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Vacuum Exposition Episode 77: The 1993 and 1995 Kirby G4 and “Ultimate G4” 80th Anniversary Edition
Hey there everyone! I hope you are all having another wonderful weekend! I have been having a great weekend so far out hanging out with family at a car show, but I am super happy to be able to share another couple vacuums with you guys. Today, I thought I’d share a couple more recent acquisitions, a Kirby G4 and a Kirby G4 80th Anniversary Edition that I have affectionately named the “Ultimate G4.” This was a really fun video to make and I hope you all enjoy it. And, please don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe!
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 76: The 1980 Electrolux Model 1451E
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Happy Saturday everyone! I hope you all have had a fantastic week and an even better weekend! Today, I thought I’d share with you all a quirky machine that I dug out of storage. I present to you all, The 1980 Electrolux 1451E upright! This vacuum came out of the collection of Jae Devine and I’m so happy to have it and to be able to share it with you. I hope you all enjoy the video and please do...
Vacuum Exposition Episode 75: The 1976 JCPenney Model 1352
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 75: The 1976 JCPenney Model 1352
Vacuum Exposition Episode 74: The “Early” 1978 Hoover Guardsman
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Happy weekend everyone! For today’s episode, I thought I’d share a project that I’ve been working on for a few weeks. This is a Hoover Guradsman in red and chrome, but it’s a little bit of a multifaceted monster that took shape pretty quickly after I started in on it. This is what I consider to be my attempt at making an early version of this machine, which I go more in depth in the video. I ho...
Vacuum Exposition Episode 73: The 1987 Powr-Flite Lite Twin Fan
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Hey everyone! Today, I thought I’d share this awesome gift I received from my friend Phillip. This is an amazing early Powr-Flite Lite from 1987. It needed a little sprucing up, but it really came out beautifully. I hope you all enjoy the video and please don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe!
Vacuum Exposition Episode 72: The Jae Vac!
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And we’re back into another weekend! I hope you all have had a good week and weekend so far! Today, I thought I’d share a project that I’ve been working on for a while now that is finally complete. I present to you… The Jae Vac! This was a creation of my late friend Jae Devine as an attempt at a monster vac for vacuum collectors conventions. It was built about 10 years ago, but hardly ever ran ...
Vacuum Exposition Episode 71: The 1984 Kenmore Free Form Twin Fan
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Good afternoon everyone! I hope you’ve all had a great weekend! Today, I thought I’d share another machine out of my collection that I have recently finished restoring, so I thought I’d make it a part of my Resto Month series. Thank you all again for watching and please don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe!
Vacuum Exposition Episode 70: The Hoover Celebrity 3 Model S3189
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Hey everyone and welcome back to my channel! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Today I’m starting my new series for June, Resto Month! Today I wanted to share a 1983 Hoover Celebrity that was left in pieces and in need of a motor. I hope you all enjoy the video and please like, comment, and subscribe!
Vacuum Exposition Episode 69: The 2005 Dyson DC-15 Total Clean
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Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend and I do apologize for a late video, but I wanted to get one out for you all. Today marks the end of my birthday series documenting early cyclonic vacuum cleaners. And what a cool machine to end it on! I hope you all enjoy the video and please don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe!
Vacuum Exposition Episode 68: The 2009 Dyson DC-24 Blueprint
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Happy Monday everyone! I’m so sorry that the video is a day late! I was crazy busy all weekend and thankfully had Monday to recoup before going back to work tomorrow. Anywho! For today’s video, I decided to continue the series of early cyclonic machines and brought out my super cool Dyson DC-24 Blueprint! This is a super cool little machine and I’m so excited to share it with you all! Thank you...
Vacuum Exposition Episode 67: The 2004 Dyson DC07 Full Kit
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Happy Mother’s Day to everyone celebrating today! For today’s episode, I thought I’d share my newest toy, the 2004 Dyson DC07 Full Kit! This local find was a birthday gift to myself this year. I have really been into vintage cyclonic machines lately and have been so excited to make a video on this one. I hope you all enjoy the video and please don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe! Thank...
Vacuum Exposition Episode 66: The Amway CMS 1000 and Cleartrak
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Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! Well, today is my birthday, so I wanted to do a video on a couple machines that are very special to me. These Amway machines are very cool machines and definitely hard workers. I hope you all enjoy the video and please don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe!
