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Post# 71907   6/11/2009 at 00:50 (5,427 days old) by kirbyotronic ()        

Regina! Only $8 plus tax after the 50% off discount. Looks new, just a little scratch on the right side of the hood and that's it! I already tried it on the kitchen floor, out of all of the floor cleaners I've tried, these old floor scrubbers work the best.

A few questions. First is, when was this made? Second, how do the brushes come off? Third, are the brushes currently on the machine the correct brushes for cleaning floors?

If anybody has an extra set of brushes, I'd be interested in them! :)

~Alex


Post# 71908 , Reply# 1   6/11/2009 at 00:53 (5,427 days old) by kirbyotronic ()        

Other side....scuse the doggie nose prints, clean the glass and a split second later the little princess put her snot prints back on. LOL

Post# 71909 , Reply# 2   6/11/2009 at 00:54 (5,427 days old) by kirbyotronic ()        

Closer view of the base, love it!

Post# 71912 , Reply# 3   6/11/2009 at 01:14 (5,427 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village)        

nice one looks 60's to me
nice find!


Post# 71913 , Reply# 4   6/11/2009 at 01:16 (5,427 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)        
Nice find =)

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Looks like a late 70's machine to me, Those brushes should be ok to use on regular flooring though I personally would use a softer set on hardwoods.
Kenny


Post# 71914 , Reply# 5   6/11/2009 at 01:16 (5,427 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)        
oops

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I meant late 60' early 70's, you right Chris

Post# 71919 , Reply# 6   6/11/2009 at 02:14 (5,427 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village)        

Had a sears like it.
Mom gave me an old one she had for my first apartment
I never even used it & left it when I left.

That Regina looks like it would do a good job as I was pleasnatly surprised by my Hoover scrub n vac which maybe is late 80's???

Boy that thing gave my rugs a fluffy cleaning!



Post# 71943 , Reply# 7   6/11/2009 at 11:55 (5,426 days old) by luxg ()        

Alex, I agree with the others on the date. From looking at the brushes I would guess these were the polishing brushes. If the bristles are a mixture of lighter and darker colors then they are the scrubbing brushes. At least that is how I remember them,LOL

Post# 71969 , Reply# 8   6/11/2009 at 17:28 (5,426 days old) by kirbyotronic ()        

The brushes are a solid tan color, oops! Well they worked well with cleaning the kitchen floors, and the brushes aren't ruined. :)

Next on my list, I'd like to find a Hoover Floor-A-Matic that picks up the dirty water! Going around with an old towel cleaning up the dirty solution isn't very fun lol. I'd like to find a Hoover Electric Floor washer in yellow too. ;)

~Alex


Post# 72217 , Reply# 9   6/14/2009 at 19:50 (5,423 days old) by tazcatsdad (Buffalo, NY)        
Nice find, Alex!

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Congratulations on your good luck in getting such a nice machine. I believe that the brushes just snap off: you may need to pull really hard to get them loose.

Other brushes should still be available, even for a machine of its age: you might be able to obtain them from Hesco (www.hescoinc.com...). Also, a company called Koblenz is currently manufacturing shampoo/polishers based on the Regina designs, and still offers brushes for their machines that should fit older Reginas as well. You might want to check their website at www.koblenz-electric.com.... Hope that this info helps!

Bill W.



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