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Thread Number: 44444
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Eureka Box Tops - for Billy & Others |
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| Post# 462500 , Reply# 2 4/22/2023 at 16:04 (368 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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You're welcome, Billy. Enjoy house-sitting and using your friends' Wide Track. Looking forward to seeing photo's of it sometime. Drag comment - funny! | ||
| Post# 462527 , Reply# 3 4/23/2023 at 15:56 (367 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Should take pics. I won a green wide track eureka avocado green and white on ebay 2 years ago. They never shipped it so I got my money back.
You have to tell us how you like it. I found a motor on Amazon that fits eureka and sanitaires that's 9.5 amp motor as opossed to 7 amp. I'd imagine it'd be a perfect motor for a widepath. I'm adding link. I'm not trying to hijack the thread with its all about me me me. I like eurekas and sanitIre vacuums alot. Just adding interesting info on this. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Lesinutah's LINK | ||
| Post# 462530 , Reply# 4 4/23/2023 at 18:32 (367 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
I really think Eureka was aiming for better filtration with their first box-top bag on the Vanguard in 1968 (or was it 1967?). The TV commercial introducing the model focused on the triple filtration of the new model…something like “it’s a new fresh day for cleaning”…
The images in the commercial are all outdoor nature scenes evoking clean and fresh air. Which makes a lot of sense since the company’s top fill F & G bags were designed to have the dirt fall away from the air flow so that you get better filtration at the top of the “fountain” where the dirty air is filtered and blown out at the top of the bag. Giving more room for the top of the bag to expand might allow better filtration, even when the bag is close to full. The durability problem with Eureka’s box top bag was that the form was created with a cardboard insert at the top of the outer bag. If the cardboard ever got damaged (by shoving the vacuum into a cramped closet, or by squashing the cardboard in a move between homes) that was the end of the box top shape. | ||
| Post# 462603 , Reply# 5 4/24/2023 at 19:29 (366 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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Brian and all, I incorrectly stated that the Model 270 debuted in 1968; it was, indeed, late 1967 according to advertisements. However, the "Vanguard" moniker was first used for the Model 2080-A update of the 270-A/-B with the Rugulator and Vibra-Groomer. | ||
| Post# 462613 , Reply# 6 4/25/2023 at 05:20 (366 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Hi Paul,
In the TV commercial that introduced the Vanguard, you can see that they are showing the 270 without the Rugulator…see link below. I think the Rugulator made its debut a few years after this commercial was made…maybe around 1970. CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK | ||
Post# 462617 , Reply# 7 4/25/2023 at 08:38 (366 days old) by kloveland  (Tulsa) |
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Yes, my grandparent's had the first-generation VanGuard (see video below) without the Rugulator. I remember the original bag was replaced a short time before this video.
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| Post# 462633 , Reply# 9 4/25/2023 at 17:10 (365 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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It would be interesting to add the following dates to the discusion: the year that Eureka introduced the box-top bag (1967), the year they introduced the Rugulator (1968?) and the year they introduced the Vibra Groomer brush roll (1969?). The Vanguard TV commercial referenced above indeed shows the first upright with the box-top bag, but you are correct: it shows Cordaway on the cord reel box and the old upright name "Twin Power" on the hose port cover. Even though the voiceover says it's a Vanguard, no where on the vac itself do we see that name. It's a mystery!
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| Post# 462654 , Reply# 11 4/26/2023 at 18:18 (364 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Thanks Paul. It looks like Eureka often debuted new features and models at the summer housewares show in Chicago and started marketing the new designs in the late fall in time for Christmas. I think we can safely say that the box-top Vanguard made its debut in the summer of 1967, then two years later we saw the addition of the Rugulator in summer of 1969. Then finally, the Vibra Groomer brushroll was added to the Vanguard package in summer of 1971. Two summers later, in 1973, the Deluxe Vanguard sported a flatter hood and flatter headlight with the debut of the 20X2 series: 2082, 2072, 2042, etc.
The Vanguard evolution happened every two summers: 1967, 1969, 1971 and 1973. And in 1973, Eureka topped the Consumer Reports tests as Sweden’s Electrolux eyed the company as a potential take-over target - which happened in summer of 1974. | ||
| Post# 462661 , Reply# 13 4/27/2023 at 15:21 (363 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Hi Paul,
For me, I often like to use the name "Vanguard" to refer to the squarish shape motor hood and headlight that appeared on the 266 around 1966 (the number does seem to be on purpose to match the year 1966). It's the Vanguard style motor hood profile that has survived to the present day in the current line-up of traditional Sanitaire uprights. Too bad they got rid of the headlight!!!! :-( | ||
| Post# 462675 , Reply# 14 4/28/2023 at 10:21 (363 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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Gotcha, Brian. Yeah, I agree about the discontinuance of the headlight. | ||
| Post# 463416 , Reply# 15 5/28/2023 at 15:37 (332 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Cool 1967 postcard showing new Eureka Twin-Speed Automatic upright with new box-top bag and “Vanguard” style motor hood. Still features top-side hose port for cleaning with tools! That disappears 2 years later with the arrival of the Rugulator height adjuster….
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| Post# 463435 , Reply# 17 5/29/2023 at 16:36 (331 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Hi Kirbyklektor!
I would imagine that Eureka must have offered a repair kit to replace the cardboard insert inside the top of their box-top bags. Though pretty sturdy, the top could easily be crushed if squashed into a packed closet or during a rough and tumble move between homes. It seems that those box-top bags were definitely limited to the top model of any Eureka upright line-up in the 1970’s. I’ve seen Eurekas with just a Cordaway, but never a box-top bag without a CordAway. Any user could attach a new Eureka box-top bag to upgrade/enhance their cheaper Eureka….the bag neck and screw holes were the same all through the line-up. Though slightly Spartan and functional, the metal CordAway control hardware at the top of the handle was quite sturdy and easy to use. My mom never had a problem with it in the 15 years we owned a fantastic deluxe 2083 Eureka from 1974. No bending at the vac required!!!! 😀 | ||
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