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Toggle- I think your interpetation of the vacuum get together is appropriate-I mean, what else is there to call it??

Louis-I resent that.............just kidding! I would prefer to be in my home city of Phoenix, Arizona (Land of the Sun) but what are you gonna do? Gotta be where hubby's job is. :)

Have a fun weekend ya'll in St Charles. I can only imagine what is taking place.......LOL
 
Vacuum get togethers are fun

Just have to be careful not to blow fuses....

When the VCCC toured my collection in 2004 there was one point where there were over 20 people in my house, and about 8 vacuums running at one time.
I was waiting for a blackout!
 
What no pics yet???

I spent last evening in St Charles, Fred cooked a wonderful dinner, and the conversation and company were fantastic.
Charlie demo-ed his Kirby home turbo group, some very interesting gadgets there.
We also celebrated Fred N.'s birthday(coming March4 I believe)
From the group Fred recieved a factory rebuilt Kirby model 562, complete. Jack's and my present to him was a Hoover Guardsman U4125.
It was a wonderful evening with lots of fun and laughs, Pictures were taken, I guess they will turn up later today.
Fred(Ida) thanks for a great night!
 
OK - Here Are Some Pictures

I am totally wasted and trying to recover. Everyone is on their way back home. What a fabulous time!!! I will post my picture album totally unretouched and not yet captioned. You fill in the blanks. Thanks everyone for coming and providing a great time. I will caption the pictures later. Everyone - check out Charlie giving Jeff a massage with the Kirby Turbo Sander. The pictures speak for themselves.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/[email protected]/album?.dir=/f8b2&.src=ph
 
pictures

Fred, i love the pictures, i'm glad everyone had a good time. I love the Kirby 562! That is the Kirby i grew up with. I really like that Eureka upright that Mark and Morgan were looking at. Pretty new looking for a machine that debuted in the late 40's!
 
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Fred,

You are the perfect host!! The pictures don't tell the whole story. We had the most wonderful meal prepared by our Host and his assistant Terry Latz. My thanks to all for a wonderful weekend. It was great to see everyone and enjoy all the different vacuums. I had some first time experiences using machines. First for a Compact and the Hoover Constilation, Inovation and Savy.

Marty, the Eureka you spoke of earlier is a machine that I purchased from Hans Craig. Can you tell me what years that machine was produced. I have the complete tool set as well. It is a model S-250.

Well time to recover and take a little snooze. This old body is not used to those 2 AM mornings anymore!!! Fred used his head and took tomorrow off,, now why didn't I think of that!!!
 
I can't take tomorrow off...

its month end, I've got 2 more 12 hour days yet, I wish I could just call in tomorrow!
I spent most of the afternoon/evening with Little Fred, we visited a locak thrift store, then dined on home-made chicken soup, then played with more vacuums. Its been a fun weekend, but now my A** is draggin!
Off to sleep for me now!
 
morgan

hey morgan, i have seen magazine print ads for that eureka in mags from 1947 and 1948. I thought when i saw those " damn, they've ( eureka ) had that same hood design forever!" The ad said something like " this vacuum walks by itself or on air or something like that. I glad you had a great time. oh, how do those attachments attach? underneath where the brushroll is or on top like the sixties uprights? and what attachments are included?
 
More Pictures...

I have a few pictures, too..

Tons and tons of fun! The dinner was amazing, the vacuums were fabulous, and the company of everybody was the icing on the cake! Happy Birthday again, Fred... (Mar. 2) I can't believe this weekend came and went so quickly!

Oh, and for those who are interested... I didn't have to sleep in the Garage. :)

-Fred

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/retro...://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/retroderf/my_photos
 
Taffy?

(delayed reaction---)

O M GAWD. I haven't heard that one in AGES!

Mehinks I need to go to a Taffy pulling contest. Aren't they usually chruch sponsored?

(RUNS for the hills).
 
I too am "dragging" a bit today after such a fantastic weekend. The pictures shared don't tell the whole story, we really had a fun time. As always Fred was a fantastic host. Those turquoise Frigidaire appliances are beautiful and when Jeff finds the right house he is going to have one great looking kitchen. The KA dishwasher is in wonderful condition and I can't wait to see where Fred decides to put it. A great time was had by all!! Terry
 
Paging Miss Charlotte Hollis!

Here Charlotte Hollis, (Mark), tries out Captain Morgan's, (Morgan), 1956ish Eureka upright with the ORIGINAL disturbulator. "Disturbulator"--how great is that a name for a brushroll?
 
What the hell is a disturbulator?

Well, here it is. Check out the neat rows of brushes and it is a killer cleaner. Morgan also brought the complete set of tools in the original box.
 
Another shot of the attendees.

Here you see Ida surrounded by the vacuum crazies with his "new" Kirby 562 that was his birthday present from the group. Also, a new face and that would be Miss Karen Barth, Fred's assistant from the office.

This was one of the best mini-meets we have ever had. Thanks Ida & Co. for a wonderful time!
 
Captain Morgan's Eureka

Helen, (you know who you are!) So Morgan's Eureka is from 1956ish? I have an ad from a 1947 Good Housekeeping with a model Eureka that looks like that. Maybe they kept that model going for a long while. Aunt Modette. ( MY other name) I guess we all have one, don't we?
 

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