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Hi,
I have a moderately sized collection with about 50-60 machines. Most of them are stored in my “shop”. I’m having trouble storing them as I have so many. Any advice of how to do it to use the best of my space? Here a pic.
-Jack

I have a H84 I'm restoring and have some questions.

First question - I have a headlight cap that won't stay up. Looking at the Heritage parts diagram, I don't see a spring between the back end of the fancase/bearing plate casting and the headlight pin, as you would, say, on a Sanitronic type machine? How does the headlight cap stay up on Heritages?

Second ques...

If any of my fellow Eureka fans want to see the old Eureka Williams logo wander around your home on top of a pretty good robot vac, China’s Midea company has created a modestly-priced cleaner for you guys! I was just looking at the latest Consumer Reports tests of robotic vacuums, and was happy to see that the top-rated cleaner was a Eureka that actually sports the old Eureka Wi...

So, a little while ago, I stopped off at a nearby Goodwill store on my way home from running some errands. Of late, I've gotten to the point that I never expect to find anything of interest, although I still enjoy looking. Today was one of those days when I found a deal waiting for me. Tucked behind several plasticrap machines was a metal Royal upright for the princely (pun inte...

The Short Answer: No. It’s an evolution of segmentation, not extinction.

While wet-dry vacuums (like Tineco or Roborock) have taken the Asian and European markets by storm due to the prevalence of hard floors, cordless stick vacuums (like Dyson) still hold a massive advantage in versatility.

Here is how the market is splitting:

The "D...