Vacuum Exposition Episode 65: The Great Kansas Haul
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Well everyone, the time has finally come! I know I’ve been talking about it for a long time, but I finally brought the collection of Jason Huber AKA Jae Devine back home to Washington. For those that haven’t been subscribed long or haven’t seen the previous videos on the subject, Jason passed away in September of 2021. Based on a conversation we’d had a few years previous, his collection became...
Vacuum Exposition Episode 64: The 1979 Kirby Tradition
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Hey there everyone! I hope you all are having a great weekend! Today, I thought I break out one of the best that Kirby ever offered, the 1979 Tradition! This particular example is a rare early version with the headlight cap switch. I hope you all enjoy the video and please like, comment, and subscribe!
Vacuum Exposition Episode 63: The 1959 Universal Atlas
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Happy Sunday everyone! For today’s video, I wanted to share one of my absolute favorite pieces in my collection, the 1959 Atlas. This candy apple red beauty is very special to me and I’m so glad to be able to give it its time in the spotlight. I hope you all enjoy the video and please don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe!
Vacuum Exposition Episode 62: The 1950 Westinghouse Captain Model A-403
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 62: The 1950 Westinghouse Captain Model A-403
Vacuum Exposition Episode 61: The 1982 Panasonic Jet Flo Model MC-672
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 61: The 1982 Panasonic Jet Flo Model MC-672
Vacuum Exposition Episode 60: The 1974 Viking Tripplefilter Model 1005
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 60: The 1974 Viking Tripplefilter Model 1005
Vacuum Exposition Episode 59: The 1975 Sunbeam VC-A
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 59: The 1975 Sunbeam VC-A
Vacuum Exposition Episode 58: The 1969 Eureka Crown Princess Model 812
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 58: The 1969 Eureka Crown Princess Model 812
Vacuum Exposition Episode 57: The 1975 Bison Mark II
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 57: The 1975 Bison Mark II
Vacuum Exposition Episode 56: The 1979 JCPenneys Self Propelled Upright
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 56: The 1979 JCPenneys Self Propelled Upright
Vacuum Exposition Episode 55: Two Beautiful JCPenneys Canisters from 1976
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 55: Two Beautiful JCPenneys Canisters from 1976
Vacuum Exposition Episode 54: The 1982 JCPenneys Model 2665
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 54: The 1982 JCPenneys Model 2665
Vacuum Exposition Episode 53: The 1979 JCPenneys Model 3950
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 53: The 1979 JCPenneys Model 3950
Vacuum Exposition Episode 52: The 1991 Black and Decker CA1440
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 52: The 1991 Black and Decker CA1440
Vacuum Exposition Episode 51: The 1978 Kenmore Magicord Canister
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 51: The 1978 Kenmore Magicord Canister
Vacuum Exposition Episode 50: The 1989 Kirby Heritage 2 Legend 2 With Small “Granny” Nozzle
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 50: The 1989 Kirby Heritage 2 Legend 2 With Small “Granny” Nozzle
Episode 49: NEW SERIES!! Vacuums Rescued Volume 1
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Episode 49: NEW SERIES!! Vacuums Rescued Volume 1
Vacuum Exposition Episode 48: The 1993 Regina Housekeeper
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Vacuum Exposition Episode 48: The 1993 Regina Housekeeper
Just realized that you don't have a review of a Royal upright.
One of the best G series Kirbys!
@@mattjones7621 oh most definitely! Thank you so much for watching!
I think the Karl edition looks better than the OEM vacuum.
@@kenc4104 oh thank you! I do think that it looks really good with some more gray parts on it! Thank you for watching!
happi girthfao
@@neilmansfield8329 thank you so much!
this is going
@@neilmansfield8329 where’s it going?
I still rebuild the motors for those, very serviceable vacuum.
Pulling out the motors on those pony vacuums isn't easy the gaskets get stuck.
I have the exact model plus the earlier green model complete with tool caddy. I did take my Vibra Beat totally apart to give a thorough cleaning. Put it back together and it would no longer beat. Took it apart again and realized not all of the little tubes are not the same size. Got out another one and reassembled by using the other as a sample. Works great again. I still use mine regularly on my house of laminate. I have a supply of bags that will outlast me. There is a company online that will recreate the original L bag. Unfortunately I can’t remember the name. Love your videos but the volume is very low. Stay well🌈
@@psdesert7907 oh wow! I’ll have to try that! Thanks for the idea :) and thank you so much for watching!
