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Thread Number: 28758
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
canisters anyone? |
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| Post# 321072 , Reply# 1 4/9/2015 at 08:13 (3,297 days old) by HisMastersVoice (Ferndale, MI) | ||
While I mostly collect Kirbys, I too have a thing for canisters. There's something about the hose for me, especially a cloth hose! I was fascinated with them as a child as well, I loved when my grandmother let me use her canister (we had a Convertible at home). I was also fascinated by old central vacuum systems as well.
I just found an early Electrolux XXX in pristine condition complete with all of the attachments, paperwork, etc. I believe it's a 1937 model. I've ways wanted one of these, I can't wait to "get it on the road". | ||
| Post# 321073 , Reply# 2 4/9/2015 at 08:20 (3,297 days old) by RainbowD4C (Saint Joseph, Michigan ) | ||
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| Post# 321110 , Reply# 3 4/9/2015 at 13:53 (3,297 days old) by jade_angel (Fort Collins, CO) | ||
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I'm generally a canister fan too. My family always had canisters when I was growing up, and I've mostly had canisters since. In fact, it's only recently that I've gotten many uprights. | ||
| Post# 321182 , Reply# 4 4/9/2015 at 16:13 (3,297 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
I've got an 1969 Electrolux 1205 that I've had since 2004. Other than a plastic Dayton shop vac, it's the only canister I have these days. I used to have a Eureka canister, which I loved. It was orange, made in about 1977. I think it was called a Princess, but I'm not sure. It was in pristine condition and worked fantastically. Somebody gave it to my grandmother, but it was more vacuum than she needed for her little apartment at almost 90 years old, so it stayed in a closet at my parents' house until they got ready to move and they gave it to me. Sadly my step-daughter decided to use it as a shop vac to clean up some spilled dry cat food and pieces got into the motor. It made a hell of a racket after that and my (now ex-) wife insisted I give it to Goodwill. I really hated parting with that thing and if I didn't own so many Kirbys today, I'd be looking for one like it.
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| Post# 321192 , Reply# 5 4/9/2015 at 17:41 (3,297 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 321220 , Reply# 6 4/10/2015 at 00:43 (3,296 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Canisters And tanks are mainly what I collect, I have some uprights but really only like a few of them, I love swivel top machines as well as other designs like the Filter Queen and Silver king, also have a bunch of odd tanks, Wards,Wizards Apexes etc. | ||
| Post# 321253 , Reply# 7 4/10/2015 at 11:00 (3,296 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
Vintage Canisters
I love vintage canister vacuums. They are quiet and smooth running, and there is certain elegance in their design. Have always loved canisters.
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| Post# 321265 , Reply# 9 4/10/2015 at 13:16 (3,296 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 321280 , Reply# 10 4/10/2015 at 15:56 (3,296 days old) by edgar (Belgium) | ||
big canister fan | ||
| Post# 321298 , Reply# 11 4/10/2015 at 17:07 (3,296 days old) by cc (louisiana) | ||
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Canisters Rock While I like both, I grew up with Electrolux canisters. It seems everyone in my family and most of my friend's families all had them. They were extremely popular in the south . | ||
| Post# 321310 , Reply# 12 4/10/2015 at 19:19 (3,295 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
Canisters are my favorite as well. My parents always had Kenmore canisters since I was a kid and still do and they are still my favorite.
Too bad canisters don't seem as popular these days here as they did back then. I like a lot of uprights too like the Hoover Convertibles. I have mostly canisters in my collection too, Kenmores, Hoovers, a Eureka and an Electrolux. | ||
| Post# 321311 , Reply# 13 4/10/2015 at 19:49 (3,295 days old) by Luxman107 (USA ) | ||
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I have always had canisters.. 80 percent of the cleaning I do is either wood floors or above the floor cleaning which rule out many uprights. Even on carpeting uprights were difficult to use under furniture and beds. | ||
| Post# 321313 , Reply# 14 4/10/2015 at 20:39 (3,295 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
 In the 70's, I always had an upright and a straight suction canister for above the floor cleaning. My first power nozzle canister was an Electrolux Marquis. I also had the Discovery III upright to match. With that said, over the years I do find myself using canisters with power nozzles more than my uprights. The only uprights I have that I use in the canister mode, are my Kirby's. When I do my special spring and fall cleaning, I always use a power nozzle canister.
My favorite canisters are Rainbow, Electrolux Commemorative Edition, Aerus/Electrolux 7000, Filter Queen, Air Storm, and I also want to get a Riccar Prima soon.
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| Post# 321730 , Reply# 15 4/13/2015 at 00:28 (3,293 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Although my collection is mostly uprights, I have always loved tanks and canisters as well. When I was little, most of my family had tanks or canisters, and I was a bit afraid of uprights with big shake-out bags. I either thought I was going to get sucked up in the bag or it was going to explode, and for some reason I was more afraid of makes with the bag in front of the handle than behind.
As for the family vacs, Mom had a Lux XXX until I bought her an Electro-Hygiene 966 tank, my maternal Grandmother had a Hoover Constellation 82 (which I still have), my paternal Grandparents had a Filtex and a Lux AE, one Aunt had an AirWay 66, another had a Westinghouse SC-1 (which I also have), another had an Electro-Hygiene 950 (and replaced it with a Filter Queen 350), and another had a Lux, not sure what model, only saw it once. Two aunts had uprights, one had a Hoover 28 and the other had an Electro-Hygiene 230. Also had 2 Great Aunts who had uprights, one had a Hoover 26 and the other had an Electro-Hygiene 230, which she replace with a 285, which she replaced with either an 890 or a 903. Here are some pics of my tanks and canisters, including Grandma's 82 Connie and Aunt Lu's Westinghouse. Jeff | ||
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