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Thread Number: 43415
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
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| Post# 453471 6/7/2022 at 15:44 (681 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
This is a very rare Kenmore KenKart. It has a front swivel wheel to keep it from tipping and a side top outlet for the hose.
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| Post# 453472 , Reply# 1 6/7/2022 at 15:46 (681 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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This is an Air-Way model 55. They made approximately 4 million of them between 1937 when they were purple and 1950 when they were blue.
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| Post# 453473 , Reply# 2 6/7/2022 at 15:46 (681 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Who doesn’t like a Kirby 517?
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| Post# 453474 , Reply# 3 6/7/2022 at 15:48 (681 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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These are just some of my collection of water filtration vacuums. They all use a rotating separator. The very first plastic rainbow, the model D3A from 1980 is quite special. There is a Vivenso, two Ritellos, two Hylas, and an Ocean Blue.
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| Post# 453475 , Reply# 4 6/7/2022 at 15:50 (681 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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One of my favorite rainbows and the inspiration for R2 D2 in Star Wars
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| Post# 453476 , Reply# 5 6/7/2022 at 15:51 (681 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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This black Rexair model B came out of an estate of a doctor in Illinois. The cleaning lady hated it and never used it so it was like new when I got it. This is a 1940 model.
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| Post# 453482 , Reply# 6 6/7/2022 at 18:15 (681 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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My old Electrolux model G just hanging out.
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| Post# 453490 , Reply# 7 6/7/2022 at 22:14 (681 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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Awesome collection! My favorites are the 517 & G. | ||
| Post# 453492 , Reply# 8 6/7/2022 at 23:03 (681 days old) by cbird (Illinois) | ||
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The Rainbow D2 does seem to be the most plausible inspiration for R2D2 - what is your source for this? | ||
| Post# 453506 , Reply# 9 6/8/2022 at 09:24 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Bronze model G. Found at an estate sale in an upper closet. The only attachment that was used was the Crevice tool. Otherwise the machine is new.
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| Post# 453507 , Reply# 10 6/8/2022 at 09:36 (680 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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1980 D3 Rainbow
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| Post# 453509 , Reply# 11 6/8/2022 at 10:01 (680 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 453510 , Reply# 12 6/8/2022 at 10:09 (680 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 453511 , Reply# 13 6/8/2022 at 10:11 (680 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The Electrolux Automatic F with the very first Electrolux PN-1 power nozzle. It was completely removable, like any attachment.
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| Post# 453516 , Reply# 14 6/8/2022 at 11:48 (680 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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I love the 'set' pics.
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| Post# 453522 , Reply# 15 6/8/2022 at 16:05 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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This is an example of an early classic three. Note the straight handle, and the cord hooks are on the bag side. With the cord wound up it really makes it heavy on one side, prone to tipping
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| Post# 453523 , Reply# 16 6/8/2022 at 16:10 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The Kirby heritage one, with both the large and the small nozzle. Thank you to the Kirby guru, Adam Mercer, for the small nozzle.
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| Post# 453524 , Reply# 17 6/8/2022 at 16:12 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The amazing and powerful Filtex. I love using this machine.
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| Post# 453525 , Reply# 18 6/8/2022 at 16:15 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The complete 1950 Rexair model C. With every available option, including the carpet sweeper. Thank you to the late Clay Floyd for my gorgeous machine.
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| Post# 453526 , Reply# 19 6/8/2022 at 16:17 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 453527 , Reply# 20 6/8/2022 at 16:25 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 453528 , Reply# 21 6/8/2022 at 16:29 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Sometimes, you just Gotta get a Hoover. But then the dust belches out and you put it away.
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| Post# 453529 , Reply# 22 6/8/2022 at 16:30 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Two of my favorite vacuums to use.
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| Post# 453531 , Reply# 23 6/8/2022 at 16:33 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Oh how I remember these late 1970s blue Kenmore “Sears Best” PowerMate Vacuums lined up new in the stores. I love mine.
