De Stofzuigerkoning has been at Jan van Galenstraat 136H since 1936, and in ninety years it has become the city’s specialist in household vacuum cleaners.
Owner Steven Klijn, 43, sells machines, accessories and parts, and repairs almost every brand.
He says his is now the only shop of its kind in Amsterdam, and that personal service, often with repairs on the spot, sets it apart from the big chains.
Part shop, part museum
The shop doubles as a small vacuum cleaner museum, with an Electrolux from 1934, a model covered in rhinestones and one bearing the old Ajax logo.
Klijn is the fifth owner. His father bought the business in 2008, and Klijn took over after his father died in 2014.
New customers
Customers include hotels, restaurants, gyms and local residents, and Klijn says expats increasingly find him online when looking for durable products.
Unlike his father, he repairs Dyson machines, and he is working on refurbishing discarded vacuums for resale.
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