sounds, looks and feels as how it cleans.I need to enjoy using it, either due to its design or fond memories. Anyone else like this? David.
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| Post# 299480 , Reply# 1 9/23/2014 at 17:04 (3,499 days old) by marks_here (_._) | ||
Absolutely David, when I use my other machines I can remember when it was being used on what carpet, who house had one like it..etc. most of my vacs are named from the people who owned them that I liked...if I say I'm gonna use Mrs. Brulya's vacuum it's the Kirby VII, Mrs. Foote would be the Electrolux Silverado..etc..I know it's stupid but that's how I cope, & no I'm not ready for the knackards yard yet..LOL
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| Post# 299481 , Reply# 2 9/23/2014 at 17:07 (3,499 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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My aunt who I loved had a tan? Kirby, early/ mid 60s, first upright. Other aunt had a swivel top GE, never even saw it run. Neighbor across the street had a 1205. Loved the color, the sound, first powerhead, the chrome one? It was the reason I got my Silverado, to try and recreate that moment. Lovely lady, just passed.Also having only had the Compact C4 all my life, uprights are handy, but seem odd to me. Thanks Mark
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| Post# 299482 , Reply# 3 9/23/2014 at 17:09 (3,499 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 299518 , Reply# 5 9/23/2014 at 21:33 (3,499 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB) | ||
Vintage all the way
I got my compact because my grand ma had one like it so i wanted to keep those memories alive .
And i grew up whit Electrolux , compact filter queen ect so to me its all about childhood memories , who had it when did i first use it and where . The sound it made , the weight , color ect To me those vacuum bring back another time just like older cars | ||
| Post# 299644 , Reply# 6 9/24/2014 at 22:24 (3,498 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 299691 , Reply# 7 9/25/2014 at 09:33 (3,498 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 299699 , Reply# 9 9/25/2014 at 10:58 (3,498 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 299703 , Reply# 10 9/25/2014 at 11:41 (3,498 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
 I dont think it has much to do with age , I am 35 and I feel the same way. Just for me the machines are newer. For you its the sound and how it looks, For me , I like to see what I just vacuumed up. Call it consumerism but in the end its all the same. For some its the way it looks , some the way it sounds for me its seeing all the stuff I just sucked up, as a Dad Its also about how I can see all the lego I just vacuumed up by mistake and retrieve it.
That said On Friday ( I try not to work on Fridays) Its nostalgia time, Thats when I grab something full of shiny metal or painted with actual metal underneath. Its great to here the sounds of my childhood and earlier. | ||
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