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Thread Number: 31970
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
This ol' girl just came into the shop... Anyone have any info on it? |
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| Post# 352242 5/16/2016 at 14:04 (2,900 days old) by WayBackVac (Weymouth, MA) | ||
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I'm not exactly sure what this one is but it just came in, complaint: "loud noise when running". I think the motor housing explains that one pretty well...Anyone know anything about this model? | ||
| Post# 352244 , Reply# 1 5/16/2016 at 14:12 (2,900 days old) by Blackheart (North Dakota) | ||
Wow! | ||
| Post# 352247 , Reply# 2 5/16/2016 at 15:41 (2,900 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB) | ||
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| Post# 352248 , Reply# 3 5/16/2016 at 15:57 (2,900 days old) by Kirbysthebest (Midwest) | ||
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This is a case where Euthanasia would be indicated. Noisy, obviously the bearings are shot from being exposed to water. | ||
| Post# 352249 , Reply# 4 5/16/2016 at 17:37 (2,900 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here) | ||
One thing is sure, it's not a Eureka. Don't let the label lead you astray.
Look, some vacs need just a l-i-tt-l-e bit more work than others to bring them back to life. Clearly your job of washing, scraping, priming, painting, and reassembling with a new motor might take a bit longer than a plastic vac. But, whatever..... | ||
| Post# 352250 , Reply# 5 5/16/2016 at 17:38 (2,900 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.) | ||
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Seriously...someone wants that repaired? People never cease to amaze me. I wouldn't even let that in my house, much less use it. Maybe their garage vacuum for the car? One could only hope... | ||
| Post# 352255 , Reply# 6 5/16/2016 at 18:47 (2,900 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 352257 , Reply# 7 5/16/2016 at 19:55 (2,900 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
It's a Eureka turtle-shaped Princess from the Orange Era - mid 1970's. If the ratings plate says Eureka Williams, it's from before 1975. If it says The Eureka Company, it's from after 1974. It's not a Roto-Matic as there is no outlet for the power nozzle cord.
Interesting feature I've never seen on a Princess: two hooks to hold attachments on the back.... Must be a very low end Kmart special.... | ||
| Post# 352266 , Reply# 8 5/16/2016 at 23:24 (2,900 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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Post# 352271 , Reply# 9 5/17/2016 at 03:54 (2,899 days old) by tolivac  (Greenville,NC) |
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Yes,put it out of its misery!Poor thing!Must have been stored in a WET basement and they tried to pick up the water with it!!Offer him a NEW vacuum-Tell them NOT to pick up water-second thought-offer the customer a Wet-Dry vacuum! | ||
| Post# 352281 , Reply# 10 5/17/2016 at 09:33 (2,899 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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| Post# 352330 , Reply# 12 5/17/2016 at 21:36 (2,899 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here) | ||
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dated 1978 | ||
| Post# 352340 , Reply# 13 5/18/2016 at 00:31 (2,899 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
That looks a lot like the Eureka that I had except mine was a little more deluxe model with a tool holder on top and a power nozzle but it was exactly the same color and in near mint condition until my former step daughter got hold of it (don't get me started). It was a great little machine and I miss it.
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| Post# 352345 , Reply# 14 5/18/2016 at 07:32 (2,898 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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DM...are you sure that Kmart ad is from 1978? When my parents bought their first vacation condo in Hallandale, Florida in 1976, we bought that exact orange Eureka upright from Kmart. It lasted an incredible 20 years without a problem. So I'm pretty sure that the ad is from 1976. By 1978, Eureka had switched over to a newer plastic carpet nozzle with integrated neck for its canisters. Just curious where you got the 1978 date from :-)......
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| Post# 352347 , Reply# 15 5/18/2016 at 08:15 (2,898 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
DM | ||
| Post# 352348 , Reply# 16 5/18/2016 at 08:24 (2,898 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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--ad is from 1978?-- Under the red K there is "copyright" and the date although hard to read does seem to be "1978".The above Eurekas with careful use and proper service and supplies could clean well for years.OR in the real world they could also look like the first one! | ||
| Post# 352350 , Reply# 17 5/18/2016 at 08:51 (2,898 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here) | ||
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Prince
I'm sure they did buy in '76. Models usually last more than one year. As for phasing out the separate metal lower bent wand- Eureka probably used Kmart (a discount retailer afterall) to liquidate those. Shopping at Pennys or other stores, one would probably have got the newere style floor tool.
yeah, I have this vac, but it didn't come with attachments. It doesn't have any rust either.
Ray, clearly my ability to SNARK precludes me from ever holding the office I, and others like me, deserve. It's a shame really.
Know whats also a shame- there are NEW furniture designers deliberately trying, to replicate the Rust affect , shown in the first picture, so they can make it seem like a new trend.
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| Post# 352354 , Reply# 18 5/18/2016 at 09:06 (2,898 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Makes sense delaney M.....
....boy was I in 7th heaven when we brought that vac back to our new vacation pad! It matched our new orange velour living room sofa!!!! Also - we rarely saw Eureka-branded vacs in Montreal in those years....only specialty vac shops had them. Though Eaton's department stores had Viking versions of every Eureka. So I was thrilled to be able to see Kmart and other stores filled with original Eurekas of every sort and style! Kmart and Service Merchandise and other Florida stores were filled with real Eurekas!!! | ||
| Post# 352395 , Reply# 19 5/19/2016 at 02:03 (2,898 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here) | ||
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Don't tease me Prince | ||
| Post# 352399 , Reply# 20 5/19/2016 at 06:11 (2,897 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Aw......he's sooooooooooo cute!!!!! 😄
I'll try to find pics DM!!!! When Eureka Williams hit the jackpot in the 1974 edition of Consumer Reports, many of their lineup of new 2000 series uprights and 1200 series Power Teams were top rated over everyone else. My dad worked in advertising in those days and he had a subscription to a trade magazine called Home Furnishings Daily. The annual Housewares Show in Chicago always produced a great special edition of HFD. In 1973, Eureka Williams had a 4-page glossy insert showing every colourful model in their new line-up! Many of those models would go on to lead the ratings in Consumer Reports a year later. That triggered my campaign to replace our old Eureka 260 Automatic with a fancy-shmancy Eureka Rugulator Cordaway 2082. That advertising insert was gorgeous. Eureka had finally decided to add a rainbow of colours to their line up as Hoover had been doing for years. The top rated Best Buy Power Team was that red 1255 Princess followed by the excellent Burnt Orange 1265 (?) canister with deluxe control panel. There were Avocado green uprights and chocolate brown budget canisters. There were Tangerine Dial-a-Naps and Royal Blue canisters. The line-up in 1973 was really beautiful.... If someone out there has that colour trade magazine insert from the 1973 Housewares Show, it would be so great to see it again! :-) | ||
| Post# 352596 , Reply# 21 5/21/2016 at 17:30 (2,895 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here) | ||
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