Interesting and informative - thank you! Jae would be honored if he were here. Electrolux Corporation's automatic upright was designed by Fred R. Burgess and George Schick for Consolidated Foods. According to the manual 'Automatic' referred to the "change bag" light that lights when the bag is full or missing (by industry definition an "automatic" nozzle has no height adjuster but "automatically" adjusts itself). The patent was filed in October 1976 (which is around the time production would have begun) and granted in August 1978. The 'E' model number suffix apparently stands for 'enhanced' and was used on several models that were improved. Doesn't this model have an onboard clean-out rod?
@@paco3343 oh yes! It does actually! I was wondering what that was for! Thank you for the information! It’s actually a really interesting machine! Thank you again for watching!
I have this vacuum, my mom got in early 90’s!. I think the power brush is not working, it plugs in fine and makes a brushing “sound” when dragging back, but not pushing fwd. on carpet, it seems to be inconsistent. Suction is good with attachments, seems weak with brush/floor piece. I can’t find manual on-line. Is this worth fixing?? Thanks for insight/suggestions!!
@@MicheleJones-u9e I would double check to make sure the brushroll is turning. If it’s not, it may be something as simple as a broken belt. Or if it is still turning and then stops when it hits the carpet, the belt may just be stretched and worn out. It is definitely worth fixing in my opinion! Thank you for asking and thank you again for watching!
Great vacuum! Thats a ideal vacuum for big areas that are carpeted
@@tinawhite9810 definitely! And it’s really fun to use! Thanks for watching!
Karl, that has to be one of the ugliest vacuums! Compare the look of that monstrosity to, say, a Kirby dual sanitronic 50.
@@kenc4104 haha yeah it’s definitely not a looker lol it’s interesting though because Electrolux thought that it was going to be the way of the future and then it flopped due to quality control. Thanks for watching!
The vacuum John candy uses in uncle buck to clean Frosted Flakes off his shirt
@@nightwolf883 oh really? I didn’t know that!
But first I wasn't sure if it was my phone period I wasn't sure if it was the speaker going out or what LOL. Also to I have a question did you ever find those attachments for your Kenmore Canister that you were looking for
@@ThePrime206 are you referring to the blue one? If so, unfortunately not :/
@@Konstellation_Karl_55 yes I am. I was going to say I actually have that attachment set plus the caddy cuz my mom had that exact same canister when I was a little kid along with the blue Kenmore Power ease upright from 1977. I have the attachments listed on eBay if you're interested they're listed on eBay if you're interested I just started going through and cleaning out stuff and I just seen your video and I was like hey I have those attachments that would make your unit complete
I wish Hoover would bring these back out again
@@ThePrime206 Oh definitely! I love it when individual stores and companies have their own editions of vacuums :)
I wish your videos had better sound quality it's really hard to hear you
@@ThePrime206 I apologize that you aren’t able to hear me very well in this video. Being that I do this all by myself and not profiting from the videos yet, I haven’t had the funds to invest in microphones or better editing software. I do promise that I’m doing my best to make my videos better. This being an earlier video of mine, I’d definitely say I’ve improved since then, but I’m still learning :)
you can stll buy them😊😊 15:37 15:40
I got that one from Shane and then you got it from Phillip. I recognize the bag because Shane put that replacement bag on it.
@@kennyloveland1267 oh really? Good to know! It’s such a cool machine! Thanks for watching! :)
It’s a lovely machine. Shame we didn’t get these in the uk You could also be forgiven for thinking it was a uk hoover turbopower by the sound of it obviously not in looks but if you only caught the sound of it It really really sounds like the hoover turbopower 1 series
@@davedebang-bang6168 oh interesting! I didn’t know they sounded the same haha thanks for watching!
Hey Karl excellent choice for July 4th. Here where I born only two vacuum cleaners where manufactured with excellent sales success one was a close cousins of this machine. Eureka in the late 60 or 70 to early 80 didn’t sold under its brand any cleaner. So two models from Eureka where locally manufactured and sold, one show here the other it’s the big one in metal, but with their accessories made in the USA, probably manufactured by a Eureka provider at the end for more than 30 to 40 years only this two Eureka like were sold here, this machines where sold under an electric appliances manufacturer (1:1 domestic) called Koblenz. The other machine was the competitor and from Sweden also made under license but they used also a couple of brands. By the way since that color it’s superb.
@@hoovernunez thank you so much for the information! I find it fascinating how many different brands and manufacturers made machines here in the US versus other places in the world. And I totally agree on the color! It really pops! Thank you again for watching!
