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Thread Number: 42776
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Eureka model naming theory? |
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Post# 448466 12/7/2021 at 21:04 (863 days old) by texbodemer  (Mountlake Terrace) |
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Post# 448467 , Reply# 1 12/7/2021 at 21:16 (863 days old) by texbodemer (Mountlake Terrace) |
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I'm also guessing | ||
| Post# 448469 , Reply# 2 12/7/2021 at 21:25 (863 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
The lettering as far as I understand was not part of the model name per se. It was company code to designate a mid-run change/revision to that model. So if you needed it serviced the shop would know what part it had or didn't have or what was changed on it so it wouldn't be fixed with wrong parts. That's just what I read from members on here. I assume they probably have service bulletins preserved that tell of model changes.
The model denominations within the same series range, yes I believe you are on the right track. The higher the increment the more features and higher price point that model had. | ||
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Post# 448471 , Reply# 3 12/7/2021 at 21:40 (863 days old) by texbodemer (Mountlake Terrace) |
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That makes sense | ||
| Post# 448480 , Reply# 4 12/8/2021 at 06:08 (863 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
I can give you a specific example of a minor model number change.
In 1973, Consumer Reports gave many Eureka vacuums top marks in the upright category as well as in the power-nozzle canister category. The second best upright was Model 2082, the deluxe Rugulator upright with CordAway cord reel, Vibra Groomer brush roll and box-top bag. It’s colour was beige and “Queen Anne Gold”. This was really the “Golden Era” for the Eureka Williams Company. In late 1974, my parents decided it was time to get a new upright for our house which had lots of wall-to-wall carpeting. So I gave my dad a Eureka advertisement from Home Furnishings Daily which showed the 2082 and told him to buy that from a Canadian vacuum dealer he knew. What we ended up getting was model 2083 - made in Canada at Eureka’s Onward Manufacturing Company in Kitchener, Ontario. The only new feature on our model was those Edge Kleener notches added to the metal sole plate. There were also two “Edge Kleener” decals glued to the sides of the motor head. I could not find any other difference between the 2082 and the 2083 - just the little Edge Kleener notches on the metal sole plate. | ||
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Post# 448535 , Reply# 5 12/9/2021 at 16:58 (861 days old) by texbodemer (Mountlake Terrace) |
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Does a letter K | ||
| Post# 448554 , Reply# 6 12/10/2021 at 05:54 (861 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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I don’t know what EK would denote. In the line-up with which I’m quite familiar (1973-74), I know that the deluxe Rugulator models with the chrome hoods got their own number:
2062: Rugulator model in cream and gold 2072: same as 2062 but with chrome hood 2082: Rugulator model with CordAway in cream and gold 2092: same as 2082 but with chrome hood 2042 was the top rated upright in CR tests in 1973…maybe even a Best Buy (can’t remember for sure) since it was a less expensive Dial-a-Nap upright in cream and green….but its carpet cleaning performance was rated excellent …just like the 2082 which came in second due it being more expensive. | ||
| Post# 448555 , Reply# 7 12/10/2021 at 06:06 (861 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Here is Model 260D in action…it’s got a chrome hood:
I think Eureka called their famous 1960’s turquoise colour “Lagoon Blue”…I read that somewhere in an article about their Princess canister. CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK | ||
| Post# 452992 , Reply# 9 5/25/2022 at 06:23 (695 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Hi Paul,
Eureka also made special edition F&G uprights for Kmart. These are easy to identify because they all had 3 digit model numbers. They were not rebranded with the Kmart name....they just had unique colours that could only be found in Kmart stores. If you search for "Eureka vacuum ads Kmart", you will see some of these models. | ||
| Post# 452996 , Reply# 11 5/25/2022 at 08:58 (695 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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Some bag packages also mention the 300 Series and Montgomery Wards 800 & 8000 Series. | ||
| Post# 453008 , Reply# 13 5/25/2022 at 17:20 (694 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Yes….1950’s to early 1990’s….but the Eureka F&G uprights live on in the Sanitaire line of uprights….now owned by the American Bissell company.
Regarding Eureka colours: the ubiquitous turquoise blue that Eureka used in the first half of the 1960’s was called “Lagoon Blue”….I learned this in an article exploring the design of the little Eureka Princess canister cleaner. The gold used for the deluxe Rugulator 2062 and 2082 Uprights of 1973 was called “Queen Anne Gold”! | ||
| Post# 453012 , Reply# 14 5/25/2022 at 19:23 (694 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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