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| Post# 86492 12/19/2009 at 14:19 (5,234 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
Hello everyone! I've acquired some new vacuums over the last couple years, and would love to share some photos with fellow vacuum enthusiasts! I have almost 110 vacuums packed like sardines in a spare bedroom of our house (that badly needs to be remodeled...try to ignore the flooring and walls). This is about 70 percent of my collection, with the others peppering the rest of the house! Sorry some of these pics are a smidge dark/blurry. Have a peek! 
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| Post# 86493 , Reply# 1 12/19/2009 at 14:21 (5,234 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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Hoover Island from the other side of the room.... | ||
| Post# 86494 , Reply# 2 12/19/2009 at 14:22 (5,234 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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Loves my Eurekas... | ||
| Post# 86495 , Reply# 3 12/19/2009 at 14:26 (5,234 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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Hoover Power Drive with little bro Elite.
The last version of the Concept one, complete with attachments! It's a very powerful vacuum (threw a Quadraflex agitator in mine.. which required a bottom plate swap as well). I love my early Elites too! Those things are noisy, and cheaply made, but those basic lightweight models do a fantastic job, and are wonderfully light!
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| Post# 86496 , Reply# 4 12/19/2009 at 14:30 (5,234 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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Early Hoovers | ||
| Post# 86497 , Reply# 5 12/19/2009 at 14:32 (5,234 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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More of the Eurekas.. | ||
| Post# 86498 , Reply# 6 12/19/2009 at 14:33 (5,234 days old) by ohio_tuec () | ||
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Love your vacuum collection! I didn't realize the Dimension was the final incarnation of the Concept 1, I thought it was the PowerMax of the early '90's. As for the Elites, well, we know where they stole that design from. Paging Mr. Oreck.... | ||
| Post# 86499 , Reply# 7 12/19/2009 at 14:40 (5,234 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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More of Hoover Island...
The back row. It's not quite arranged how I would like it (the 1060 and 1076 should be next to one another, of course!), but you get the idea. My DC17 I recently mentioned is hanging out in the background (ignore the DC07 dusting brush sitting where the crevice tool normally does). The orange fluff in the dirt cup is fibers of carpet! I also have the DC16 motorhead. It's the best rechargable hand-vac I've ever used. Great for cleaning out the car! 
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| Post# 86500 , Reply# 8 12/19/2009 at 14:47 (5,234 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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Ohio_Tuec: Thanks for your comment! The Dimension uprights were actually just gussied-up Elites. That Power drive is different from those, and has a lot of the same features as the Concept one (two handle release pedals, and similar bottom plate and brush setup, for instance). I'm not sure if the motor is the same as the concept motors. Regardless, it incredibly powerful. I got that a couple months ago, and wanted one my entire life. I remember one of my friend's Grandmas had one when I was five years old, and I wanted to try it so badly! Here are most of my canister vacuums as well. I Have all the tools stored elsewhere, for space reasons ><. 
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| Post# 86501 , Reply# 9 12/19/2009 at 14:52 (5,234 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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And the newer Cheapies...
That Kenmore twin-fan is one of the ugliest vacuums I own, but the motor sounds so good I can't part with it! Better than any of my other twin-fans. It pounds plumes of dust out of the carpet! The Fantom is another vacuum that runs too well to get rid of. These vacuums let so much dirt into the motor (no real pre-motor filter on the dual-cyclone uprights), and most of the Fantoms I come across now sound dry. This one sounds flawless! 
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| Post# 86503 , Reply# 10 12/19/2009 at 14:59 (5,234 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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Onto my newer vacuums, Panasonics, and Kirbys!
I love Panasonics, especially the early Japanese models! They're so quiet (with a really unique sound), and lightweight. They pull themselves across the floor, and are fun to use! They have great attachments too. Unfortunately my earliest mustard model needs a handle for the bag door. It's just kinda'resting there now. The wacky Dualsweep does a great job, with its generous agitation. Kirbys line the back row, and I don't feel like I'm doing them justice hidden away back there. Can you identify them all just by the bags and handles??? There's a 880 royal in there too (needs a bag ><). And of course, there's a Regina Housekeeper in there, to bring the whole group seem a little less awesome. 
