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Thread Number: 35893
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
How Do You Explain You’re Into Vacuums Cleaners ? |
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| Post# 385075 , Reply# 1 1/30/2018 at 12:49 (2,270 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
I tell people all the time that I collect vacuum cleaners. After all, The Vacuum Cleaner Museum was built by Tacony Corporation to house not only my vast collection of over 500 vacuums, but also the vast collection of Stan Kann (the Godfather of the vacuum collecting hobby). I'm quite proud of it, and I love my job as Vacuum Museum Curator. We get thousands of visitors every year, and I get to share the vintage cleaners with all of them.
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| Post# 385081 , Reply# 2 1/30/2018 at 16:34 (2,269 days old) by jpsbgt (Oregon ) | ||
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Amazing story where is it located? | ||
| Post# 385085 , Reply# 3 1/30/2018 at 17:40 (2,269 days old) by vacuumdevil (Vacuum Hell ) | ||
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Post# 385087 , Reply# 4 1/30/2018 at 18:36 (2,269 days old) by Vinvac  (Dubuque IA) |
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| Post# 385088 , Reply# 5 1/30/2018 at 18:49 (2,269 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Post# 385118 , Reply# 9 1/31/2018 at 10:50 (2,269 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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More than really being 'into' vacuum, (I am) but....
it's really 'into' The Hoover Company, family, products.......etc.
I remind people that almost 'everyone collects something'. After I explain WHY and HOW, it all seems to make a lot more sense. If/when they SEE the 'collection', well, I've gotten gasps, etc....rarely giggles. I've know a few people who didn't/couldn't/wouldn't get it. They're simply gone from my life, as, they didn't really ever care for ME in the first place. The Hoover Historical Center and other museums, etc, help. Yes, Stan Kahn went public, mostly on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show. But, it is true, it added much more of a 'comedic' sense, as he was very nice and kind, but was also a very 'nervous man', causing much laughter when he was on that show. No museum was ever 'built' for 'his collection'. A lot of his things are now there, as well as a few that made it elsewhere. I had someone do the "you collect sweepers"? Thankfully, at this stage in my life, I can say that I'm far past the laughing, bullying, etc. Some people get me, some don't. Some like me, some don't. Some hate the very ground I walk on, some without even knowing me. Others join in a gabfest, bashfest. ................... I say, if you don't like me OR my 'collecting', who cares? I'll sleep just fine tonight. The very same things can be said to others who collect other things, right? I'm not ashamed of who I am, what I do, Who my friends are, etc.... So, yes, I'm John, and I collect Hoovers. What's your name? Wouldn't that go over well at a support group? | ||
| Post# 385119 , Reply# 10 1/31/2018 at 11:11 (2,269 days old) by Hank (Cali) | ||
I don’t really talk about it much. Not because I don’t want to but because there’s never really a time to talk about it with others, unless we are already talking about collections or something gets brought up somewhat related. When I have, I remind people that anything can and will be collected by people. I had a coworker who collected old gas pumps, early Americana stuff from ConocoPhillips, etc he’d restore them and make them look really nice and display them. Had had many restored and in various states of disarray. People just don’t look at vacuums the same way they look at sports memorabilia or etc.
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| Post# 385130 , Reply# 13 1/31/2018 at 16:03 (2,268 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington, NC) | ||
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When I talk about my collections and interest in vacuums there are moments. But then my motto for many years has been: "It's a clean hobby and it sucks!" Always gets a laugh! Greg | ||
| Post# 385132 , Reply# 14 1/31/2018 at 17:54 (2,268 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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| Post# 385134 , Reply# 15 1/31/2018 at 18:55 (2,268 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
I've been interested in vacuums since I was a kid, just one of many appliances that I like including fans, mixers, light fixtures, etc.
