Welcome to a fellow Vac Collector
Glad you joined Kyle. I have been fascinated with vacuum cleaners since I was 3 years old ... that was in 1949!
My collection consists of 27 Pre World War II machines. My oldest is a 1921 Hoover. My pride and joy is an Airway from about 1925; took me 20 years to find that one!
I have 2 other machines that are very special to me! A 1949 Sears Kemore Upright and Hoover Convertible model 33 ( the Lavender one) from about 1962. The 1949 Kenmore is identical to the one my dad gave my mom for Christmas that year. And it was replaced by the Hoover Model 33 in 1962. Mom had the Hoover until her death in 1977. As I said, these 2 machines have a special meaning to me.
But, your collection is amazing. What do you have? What are some of your favorites? How long have you been collecting? Where did you find them all?
I went out to the Hesco site. If you haven't discovered Hesco yet, the link is below. It is great for diagrams and parts.
They have the motor you need but...NOT for cheap...$73.84 plus shipping! Would have been out of my league at your age!
I do have another suggestion for you. Are there any independent vac shops in your area that have been around for awhile?
I have developed a relationship with the owner of one of these shops...Family Vac. It is where I take my "daily drivers" machines for repairs. He knows that I collect old machines and thinks it is funny. For many years, he has bought the trade-ins from the local Kirby distributor which maybe cost him $300 or $400 for 30 to 50 machines. He either re-furbishes them and sells them to customers looking for a good used machine, or he uses them for replacement parts for customer repairs. His customer's love this because it keeps their cost down.
But, his 3000 square foot basement is stacked with shelves full of these machines, as it the 2nd and 3rd floor of his old building! What I have found in dark dusty corners has been amazing! The first time he let me do this and I found a 1941 Royal tank and asked him how much (thinking $30.00 or more) he said $5.00! I just about fell over! In fact, this is where I found the Hoover Model 33 Convertible like Mom had! I happened in to buy some bags, and he said that he had put a couple of old machines out by the dumpster, did I want to go take a look! He gave me that machine!
Anyway, if you have a similiar resource in your area, you might get lucky. If not, here is the link to Family Vac here in Sioux Falls is ...
www.familyvac.com/. You will be able to see from his website what I was describing. You might email them ( his wife works there, too) and see if they have the motor and how much it would be. Let them know you are a collector and how old you are...they will get a kick out of that.
The hesco link is below. When you get to the home page, to view the diagrams of vacs, click on "Vacuum repair parts". This will take you to a page where all the brands are listed on the right hand side. Click on the a brand and the next page will take you to a page displaying model numbers. When you find the model you need and click on it, an Adobe file will open with exploded views of the machines with each part identified and then list by their stock number. Either print out the picture or make a note of the stock nuumber.
Go the left side of the screen and click on the "Online Catalog" and when that page opens, enter the stock number you have in the " Quick Pick" search. wWhen you hit enter it will come back with the item, price, etc.
By the way, the motor number you are looking for is 6317/6337/6347/6367 Hesco's stock number is P-000062(this would be the number you would get from the diagram and enter into the "Quick Pick' area.
I apologize for turning this into such a long post. If you have any questions about hesco or Family Vac..shoot me an email at
[email protected].
Again, Welcome and Great to have you Onboard.
Hesco is your source for a wide variety of Vacuum Cleaners, Floor Machines and Parts, Janitorial Supplies, Office Supplies and Furniture.
www.hescoinc.com