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| Post# 86504 , Reply# 11 12/19/2009 at 15:08 (5,234 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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And of course, there's a Regina Housekeeper in there, to make the whole group seem a little less awesome** Sorry! Gotta' double check what I type! And Finally, we have more Hoovers. These were the Hoover's that didn't make it onto Hoover Island. The Dual-Voltage gray Convertible is a very interesting model! I got carried away when Hoover first came with the Fusion, and picked one up. It's a flawed vacuum with a poorly designed shroud in the dirt cup and plugs too fast, and easily lets larger dirt into the cyclone. It has a wimpy spongey secondary filter, that lets too much dirt into the motor! There's a couple vacuums in this row I still need to clean up (the 28 with the orange cord for one). Thanks for checking out my photos! 
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| Post# 86506 , Reply# 13 12/19/2009 at 15:19 (5,234 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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Thank you Jack! The 800 is a wonderful vacuum. It's the Only Hoover of that Type that I've gone through and buffed to a shine. You have a gorgeous collection of classic Hoovers yourself! You do raise an interesting point regarding the comparison between Hoover Elites and Orecks. The Build quality is sadly similar, but thanks to it's much larger fan, more aggressive agitator, and much larger dirt ducts, the Elite cleans absolute circles around the Oreck. Some Elites were overdone in design with hard cases, and attachments (and 12 amp direct air motors...*shudders*). Some were waaay too heavy. The original 5 amp Elites are incredibly powerful, and light n' fun! Do you have any Hoover Elites Jack? | ||
| Post# 86507 , Reply# 14 12/19/2009 at 15:20 (5,234 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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Nice machines Corey! More than that I like to see them displayed so nicely. You have HenryDreyfuss as your Vacuumland name. Was he someone famous? (runs for cover) Rick | ||
| Post# 86508 , Reply# 15 12/19/2009 at 15:21 (5,234 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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BTW, I think the photos are just fine. | ||
| Post# 86510 , Reply# 17 12/19/2009 at 15:54 (5,234 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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Haha! Thanks Rick! Jack that Hoover 800 is beautiful! The bag is stunning! Mine came with the original bag, but it was shredded :( I have a satisfactory black generic bag instead. That's cool that the Elite was sold outside of the US! That's a super basic model. Does it have two rows of brushes or just one? Those models in America only had one row, but that second row makes a big difference! | ||
| Post# 86512 , Reply# 19 12/19/2009 at 16:10 (5,234 days old) by vintageroyal611 () | ||
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Corey Your Hoovers are absolutely BEAUTIFUL! If my Hoovers ever look that good it will be a miracle! You have all my favorite models on display too: 28, 63(i WILL find one someday), 1060, DAMs etc. Thanks for sharing with us! | ||
| Post# 86514 , Reply# 20 12/19/2009 at 16:39 (5,234 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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:D Thank you Matt for your nice comment! It's not too hard to polish up an old Hoover. Just takes the right cleaning products, and a little elbow grease! Now Jack is the 'Activator' Brushroll you're referring to the brushroll shutoff switch that's on America's Hoover Innovations? Is that the brushroll with the almost vertical small beater bars? I'm really spotty on my knowledge of newer Hoover cleaner's outside of the US. I really liked the commercial for the original Hoover 'The One' vacuum cleaner. But I hear those had a lousy typical filtration setup. | ||
Post# 86519 , Reply# 24 12/19/2009 at 17:38 (5,234 days old) by a007kirbyman  (--->> Originally My Mom <<--- (now Wisconsin)) |
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Corey & collection...
I have only one suggestion Corey... ...move the Kirbys to the forefront where they should be. LOL :-) Other than that, you have a very nice & vast collection. Those 'coffee can' Hoovers both (yours & Jack's) L@@K in gr8 restored condition. [[To answer your posed ?: G6D, 2HD w/an original Zipp Brush, 3CB, DS 80, & a S VII or DS 50, I believe. hagn all Bill | ||
| Post# 86520 , Reply# 25 12/19/2009 at 17:42 (5,234 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
Fantastic Heap O' Sweepers, Corey! and only 22 years old, already. :-) Boy, I'll say your collection exploded when you got the driver's license...side trips down to Perrysburg, perhaps? *wink* I really like the carpets you chose. Is that lumpy textured green carpet over linoleum in the grape leaf pattern or is that carpet too? Dave aka Brushminster Fuller | ||
| Post# 86525 , Reply# 28 12/19/2009 at 18:27 (5,234 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Corey!