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| Post# 453532 , Reply# 24 6/8/2022 at 16:35 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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I would never create a thread, and then reply to myself 150 times, without putting up any pictures of beautiful vacuum cleaners of all brands and ages. Truly diversity for all.
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| Post# 453533 , Reply# 25 6/8/2022 at 16:38 (680 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 453534 , Reply# 26 6/8/2022 at 16:44 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Very late gold Model D Rexair “Rainbow”. Within weeks, this became the chrome dome.
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| Post# 453535 , Reply# 27 6/8/2022 at 16:46 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 453536 , Reply# 28 6/8/2022 at 16:57 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Vintage Hoover demonstration tools. For in-home demonstrations.
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| Post# 453537 , Reply# 29 6/8/2022 at 16:59 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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New Electrolux upright. It originally belonged to Fred Nelson. I love this machine
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| Post# 453538 , Reply# 30 6/8/2022 at 17:02 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 453541 , Reply# 31 6/8/2022 at 17:26 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The very first Kenmore canister with a powermate. The cord from the powermate to the machine was coiled like a telephone cord and plugged into the side.
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| Post# 453542 , Reply# 32 6/8/2022 at 17:27 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The 1939 FilterQueen model 200. It is a delight to use.
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| Post# 453543 , Reply# 33 6/8/2022 at 17:29 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Not a Hoover snob by any means, but I do love my very vintage models.
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| Post# 453544 , Reply# 34 6/8/2022 at 17:30 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Who couldn’t love the last of the Electrolux model 30s, with self sealing wrappers.
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| Post# 453545 , Reply# 35 6/8/2022 at 17:33 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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My new in box Rainbow PE. In my opinion, the best rainbow ever made
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| Post# 453546 , Reply# 36 6/8/2022 at 17:35 (680 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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My Olympia One. So satisfying to use.
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| Post# 453547 , Reply# 37 6/8/2022 at 17:45 (680 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 453561 , Reply# 38 6/9/2022 at 07:25 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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In the early 1980s, Panasonic built a line of 2/3 size machines. They are very quiet, very lightweight, and a delight to use. And they pick up dog hair like there’s no tomorrow. Zakk approves.
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| Post# 453562 , Reply# 39 6/9/2022 at 07:31 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The extremely rare Dyson Recyclone and the Fantom lightning.
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| Post# 453563 , Reply# 40 6/9/2022 at 08:01 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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General Electric made some awesome swivel top canisters. These are just a few of mine.
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| Post# 453564 , Reply# 41 6/9/2022 at 08:03 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Some very rare Dyson uprights, a couple from across the pond
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| Post# 453565 , Reply# 42 6/9/2022 at 08:06 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 453566 , Reply# 43 6/9/2022 at 08:07 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The great Kenmore with the guarded headlight
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| Post# 453567 , Reply# 44 6/9/2022 at 08:10 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Hoovers post World War II lineup
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| Post# 453568 , Reply# 45 6/9/2022 at 08:12 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 453571 , Reply# 47 6/9/2022 at 09:13 (679 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The complete 1930 Health-Mor (they would become Filter Queen in 1939)
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| Post# 453572 , Reply# 48 6/9/2022 at 09:15 (679 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Who could walk past the fantastic, futuristic, art-deco Singer two speed with Automatic Cord Winder? One of the first machines I plug in and show off at Convention.
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| Post# 453573 , Reply# 49 6/9/2022 at 09:16 (679 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The beautiful Delphin made in Germany. Water vac like a Rainbow with a D4 style separator.
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| Post# 453574 , Reply# 50 6/9/2022 at 09:18 (679 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The stunning Kenmore Bug Eye. So stylish.
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| Post# 453575 , Reply# 51 6/9/2022 at 09:19 (679 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The amazingly powerful Black Knight from Air-Tec
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| Post# 453576 , Reply# 52 6/9/2022 at 09:21 (679 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The first glamour shot ever taken of my 1929 Air-Way Sanitary System. Roger Proehl from the old VCCC gave that to me decades ago.
