Thread Number: 45562
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Untangling Eureka USA's "Christmas Lights"—1957-1982 ... |
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Post# 471377 , Reply# 3   5/21/2024 at 06:10 (269 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Hi Paul….thank you for organizing this detailed Eureka information. It is much appreciated!
I think you may be missing the 260 that started it all for me when I was a toddler in the early 1960’s. I really can’t remember what letter it was - don’t remember if the ratings plate said 260C or not. But it was a lagoon blue / chrome silver version of the first upright you described as 260 with the green highlighter. The graphic on the blue bag was exactly as you described it with the E/W boomerang logo inside a circle at the top of a vertical rectangle box. Everything was identical as you described, except it was Lagoon blue wherever you described pastel green, and it had a chrome silver headlight frame instead of the 50th anniversary gold. There was no “Twin Power” labelling (even though it was 2-speed) and there was no rubber hand grip. This is a gargantuan task!!! The only thing that would be extremely helpful would be the addition of pictures for each iteration of the E/W uprights. Thanks so much once again! 👍🙏 |
Post# 471380 , Reply# 4   5/21/2024 at 09:07 (269 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa)   |   | |
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Post# 471426 , Reply# 8   5/23/2024 at 01:46 (268 days old) by texbodemer (Mountlake Terrace)   |   | |
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Post# 471430 , Reply# 9   5/23/2024 at 07:32 (267 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 471434 , Reply# 10   5/23/2024 at 08:07 (267 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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No problem, Brian—glad you appreciate it!!!!! |
Post# 471550 , Reply# 13   5/30/2024 at 13:05 (260 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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Model-Types—258-A, 259-A, 238-B, 248-A, 238-D, 228-A
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Post# 471629 , Reply# 16   6/3/2024 at 12:58 (256 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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2042-A & -B were equipped with the Vibra-Groomer brush roll. |
Post# 471634 , Reply# 17   6/3/2024 at 17:30 (256 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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The 2042 was really the “Grand Prize Winner” of the upright ratings in Consumer Reports in 1973. It was listed as a “Best Buy” for offering high value for the price. Eureka’s 2082 came second I think just because it was more expensive due to the extra features like the Rugulator and CordAway and box-top bag. Because the 2042 performed with excellence without being overpriced, it must have been very popular in the stores and so was repeated in different iterations in the years that followed.
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Post# 471657 , Reply# 18   6/4/2024 at 21:12 (255 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 471676 , Reply# 19   6/5/2024 at 06:43 (254 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 471678 , Reply# 20   6/5/2024 at 09:17 (254 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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You're welcome once again, Brian—that means a lot coming from the 'Eureka Prince'! |
Post# 471692 , Reply# 22   6/5/2024 at 19:08 (254 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Indeed…I really think the huge array of cleaners created and sold by Eureka Williams was one of the reasons Electrolux of Sweden targeted the company for takeover in 1974. It’s also one of the reasons EW commercials had that faced paced concluding montage with the confident voice-over saying: “Eureka. The very best in vacuum cleaners. And more kinds of vacuum cleaners than anyone else in the world. That’s Eureka.”
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Post# 472092 , Reply# 23   6/24/2024 at 19:39 (235 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 472093 , Reply# 24   6/24/2024 at 19:42 (235 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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From YT
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Post# 472094 , Reply# 25   6/24/2024 at 19:44 (235 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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I thought this existed but had never found an ad for it until now and it was missing from Hesco's model-type list. It's the chrome-hooded version of the Model 266.
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Post# 472096 , Reply# 26   6/24/2024 at 19:57 (235 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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The 550 Series canister is tub-shaped. |
Post# 472114 , Reply# 27   6/25/2024 at 17:01 (234 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 472118 , Reply# 28   6/25/2024 at 19:37 (234 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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You're welcome, Brian - much appreciated as always! |
Post# 472295 , Reply# 29   7/9/2024 at 09:23 (220 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 472296 , Reply# 30   7/9/2024 at 09:34 (220 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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1. Model-Type 2059-A - posted by thevacuumman 2. Model-Type 2236-A - posted by henrydreyfuss |
Post# 472318 , Reply# 31   7/10/2024 at 13:44 (219 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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As far as I know, the exhaust system and possibly the hose types were the differences between the Model 910 & Model 960. Photos from eBay: 1. 910 2. 960 |
Post# 472389 , Reply# 33   7/16/2024 at 12:39 (213 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 472390 , Reply# 34   7/16/2024 at 12:44 (213 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 472395 , Reply# 35   7/16/2024 at 13:59 (213 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 472396 , Reply# 36   7/16/2024 at 14:01 (213 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 472397 , Reply# 37   7/16/2024 at 14:12 (213 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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5000 Series (not included in Reply #1 list): 5048-A/B, 5072-A |
Post# 473049 , Reply# 39   9/1/2024 at 01:21 by Hoover300 (Kentucky)   |   | |
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Going by image, I sadly have no model number and cannot find the ad again, what is this?
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