MetroVac .. fond memories
Nice motto also: "Deliberately made better in the U.S.A."
Based right in Oakland, New Jersey

they have a nice history page

an excerpt:
"Since 1939, the Metropolitan Vacuum Cleaner Co., Inc. has evolved into a multidivisional corporation. From a small retail store front in the Bronx, NY, rebuilding and selling vacuum cleaners. Metro is now a diversified multi-unit, manufacturing facility, producing amongst other products; Data-Vac Computer Cleaning Systems to Air Force Dog Dryers."  - See more at: https://www.metrovacworld.com/about#sthash.UIMRuGdU.dpuf

I love the old Elites, even though they felt kinda cheap you really couldn't kill them!  My boyfriend found two dumped by our neighbor's house at our old apartment once with "Free" signs and a pack of bags.  Both were in decent shape... Cleaned both of them up and gave one to a friend who needed a basic, sturdy vacuum.

I love my Metro Vac'n'Blow, which I use extensively on my mobile car detailing runs!

Have fun!

Rich

I noticed that but saw no tool caddy.  I prefer the look as well as it's not so cluttered, but it's always nice to have the option to use tools in a pinch!

Bah, got me thinking of all my old Hoovers now :-P. Giving me memories of all the Elites I collected over the years only to have my mom get rid of the majority of them once I moved out.  Funny how parents "don't know" where things went when you come home to visit them haha.

I still have the 300 that I grew up with in the 90s though!  It's used in her basement which is finished, so at least it's in a warm, dry home :-P

Well at least you were able to replace a lot of your machines :-P

Of the Elites/Elite-based machines I have now, I have three... My childhood friend 300, a Soft & Light, and a hard body Dimension II.

I wanna get more Convertibles but my better half, who has the patience of a saint, says we are running out of room, and if I store them at my mom's place who knows what will happen to them...

I know what you mean!  Unfortunately, my problem isn't necessarily room, it's just my better half doesn't want to be surrounded by vacuum cleaners.  I keep telling him we have enough room, but he says there has to be a balance lol.  It's fine though, as he makes up for it so many in other ways that I'm willing to compromise my collection to a few select machines to our place.

The Elite 300 is from my childhood and is safe in my mom's finished basement. Notice my improvised bag clip repair using a bolt and nut as the top clip snapped off after 20+ years.

The Soft & Light is one that my mom doesn't know what happened to... or does she.  That junky Bissell next to it is the one I traded my friend's mom for because she'd rather have a bagless machine that will last two weeks, and didn't realize what a good machine the Soft & Light was.

Found the Dimension II by my dumpster at my old apartment complex.  It cleaned up really well, plus I checked out the motor and it was actually pretty clean.  Only missing the crevice tool and upholstery tool.  This thing is LOUD - that is one of my few complaints with these machines is that they roar, but they're decent vacuum cleaners for what they are.

One final one with the three of my North Canton Hoovers (the ones I have at my apartment at least).  I miss the quality of the US-made machines, but alas, good things must come to an end at some point.