Thread Number: 41063
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Vacuum shop stickers on vacuums |
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Post# 435866   12/4/2020 at 21:14 (1,209 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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If you all have a vacuum with a sticker from a vacuum store/repair shop, do you leave it on or remove it?
I'm kind of ambivalent about removing them. I think they can kind of look tacky and take away from the vacuum's appearance. On the other hand, they kind of tell the vacuum's history in a way and where it spent time. I also sometimes like to Google the address of stickers I see on vacuums to see if the shop is still there or what's there now. I only have one vacuum with a sticker, which is on my Electrolux Grand Marquise. I decided to leave it on. |
Post# 435868 , Reply# 1   12/4/2020 at 21:17 (1,209 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Post# 435869 , Reply# 2   12/4/2020 at 22:39 (1,209 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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I've gotten cleaners from out of state, and, I find the stickers to be amusing at times.
I always stressed NO stickers when I had cleaners serviced. I was asked, "How will you call us for service again?" I replied, "I have it recorded. There was a story going around about me... and stickers. They're my machines, and I don't want them on my vacuums. |
Post# 435871 , Reply# 3   12/4/2020 at 23:14 (1,209 days old) by electroluxxxx (……)   |   | |
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I usually take them off if I get machines with stickers on them, and Since I service my own machines, I don't have to worry about stickers. |
Post# 435872 , Reply# 4   12/4/2020 at 23:44 (1,209 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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It depends on where the sticker is, how big it is, and whether or not I can remove it without causing any damage to the finish of the vacuum. And having been a Printer for many years, I know that the stock used for printing labels is (or at least used to be) available as permanent or removable. Unfortunately, the only ones who know which kind was used, are the person who actually takes the stock out of the package and prints the job, or the customer who may have specified one or the other on the order.
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Post# 435873 , Reply# 5   12/5/2020 at 00:59 (1,209 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 435878 , Reply# 6   12/5/2020 at 07:45 (1,209 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 435880 , Reply# 7   12/5/2020 at 09:18 (1,209 days old) by Real1shep (Walla Walla, WA)   |   | |
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it's a matter of personal preference. It's nice to have provenance on a vac. Even if you don't want them on, you could remove them and drop them in an envelope along with the OM etc. Kevin |
Post# 435888 , Reply# 8   12/5/2020 at 11:59 (1,208 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 435898 , Reply# 9   12/5/2020 at 16:29 (1,208 days old) by RegularRett69 (San Clemente California, USA)   |   | |
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I have a couple of vacuums with stickers on them. What I can think of right now are my two Sebos. My Automatic X4 and my X5 both came from the same shop, but I got them from totally different locations. It was cool to have them both because I thought of it like long lost siblings. I left the sticker on for this reason, to remember their past. I generally don't remove the stickers though. I used to have a Sentria II that came with a color matched sticker that was an exact match of that blue they used.
Regards, Garrett |
Post# 435947 , Reply# 10   12/5/2020 at 21:43 (1,208 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 435949 , Reply# 11   12/5/2020 at 21:52 (1,208 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 435978 , Reply# 12   12/6/2020 at 17:17 (1,207 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)   |   | |
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Post# 435979 , Reply# 13   12/6/2020 at 17:38 (1,207 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth)   |   | |
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I have a 1920s Hoover that has a decal on the handle, it's not a sticker.
It also has a metal card holder on the handle.
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Post# 435984 , Reply# 15   12/6/2020 at 20:13 (1,207 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa)   |   | |
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When they are well placed the stickers do not bother me. Kind of nostalgic for me. Chad saved this convertible for me from the trash.
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Post# 435987 , Reply# 16   12/6/2020 at 22:39 (1,207 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 436025 , Reply# 17   12/8/2020 at 06:17 (1,206 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 436049 , Reply# 18   12/8/2020 at 11:54 (1,206 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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For me it completely depends on a couple things. Where the sticker is on the vacuum, and how old the sticker is. If it were a nicely placed sticker from a store that’s long gone, I’m leaving it. If it’s in a place where it’s crooked or just makes it ugly, it comes off. If it’s a more recent sticker, it definitely is gone. The sticker must add to the story of the machine in a way that doesn’t detract from it, if that makes any sense.
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Post# 436059 , Reply# 19   12/8/2020 at 15:00 (1,205 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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I've also used a hairdryer on the stickers.
A lot of times, the service person will write the date of service on the underside of the base. That is nice to know the service the machine got. I have a few interesting sticker from all over the U.S. but, generally, the sticker are gone. Supposedly, the late Betty Fritz made a fuss when I reminded her... no stickers. That very well may never have even happened at all. |
Post# 436062 , Reply# 20   12/8/2020 at 18:20 (1,205 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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Oh I wasn’t going to, but you served me this one on a silver platter! You apparently lost it in her store when one of your machines was returned to you... incidentally apparently after you were asked to leave, while you were en route to the next store, she placed a call to the next store giving that poor guy a heads up on what was heading his way. He’s the one who told me that story, and I believe him. I have heard many more fascinating stories as well. We could really have story time, if you’d like...
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Post# 436063 , Reply# 21   12/8/2020 at 18:25 (1,205 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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Post# 436065 , Reply# 22   12/8/2020 at 18:48 (1,205 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Looking at the vacuums I can get to, only my Kirby Sentria, one of my Gsixes, My little Eureka canister and my Electrolux Super J. have dealer stickers. The one on the Super J is actually hidden inside the bag door. My Silverado Deluxe has what appears to be a dealer sticker but on closer examination, it is a five-year warranty sticker that includes the machine's serial number.
As I mentioned previously, I see the stickers as part of the machine's 'pedigree' and with the exception of the Eureka, they're all in inconspicuous spots so I just leave them be. |
Post# 436067 , Reply# 23   12/8/2020 at 19:07 (1,205 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 436068 , Reply# 24   12/8/2020 at 19:28 (1,205 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 442853 , Reply# 25   6/11/2021 at 22:13 (1,020 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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This Constellation on eBay has a pretty nice looking vacuum shop sticker on it. From Midwest Sewing and Vaccum Center in Wichita, KS. Plus interesting it was serviced at least in 2005 or later from the sticker's years. It made me think of this thread.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO fan-of-fans's LINK on eBay
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