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Thread Number: 10987
Dating a Kenmore Manual/Vacuum |
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| Post# 118725 12/19/2010 at 18:56 (4,866 days old) by meba2233 (Webster Groves, MO) | ||
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Hello everyone... I picked up a manual for an old Kenmore vacuum cleaner. Looks 40s or 50s to me but I wanted to see if I could get a better idea. Says it is for model number 116.9815 1 (711). Any ideas? Thanks in advance. Mark 
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| Post# 118734 , Reply# 2 12/19/2010 at 20:42 (4,866 days old) by Crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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BTW - keep an eye out for the mail person..... | ||
| Post# 118748 , Reply# 3 12/20/2010 at 00:19 (4,866 days old) by joe22 () | ||
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hey mark i have a 1949 sears catalog, fall and winter that has the 711 in it. it was the mid level upright 49.99 with out tools, they were 19.99 extra joe | ||
| Post# 118787 , Reply# 4 12/20/2010 at 09:28 (4,866 days old) by meba2233 (Webster Groves, MO) | ||
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Scanned Manual Here is the rest of that manual scanned. It is a large file and takes a minute to open. Mark CLICK HERE TO GO TO meba2233's LINK | ||
| Post# 118927 , Reply# 5 12/21/2010 at 14:53 (4,864 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Im not sure! About the date, but I know who made it..Birtman Electric Co. | ||
| Post# 118929 , Reply# 6 12/21/2010 at 15:13 (4,864 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
Mark -
That style debuted in about 1937, right around the time (a little later) than the "Bugeye" Imperial. For some reason known only to Birtman Electric and Kenmore/Sears, it was kept around for quite awhile. It started off as a polished metal model and eventually morphed into a painted metal model. Somewhere I have research that I did years ago about the Kenmore vacuums, dating each one by year of debut. If/when I dig it out, I'll post a thread about this one. Thanks for the great scans of the manual. | ||
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