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Thread Number: 32288
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Vacuum Museum 1970's display |
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| Post# 355116 7/1/2016 at 17:02 (2,854 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
My husband Donnie helped me completely revamp the 1970s room of the Vacuum Cleaner Museum. I think it looks pretty good, and displays the best of the 1970's.
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| Post# 355118 , Reply# 1 7/1/2016 at 17:35 (2,854 days old) by luxy1205 (Wilmington, IL) | ||
WOW! | ||
| Post# 355120 , Reply# 2 7/1/2016 at 18:07 (2,854 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
Very nicely done. Brings back many memories. I graduated in 1970. I bought a Kirby Classic NIB and a Classic III during the 70's, and a Royal Upright NIB, I believe it was the model 880. Also bought the Eureka Gold Box Top Nib as well. I remember looking at the Kirby Classic for months in the Kirby Store front window. (Back then Kirby was able to display the current model in their front windows. I worked in Hamilton Oh and drove by it everyday to go to work at Sherwin Williams in Hamilton.
Thanks for the memories and pictures Tom and Donny. Sincerely, PR-21 Bud | ||
Post# 355121 , Reply# 3 7/1/2016 at 18:26 (2,854 days old) by aussie-plugs  (Melbourne, Australia) |
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Wonderful! I'll have to put a visit to your museum on my list next time I visit the USA | ||
| Post# 355122 , Reply# 4 7/1/2016 at 18:33 (2,854 days old) by mchmike (West palm beach fl) | ||
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Hahaha I felt like I was in kindergarten again . We had that carpeting and the blue/wood grain kenmore . | ||
| Post# 355128 , Reply# 5 7/1/2016 at 19:43 (2,854 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Post# 355132 , Reply# 6 7/1/2016 at 19:59 (2,854 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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| Post# 355140 , Reply# 7 7/1/2016 at 22:03 (2,854 days old) by mieles7 (TX) | ||
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Post# 355141 , Reply# 8 7/1/2016 at 22:25 (2,854 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States) |
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1970's changes Tom, since I can't see the pictures, can you tell me what you changed? I remember some vacuums in that room, I think there was a Kenmore and a filter queen that used the same motor, if I remember right, the filter queen had a lot of suction because of really good seels. Then there was Hoover's first power nozzle canister from 1974, just was wondering what you changed around. | ||
| Post# 355168 , Reply# 9 7/2/2016 at 09:36 (2,853 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Mike,
I had all four colors of Kenmore Sears Best canisters, now I just have the green and the blue. No need for three versions of the Royal tank, when one will do. No need for two Hoover Celebrity II's, when the top of the line model will represent the line very well. Things like that were removed, other cleaners added, and the Filter Queens are now on shelves and displayed proudly - especially the 50th Anniversary model.
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| Post# 355174 , Reply# 10 7/2/2016 at 10:11 (2,853 days old) by RainbowD4C (Saint Joseph, Michigan ) | ||
A stupid question. | ||
| Post# 355178 , Reply# 11 7/2/2016 at 11:27 (2,853 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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| Post# 355189 , Reply# 12 7/2/2016 at 15:31 (2,853 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here) | ||
" The museum ends at 1980. " "Hoover's were actually 1980s models, but I liked them so much I wanted to make sure to display them."
Shocked, I tell you, I' m shocked. No 80s room ! How can that be?
What about the 90s and millenium? sure it was mostly junk, but it's good to show how standards have fallen.
I suppose space is limit. Still, the displays look great.
Yes, that Dimension is early to mid 80s, the Spirit is late 80s, and the upright with hand vac I don't know as I'm not an upright expert, but I know it's not 70s. 
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| Post# 355193 , Reply# 13 7/2/2016 at 16:22 (2,853 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 355258 , Reply# 15 7/3/2016 at 09:23 (2,852 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York) | ||
Very nice machines, Tom! | ||
| Post# 355271 , Reply# 16 7/3/2016 at 15:46 (2,852 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Hey Gareth. That's a private labeled Silver King that they made for Air-Way.
Wish there was room for a 1980s section, but the museum is inside the factory, and the factory would have to expand as well. Given a choice, I would much rather be able to teach people about the first vacuums from the 1910s, Machines they will never see again, as opposed to vacuums from the 1980s and 1990s. Most of which are still viable vacuum cleaners today. | ||
| Post# 355272 , Reply# 17 7/3/2016 at 16:29 (2,852 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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| Post# 355276 , Reply# 18 7/3/2016 at 17:26 (2,852 days old) by mchmike (West palm beach fl) | ||
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It was a fine decade and I am unanimous in that !!!
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| Post# 355281 , Reply# 19 7/3/2016 at 18:23 (2,852 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 355386 , Reply# 23 7/5/2016 at 10:27 (2,850 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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Very cool! | ||
| Post# 355402 , Reply# 24 7/5/2016 at 14:22 (2,850 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Two Uprights under Picture
The first one, to the left, is a Metropolitan upright. One of the first, if not the first, hard body upright in the USA with an "on board" hose for attachment use. It also features an automatic cord rewinder.
The second machine, to the right, is a Hoover Sovereign with the "royal crest". Short handle compared to US built machines. The Sovereign uses the type "O" bag. | ||
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Post# 355405 , Reply# 25 7/5/2016 at 14:29 (2,850 days old) by Bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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Metropolitan | ||
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