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Post# 94184   3/22/2010 at 13:24 (5,120 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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I got this yesterday and spent half the night cleaning it up. |
Post# 94185 , Reply# 1   3/22/2010 at 13:26 (5,120 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Is another one of those things I had wanted a long time, the date on the motor is 11-58 so it is a early 59 model. |
Post# 94186 , Reply# 2   3/22/2010 at 13:27 (5,120 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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it cleaned up great....but man what a bunch of screws! |
Post# 94187 , Reply# 3   3/22/2010 at 13:28 (5,120 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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top view |
Post# 94188 , Reply# 4   3/22/2010 at 13:29 (5,120 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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in remarkably good shape. |
Post# 94189 , Reply# 5   3/22/2010 at 13:31 (5,120 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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in beautiful 50s green! |
Post# 94192 , Reply# 7   3/22/2010 at 14:06 (5,120 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 94203 , Reply# 8   3/22/2010 at 15:44 (5,120 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 94232 , Reply# 10   3/22/2010 at 19:13 (5,120 days old) by xraytech ()   |   | |
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Very nice find. I have the Singer badged version of this machine, the Golden Glide C2 It is one of my favorite vacs to use, and I love its styling |
Post# 94241 , Reply# 11   3/22/2010 at 20:43 (5,120 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Smelling Salts Please....... Now that I have gained my strength and gotten up off the floor....WOW! What an awesome surprise Hans. what is your address again...Oh that's right....I have the records here....perhaps I can sweet talk Donald into sending me a key to the property...let's see...first a Hamilton Beach, then perhaps an Air-Way...Oh...what about the Eureka Mobile Air, Ken Kart...hey, I drive a Buick...plenty of trunk space... Han's, keep the pictures coming.... Damn...I really shouldn't think out loud...Han's ignore this post...not worth your time to read it... |
Post# 94245 , Reply# 12   3/22/2010 at 21:21 (5,120 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Ah, the Mobilaire, one of my top 10 favorite vacuums. I've wanted one for ever so long and it was a giddy thrill when I found mine at Kyle's, and a few weeks later, the blue 60s one with the suction dial on top. So stylishly handsome a take on late 50's themes. Such a soothing colour combination. Crafted of heavy gauge steel thoughout. Surprisingly strong quiet suction - mine pulls an honest 70". And except for the motor, it's all bag chamber. I love the capacity of the fan-fold L bag but they are not easy to find anymore. Do you have many bags for it, Hans? The still available DVC Eureka fanfold bag Style S is the same bag with a different cardboard mount and can be easily adapted. |
Post# 94247 , Reply# 13   3/22/2010 at 21:41 (5,120 days old) by luxg ()   |   | |
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Just beautiful Hans!! Where in the world did you find this treasure? I always thought those were such good looking machines. It looks like it has a cord winder, does it? Terry |
Post# 94249 , Reply# 14   3/22/2010 at 22:23 (5,120 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 94265 , Reply# 15   3/23/2010 at 06:57 (5,119 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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The pedal is the switch,Terry,this came from Roanoake Robert,he is always on the look out for vacuums at estate sales,he also got my Norge stove for me, Roanoake Va. seems to be good for junk hunting!! |
Post# 94268 , Reply# 16   3/23/2010 at 08:35 (5,119 days old) by luxg ()   |   | |
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You sure have one great machine there Hans. Robert is such a great guy isn't he? Good thing that he is always on the look-out for you. Terry |
Post# 94273 , Reply# 17   3/23/2010 at 12:31 (5,119 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)   |   | |
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Post# 94692 , Reply# 19   3/27/2010 at 15:44 (5,115 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK)   |   | |
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Very nice looker Hans!..and it sounds like the performance was also very good for its day. We didn't have those in the UK, though we had one called a Parnall, which was similar in some ways - not sure how similar? There were and still are a wide variety of machines available in the U.S that we don't see over here eg Kenmores. Then there are machines, such as Goblins, which you say you don't see over there.. Stephen |
Post# 94694 , Reply# 20   3/27/2010 at 16:00 (5,115 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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I would LOVE to get a hold of some European machines...Morphy Richards, Goblin, Tellus ETC, I love the unusual,and having never seen those in person,they are unusual to me. |
Post# 94695 , Reply# 21   3/27/2010 at 16:25 (5,115 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK)   |   | |