That's one beautiful turquoise Eureka Automatic 260 upright! Take good care of it! My childhood buddy was that very machine. So interesting to see how that three-level hood profile began in the early 1960's and was retained all the way through to some of the last Dial-A-Naps... Question for you: That dual voltage Hoover upright interests me a lot. I am always looking for dual voltage appliances as I may want to move overseas one day. When you say dual voltage, do you mean 110volts and 220 volts? Was this kind of machined designed for the armed forces families moving back and forth from the USA? Eurekaprince Brian | ||
| Post# 86528 , Reply# 29 12/19/2009 at 18:39 (5,234 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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'...however trying to find an early Elite without a broken fan housing or a dry motor and you're looking for a needle in a haystack. Why is that?' How much less than a contemporary Oreck did an Elite cost? | ||
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Post# 86541 , Reply# 30 12/19/2009 at 19:57 (5,234 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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You Do Have Quite a Goldmine of Vacuums | ||
| Post# 86542 , Reply# 31 12/19/2009 at 20:27 (5,234 days old) by electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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Corey I love that lux discovery, not only that but it has to be on of the nicest ones that I have ever seen. Love the collection all too much as I do see some of my dream machines in there Mike | ||
| Post# 86547 , Reply# 32 12/19/2009 at 22:16 (5,234 days old) by commodoremoody () | ||
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That's alot of vacs! FANTOM FURY! I got one too. Bought it for $7 at the Goodwill. It needed a new belt and it had a toy stuck in the hose. I use it daily and it runs great. ~Tim | ||
| Post# 86568 , Reply# 34 12/20/2009 at 08:47 (5,233 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Corey, that is a beautiful collection. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us. You should be very proud. All of your machines look to be in wonderful condition!! Terry | ||
| Post# 86585 , Reply# 35 12/20/2009 at 13:12 (5,233 days old) by henrydreyfuss (Ohio) | ||
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Thanks guys!
Thanks everyone for the nice comments! Thank you Jack for posting a video on the Hoover 'The One' vacuum. I always wanted to see one of those in action! They look huge! Does the want have a permanently attached crevice tool?? When working properly, does it do a decent on the rugs? Brian: Indeed the Hoover Dual voltage can run on both electrical currents. There is a small switch underneath the machine that lets you change the voltage. It's only 3 amps on the 110v setting! This vacuum also has the switch on the handle fork, like the old commercial convertibles, or the Hoover 31, which I find interesting. It's also got a thick 3-wire cord on it. All on a model with a plastic base! That vacuum was a generous gift from our own Swingette! Good eye Bill for noticing the zip brush hanging on the Kirby Legend! I forgot I had that hanging there! Thanks Mike the Discovery runs great and is in good shape. It's a little discolored. I've had that thing for about 4 years now. I like how easy those are to push. I like the attachments for those machines. It's not my best machine, but I've used it a lot! | ||
| Post# 86647 , Reply# 36 12/21/2009 at 00:48 (5,233 days old) by swingette () | ||
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I find Orecks with broken fan chambers/pivots all the time. Its one of the first things I check for. | ||
| Post# 86656 , Reply# 37 12/21/2009 at 07:51 (5,232 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
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| Post# 86741 , Reply# 38 12/21/2009 at 20:35 (5,232 days old) by richardc1983 (Leeds, UK) | ||
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| Post# 87126 , Reply# 39 12/26/2009 at 03:48 (5,227 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Nice Collection, Corey! | ||
| Post# 87239 , Reply# 41 12/27/2009 at 06:15 (5,226 days old) by turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
HenryDreyfus... | ||
| Post# 87472 , Reply# 42 12/30/2009 at 07:09 (5,223 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK) | ||
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| Post# 87906 , Reply# 43 1/3/2010 at 00:17 (5,220 days old) by kirbytradition7 (Denver (Aurora), CO, USA) | ||
Kirby Tradition in back row? | ||
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