Thread Number: 40622
/ Tag: Classified Ad Finds
I can't understand why this lovely G.E. didn'ty get any bids... |
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Post# 431549   9/9/2020 at 15:18 (1,318 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Post# 431554 , Reply# 1   9/9/2020 at 16:59 (1,318 days old) by Thevacomaticiec (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada )   |   | |
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Post# 431556 , Reply# 2   9/9/2020 at 17:59 (1,318 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 431560 , Reply# 3   9/9/2020 at 18:39 (1,318 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 431568 , Reply# 4   9/9/2020 at 22:28 (1,318 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 431569 , Reply# 5   9/9/2020 at 22:48 (1,318 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin)   |   | |
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1. I can't even imagine why anyone would have even listed that vacuum for sale. 2.It is no secret we are a ambitious group when it come to reviving vintage machines. How ever I can't imagine any of us are that crazy. |
Post# 431571 , Reply# 6   9/9/2020 at 23:43 (1,318 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 431579 , Reply# 7   9/10/2020 at 08:04 (1,318 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 431629 , Reply# 8   9/11/2020 at 09:02 (1,317 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 431665 , Reply# 9   9/12/2020 at 03:01 (1,316 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Dredged from the bottom of the sea!!!THROW IT BACK!!!!You could find a better one for free from a dumpster! |
Post# 431678 , Reply# 10   9/12/2020 at 13:27 (1,315 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 431681 , Reply# 11   9/12/2020 at 14:50 (1,315 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 431723 , Reply# 12   9/13/2020 at 04:05 (1,315 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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"It was a low end, bottom of the line machine when it was new. It should be sent to the crusher. GE made millions of those, they are not rare in any way. "
That was 60 years ago. The more people throw them out, the rarer they become. Same reason why Shetland vacuums are hard to find. Same reason even why the Hoover Z-series are so rare, because Hoover threw all the parts away. Nobody could fix theirs so all the people that bought them on clearance for $50-$80, eventually just threw them out. |
Post# 431740 , Reply# 13   9/13/2020 at 12:17 (1,314 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)   |   | |
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Well, it also has to do with build quality. Shetland from what I've heard used PLASTIC suction fans, and alot of companies cheaped out using sleeve bearings versus ball bearings. I would love to add a nice Kenmore Duo-Power upright to go with my Dial-A-Matic collection but they're rarer than hen's teeth nowadays because I'm sure the build quality was nowhere near as good. The ONLY vintage vacs I see with any frequency come into our shop are Electroluxes and Kirbys. Once in a blue I may see an old Hoover Convertible or a Concept One.
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Post# 431757 , Reply# 14   9/14/2020 at 00:53 (1,314 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Was this plastic fan in a canister suction motor?This would be a first. |
Post# 431763 , Reply# 15   9/14/2020 at 07:36 (1,314 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)   |   | |
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This is the Shetland-Lewyt I'm referring to (and no this not my video hope that's okay).
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Oreck_XL's LINK |
Post# 433446 , Reply# 17   10/13/2020 at 02:58 (1,285 days old) by johnkavita (Miami)   |   | |
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Post# 434187 , Reply# 18   10/25/2020 at 16:35 (1,272 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 434188 , Reply# 19   10/25/2020 at 16:36 (1,272 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 434210 , Reply# 20   10/25/2020 at 19:48 (1,272 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 434212 , Reply# 21   10/25/2020 at 19:58 (1,272 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Post# 434215 , Reply# 22   10/25/2020 at 20:42 (1,272 days old) by sirlollipopman (los angeles, ca)   |   | |
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it sold last week |
Post# 434216 , Reply# 23   10/25/2020 at 20:45 (1,272 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Post# 434219 , Reply# 24   10/25/2020 at 22:46 (1,272 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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