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Eureka Roto-Matic Heather, Eureka first came out with the Roto-matic in the early 1950's. It was their first "swivel top" cleaner. As you may guess, this vacuum cleaner was in competition with General Electric's ReachEasy/RollAround swivel-top. The Roto-Matic went through some changes in its...

Rug Attachment The rug attachment is the same as the Fair Fax except for one difference. The WM has a separate curved wand, whereas the Fair Fax had an attached swivel elbow, as well as some other brands. You would have found these rug attachments on much older Regina-built vacuum cleaners like...

General Electric swivel top vacs with power nozzle The GE swivel-top canister in the vac shop, would of had a plastic control panel on the front(above bumper). This is where the suction control and speed switch would be. Near the bottom of the panel, it would of had the "General GE Electric"...

Cen-Tec Charlie, You are partially right. Cen-Tec can put together systems for other companies. These would be the smaller companies. Cen-Tec can be considered the "middle man" so to speak. There was a reason I asked you about numbers for Air-Way. I knew that Air-Way did not produce big...

Wheeled Hoover Yes, you could find wheels on these Hoovers. There were two large rear wheels and a small, front, swivel wheel. There was a dolly that would attach to the bottom of the Portapower.

Power Nozzles manufacturing Charlie, You have a nice collection of vacuum cleaners in great condition. I noticed that we have some of the same vacuum cleaners. I miss those old automobiles. I favored the Chrysler brands like the Road Runner/Satelite and Fury. You made a comment above, that...

Pixie/Handivac I I remember these Hoovers. I purchased the Handivac 1 back in 1976(new), at Woolco for $24.88. I still have the vacuum with its box. The Pixies had cost alittle more at Murphy's. The difference between the two, at that time, were the Pixies had the addition of the telescopic...

Sorry, It should be "facade" and not "fascade".

"...the upstairs of that house (outside photo) is unrealistic. Case in point the "dog-houses" in the roof over the "L" portion of the house that juts forward (over the den/office) are ridiculous. IMHO these would never be there in reality". In reality, this prop was copied from a home that...

Rev. Mother Superior The very talented actress, Madeleine Sherwood, played Reverend Mother Superior Plaseato. There was a visiting Mother General. Is that who you are thinking of?

W.T. Grants Not all that Bad My Grandmother worked at Grants until the doors closed. I remember we had a Bradford stereo console for years. It was great at the time. My grandmother had a portable stereo that was fine. My aunt had a Bradford refrigerator for years. They said it would not die. I...

I remember this promo. I have it on a VHS tape which I purchased in 1989 called "Lucy's Lost Episodes". It is like watching an episode of I Love Lucy. It is funny how Desi pronounces Westinghouse "Westing-gouse" and Betty Furness Betty "Furnace". It has episodes like Ed Sullivan's "Toast of...

BEWITCHED on DVD I have seen trailers for the new movie. I like how they played with the beginning of the series, where the cartoon Darin flew on the broom with Samantha(original series). The switch now is that the male lead is hanging on the broom by his fingers. The DVD series is not out...

Revere Pressure Cooker I have had my Revere Pressure Cooker for about 7yrs. and think it is great. I use it about 3 times a month on average. I make roasts, stews, Tortilla soup, pea soup, bean soup, etc. The food comes out great. The meats are very, very moist. It is much better than my...

SUNsations kenmore1978 Since you live in the SoCal area, you might see if you have the Dollar Tree stores. They will have the small boxes for $1. SUNsations is made by Huish Detergents. This is the same company that makes Sunlight for Unilever(in the US). They also have a contract with...

Palmolive Ultra GadgetGary; Yes, I remember the Palmolive Ultra. I still have it. When they stopped selling it, I found it at a closeout store for $1.49(really cheap at the time). I ended up purchasing a couple of cases of 12ct. I thought(think) it was(is) really great. Every couple of months...

Marge Redmond The Trouble with Angels helped Marge Redmond to be a nun, so she could later go on to The Flying Nun as Sister Jacqueline.

I really liked Barbera Hale for Amana. I enjoyed watching her. Wasn't it amazing that Mrs. Olsen(Virginia Kraft) happened to be everywhere(with her Folgers) and knew everyone in those commercials. I saw her in alot of TV shows. I think one of my favorites of the non appliance commercials was...

First Home Microwave Oven The first microwave oven, for the home, was made by Tappan. They were first introduced in 1955. Amana was the first to market a "countertop" microwave. I have a 1.3cu.ft.Tappan microwave oven that I purchased in 1983. It is still going strong after all of these years...

My parents worked and met at Food Fair. It was like a family-oriented company. I also had an uncle who worked there. We shopped at A&P occasionally, but I thought they were expensive. They were very clean though. I liked GIANT. I liked their donuts. They left the area in the early 80's. We also...