Cool video
That video struck a chord with me since I have almost the same two Royal hand vacs. My blue one is a 1988 model and my red and gray one is a 501 from sometime in the '60s. I've also got another blue one that's from 1986, I think. The serial number is partially scuffed off. It's identical to the 1988 model except it doesn't have the switch guard. I found it last summer in its original box with all its accessories and paperwork except for its dusting brush but I found I had an extra one that had gone to a Douglas ATV shop vac I'd gotten rid of. It's identical to the original, except it's taupe instead of white. Oh well, it was good enough to keep me from spending money on one.
I have to agree they're powerful little machines, great for furniture and spot cleaning. I run mine with the Type H disposable bags. I'm not sure what I'll do when my modest supply runs out. I may have to go back to what I did when I got the first one and its cloth bag was absolutely crammed full of pet hair and just suck it out with a shop vac. I've never been a big fan of transferring dirt like that but sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
It's also concerning to me that while replacement belts are readily available and not outrageously priced, brush rolls are pretty much unavailable and I could use at least one. I almost bought a plastic Dirt Devil hand vac at Goodwill last summer, just for the brush roll. It was only $4 or $5 and I probably should have done it. I'm in a self-imposed exile from thrift stores right now because I was buying too damn much stuff I didn't need. I don't know how long this will last and maybe I'll keep an eye out for a cheap Dirt Devil handheld whenever I begin letting myself cross the threshold again.
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