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Thread Number: 43635
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Regina Electrikbroom Powerteam Mystery Model ~1983 Help A VacHead? |
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Post# 455764 , Reply# 2 8/12/2022 at 09:21 (616 days old) by Vinvac  (Dubuque IA) |
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I can't really help much, but I used to recommend those Regina Power Team units to folks that moved into our local Senior Living Apartments.
The apartments had a flat commercial grade carpet. Those Regina Power Team units were perfect. My only complaint was emptying them. It always seemed like the dirt spilled out no matter how careful you were. I have one in my collection and use it. It is hard to find the right belt for it now. | ||
| Post# 455788 , Reply# 3 8/12/2022 at 15:26 (615 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
I always found those power nozzle electric brooms to be an ingenious, though simple, design. Kind of like the early ancestors of today’s popular cordless stick vacs. Hoover made one back in the 1970’s, and Kenmore had a Progressive version in the 2000’s that was highly rated by Consumer Reports. Best things about the Hoover and the Kenmore: full size power nozzles and the dirt was collected in disposable bags!
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Post# 455876 , Reply# 5 8/15/2022 at 11:26 (612 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Post# 455879 , Reply# 6 8/15/2022 at 12:14 (612 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree) |
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Yeah right. Good luck with that…. | ||
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Post# 455884 , Reply# 7 8/15/2022 at 14:45 (612 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa) |
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Post# 455911 , Reply# 9 8/16/2022 at 00:28 (612 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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For 11K-NO WAY--What is this seller smoking-and if someone buys this for that stupid price-what were they smoking or taking????? | ||
| Post# 455958 , Reply# 10 8/18/2022 at 01:13 (610 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Let's see here...........
1. Member since August 7 , 2022. 2. First post is "tell me what I have" 3. Wants to know how much it's worth. 4. Makes 1 post, gets inconclusive answers, then puts the vacuum on eBay for $11,000 and leaves the site. Gotta love scammers & spammers. -------------------------------------------------- Seller's Listing Below -------------------------------------------------- Vintage Collectible Regina Two Motor Electrikbroom Powerteam Stick Vacuum Cleaner 1983 Style G3 SHB 6710 Extra Rare Condition: New with some vintage storage box wear There is the only one possibly left. UPC: 022811020053 Category: Collectibles & Art > Collectibles > Kitchen & Home Collectibles > Collectible Major Appliances Category: Home & Garden > Household 8. Cleaning Supplies > Vacuum Cleaners > Other Collectible Major Appliances Based on UPC Check Digit Tools and base UPC on box Easy To Use Easy To Store Two Motors with motorized beater brush For Carpets and Bare Floors Powerteam Color and Bag Pattern May Vary Museum Quality Regina ~1983 Electrikbroom Powerteam Regina Box Advertises 12 Work Saving Features Spring Loaded Top Ring For Ease Of Emptying Bag Designer Filter Bag Handi-Handle Adds Versatility Ultra Power Plus Suction Motor Lifts Dirt Fluffs Pile Easy Access For Snap'n Vac Attachments Restorer Slim Silhouette For Under Low Furniture Easy Empty Dirt Cup High Quality Wear Resistant Structure Automatic Carpet Adjustment Edge Cleaning Suction Picks Up Debris From Corners THE REGINA COMPANY 313 REGINA AVENUE, RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY 07085 1983, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED SHB6710 EMN 2 Motors Style G3 Tops Appliance Rt. 27 Division Edison NJ 08818 481050000 22140 Tops Appliance City, a popular destination for Staten Island shoppers, located in Edison N.J. Billing themselves as the single largest retail appliance outlet on the East Coast, they offered Islanders who shopped there a refund on their bridge toll, no purchase necessary. About the time this Regina Two Motor Electrikbroom Powerteam was purchased Tops Appliances in Edison, NJ offered a coupon for $10 off vacuum cleaners along with their normal $1.50 Bridge Toll Refund - No Purchase Necessary. History of Tops Appliance City, Inc. via referenceforbuainess Starting with a tiny store in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Leslie S. Turchin developed Tops Appliance City, Inc. into one of the leading retailers of home appliances and consumer electronics in New York and New Jersey, with eight megastores. The company ranked seventh nationwide among consumer electronics chains in 1993, and the following year recorded the highest sales volume per square foot of any publicly held retailer in the United States. The company was unable to maintain such momentum, however, in the fiercely competitive greater New York City metropolitan market and faced some challenges in the mid-1990s. Private Company, 1970-1991 Turchin started out in the electronics and appliance business at the age of nine, working part-time in his father's store in Linden, New Jersey, a gritty, industrial city south of Elizabeth and Newark. After high school he worked in the family business full-time, but had to