I don't usually tell anyone I collect vacuums or any of those other things unless I know them well. There's really no need to tell anyone about it unless someone came into my house and saw my collections. There's not much to say about it, in my opinion. To most people these things are just objects, they know little to nothing about them, have no interest in them, so you can't really have a good conversation about it anyway. It's like if someone collected baseball cards and wanted to talk to me about it, I know nothing about them, so it wouldn't go far. | ||
| Post# 385140 , Reply# 16 1/31/2018 at 21:15 (2,268 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
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| Post# 385142 , Reply# 17 1/31/2018 at 21:19 (2,268 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin) | ||
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@luxflairguy I love it "It's a clean hobby and it sucks. I have to remember that one. One of my favorites is If something doesn't work I say "It sucks worse than a Hoover with a broken fan." BTW no offence intended to those who like the Hoover vacuum. I have used some good ones over the years. | ||
| Post# 385144 , Reply# 18 1/31/2018 at 21:29 (2,268 days old) by Seijun (Portland, OR) | ||
I would rather spend $20 on a metal Kirby that has been chugging along for 40+ years, than spend $50 on a piece of modern plastic from Walmart that is going to die on me in 3.
That is how I explain/justify it. Plus some of them are just so cool! I like to tell people that I own an anti-gravity vacuum that was invented in the 50's (my Hoover Constellation). | ||
| Post# 385170 , Reply# 20 2/1/2018 at 08:18 (2,268 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
Hi my name is Phillip and I'm a vacuumaholic
I've never had a problem with sharing my interest, I just don't seem to care if someone thinks I'm weird. I turned my hobby into a service when I was a kid and many people would bring me their vacuums for repair. They were amazed this little kid was doing what they couldn't. I would even camp out in the vacuum isle at Kmart while my Mom was shopping and I would sell Hoovers to people. Most of the time people would walk away with the vacuum in their cart that I recommended. I was about 5 the first time I ever did that and the lady bought it. I love all makes models types and era's of vacuum cleaners from antique to brand new. Welcome to the club and never let anyone make you feel weird about liking vacuums. People will find something weird about you either way if they want to bad enough either for vacuums or something else. | ||
| Post# 385802 , Reply# 21 2/11/2018 at 04:56 (2,258 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
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| Post# 385834 , Reply# 22 2/11/2018 at 17:34 (2,257 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
Eh, it can always be difficult to admit to having a passion that most people would find 'weird.' On the rare occasion that something or other comes up in conversation, I find it's best to just come right out there with as much confidence as you can muster, and speak of it as if it's the most normal thing in the world. Even if you're sweating bullets on the inside, wear a confident smile on the outside, and once it's out in the open, the embarrassment either quickly subsides altogether, or the person you're talking to is the embarrassed one for thinking you're weird.
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| Post# 385879 , Reply# 24 2/12/2018 at 08:15 (2,257 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA) | ||
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| Post# 387234 , Reply# 25 3/4/2018 at 18:52 (2,236 days old) by lux14 (Leawood Kansas) | ||
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Question, Does anyone know if the Stan Kahn Johnny Carson discusion is on Utube? Would love to watch it. Looked and it did not come up. Thanks! | ||
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Post# 387238 , Reply# 26 3/4/2018 at 21:03 (2,236 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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| Post# 388091 , Reply# 27 3/15/2018 at 06:28 (2,226 days old) by midcenturyfan (Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England) | ||
It is a great shame that admitting to having a collection of vacuum cleaners usually causes a reaction of shock and horror. Women are generally worse than men, and they normally dislike the idea of any type of collecting, other than shoes or handbags.
I think that collecting in general is often portrayed in a negative way by the media. It is viewed in the same light as hoarding, and seen as some type of illness. Another problem is that the trend at the moment is for minimalism, so the idea of having lots of objects in a room goes against the idea of how a home should be. We have just got to carry on enjoying what we do, and trying not to let negative people get us down. Our collections are there to give pleasure to us, and if some other people do not get any pleasure from them, that is a shame, but not our problem. Robin. | ||
| Post# 388109 , Reply# 28 3/15/2018 at 09:16 (2,226 days old) by Crazykirbylady (North Carolina ) | ||
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| Post# 388195 , Reply# 29 3/16/2018 at 02:14 (2,225 days old) by rowdy141 (United Kingdom) | ||
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