Very beautiful Penneys. Love theses little Eureka Canisters
@@YoumuHoover oh yes! The colors of these little machines were stunning :) thanks for watching!
That’s got to be one of the best sounding dial -a-matic’s ( convertible here in the uk, and quite rare ) I’ve ever heard, most sound so rough with motor vibration, dry bearings, loose housing etc etc congrats to you for getting your hands on it
@@davedebang-bang6168 thank you so much! Dial-A-Matics have been a favorite of mine for so long! I have loved learning about them as well as using them! Thank you again for watching!
Always interesting, thanks Karl.
@@kenc4104 thank you so much! This has to be one of the prettiest Juniors I’ve seen and love having it in my collection. Thank you again for watching!
Thanks for this Karl. There is definitely a problem with the suction on this MobileAire Eureka as the VibraBeat should have broadcast an annoying clattering sound in order for it to be working properly. Consumer Reports did not find that the vibrating rubber tubes helped with dirt removal - they famously said the nozzle provided “much ado about nothing”!!! In retrospect, the vibrating tubes may have beaten the carpet, but would then block the dirt from being sucked up into the airflow of the wand. It was a counterproductive design. I would venture that the braided hose is leaking lots of air and/or that the suction relief dial may be leaking lots of air no matter where you set the dial.
@@briant5378 yah I figured it was losing suction somewhere. I took the vibrabeat all apart to clean and lubricate it to get it to work, but unfortunately no luck. It may not work, but having it as a complete machine is why I love it so much :) thank you so much for watching!
@@Konstellation_Karl_55If you attach the VibraBeat carpet nozzle (and wands) to a Eureka with a vinyl hose that does not leak, you will see/hear the difference. Congrats on this acquisition!!! 🤗
I sold a guardsman celebrity last year on ebay.
@@kirbykid63 oh awesome! I have one of those too :) thanks for watching!
I really want one of these. 🙌🏼
Powr Flites are pretty cool machines and they do really well on floors. The Twin Fan variants like this one do come up every once in a while, so keep your eyes peeled for them and I’m sure you’ll find one :)
Wow 🤩
Thank you! It’s been quite a lot of work to go through it all haha
@@Konstellation_Karl_55 ❤️
I love that one!
Thank you! And thank you for watching!
@@Konstellation_Karl_55 Of course 🤗
These were a very short lived vacuum here in the UK I’ve only ever had my hands on one and that was many years ago
I do have one of the last twin chamber windtunnels here in the uk that came over from the states. Can’t remember the model number but it’s black lol and has the wooden brush roll I’d prefer the original one but what the hey
Oh wow! That’s really cool! Thanks for watching!
Wish we had had these in the UK They are such cool looking machines, congrats on having one in such good condition
Thank you so much! It’s definitely one of my favorites! And thank you for watching!
I’m so glad we had the clutchless models here in the UK. I’ve never been a fan of the clutches models, The clutchless models have a much better brush roll in my opinion, they agitate and groom so much better than the clutched models resulting in much better pick up and deeper cleaning
Oh definitely! I’ve always wanted to find a clutchless model, hopefully someday! Thank you for watching!
I’ve been trying to get a refurbished cleartrak or a workhorse sent over to me here in the UK but it’s not happened, workhorse don’t even respond to my emails, been trying for years, after seeing them in use with the carpet cleaning company’s they seem to be pretty good, and with more oomph than our Dyson DC01s had, at least our DC01 had a shroud and pre motor filter You never know maybe one day I’ll get one of those sent over from them
Oh I hope you get one! They really are great machines! I, myself, really want a DC-01 for my collection someday too :) thank you again for watching!
Oh my god I gotta say that I think this is really cool, I bet it picks up like a beast, I’d love to be that inventive and create something like this I be seen the eureka/sanitaire power nozzle I know they are mega rare and I’ve seen someone who did a similar thing but used an oreck for the power nozzle. It’s awesome mate I really do think it’s a cool bit of kit
Thank you so much! It was quite the creation when it was completed! It was even more fun to restore after a long time in storage. Thank you again for watching!
Love your videos but your audio is very low. Just an FYI😀
Oh yes! My apologies. I’m still learning how to do the audio for videos. Thank you for watching!
What a beautiful Hoover! Love the red trim reminds me of my Kirby Classic III! Which was my great grandmothers still working great 46 years later!
Thank you so much! And thanks for watching!
Do you see any advantage of the hoover/eureka/sanitaire shaped machines over the kirby style?
