Thread Number: 41603
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Regina Model 50 - Restoration in progress |
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Post# 440547 , Reply# 1   4/3/2021 at 19:21 (1,089 days old) by 2011hoover700 (owosso michigan)   |   | |
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Post# 440549 , Reply# 2   4/3/2021 at 19:30 (1,089 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Wow! So that's who bought this vac. I seen it relisted for months but the $50 shipping for a vacuum with very little left to it but a motor on a stick was just too much for me.
I am stunned at how good the metal polished out, that is incredible, and that is so cool you have the ability to make a bag from scratch. There is an old for sale ad for someone selling a Regina Model 50 in 2009 that might help - it had an aftermarket Royal bag fitted like you described. www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bi... CLICK HERE TO GO TO huskyvacs's LINK |
Post# 440556 , Reply# 5   4/3/2021 at 22:58 (1,089 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Did you polish the metal beforehand to remove most of the grime before sanding? Or did you just go at it? Do you think someone could achieve the same results with a bench-mount buffer and buffing wheels without having to involve sandpaper? Sandpaper always scares me that I might do it wrong and ruin the metal.
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Post# 440561 , Reply# 7   4/4/2021 at 00:17 (1,089 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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Hi Bob, looks like your restoration is going pretty good so far. I have two of them, a model 39 (pictured below) similar to Kyle's, and a model 59 that looks completely different. The 39 runs great and just needs a good polishing, the 59 doesn't run. Both of them have attachments, the 39 set being more complete.
The plate on the back of the motor is black, like the one you pictured. The handles on both of mine are black, and the bag is black with orange stripes and silver logo. hope this helps. Jeff
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Post# 447109 , Reply# 9   10/15/2021 at 20:29 (894 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Post# 447120 , Reply# 10   10/16/2021 at 01:31 (894 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 448570 , Reply# 11   12/10/2021 at 16:24 (838 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 448572 , Reply# 12   12/11/2021 at 09:52 (837 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)   |   | |
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Post# 448644 , Reply# 13   12/15/2021 at 01:48 (834 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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And another company making straight suction uprights was Royal. Even though Royal started building revolving brush uprights in the late 30's, they still offered a couple straight suction models into the 50's, and one straight suction model, the 311, was made into the 70's if I remember right.
Electro-Hygiene uprights, also made by Royal, were only made as straight suction until 1955. Here's a picture of the model 2-230, their last straight suction model. Jeff
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Post# 449798 , Reply# 14   2/1/2022 at 23:09 (785 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Jeff,
That's right: I found one 311 made as recent as this one built February 1979. Two changes: the outer bag was taken from an 880, while the 50' cord replaced the original 35' one in the late 1980s or early 1990s. The 311 was originally introduced in late 1945, to replace the previous 130. I also found another one made about 1986 (4.5 amp motor) with the dark blue shake-out bag (that with the Royal name printed five times on it), but those last ones are very tough finds. I don't believe it lasted long enough to get the gray outer shake-out or long-zipper bags, though. ~Ben
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Post# 449825 , Reply# 16   2/2/2022 at 23:29 (784 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 449836 , Reply# 17   2/3/2022 at 10:40 (783 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)   |   | |
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I do know that Oreck took over the old Regina plant in Biloxi, Mississippi, and I was privileged enough to tour the factory almost 20 years ago, but what caused the ultimate downfall of Regina? Was it their Housekeeper (which was an abomination)? I did like their bagged Electrikbroom (which Oreck eventually made under their name).
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Post# 449849 , Reply# 19   2/3/2022 at 16:46 (783 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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I think it was the subpar quality of their entire range of vacuums/shampooers that caused their downfall and low survivability. I think mostly all of them were prone to motors dying within just a few years of purchase whether from just overheating or dirt and grit infiltration into the motor workings. I believe it, I only have 2 Regina vacuums (bagless stick vac and a hand vac) and both have really loud rough sounding motors. I have had a searched saved for "Regina Housekeeper" on eBay for the past 4 years and not a single one has shown up.
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Post# 451351 , Reply# 22   4/5/2022 at 19:27 (722 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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@Bob_Smith—Very nice job on the Regina vacuum. I look forward to seeing the bag you create to finish it off.
I have a vague memory of a Regina floor scrubber sitting in our laundry room when I was a little kid. I don't recall ever seeing it in use. My parents must have sold it at one of the yard sales we had when I was in elementary school. The Regina that's still in the family is an 1880s vintage music box that came from my dad's mother's family. It's in Mom's living room now and I believe it's destined to eventually go to my sister as I got the 1910 vintage Victrola. |