A couple are still using a vacuum cleaner made in 1925 that also paints, grinds coffee and minces meat. Retired cleaner Mary Waite, 61, and husband Ivor, 63, were given the German Piccolo machine ...

The 2-in-1 multitasker doubles as a stick vacuum (for floors) and a handheld vacuum (for all those hard-to-reach spots). After seeing the fun color options, I was sold, and brought my new toy home.

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