Thread Number: 29259
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
My NIB Eureka Empress Arrived Today!! |
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Post# 326735   6/11/2015 at 21:33 (3,212 days old) by vacguy77 (Eureka, MO)   |   | |
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a machine I've been looking for for a long time! |
Post# 326736 , Reply# 1   6/11/2015 at 21:45 (3,212 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 326742 , Reply# 2   6/12/2015 at 01:04 (3,212 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Someone got it that really wanted it!! Those are probably the best canisters Eureka ever made. |
Post# 326743 , Reply# 3   6/12/2015 at 07:17 (3,212 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)   |   | |
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Very nice vacuum....looks unused. Is the rug nozzle both a vibra beat and a regular rug nozzle which is why there is not a regular Eureka rug nozzle? I have the Empress II which came with both nozzles.
Gary |
Post# 326744 , Reply# 4   6/12/2015 at 08:13 (3,212 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Indeed, this Empress came with Eureka's attempt at combining a Vibra-Beat with a regular carpet nozzle. If you look closely at the nozzle, you'll see a dial on the front to switch from Vibra-Clean to regular clean. I guess the concept did not work well in reality, as we never saw this dual-purpose tool ever again.
The original eBay listing showed the hose in its original plastic packaging, so this really was a never-used, new in box vacuum. I'm curious as to how well it has survived. Is the rubber in the hose still good, or does the hose leak? Do the rubber Vibra-Beat beads stick together? And what about the cord reel...does that internal metal spring work after 50 years? Would love to see a video! :-) Such a cool, sleek, no-nonsense design... |
Post# 326751 , Reply# 6   6/12/2015 at 09:36 (3,212 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.)   |   | |
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Congratulations on an amazing find! |
Post# 326770 , Reply# 7   6/12/2015 at 16:48 (3,212 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 326778 , Reply# 8   6/12/2015 at 17:33 (3,212 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 326784 , Reply# 9   6/12/2015 at 18:43 (3,211 days old) by Miskini (Northville, Michigan )   |   | |
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Post# 326833 , Reply# 10   6/13/2015 at 12:22 (3,211 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 326835 , Reply# 11   6/13/2015 at 13:10 (3,211 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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