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| Post# 73931 7/1/2009 at 13:00 (5,412 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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| Post# 73969 , Reply# 1 7/1/2009 at 16:39 (5,412 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
Nope, never seen one other than this advertisement. It is a Holy Grail vacuum but at least you've confirmed that it did actually exist, Alex, so I can keep looking. :-) If anyone has one in their collection it would be horribly sweet torture nice if you could post some pictures for us. :-) Just guessing here but might it have been General Electric's belated response to Singer's S1/2/3 upright? They are so similar in intent and design...besting the S1's 5" flat height by 1/2", certainly enough for bragging rights. We know that the S1 was a 1949 machine; this GE looks 1960-64 to me. Dave 
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Post# 73970 , Reply# 2 7/1/2009 at 16:50 (5,412 days old) by arh1953  ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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Judging from the model's hairstyle and the general look of the whole ad, I'd say late '50s. The vacuum may have been offered for a few years before retirement. I love the Singer upright, haven't seen one in my thrift travels, or the GE either. I would definitely remember them. I would definitely love that GE, being that brand collector.
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| Post# 73972 , Reply# 3 7/1/2009 at 17:47 (5,412 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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Nice Singer machine
That General Electric upright was a nice machine. My friends mom let me use it. As I recall it was a quiet machine, had attachments but I can't recall how they went on. I loved the idea of the pouch to hold the cord. Only used it that one time, but it's part of my wish list. Dave, that's a great Singer, I have one and I love it. Alex Taber | ||
| Post# 73976 , Reply# 6 7/1/2009 at 18:03 (5,412 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 73978 , Reply# 7 7/1/2009 at 18:17 (5,412 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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Zeroing on the date
That General Electric upright must have been in the late 50's. The lady who had that machine worked with my mom at Yale Medical school (New Haven, Ct.) So it had to be between 59 and 62, certainly no later. It was featured on the G. E Collage bowl tv program. General Electric had it's houswares and small appliance division in Bridgeport, Ct. | ||
| Post# 73985 , Reply# 8 7/1/2009 at 18:32 (5,412 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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Boy you guys are making me work!
The comercials for that General Electric vacuum cleaner were shown on the G&E Collage Bowl hosted by Allen Ludden. I just checked his bio and he was with that show from 1959-62, then went on to host Password. That brings it to the late 50's Aside from Compact being given away on Queen For A day and the Electrolux 1205 on the Newlywed Game any other game shows feature vacuum cleaners? | ||
| Post# 73988 , Reply# 9 7/1/2009 at 18:52 (5,412 days old) by xraytech () | ||
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I do remember there being a few given away on Lets make a Deal, a Hoover DAM for sure, and possibly some Eurekas and also Royal | ||
| Post# 74067 , Reply# 10 7/2/2009 at 00:13 (5,411 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
I distinctly remember "The Price is Right" giving away a Filter Queen dark brown model,without the PN, once in the late 1970s. I remember the shiny brand new S wands and FQ rug nozzle they had with it. It was one of the prizes in the big "Showcase Showdown" at the end of the show. Every once in awhile they have old "Lets Make a Deal" episodes on the Game Show Network,,,awhile back there was an episode from around 1973-74,,one of the prizes was a Hoover Powerdrive DAM cream and toupe color,,,and in another eposide they were giving away a brown Celebrity without the PN. They had the vac standing up, with the hose nailed or held in a circle to the back of the wall of the display. The early 70s Bissel stick vac/broom vacs were often prizes on that show also,,,and i have seen Singer BOL twin fan Uprights as prizes on LMAD too,,it for less than 50 dollars,,infact i think the manufacturers suggested retail price was 49.95. I know the Bissel stick vacs were less than 40 dollars, i want to say they went for something like 39.95. There was one episode awhile back from the early to mid 1970s where one of the prizes(behind door number 1, 2, or 3!) was a Black and Decker Central Vacuum. All that was displayed was the unit itself, a short hose, and the wands with a floor brush attached,,i thought that was strange. Evidently whoever put the displays together for that show didnt spend alot of time on that one! | ||
| Post# 74211 , Reply# 12 7/2/2009 at 20:43 (5,411 days old) by dualsanitronic (Omaha) | ||
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This GE was a 1959 ad. Lucy often wore Capris in I Love Lucy but Laura Petrie DID popularize them on The Dick Van Dyke Show which ran from 1961-1966. | ||
| Post# 74217 , Reply# 14 7/2/2009 at 21:34 (5,410 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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I would have been known more????????? Goodnight everyone! I'll be here all week! Please remember to tip your waitresses, and how 'bout a hand for that band! A great bunch of guys! | ||
| Post# 74220 , Reply# 15 7/2/2009 at 22:08 (5,410 days old) by xraytech () | ||
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I remember Lucy wearing pedal pushers, aka capris, most of the times she wore them was when she was shown doing house work of some sort, and I believe some during the episodes when they were in the Conneticut house. | ||
| Post# 74676 , Reply# 16 7/7/2009 at 21:13 (5,406 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
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I think you are talking about when Lucy was doing "The Lucy Show", and "Here's Lucy" in the 1960s and early 70s. I distinctly remember her wearing them in those shows,,remember when she worked in the bank for "Mr Mooney"? I dont remember that she ever wore pedal pushers in the 50s during "I Love Lucy",,but its possible, she may have in the last episodes. | ||
| Post# 74685 , Reply# 17 7/7/2009 at 21:37 (5,405 days old) by dualsanitronic (Omaha) | ||
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She wore them in quite a few I Love Lucys, one example is "Lucy does the Tango" . | ||
| Post# 74779 , Reply# 18 7/8/2009 at 20:51 (5,405 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
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