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Thread Number: 43416
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Eureka Empress II Refurbished |
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Post# 453478 6/7/2022 at 16:24 (687 days old) by Keither  (California ) |
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Well I did it! My Eureka Empress II has undergone a nearly complete transformation and it runs and feels like it just rolled off of the vintage Eureka production line! The new color choices ( previously harvest gold ) were chosen to compliment its Canadian cousin the Viking Roto-matic Powerteam! Enjoy the pics , and please , no thread hijacking , or adding Ebay posts to this thread. Thanks!
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| Post# 453480 , Reply# 1 6/7/2022 at 17:09 (687 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
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| Post# 453485 , Reply# 2 6/7/2022 at 19:48 (687 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 453486 , Reply# 3 6/7/2022 at 20:02 (687 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 453487 , Reply# 4 6/7/2022 at 20:07 (687 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Keith - one question: does the hose swivel 360 degrees? I keep forgetting if Eureka fixed that problem. Consumer Reports loved the other Roto Matic Power Teams in 1974, but rated the Empress II model “unacceptable” because if you rotated the hose all the way clockwise, the power nozzle cord was pulled out of the electric socket on the canister. My apologies if I already asked you this question….
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| Post# 453498 , Reply# 6 6/8/2022 at 07:18 (687 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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The Empress One was a deluxe version of the original Mobile-Aire canned ham 1000 series vacs. It debuted in 1965 and featured a combo Vibra-Vac carpet nozzle that allowed the user to switch between Vibra-Beat mode and regular suction only mode. Nice white braided hose and deluxe white tools in a separate carrying case.
The Empress II “Fast Vacs” debuted a few years later…maybe 1968…and were marketed as a “faster” vacuuming experience: on-board Tool Pak, large rear wheels for better traction on deep shag carpets, upfront Control Panel with “radio buttons” to control the suction, nice large upfront power pedal. These were the 1800 series canisters (1820, 1840, 1860, deluxe 1880). With the arrival of the Roto Matic Power Teams in 1973 (1200 series), Eureka chose three of their canisters to marry with the new power nozzles: a basic 1600 Sweet Sixteen, a deluxe 1600 Sweet Sixteen and a deluxe Empress II Fast Vac in cream green colour. | ||
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Post# 453502 , Reply# 8 6/8/2022 at 08:37 (687 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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again, Keith.. | ||
| Post# 453504 , Reply# 9 6/8/2022 at 08:45 (687 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Post# 453513 , Reply# 10 6/8/2022 at 11:09 (687 days old) by Keither (California ) |
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You guys are awesome 👏🏾 I was hoping you all would like the” new look “ of the Eureka! Thanks for the kind words and feedback!
@ Brian: the hose does not have a full 360 degree swivel capacity. Thx for chiming in and sharing the history with Paul. I was about to reach out to you to ask! Also thanks for suggesting the start of a new thread to open further discussions around the naming conventions, models, and color schemes. | ||
| Post# 453515 , Reply# 11 6/8/2022 at 11:47 (687 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
I’m so happy you got one too.
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| Post# 453520 , Reply# 12 6/8/2022 at 14:13 (687 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 453539 , Reply# 13 6/8/2022 at 17:10 (686 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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Sorry if I hijacked your thread, Keith; that was not my intent. I thought 'hijacking' was changing the subject completely. | ||
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Post# 453552 , Reply# 14 6/8/2022 at 17:53 (686 days old) by Keither (California ) |
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| Post# 453611 , Reply# 15 6/9/2022 at 18:30 (685 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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Comprende, Keith. 😀 | ||
| Post# 453638 , Reply# 16 6/10/2022 at 08:11 (685 days old) by robsmith1977 (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania) | ||
Stunning
Keith this looks like a Eureka I would have to use every day! I'm not lying. The color scheme is perfect and compliments even today's styling... I love that you added in the rug tool and the extra wands to show all of the machine's tools. And the advertisement is VERY COOL. Back then they thought that those machines were expensive but when you put these up against even a central vac, the power and performance are neck and neck.
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Post# 453663 , Reply# 17 6/10/2022 at 17:10 (684 days old) by keither (California ) |
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@ Rob and everyone : I really appreciate the compliments!
I'm glad you like it! Before the machine was restored, I wasn't sure if it was the right thing to do. Well I'm glad I moved forward with the decision to refurbish it because it turned out better than I expected :-) I don’t have a display room ( yet ) ✨✨🙏🏽✨✨ I don’t think I could open a museum because I wouldn’t want the public touching my machines 🙅🏽🙅🏽🙅🏽🫣😂 This post was last edited 06/10/2022 at 19:21 | ||
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Post# 453724 , Reply# 18 6/11/2022 at 17:43 (683 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Wise move, Keith. | ||
| Post# 453759 , Reply# 19 6/12/2022 at 14:22 (683 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Wow, very nice. I love the gold chrome trim and the color combo, it all works well together, a timeless design. Almost looks like a Japanese style vac of the period actually. Eureka sure maxxed out these canned ham vacuums and got their moneys worth out of the design for all these years didn't they?
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