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General Electric Model AV-1 |
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| Post# 204373 , Reply# 1 10/21/2012 at 22:24 (4,198 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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ive got the ge av4 and mine is from about 1939 so yours should be 1934 ish | ||
| Post# 204428 , Reply# 2 10/22/2012 at 14:27 (4,197 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
 Hi Pamela,
The AV-1 has been a mystery that I am working on, as well as a number of other GE's models. We do have a GE model list that has circulated through the club that shows that the AV-1 stopped being manufactured in 1939. It's hard to say when it first was in circulation, until I can find more evidence about that.
kirbykid ventured a good guess - probably about 1934-35. Can you take pictures of your AV-1 from the back and side and post them here? There was a very similar headlight model that also went out of production in 1939, owned by one of our members.
Anyway, if you can, please take some pictures of your AV-1 and post them here.
Thanks, Pamela. John | ||
| Post# 204434 , Reply# 4 10/22/2012 at 15:10 (4,197 days old) by psvacuum () | ||
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General Electric AV-A More Pictures The back. 
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| Post# 204435 , Reply# 5 10/22/2012 at 15:11 (4,197 days old) by psvacuum () | ||
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General Electric AV-1 Front access to belt. 
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| Post# 204436 , Reply# 6 10/22/2012 at 15:13 (4,197 days old) by psvacuum () | ||
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General Electric AV-1 Close-up of front. 
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| Post# 204437 , Reply# 7 10/22/2012 at 15:14 (4,197 days old) by psvacuum () | ||
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General Electric AV-1 Side view. 
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| Post# 204438 , Reply# 8 10/22/2012 at 15:16 (4,197 days old) by psvacuum () | ||
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General Electric AV-1 Top of the bag, which used a little piece of wood (now broken)to keep the bag's shape, instead of metal. 
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| Post# 204456 , Reply# 9 10/22/2012 at 18:41 (4,197 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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here is mine 
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| Post# 204469 , Reply# 11 10/22/2012 at 20:43 (4,197 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
It's unfortunate you never got a reply from G.E. They've been out of the vacuum cleaner manufacturing business about 40 years now, and production dates are as John pointed out something of a mystery. I myself was always curious about when they merged with Premier, why some G.E. tank cleaners have full runners others have mini-runners, why they stopped making vacuums and how much later did Premier fold?
- Hershel | ||
| Post# 204511 , Reply# 12 10/23/2012 at 01:20 (4,197 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
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Pamela,Thanks for the pictures. It answered a question about the height adjustment and the rear wheels.
Hans - Thanks for that info about Consumers Report. That narrows down the age of the AV-1. Generally, C.R. reviewed machines that were one or two years old (or less), so that puts the AV-1 in the 1935-1936 range.
Hershel - there is a history somewhere here on the Forum of the GE/Premier change in ownership: I believe it was written by "Rugmaster". You can probably do a search here on the Forum to find it. | ||
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