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Thread Number: 12229
What is the most unusual vintage commercial vacuum cleaner? |
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| Post# 130945 4/6/2011 at 01:53 (4,767 days old) by Automatic-Shift () | ||
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Any thoughts on the most unusual? I vote for Hoover Guardsman Celebrity. Ron | ||
| Post# 130959 , Reply# 2 4/6/2011 at 06:21 (4,766 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Electrolux! Commercial Automatic! | ||
| Post# 130961 , Reply# 3 4/6/2011 at 07:10 (4,766 days old) by Brandon_W_T () | ||
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The commercial version of the Hoover Model O. cant recall the model number. But it was about twice the size of the already massive model O. | ||
| Post# 130985 , Reply# 4 4/6/2011 at 12:32 (4,766 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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| Post# 130986 , Reply# 5 4/6/2011 at 12:33 (4,766 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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Post# 131037 , Reply# 7 4/6/2011 at 17:21 (4,766 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Royal HDC (1987 and Earlier)
What about all the vintage Royal Heavy Duty Commercial metal uprights from before 1988? You know, models such as 605(A), 606, 607, 608, 611 and 618? All have the usual gray trim and red Adjust-O-Rite plug, but use dark blue bags.
The attached photo is a cannibalized 1985 model 608 with a green bag from a model 882. ~Ben 
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| Post# 131041 , Reply# 8 4/6/2011 at 17:27 (4,766 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Did you know!!???? Royal made the LAST straight suction upright, a commercial model. | ||
| Post# 131044 , Reply# 9 4/6/2011 at 17:29 (4,766 days old) by vac_whisperer () | ||
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Really? What year? Any pics? VW | ||
| Post# 131045 , Reply# 10 4/6/2011 at 17:32 (4,766 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
Most unusual | ||
| Post# 131046 , Reply# 11 4/6/2011 at 17:46 (4,766 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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I dont know The Royal model but it was late 70s, | ||
| Post# 131145 , Reply# 12 4/6/2011 at 23:10 (4,766 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 131146 , Reply# 13 4/6/2011 at 23:11 (4,766 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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Post# 131165 , Reply# 14 4/7/2011 at 01:36 (4,766 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Would NSS Model M qualify as an unusual commercial vacuum-and they are still used today.The only direct air "canister" vacuum I know of. | ||
| Post# 131175 , Reply# 15 4/7/2011 at 08:08 (4,765 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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I sure!!! NEVER saw a Eureka or Lux even remotely like those above, FANTASTIC!!! | ||
| Post# 131239 , Reply# 16 4/7/2011 at 22:49 (4,765 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 131247 , Reply# 17 4/8/2011 at 01:06 (4,765 days old) by vleetx () | ||
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nss "pig" I used to have a couple of the NSS "pigs" and I am here to tell you,, I could suck an entire wasp nest and inhabitants right through it! I got tired of the wasps out in the barn so I took the pig out and sucked them up,,it did not complain at all. | ||
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Post# 131450 , Reply# 20 4/9/2011 at 05:20 (4,763 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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I have one type of commercial Kirby "Comvac" but never seen any commercial use of them. | ||
| Post# 131625 , Reply# 21 4/9/2011 at 21:38 (4,763 days old) by Crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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Here's a couple of those "pigs". Snapped this picture at State Vacuums last year at the Third Semi-annual sesquicentennial Terry Extravaganza! Rick 
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| Post# 131626 , Reply# 22 4/9/2011 at 21:40 (4,763 days old) by Crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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That big turquoise thing is the Electrolux CA mentioned above. This one can be had...... hint hint 
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Post# 132040 , Reply# 23 4/12/2011 at 04:44 (4,760 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Two of my "Pigs" are similar to what is in the above picture.The newest ones are black.My third one is black. | ||
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Post# 245467 , Reply# 24 8/13/2013 at 03:23 (3,907 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Re: kenkart and Royal Straight Suction
Hans (kenkart),
I wanted to point out that the Royal straight-suction vac in question you were referring to was a model 311. That was the last such straight-suction metal upright ever made, and it was also part of Royal's commercial lineup in the '70s. I had found two examples from that decade, the older of the two dating from 1974. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 245486 , Reply# 25 8/13/2013 at 08:13 (3,906 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
Hi Crevicetool. I'm taking the hint. | ||
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Post# 277254 , Reply# 27 4/20/2014 at 01:43 (3,657 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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The J. C. Penney model 2050 upright, which is their equivalent of the Hoover U7057 standard-duty commercial. The JCP version was sold in 1982.