leave, he told a reporter, "because my father wouldn't pay me a living wage. He only paid me $125 a week gross, while my rent was $145 a month." Turchin joined Sears, Roebuck and Co. at the age of 23 as an appliance salesman in 1965, and he then joined Kelvinator Inc. as a regional sales representative in 1969. Armed with a $25,000 grubstake, Turchin, at the age of 27 or 28, went into business himself in 1970 by purchasing Tops TV & Appliance in downtown New Brunswick. This "closet-sized" 1,800-square-foot store, across the street from a closed Sears, was in an area later cleared for urban renewal. "When I started," Turchin related to an interviewer, "it was me, one full-time salesman, one part-time bookkeeper and a part-time driver, and we used to get a driver's helper--a stew bum off the street." Turchin remained there until 1979, when he more or less traded some New Brunswick real estate for a shopping center in nearby Edison that included a closed W.T. Grant's. He recorded sales of $9 million in the first year and eventually was able to take over the entire Grant building, a 45,000-square-foot structure that, arguably, was the first superstore in the consumer electronics industry. I typically ship same day or next business day if necessary. Your brand new 1980's Regina Electrikbroom will ship fast and safely packed. eBay item number: 265831854261 Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. | ||
| Post# 456016 , Reply# 12 8/19/2022 at 23:55 (608 days old) by repairman (Woodridge, IL) | ||
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This just keeps getting better The guy sent out a 50% discount to all the people who viewed the item. He's really doing us a favor by saving $5500.00
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| Post# 456018 , Reply# 13 8/20/2022 at 02:15 (608 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 456047 , Reply# 14 8/20/2022 at 21:12 (607 days old) by repairman (Woodridge, IL) | ||
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Need I remind everyone when that poorly restored Rexair Model 3 was being sold on eBay for $20,000.00 after being on American Restoration. | ||
| Post# 456055 , Reply# 15 8/21/2022 at 04:45 (607 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 456690 , Reply# 17 9/11/2022 at 13:10 (585 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Areyoufollowing, you had better be prepared to hold onto that Regina for a looooooooong time if you expect to get $700 for it. Why would I pay $700 for your vacuum when I can buy a new Sebo or Miele canister with a full size powerhead, with a warranty, for only slightly more than you want for your old, ancient *rare* Regina with no warranty, no parts support and a cleaner that's nowhere near as good?
Better come back down to earth with your expectations :P Rob | ||
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Post# 456697 , Reply# 18 9/12/2022 at 01:53 (585 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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I go along with Kirbylux77!A Sebo "Dart" would be a similar upright vacuum.The one of those I had must of been more than 30yrs ago.Was like 125 bucks or something like that from K-Mart. | ||
| Post# 456698 , Reply# 19 9/12/2022 at 04:10 (585 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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Post# 456705 , Reply# 20 9/12/2022 at 13:25 (584 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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Post# 456706 , Reply# 21 9/12/2022 at 13:26 (584 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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Post# 456715 , Reply# 22 9/12/2022 at 19:23 (584 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Post# 456717 , Reply# 23 9/12/2022 at 20:00 (584 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree) |
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Are you thinking of the “Brush n Beat”? That was from the early 1970’s. | ||
| Post# 456725 , Reply# 24 9/13/2022 at 09:22 (584 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 457439 , Reply# 25 10/16/2022 at 10:17 (550 days old) by electrikbroomgu (Rome, NY) | ||
Regina Powerteams
Must have missed this post. I actually have the identical power team as above that I won 12 years ago new in box for 79.00! It is date coded as being from 1985. A tell tale sign you have a mid run 1984 or newer Electrikbroom is the much smaller box they came in. Anything from 1983 and older would have come in a much longer skinnier box. The reasons being the smaller boxed units were not fully assembled and needed the upper handle inserted into place with a wing nut and screw and the bag and collar ring snapped into place. In contrast the older longer boxed units were assembled and of higher quality and all the customer needed do was insert the nozzle or powerhead into the fan housing.
It is indeed rare to still find one of these new in box nearly 40 years later but these were hardly rare back in the day and literally every discount store was selling these for around 59.99 to 69.99 for the power team versions when on sale. As for belts a good old Dirt Devil style 2 works quite well for me and I have been using those for years on all of my power teams dating from 1977 to 1992 when the last of this style was still being sold before changing over to the newer all plastic body units that Oreck took over during the later 90's. | ||
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