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Silver King Vacuum Cleaner |
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Post# 213265   1/9/2013 at 12:45 (4,096 days old) by hooverman3000 ()   |   | |
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acquired a Silver King Vacuum Cleaner today!! :) was wondering what you guys thought it was worth. Thanks ohh has all the attachments too |
Post# 213291 , Reply# 1   1/9/2013 at 15:11 (4,096 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 213296 , Reply# 2   1/9/2013 at 15:38 (4,096 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 213304 , Reply# 3   1/9/2013 at 16:07 (4,096 days old) by hooverman3000 ()   |   | |
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i dont know much about it myself was hopeing someone would know will post more pics though. |
Post# 213306 , Reply# 4   1/9/2013 at 16:07 (4,096 days old) by hooverman3000 ()   |   | |
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more pics |
Post# 213308 , Reply# 5   1/9/2013 at 16:08 (4,096 days old) by hooverman3000 ()   |   | |
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more pics |
Post# 213338 , Reply# 6   1/9/2013 at 17:15 (4,096 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
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Looks like it was givn quite a workout!
My feeling is that it was a vacuum cleaner used in a school, or other public place. No doubt it's been through a lot. I'd love to see some pictures after the clean up. Certainly can use a new handle. Did you get an instruction book? I think Silver King was an industrial machine. I lived in the western suburbs of Illinois, but don't know where Lyons is. I also love the Elecrtolux B- 8, looks like the one that went with the model G. As I said, Enjoy! Alex |
Post# 213340 , Reply# 7   1/9/2013 at 17:20 (4,096 days old) by squarehandle ()   |   | |
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Does it say Lyons, IL on it??? Neat!!! |
Post# 213342 , Reply# 8   1/9/2013 at 17:24 (4,096 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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In that condition i don't think it's worth much. They seem to sell on Ebay well enough, the more recent ones doing better. Mine has a lousy power team so i think it will be my next bench vac. Link shows one curently selling for $50 plus shipping on ebay.
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Post# 213369 , Reply# 9   1/9/2013 at 19:14 (4,096 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Thompson and sons inc, They made a zillion different versions as well as the Silver Knight Swivel Top, Tania is the absolute expert on these. |
Post# 381416 , Reply# 10   11/16/2017 at 04:57 (2,325 days old) by Timborow (Georgia)   |   | |
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Can these be used for water pick up too? |
Post# 381421 , Reply# 11   11/16/2017 at 08:11 (2,325 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 381434 , Reply# 12   11/16/2017 at 11:59 (2,324 days old) by Timborow (Georgia)   |   | |
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Is there anything special I need to know about how to use it to pick up water? Does it work like a Shop Vac? |
Post# 381436 , Reply# 13   11/16/2017 at 13:01 (2,324 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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You should definitely know that these do not have a float shutoff like a Shop Vac, so if you suck up too much water, it will suck into the motor. And these use a thru-foo motor unlike the later models that are bypass cooled (vacuuming air never touches upper part of motor, uses separate cooling fan and vents on machine), personally, that combined with the woven hose, I would not recommend using this machine for wet pickup, and I wouldn't personally use any of my vintage Silver King machines for it either. In an emergency if it was all I had, I might, but I have more things I'd feel comfortable using before that, including newer models of Silver King. |
Post# 381514 , Reply# 14   11/18/2017 at 03:57 (2,323 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Didn't the SK vacuums include a ball valve and non-electric hose for wet pickup?much like a Fairfax. |
Post# 381553 , Reply# 16   11/18/2017 at 10:29 (2,322 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado)   |   | |
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