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I have three Tellus machines but they all need restoring. In particular, the hose on one of them is somewhat beyond redemption; perhaps I'll eventually find something to replace it with. One of mine has a little heater attachment. Also I've noticed that the method of securing the carbon brushes varies. Some have black plastic/bakelite screw-in covers, whilst others IIRC have a little plate held in with a couple of screws. Maybe there was a problem with the other type vibrating undone? Stephen |
Post# 94735 , Reply# 22   3/27/2010 at 21:54 (5,115 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 94755 , Reply# 23   3/28/2010 at 06:59 (5,114 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Of the Tellus and any other European machines!! I would love to see them! |
Post# 94782 , Reply# 24   3/28/2010 at 16:33 (5,114 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK)   |   | |
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Brian, thanks for the information! I thought that the Parnall was very similar. It's one of those ones that I keep saying I'll get one day. Hans' I'll try to take some pictures as soon as I can. One Tellus machine languishes in the cellar in a cardbox box at present so perhaps I can dig it out next time I'm off work. The others are somewhat buried in my unit down the road..but I'll see what I can dig out when I get chance. I'm just trying to get a 1920s mower engine apart at present but have been held up due to running out of gas to heat the inserts up in the head. Anyway I'm certainly not short of things to fix up! Stephen |
Post# 94784 , Reply# 25   3/28/2010 at 16:55 (5,114 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Lawn Boy 2 cycles |
Post# 94992 , Reply# 28   3/31/2010 at 16:28 (5,111 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK)   |   | |
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I've got so many mowers but I'd like to pick up a Lawnboy sometime Hans. They're not so common over here, though they do exist. The other one to look out for with 2 stroke engines are Victas; I've had a few of them! I've been interested in mowers about as long as cleaners...but they take up so much room that I have to rent a garage at the moment. As for the JAP engine, some good news; the new gas welder has arrived today -I've got those inserts out plus the inlet valve and the pin through the fan but still need to free the exhaust valve. Stephen |
Post# 94998 , Reply# 30   3/31/2010 at 17:10 (5,111 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 94999 , Reply# 31   3/31/2010 at 17:25 (5,111 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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There's nothin' like a lawn boy. Sitting under the Weeping Willow on those blustery days, and the lawn boy bringing you cool glasses of iced tea and...... Oh, lawn mowers. |
Post# 95008 , Reply# 32   3/31/2010 at 19:23 (5,111 days old) by vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 95081 , Reply# 33   4/2/2010 at 08:05 (5,109 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK)   |   | |
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I must look for one of those Lawnboys; it's just that I collect so many different ones that I keep running out of space and money! I know that one of the things that go on them sometimes are the crankcase seals...but they shouldn't be too much trouble to replace. I had one fail on a Victa 550 Pro, which was a bit of a swine to strip down since, although I had a suitable puller tool to remove the pulley (it was a self-propelled one) I had to borrow a special tool from another dealer to get the big-end undone. I now have one of the Victa Special Tools for the big end..but there's more than one special tool, depending on the model/when it was made! I wanted to steam ahead with my mowers...but have been put off by mum, who has just paid £850 to have crazy paving done and has had me cleaning oil spots off the path! Sorry if I've deviated from the main topic on this thread..but you know how one thing leads to another! Couldn't resist posting at least one Lawnboy video! Stephen C CLICK HERE TO GO TO hooverbaby's LINK |
Post# 95099 , Reply# 34   4/2/2010 at 16:45 (5,109 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK)   |   | |
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Hans, here's the Tellus I was talking about down in the cellar. It needs some TLC, to say the least, including replacement of the leads before I attempt to run it. The hairdryer attachment looks especially lethal! The hose has been codged up to work/keep dust in. When I saw this machine listed on Ebay, it was in the original Tellus box. Unfortunately, when it arrived, the seller had discarded that box in favour of another one, probably in better condition. Stephen |
Post# 95100 , Reply# 35   4/2/2010 at 16:48 (5,109 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 95101 , Reply# 36   4/2/2010 at 16:52 (5,109 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK)   |   | |
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Here's the hair-dryer at close range. There's an attachment for the extension pipes, so the electrical lead must supply the heater only. I wonder if this overheats when the cleaners exhaust is not connected? I wont dare ask if any of yous has used one to dry your hair, that is those of you who have any to dry.. Perhaps this blower was designed for another purpose? Stephen |
Post# 95102 , Reply# 37   4/2/2010 at 17:00 (5,109 days old) by hooverbaby (Dalton in Furness, UK)   |   | |
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