Oh yes! Kirbys are great machines, but they will always be a very heavy vacuum due to their construction. The design of Hoovers and Eurekas similar to this Guardsman lend themselves to cutting down weight in areas like plastic bases and handles versus metal. On top of that, parts for the Hoovers and Eurekas are considerably cheaper than Kirby parts and normally are compatible with many other models whereas Kirby parts are not always interchangeable
@@Konstellation_Karl_55 Karl, who first came out with this "low-boy" design? Hoover or Eureka, or someone else? Also, is there a best in class for these style of machines?
Beautiful Guardsmen
Thank you so much!
Sonething i found out on Vacland website, it states there were over 62,000 Bisons built, and maby 2 or so percent exist
I too have high functioning autism aspergers, My love of vacuums and trains spawned at a young age
Nice
Do you have a Regina steemer?
I do not unfortunately. I just have some Regina vacuums
@@Konstellation_Karl_55 I used to have many Regina steemers as a kid, they were quite powerful, even with the 7.0 Amp motor on the last model they made
@@redwolfpiping5701 way cool! I’ve heard they’re very good machines!
My mom had the exact same model, funny thing is a vac repair guy did an airflow test on that and our then new Fantom Fury, and the Panasonic had more airflow
Oh wow! That’s interesting! I love both of those, but Panasonics pack a punch lol :)
Does your headlight lense go all the way down?
It can if I push it down, but it slowly comes back up, so I let it rest where it’s at so that it doesn’t break.
@@Konstellation_Karl_55 I have the Mark three and a tool Cady, but unfortunately I could only find a centurion hose, it works great, though my rheostat does not work because the circuit board has a blown resistor, so it only has full power
@@redwolfpiping5701 oh awesome you found one! Yah parts for these are so hard to find :/ it took me years to find a hose for mine
@@Konstellation_Karl_55 I have a video of my Mark III on my CZcams site running, along with several kirbys
@@redwolfpiping5701 that’s awesome! I’ll check it out :)
Wow another rare vacuum cleaner never before seen on yt, another one for the books, thanks Carl for another great video!
Thank you so much! And thank you for watching!
Yes, do the Kirby commercial review. Knowing Kirby however, the differences between commercial and domestic will be the color of a decal or something?
Oh they’re quite a bit diff looking than domestic models. Most commercial Kirbys were painted rather than polished aluminum and had elongated front nozzles. I have filmed a couple with my friend Jared down in Oregon in my Visit to Jared’s videos if you want to see a couple of them. Thank you for watching! :)
@@Konstellation_Karl_55 Yes, definitely interested. I have probably 15+ "domestic" Kirbys but have never even seen a commercial.
@@kenc4104 oh very nice! I have about the same amount too haha Kirbys seem to multiply lol
@@Konstellation_Karl_55 They are solid machines and just so darned cheap!
Thanks for this video Karl! I have always wondered if the twin-fan concept ever resulted in greater dirt pick- up than standard single fan “fan-first” uprights. From my decades of reading Consumer Reports vacuum tests, I have never seen a Singer Twin-Fan upright (or clone) at the top of the ratings. Or even near the top of the ratings….when compared to a Kirby or a Eureka or a Hoover “fan-first” upright.
Oh interesting! Yah the Twin Fans were okay home cleaners, but they definitely didn’t hold a candle to Eureka or Kirby. I guess that’s why we rarely see commercial versions of Singers and Kenmores (aside from the “Heavy Duty” variants). Thank you for watching!
Recently found your channel and enjoy the material, old custodian here. Spent 33 years in the field starting in the early 80's. I used many different models and sizes. I think I used one of these. You did not show the bottom. Do I remember correctly, did this have center motor with a shaft on both sides that drove the two impeller fans? And boy, do I remember the old shake out bags. Ugh!. Most custodians would give the bag a shake or two and call it good. They did not realize just how plugged with dirt the transition space at the collar to the bag could get. Sometimes it would take a screwdriver to bust it open.
Oh wow! That’s cool! Yep this design is a twin fan, so 2 impellers, one on each side of the motor with one side of the armature being longer to drive the belt on the left side
I love the color of it
Totally! You never see all blue vacuums it seems lol
On my most wanted list
Oh very nice! I had no idea they were so hard to find until I started my research on them
Will you have a Singer SST Vacuum Soon?
Possibly! I’m going through a lot of stuff from my late friends collection and there may be one in there :)
@@Konstellation_Karl_55 oh nice!!! I grew up with these twin fan vacuums!! Wow!!