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Singer vacuum of the Day! |
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Post# 191083 7/23/2012 at 08:20 (4,294 days old) by Durango159  (State College, PA) |
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I think this is kinda random that today's vacuum of the day is a Singer. I was just reading old posts on Sunday, and someone had asked about a particular attachment in another members photo. Now here that attachment is. A rug tool for a vintage Singer canister vacuum. This was probably one of the very first ever turbine powered vacuum tools. It looks big enough to have a turbine fan housing and probably a 9 or 10" agitator. At the time it was $19.95, so in todays economy that's probably somewhere around $65.
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| Post# 191156 , Reply# 1 7/23/2012 at 23:01 (4,293 days old) by BriGuy (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
Preco Power Brush | ||
| Post# 191157 , Reply# 2 7/23/2012 at 23:03 (4,293 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
Yes, that turbine nozzle was called a "Preco", and was avalible with alot of cannister and central vacs in those days.
Back in the late 1960s, early 70s, we had several neighbors that had Beam Central Vacuum systems installed in their homes, and most all had this same Preco Power Brush. I remember using them alot and being facinated by them. As far as how welll they worked, They were OK, but not overly powerful. Better than a strait suction nozzle anyway. They worked the best on short nap, or low pile carpets. Alot of people had the deep long shag carpet back then, and i know the Preco didnt do much for that, but there again, better than a strait suction nozzle could do. Of course, back in those days, you had to RAKE the shag with a plastic rake, then vacuum, then rake again so the carpet fibers would stand up. Looked beautiful until the minute someone walked across it! | ||
| Post# 191202 , Reply# 3 7/24/2012 at 12:38 (4,293 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Preco! The Preco power brush was introduced in 1959 on Singers Golden Glide, also as an optional fit all accessory , Consumer Reports raved about how great it was. | ||
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Post# 191415 , Reply# 4 7/25/2012 at 17:50 (4,291 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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