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Hoover-J... If you take a good look at the cord shot, you can see it is missing the third prong which is a requirement for commercial vacuums. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 277298 , Reply# 28 4/20/2014 at 12:52 (3,656 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK) | ||
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Over here.... My latest addition would take some beating- it's the only one I'm aware of and my latest addition...... Seamus CLICK HERE TO GO TO SeamusUK's LINK on eBay 
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| Post# 277381 , Reply# 29 4/21/2014 at 11:02 (3,655 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
Hoover Dial-a-Matic commercial model 
Hammer-tone grey metal base with brushed aluminum body. First use of Quadraflex agitator and WindTunnel technology not seen until years later on consumer models. Also sported a lifetime belt and Hepa bags labeled "Secret NASA Space Age Technology" and resembled the material found at Roswell New Mexico.
I saw one at a thrift store near Groom Lake Nevada once but waited until 50% off day by which time it was gone. | ||
| Post# 277439 , Reply# 30 4/21/2014 at 17:01 (3,655 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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D-A-M comm Should this have been posted 20 days ago?? | ||
| Post# 277468 , Reply# 31 4/21/2014 at 22:39 (3,655 days old) by BikerRay (Middle Earth) | ||
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Post# 277478 , Reply# 32 4/22/2014 at 01:46 (3,655 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Would like to get a Hoover Conquest-but so far the ones I have encountered are so beat up its not worth it.This machine did have a scrap trap of sorts so hard or heavy items would not get into the fan. | ||
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Post# 282049 , Reply# 33 5/27/2014 at 17:10 (3,619 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Charlie (vacman1961),
Here's a few pictures of the model 611s, both from past eBay auctions. The older of the two is dated February 1974, while the newer one with the replacement Royal 880 bag is dated February 1979. I'd love to see one of the 1985-87 ones that use the 5.4 amp motor. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 283230 , Reply# 35 6/5/2014 at 05:48 (3,610 days old) by dryclean1 (walton new york) | ||
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tenant trend machines has anyone ever heard of a brand of industrial floor machines called tenant trend? I have used several over the years including a vacuum cleaner which was as big as a lawn mower and a floor scrubber. They are really neat looking machines,that are always a pretty shade of green. | ||
| Post# 283265 , Reply# 37 6/5/2014 at 10:31 (3,610 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
how could nobody vote, | ||
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Post# 302126 , Reply# 38 10/17/2014 at 03:06 (3,477 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Both the Montgomery Ward-branded Eureka/Sanitaire commercial uprights were rare.
The SP8000, introduced in 1977, was Wards' version of the Sanitaire 641. It ceased to exist by 1981. The wide-track SP8005, called "Wide Stroke" in Wards terminology, was introduced the following year (1978) but ceased to exist by 1980. It was based on the Sanitaire 698. Both machines had 3.5 amp motors, which especially did not go down well for the wide-track version despite the Vibra-Groomer I brush roll. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 302622 , Reply# 40 10/21/2014 at 21:49 (3,472 days old) by chrish97 () | ||
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anyone ever seen one of these Not very vintage but still thought I'd post it | ||
| Post# 302624 , Reply# 41 10/21/2014 at 21:51 (3,472 days old) by chrish97 () | ||
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dirt devil commercial | ||
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Post# 302638 , Reply# 42 10/22/2014 at 01:29 (3,472 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Don't have picures of them-but NSS M1 copies--the Pacific Steamex and the Alley Cat.A non functional Alley Cat was on EBay for awhile-beleive a member has a Pacific Steamex vacuum. | ||
| Post# 302831 , Reply# 43 10/23/2014 at 17:35 (3,470 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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