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Thread Number: 39546
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Any Vintage vacuums passed down through the generations? |
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| Post# 419519 , Reply# 2 2/4/2020 at 20:47 (1,534 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
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I wish I had kept my grandmother's Singer Silver Glide canister when she sold her house in 2007. It stayed with the house when it sold and sometimes I wonder what became of it. She never used it much, usually she used her Hoover Elite, but I used to get it out of the coat closet and play with it when I'd visit her. She knew a lot about vacuums and appliances, etc, and taught me a lot.
She passed almost 3 years ago, she would've been 100 this month. She comes to mind so often when I think about certain things like vacuums. | ||
| Post# 419520 , Reply# 3 2/4/2020 at 20:53 (1,534 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
I still have pieces of my great grandmother's 1954 Kirby 514. It was bojacked at some point in the late 90s but still had original wheels. They were then ruined due to abuse, a cross country move, and being played with outside. My mom HATED it and wanted to throw it out, but gave it to 6 year old me to play with on the concrete as I was not really into vacuums and it was filthy. The wheels, belt lifter, handle and armature were shot. I guess it kinda lives on through my 5?? as I installed the fan case(minus the tag), original fan, and headlight cap on it. It did kickstart my interest in vacuums though. I am told we had the complete attachment set with shipping crate, but it was thrown out when we moved (I was waaaay to young to know what it was).I wanted to restore it and make it an heirloom, but it would cost way to much and the vac would be only half original parts.
The XXX sounds nice! | ||
| Post# 419530 , Reply# 4 2/5/2020 at 08:57 (1,534 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 419532 , Reply# 5 2/5/2020 at 09:08 (1,534 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I have a few. | ||
| Post# 419534 , Reply# 6 2/5/2020 at 11:47 (1,534 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
The only semi-family machine I have is an Electrolux 1205 my dad rescued from the curb when I was in high school, circa 1981.
At one time, I had my maternal grandmother's orange Eureka Princess(?) canister with matching power nozzle that was in almost like new condition but my ex wife made me get rid of it. I've vented that resentment on here before, so I'll let it go at that. I also had my parents' lime green and tan "Brady Bunch" Hoover Convertible for a few years but it was in a van load of stuff I took to Goodwill when I was moving a little over 20 years ago. Looking back, I wish I could have grabbed my paternal grandparents' Electrolux LX, but I didn't have the opportunity. The (now ex-) wife forbade me from going to help clean out their house and I had not yet developed the vacuum cleaner obsession I have today. Oh well, that's in the past and I cannot dwell on it. I can only seek the serenity to accept those things I cannot change, buy all the vintage vacuum cleaners I can, and have the wisdom to know the difference... | ||
| Post# 419536 , Reply# 7 2/5/2020 at 12:57 (1,534 days old) by dandagreer (Nashville, TN) | ||
I have one!
My great-grandparents had a Kirby 562 that they well-cared for. My great-grandmother would always let me drag it out and play with it when I went to their house as a kid. She passed away, and my great-grandfather moved into a facility when I was 8 years old. When my grandpa and his siblings cleaned out the house, they knew who they would give the Kirby to! And I inherited that Kirby I so loved.
We used it as our family vacuum cleaner all the way up until I left for college, and it came to college with me. Vacuumed my dorm room (and many others, as everyone wanted to borrow it) all four years of college. I've since rebuilt it, and its part of my collection now. It's my first Kirby and will always be my favorite!
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Post# 419539 , Reply# 8 2/5/2020 at 15:32 (1,534 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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When I was 12 | ||
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Post# 419548 , Reply# 9 2/5/2020 at 21:01 (1,533 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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The first vacuum I owned was a Belltower (pic credit goes to Doug Smith). It had all the attachments as in the pic but also included the dusting brush, crevice tool and paint sprayer. My mother actually owned the vacuum when she first got married. She then bought a Filter Queen and gave the Belltower to her mother who did not own a vacuum. I remember my grandmother storing the vacuum and all the attachments in a large cloth bag under the bed when not in use as her tiny house had no closets. In the mid 60s when I was about 6 or 7 my mom gave her mom for Christmas a Hoover Constellation and a Hoover Quick Vac. The ony time the Belltower was used after that was when my grandfather would clean the wood stove pipes. After university when I moved out on my own, my grandmother gave me the Belltower. I used it for a few months in my apartment before purchasing a new Electrolux AP280. I then gave the Belltower back to my mom for use at the cottage so it went full circle. It was there for several years but then disappeared. I don't know what happened to it. I wish I had kept it.
Gary
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Post# 419550 , Reply# 10 2/5/2020 at 22:06 (1,533 days old) by rodknock95 (Salem, Missouri) |
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My grandmas Olympia Here is a pic of my grandmothers olympia
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| Post# 419637 , Reply# 12 2/7/2020 at 09:46 (1,532 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York) | ||
I have a few....
They aren't that old though. Two Kenmore vacuums from both of my Grandmothers. The first one I got is a Kenmore upright from around 2002/2003. It was used sparingly in my dad's mom's apartment for a few years before she gave it to me (she had recently gotten a new kenmore progressive canister from Sears). That vacuum is now the vacuum used primarily at home by my parents and brothers. The other one is a Kenmore canister (like Progressive) that my mom's mom bought in 2004 at Sears. After she moved into advanced care, I took it and now keep it in my bedroom closet. Still have everything it came with but the box, even still have the receipt for it.
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Post# 419639 , Reply# 13 2/7/2020 at 12:01 (1,532 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa) |
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So called experts 
say to get a new vacuum every ten years. According to this article I’m pushing around 66 year old dirt with my 63.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Kloveland's LINK | ||
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Post# 419640 , Reply# 14 2/7/2020 at 12:17 (1,532 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Kenny, you filthy man!!!!!!!1
I just read that article!!!! Every 8-10 years.
IF anyone has serviced a , say Hoover Convertible, or had it serviced, replace the genuine bags, etc... you're not pushing around any dirt! They were made to last. And, they do. Well, mine do, as do all of Kenny's, I trust. Like the average person is going to do anything listed in that article. 'There's a filter"? um, ok. Amusing reading. | ||
| Post# 419650 , Reply# 15 2/7/2020 at 17:05 (1,532 days old) by 2011hoover700 (owosso michigan) | ||
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