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| Post# 453577 , Reply# 53 6/9/2022 at 09:23 (679 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The Fantom Thunder is 30 years old. Where does the time and infomercials go?
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| Post# 453578 , Reply# 54 6/9/2022 at 09:25 (679 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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My 1978 50th anniversary Filter Queen. Still new in box
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| Post# 453579 , Reply# 55 6/9/2022 at 09:27 (679 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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A marriage made in heaven. My 1968 Sears Best with a Whirlpool L shaped nozzle that I got from Alex B.
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| Post# 453580 , Reply# 56 6/9/2022 at 09:29 (679 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 453581 , Reply# 57 6/9/2022 at 09:30 (679 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The Fairfax S-1, the first model. 1962
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| Post# 453583 , Reply# 58 6/9/2022 at 09:35 (679 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Old model 61 meets brand new Guardian Platinum for the first time.
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| Post# 453584 , Reply# 59 6/9/2022 at 09:48 (679 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
Pink Lewyt!
The pink Lewyt (Reply #27, photo 2 of 3) brings back major childhood memories. That was the first vacuum I ever remember and the first I ever used at age 3 or 4. I remember feeling quite empowered when I figured out how to change out the tools on the end of the hose and get into the bag compartment. Ours was a slightly different color combo, though. The motor unit on top was the deeper 'bubblegum' pink and the lower 'dustbin' portion was charcoal gray, similar to the one in photo 1 of 3, but without the hammertone finish. My parents kept that thing until they moved in the late '90s.
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| Post# 453585 , Reply# 60 6/9/2022 at 10:47 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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My amazing Kirby model 562. The first machine called the “Sanitronic”.
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| Post# 453588 , Reply# 61 6/9/2022 at 11:33 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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We’ll always be bosom buddies. Friends, sisters, and pals. We’ll always be dear companions. If life should reject you, there’s me to protect you.
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| Post# 453589 , Reply# 62 6/9/2022 at 11:35 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The beautiful, 1950 filter queen, model 350. Complete and with its Hassock.
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| Post# 453590 , Reply# 63 6/9/2022 at 11:41 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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General electrics, in Brown. 1941
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| Post# 453594 , Reply# 64 6/9/2022 at 12:13 (679 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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The Delphine must have the biggest motor fitted to Domestic vacuum, ( not central vac) 3 stage( 3 fans ) by pass motor Its a very interesting machine. Although I prefer a Rainbow as a Vacuum cleaner the Delphine made one hectic carpet cleaning machine. I love how they integrated the pump into the solution tank and that 3 stage motor gives you commercial style sucking power when extracting the water from the carpets | ||
| Post# 453596 , Reply# 65 6/9/2022 at 12:25 (679 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Wow…that brown GE cylinder vac is almost identical to the one my parents got after they got married in 1947….probably an Air-Flo clone built by Canadian General Electric…..I remember matching milk chocolate coloured attachments and braided cloth hose…..nice memories….the first vacuum attachments I played with as a toddler….
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| Post# 453597 , Reply# 66 6/9/2022 at 12:30 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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My diamond Jubilee. I bought it as a Christmas present to myself. Brand new.
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| Post# 453598 , Reply# 67 6/9/2022 at 13:31 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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One of the first models of Dyson sold in America was the DC 07 at Walmart. It had a shorter cord, a shorter hose, and no clutch. They only had that design for a few months, before they got the “all floors“ model. These are both Walmart exclusive models.
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| Post# 453632 , Reply# 68 6/9/2022 at 22:22 (679 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Thank you Brian W. I love my Chrome Airway
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| Post# 453636 , Reply# 69 6/10/2022 at 08:03 (678 days old) by robsmith1977 (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania) | ||
Your Rainbow collection-
Wow man I am so jealous of your Rainbow collection! I used to sell the PE waaaay back in 1997. I really love the new in the box D3A - I think it is a quality built Rainbow matched with that exceptional Eureka nozzle - it's like a platinum marriage. And then, you get all of those awesome attachments AND the extra long hoses with it!
