Thread Number: 36608
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
An Airway with a Eureka twist! |
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Post# 391998   5/15/2018 at 21:13 (2,143 days old) by hooverkid (PA,USA)   |   | |
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So I was bouncing around the vintage vacuum section of ebay when I ran across a machine you don't see everyday. It was a turquoise Airway sanitizer 88 tank with the Eureka vibragroomer powernozzle! The listing said it worked well but that some attachments where missing. I only know of 3 or 4 of these vacuums in the group but are they as hard to come by as I think they are? Also,what is the best bag to get since all I can find is single ply generics?
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Post# 392001 , Reply# 1   5/16/2018 at 00:19 (2,143 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 392008 , Reply# 2   5/16/2018 at 08:52 (2,142 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 392009 , Reply# 3   5/16/2018 at 08:53 (2,142 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 392014 , Reply# 4   5/16/2018 at 10:54 (2,142 days old) by Phaeton (Los Angeles )   |   | |
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Post# 392016 , Reply# 5   5/16/2018 at 12:22 (2,142 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Used a Hamilton Beach upright but they are so rare I have only seen the picture, |
Post# 392018 , Reply# 6   5/16/2018 at 13:32 (2,142 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree)   |   | |
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I've been scouring the internet for years trying to find a pic of that Hamilton Beach power nozzle, or a frestanding Hamilton Beach upright from the late 60's I only found it once in person, years ago. |
Post# 392025 , Reply# 7   5/16/2018 at 18:35 (2,142 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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Rare, yes!! Only thing rarer than the Eureka is the Hamilton Beach version. And mine came with the white middled machine, and that’s what I was under the impression it came with. I have two of the machines, one complete, original, and near perfect, and the more well loved one that this PN goes with. My Yellow and white PN lives at the vacuum museum with the matching tank that I did not have.
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Post# 392027 , Reply# 8   5/16/2018 at 19:10 (2,142 days old) by Phaeton (Los Angeles )   |   | |
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Post# 392055 , Reply# 9   5/17/2018 at 09:16 (2,141 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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The canister part was made a good ten years before the power nozzle. The pictured canister was the model 88, launched in 1958 and made for Air-Way by the Eureka Company. In 1962, Air-Way brought manufacturing back to their own factory, and the two tone Model 88 cleaners were launched. The matching canister to the Eureka-built power nozzle should be the Model 88 Mark II, made in 1972.
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Post# 392067 , Reply# 11   5/17/2018 at 15:48 (2,141 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 392080 , Reply# 13   5/18/2018 at 01:48 (2,141 days old) by hooverkid (PA,USA)   |   | |
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So is it common for the cord on the pn to be a regular wall plug as opposed to a 2 pin pn plug? If this is the common cord how would it have been connected to the Mark 2 canister? All the pictures I have seen of Mark 2s with the pn socket are more like standard 2 pin sockets so i would assume it would be two pin plug on the canister side and flat socket style on the pn side?
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Post# 392083 , Reply# 14   5/18/2018 at 09:42 (2,140 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Both Hamilton Beach as well as Eureka, would fit a two pin miniature male prong cord about 3 feet long to the motor of the nozzle. The Hamilton Beach nozzle as well as the turquoise Eureka nozzle, joined this cord to a cord that ran along the hose, and plugged (mini connections) into the side of the Air-Way.
The gold color Eureka nozzle and Air-Way used an electric hose. This is a picture of my Gold Eureka/Air-Way Mark II from 1974.
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Post# 392084 , Reply# 15   5/18/2018 at 09:42 (2,140 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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If I remember right on mine I want to say that from the tandam air Eureka power nozzle it is a regular wall plug and yes on the tank itself is a regular power nozzle 2 pin.
Tom, Hans, I have seen the photo you speak of and I had a question about it. I know it's black and white and hard to tell but isn't the tank in that photo with the HB also the 1958 version? It just doesn't look 2 tone or crinkle finish. Plz correct me if I am wrong. I really with I could see a better pic of the wand set up and would like to know the color of the HB nozzle. I have one that is just the motor base and would like to make an Airway nozzle out of it. Maybe with your help I can. |
Post# 392085 , Reply# 16   5/18/2018 at 09:48 (2,140 days old) by Kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Here it is!!!! Came right up in Google
Guys I think I might be wrong. It does look 2 tone but still smooth.
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Post# 392087 , Reply# 18   5/18/2018 at 10:40 (2,140 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree)   |   | |
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Post# 392088 , Reply# 19   5/18/2018 at 11:07 (2,140 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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Post# 392092 , Reply# 20   5/18/2018 at 13:47 (2,140 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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See how it used standard curved wands! |
Post# 392111 , Reply# 21   5/18/2018 at 23:32 (2,140 days old) by broomvac (N/A)   |   | |
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Post# 392126 , Reply# 22   5/19/2018 at 11:52 (2,139 days old) by n0oxy (Saint Louis Missouri, United States)   |   | |
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Would love to see these air-way models at the vacuum convention in a couple of weeks, I guess these were the first tandem air canisters ever made and as many of you know, I absolutely love canister machines. Mike |
Post# 392171 , Reply# 23   5/21/2018 at 12:40 (2,137 days old) by hooverkid (PA,USA)   |   | |
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Post# 392478 , Reply# 24   5/29/2018 at 09:40 (2,129 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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ok I dug my HB upright unit out of the bag room because this thread has re-inspired to move forward with my making of the HB nozzle.
Does anyone know if it matched the Airway tank in color? My upright is all off white with a brown bumper and no label or markings whatsoever. I will try and post some pics of it tonight. |
Post# 392479 , Reply# 25   5/29/2018 at 10:13 (2,129 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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To see it!!! |
Post# 392492 , Reply# 26   5/29/2018 at 15:52 (2,129 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree)   |   | |
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That HB upright by itself is a rarely seen piece of history. |
Post# 392542 , Reply# 27   5/30/2018 at 21:06 (2,128 days old) by Kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Very filthy but I will get her cleaned up. I found this in an old defunct vacuum store last year.
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Post# 392543 , Reply# 28   5/30/2018 at 21:10 (2,128 days old) by Kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 392550 , Reply# 29   5/30/2018 at 23:38 (2,128 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree)   |   | |
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Just like the one I saw 38 years ago. Haven’t seen one since. |
Post# 392551 , Reply# 30   5/30/2018 at 23:41 (2,128 days old) by Kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 392564 , Reply# 32   5/31/2018 at 08:59 (2,127 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 392566 , Reply# 33   5/31/2018 at 09:06 (2,127 days old) by Kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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I found another variation of this HB in the archives (Chicagomike's pic)
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Post# 392567 , Reply# 34   5/31/2018 at 09:07 (2,127 days old) by Kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 392572 , Reply# 35   5/31/2018 at 10:12 (2,127 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree)   |   | |
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I just remember thinking to myself that it seemed like an odd looking machine. Thanks for posting pics! |
Post# 392580 , Reply# 37   5/31/2018 at 12:57 (2,127 days old) by Kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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