1970s? Vintage Kenmore Canister Vacuum Cleaner found at Goodwill today

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Captainclock

Hmm, maybe you have an older version of my vacuum? Just a guess.

I think, I have that machine in my posession for at least 20 years and it was a few years old at the time.
BTW, are you familiar with a Riccar upright.

[Captainclock]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

I think, I have that machine in my posession for at least 20 years and it was a few years old at the time.
BTW, are you familiar with a Riccar upright.

I think so, I've seen them around at the local vacuum shop and at the goodwill where I work at. Why?

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Captainclock

I think so, I've seen them around at the local vacuum shop and at the goodwill where I work at. Why?

A lady had one in her cart at the local thrift.
She said she wasn't that impressed with her Dyson.

[Captainclock]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

A lady had one in her cart at the local thrift.
She said she wasn't that impressed with her Dyson.

Interesting... We currently have a first generation Dyson upright vacuum that I use at work to sweep the entryway and the rug in front of the entrance at the Goodwill I work at and it seems to work pretty well for what it is. I also have one of the old pro-grade Hoover Upright vacuums from the late 1970s, early 1980s that was one of the first "bagless" vacuums ever made, it was the commercial grade version of the residential grade vacuum that Hoover made at the time that had a very similar design but different model name, which interestingly enough my parents, and my grandparents both had the same vacuum (my grandmother still has and uses hers whereas my parents got rid of theirs almost 20 years ago when they decided to replace it with an Electrolux canister vacuum).