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Thread Number: 31755
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Eureka Gold Crown |
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| Post# 350556 , Reply# 1 4/18/2016 at 07:48 (2,528 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Lovely Roto-Matic!
The gold colour signifies Eureka's golden anniversary in 1957 (the company was first established in 1907). When Eureka-Williams stopped making this Roto-Matic in the 1960's, they still held onto the trademark for the name. It was revived in 1973 for their first power nozzle. "Matic" seems to be a phrase Eureka Williams used in many forms over the years. The companion upright to this canister was the Automatic (not very original!!!). It has it's roots in the Oil-a-Matic oil heater once produced by the "Williams" company in Illinois. | ||
| Post# 350580 , Reply# 2 4/18/2016 at 12:39 (2,528 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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I was always told And thought Eureka was started in 1909, a year after Hoover, I have the same cleaner and the matching gold trimmed 260 upright, and I know it was made in 1959. | ||
| Post# 350595 , Reply# 3 4/18/2016 at 15:01 (2,528 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 350629 , Reply# 4 4/18/2016 at 20:31 (2,528 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Indeed, I stand corrected Hans! (Eurekaprince is developing early signs of senility!!!). Indeed, Eureka was established by Wardell in Detroit in 1909. The golden anniversary was in 1959, the year I was born. :-). So the gold and green Roto-Matic 960 canister and companion Automatic 260 upright were made in honour of the milestone in 1959. The colours changed to blue and silver a year later.
Eureka made several canisters for Singer, including the Singer version of the Roto-Matic called the Roll-a-Magic! :-) | ||
| Post# 350630 , Reply# 5 4/18/2016 at 20:47 (2,528 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 350632 , Reply# 6 4/18/2016 at 21:23 (2,528 days old) by Packardmanken (atlanta ga) | ||
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Suggestions for hose replacement? Thanks Guys!!! I appreciate all the information. I was born in '58 so it looks very familiar to me. Any suggestions on "re-hosing" (sic?) the hose? The machine end is plastic over the insert and this seems very delicate. Any help much appreciated. | ||
| Post# 350645 , Reply# 7 4/19/2016 at 06:30 (2,527 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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If the hose leaks air and is unusable, maybe buy a better vinyl replacement hose for use with the vac, but hold onto the original for nostalgic reasons. It's too bad that these braided Eureka Williams hoses begin to leak over the decades - they are such a classic, signature stylistic feature of these vintage cleaners! I used to love the smell of the blue hose in the tool set of our blue Eureka 260 upright! :-)
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| Post# 350651 , Reply# 8 4/19/2016 at 09:29 (2,527 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
If you do buy a "new" hose and have trouble finding one that fits a swivel, try a new Thermax AF1 hose. It's the only hose I know of made today with an "elbow" at the end. I know this will work in the "canned ham" models of the 70's
I wish I had an easy suggestion of how to get the old hose off the original elbow. | ||
| Post# 350713 , Reply# 9 4/19/2016 at 22:01 (2,526 days old) by Packardmanken (atlanta ga) | ||
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Thank you guys! I will chase down the Thermax hose and see what happens. I appreciate the suggestions. | ||
| Post# 460173 , Reply# 11 2/9/2023 at 06:25 by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 460174 , Reply# 12 2/9/2023 at 07:08 by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 460190 , Reply# 14 2/10/2023 at 08:08 by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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Vibra-Beat Great ads and information. 2-Should add "3 Times As Much Noise" 9,10,11-I have seen a lot of vac ads but never saw these. | ||
| Post# 460195 , Reply# 15 2/10/2023 at 13:26 by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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I always found it to be a mystery that Eureka Williams sold some canisters with braided hoses and other canisters with vinyl hoses. And there did not seem to be any logic to the decision to include one kind of hose instead of the other. Some Roto-Matic “tub vacs” came with a vinyl hose while others came with a braided hose. Never could understand why. And this happened with other models right through to the end of the 1960’s.
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| Post# 460196 , Reply# 16 2/10/2023 at 14:04 by Paul (USA) | ||
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Eureka didn't count on folks like us, now, did they?! haha | ||
| Post# 461344 , Reply# 18 3/15/2023 at 19:23 by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Hi Paul,
It’s kind of weird, but the only time I saw a print advertisement from EW that showed their Super Automatic 260 upright was an ad that placed most emphasis on their 960 Super Roto-Matic tub vac as the primary item being promoted. Throughout the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, the upright was added as a small part of Roto-Matic print ads at the very bottom - with some kind of text such as “and for homes with mostly wall-to-wall carpeting, Eureka offers the Super Automatic upright.” There is more of a chance you will find something if you use “Super Automatic” in your search…without the model number…. There is a nice dealer brochure available on the internet for the 260 Super Automatic…I’ll try to find a link for you…. :-D | ||
| Post# 461347 , Reply# 19 3/15/2023 at 19:27 by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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