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| Post# 453642 , Reply# 70 6/10/2022 at 09:05 (678 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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My Eureka imperial and my Lewyt Big wheel make a great cleaning team.
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| Post# 453653 , Reply# 71 6/10/2022 at 12:46 (678 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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They all chrome Sanitaire canister is quite rare. And a joy to use.
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| Post# 453692 , Reply# 72 6/11/2022 at 09:21 (677 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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When is a Filter Queen not a Filter Queen? When it's a South Korean "Envirotect" made to run on 120 volts and for sale in the USA and Canada.
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| Post# 453693 , Reply# 73 6/11/2022 at 10:26 (677 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Some extremely rare Dyson canisters. The first two were only sold in England.
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| Post# 453694 , Reply# 74 6/11/2022 at 10:29 (677 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The Air-Way Mark II with optional RugMaster. 1973.
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| Post# 453773 , Reply# 75 6/13/2022 at 09:40 (675 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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My favorite shade of royal blue. Love the cord rewinder and the manta ray power nozzle.
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| Post# 453775 , Reply# 76 6/13/2022 at 12:15 (675 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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| Post# 453792 , Reply# 77 6/14/2022 at 08:09 (674 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Alex
For the first 21 years of my vacuum career, I owned a vacuum cleaner shop that was also an authorized rainbow service center. I could order my parts directly from rainbow at their wholesale prices. This was arranged through our registered general distributor. I was also able to purchase complete machines through the distributor and I would sell them just like any other rainbow salesman would, to the ultimate consumer. One weekend I won a sales contest. In theory you were supposed to sell your free machine, your prize, and keep the money. I kept the machine.
I think it was rainbow’s best model because there is no circuitboard. The motor easily disassembles for cleaning and servicing. The power nozzle really does deep clean. And the motor cannot overheat because it is a bypass motor. It has excellent constant airflow and the separator is easy to clean. | ||
| Post# 453793 , Reply# 78 6/14/2022 at 08:59 (674 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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My very rare General Electric U-1. It rides on a rubber "ball" wheel. Folds flat and hangs up for storage.
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| Post# 453796 , Reply# 79 6/14/2022 at 09:23 (674 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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Rainbow SE PE I second what Tom said and add that this was the Rainbow that put the fan assy on bottom and motor at the top. | ||
| Post# 453809 , Reply# 80 6/14/2022 at 16:32 (674 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The awesome power of the mighty Hoover model 913
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| Post# 453839 , Reply# 81 6/15/2022 at 11:56 (673 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Friends are welcome any time of the year to come visit, spend time, and play with some awesome vacuums. Adam re-trimmed his Kirby in blue and it just so happens to match the Royal.
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Post# 453858 , Reply# 82 6/16/2022 at 10:10 (672 days old) by luxlife  (Under a Pecan Tree) |
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Stellar machines! Have you ever posted more detailed pics of the GE U-1? That’s definitely a “holy grail” machine and not one that has much presence online. | ||
| Post# 454027 , Reply# 83 6/22/2022 at 14:26 (666 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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The beautiful Eureka model nine. It was an extremely popular model.
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| Post# 454090 , Reply# 84 6/24/2022 at 20:10 (664 days old) by Maytagman1982 (Savannah) | ||
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A Few Nice Vintage Vacuums I still have my Hoover Guardsman and Convertible and other models. | ||
| Post# 454096 , Reply# 85 6/25/2022 at 08:51 (663 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Post# 454199 , Reply# 86 6/28/2022 at 23:46 (660 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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Gorgeous! | ||
| Post# 454209 , Reply# 87 6/29/2022 at 09:04 (659 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Now that the tea has been drank, the dry cookies chocked down, the chicken parm barfed back up, John can settle down with a nice Convertible.
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