Finally Posting

[buffalo-joe]

I've been a long time lurker, thanks to Tom in N. Canton, but I finally have my firewall figured out so I can post. I'm in Western NY State and have been into collecting vacuums for a few years now. Counting my parts machines, I have over 600 various types of vacuums on the second floor of my barn. Many are waiting for restoration when I can find the time between my day job and the small farm my wife and I run. The rest are either duplicates or parts machines. I'm friends with Tom and Jeff and try to get out to Ohio at least once a year to meet up with them. Tom is coming out in two weeks and I have a list of thrift shops we are hitting in the few days he's out here. I'm looking forward to it.

Some of my other interests are vintage tractors and vinyl records. So I hope I can contribute in a good way on this board and I'm looking forward to conversing with the many nice people that post here.

Take Care,

Joe in Buffalo

 

[retroguy]

Welcome Joe!

 

[jetcone]

HiJoe welcome

when do we get to see 600 vacuums all in one place! That must be some huge barn you've got.

What is your favorite brand ,Airway??

And tell me who makes the best wings in Buffalo these days?:

jetcone

 

[petek]

Welcome Joe from Buffalo... yeah, I'd like to see a pic your vacs.. don't you call the 2nd floor of a barn a hay mow? mow rhymes with female pig sow.

 

[hoover1060]

Welcome Joe!

For the official record, Joe and I go back to maybe July of 1999?
I think I've known Fred Nelson since that September, and Tom since that October.
Time flies by when you're having fun! Hard to believe its been almost 7 years!
Glad you're here Joe, this is a great place!

 

[myhooverco]

Joe...I am glad you found this great site. I too enjoy lurking but it is more fun when you can get in here and join in. I know I am looking forward to my visit next month. I am sure we will find some great vacuums out your way.

--Tom

 

[maytagbear]

Welcome, Joe!

Hope you have as much fun here as the rest of us do.

This place is as much a community as a site.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[buffalo-joe]

A Big Thanks

Thanks for the warm welcome. I don't have much in the way of the big, vintage appliances, but maybe this pic will qualify. Its a 1917 Genesee Wood Cook Stove. Made by Summit foundry in Geneva, NY. This baby heats the house and cooks our meals in the winter. We have an appartment sized Magic Chef gas range in our mudroom for the off season. I have the gas jets for this baby, but have yet to hook them up. Someday. For now its wood only and she's burning as I write. Snow here tonight.

As for the pics of the 600 vacuums, I'll have to take some. Never thought of doing that, but it sounds like you may enjoy it. As far as favorite vacs, Hoover Convertibles and DAM's for uprights. Electrolux E's and G's for canisters. I have Airways, Eurekas, Compacts, Kirbys and a few oddball things, but always reach for the Hoover uprights and Lux canisters when I need a vacuum.

Thanks again!

Joe

 

[chestermikeuk]

Vacs Galore

Welcome Joe form this side of the pond, looking forward to seeing all those vacs, the range looks sturdy, I bet it took a few of you to move it into place....

My introduction into appliance collecting was by the way of looking for a wood burning stove at an estate sale,the stove was sold but couldnt resist the retro all shiny Kirby Tradition. I was searching the web for parts and came across the club...

Enjoy, Mike

 

[jimmyb]

Welcome Joe

Welcome from Phoenix, it's great having another member from Western NY. I am originally from Rochester!

Enjoy!

Jim

 

[tlee618]

Welcome Joe!! So glad that you have joined us. Loved the picture of your kitchen stove. Is that turquoise Sunbeam mixer on top of the cabinet a model 11 or 12? Looks like a beauty. Would love to see some pictures of those 600 vacuums. Terry

 

[goatfarmer]

Vintage tractors...?

...did you say? I collect lawn and garden tractors,made by Simplicity/Allis Chalmers. Welcome!

kennyGF

 

[petek]

I have a vintage 92 Sears Kenmore errr Craftsman lawn tractor,, does that count? hahahaha
I shouldn't laff, the thing has been misused and abused all these years and it still works.

 

[bobbyderegis]

How many folks are from Upstate NY? I was raised in Syracuse, and get back there every now and then in the summer. That's where I keep all my "good" machines, safe at grandma's house.
Bobby in Boston

 

[shawn]

Wood Stove.

I just love that wood stove, and it is in very good condition.

 

[mickeyd]

Buffalo Joe

Hey Joe

What town is your farm in. I'm gonna guess North Collins.

I live in Athol Springs (St. Franny's/ Hoak's/ Hamburg.)

I love washers. If you see any '50's & '60"s automatics in your Vacuum haunts, let me know.

This is a really interesting and friendly place to hang around. I'm a three month old hahaha--joined on New Year'sDay.

Welcome ! You'll be very happy you joined.

 

[buffalo-joe]

Wow! So Many questions!

I'll try and answer a few. My wife and I run a small dairy goat farm in Darien Center, NY. Its halfway between Rochester, NY and Buffalo, NY. Oberhasli is the breed of goat we have. I chose the "Buffalo Joe" name from the fact most of my family is there. My day job is at Eastman Kodak in Rochester, NY. Its around a 80 mile round trip commute to work.

I'll plead ignorant on the Sunbeam mixer model number. I'll have to look when we go up there to do spring cleaning. I do know it runs and we got it at a church rummage sale down the road. It doesn't show, but my wife collects advertising tins and they are up above the cabinets along with the mixer and a few other gadgets.

The stove had to be broken down to move it to the kitchen. The main body comes off the legs and the warming ovens and back splash unbolt. It still took two of us to move it on an appliance dolly.

Vintage tractors....I have a 2 cylinder John Deere 420, unrestored and in service. A Farmall Super A that needs new paint and its in service too. A 1962 Massey Ferguson 65 rounds out the bigger power for the farm. My lawn tractor is a 1997 Massey Ferguson 2616 and its built by Simplicity. Not vintage, but reliable.

I hope I've answered a few questions you may have had. Like I said, I'm new to the large vintage appliances, but looking at some of the pictures on the site, they do look cool. Especially the 1950's vintage ones.

Take care all. I'll re-read this thread and get to more questions later. Pics of the vacuum boneyard in my barn will come soon.

Joe

 

[buffalo-joe]

Mix Master in the picture

The Sunbeam Mix Master in my stove picture is a Model 11. We got it down today to dust it off. Its in great shape, even the cord is good. My mom still has and uses a pink Mix Master that was a wedding present in 1958. The pink bowls are gone and it would be nice to find replacements for hers. I doubt that any will turn up as the bowls were probably the first to go on alot of mixers.

Joe

 

[petek]

The pink bowls still show up from time to time on Ebay. Stupid me passed on some at the flea market last year and I should have grabbed them oh well. It's a good idea to oil your Sunbeam very occasionally with a light sewing machine oil. You'll see little holes on top, one is near the mixfinder dial, and there are two up front, one is hidden under the handle so you have to release the handle down first, then also put a drop or two down the pto shaft on top. Just don't overdo it, a couple of drops in each.