If I remember correctly, this was Dirt Devil's only rear bagged machine. Saw one at the thrift store the other day, but it was in terrible shape. she hated it, but I did love the fact that it reminded me of a Kirby. wonder if you could mix a red and black bag and body and call it the "Black Widow?" I knew a kid when I was in high school whose mom had our red Broom Vac. I looked all over the internet to find a picture of the package of bags that I posted when I couldn't find one of the actual machine on the other thread. she had a tri level so there was one on each floor, the stick broom for the kitchen and the hand vac for all of those steps.I am so glad that you posted a picture of this. Mothers friend had a MVP, Ultra MVP, and the very first Dirt Devil Vision, the hand vac and the stick broom. My mothers friend had a nephew who worked for Dirt Devil when they were still made in the USA, he would always send family new dirt devils frequently. she used it at home for 3 or 4 years and then took it to her flower shop where it was used and abused until late 2004, the switch was bad and had a toggle switch bolted on it as a replacement, handle release was broken, bag door was taped together, hood slightly warped, hose taped in several spots/ Its death came because of being in 2 feet of water from a flood. I have never really been a fan of Dirt Devil,īut I remember when my aunt got a Dirt Devil Deluxe sometime in 1993, If I recall correctly they were new or fairly new on the market. Now, if anyone ever sees a Cruiser on Ebay, (the more modern, but still rare power drive chrome and blue model), please let me know! I guess they are in a way when the are plugged in :o) Didn't Dirt Devil also make one like the soft bagged one on the right side called the Lite, that didn't come with attachments? I remember many some of those came in hunter green or blue or maroon as well. and I wanted them to be alive like the vacuum on Brave Little Toaster. I always pictured living in a big mansion and using those to clean it up. We got one with ours, and I wanted all the Royals so bad, I just couldn't stand it. I think I have the little paper that came with those that has the 90's line up on one side and the Royal line up on the other. Looks like almost a complete collection there minus the can vacs and triangle stick vac. On the second one, the wheels came off (then it started burning belts), the attachment clips came off, and the hose/floor lever snapped off, poor thing! She pulled her glasses down, looked over them, and said in a high pitched tone, "Well what do you expect with a name like dirt 'devil'?" I'll never forget that! That was our second one, the first one stopped turning on within a month so we exchanged it (first one had a red switch, second one had a gray one). after using the Dirt Devil for so long, that Eureka Bravo felt like a top notch machine! I remember we used it to clean the church and the as I was doing the sanctuary, the snooty minister's wife walked in just as the back wheel flew off. she was offended, but I asked for vacuum every year and never got one because they didn't want to encourage me! It was between our Singer System and our maroon soft bagged Eureka Bravo. The uncle that raised me gave it to my aunt for Christmas one year (rednecks). We had the second one in from the left when I was growing up. I always pass on them because I'm not crazy about hard bodied vacs (save the s/p w/t), and they always have broken handle releases, and broken, taped up bag doors and handles. The Ultra MVP is missing the Edge Wedge! I do see the regular MVP from time to time in thrift stores. I too have noticed it's almost impossible to find one on Ebay, especially a Broom Vac, though they seem to be more common than the others. Out of those the, the Broom Vac is my favorite. I also like them and wish Dirt Devil still made machines like that.
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