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Post# 227648 , Reply# 1   4/9/2013 at 22:45 (4,006 days old) by myvacsrock (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 227649 , Reply# 2   4/9/2013 at 22:46 (4,006 days old) by myvacsrock (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 227650 , Reply# 3   4/9/2013 at 22:47 (4,006 days old) by myvacsrock (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 227651 , Reply# 4   4/9/2013 at 22:48 (4,006 days old) by myvacsrock (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 227734 , Reply# 5   4/10/2013 at 15:23 (4,005 days old) by dirtmaster37 (Ypsilanti, Michigan USA)   |   | |
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Post# 227737 , Reply# 6   4/10/2013 at 15:40 (4,005 days old) by myvacsrock (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 227738 , Reply# 7   4/10/2013 at 15:40 (4,005 days old) by myvacsrock (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 227942 , Reply# 9   4/11/2013 at 16:26 (4,004 days old) by appliguy (Oakton Va.)   |   | |
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I especially like the striped bag...you did a great job on giving it the ol' spa treatment too......PAT COFFEY |
Post# 228057 , Reply# 10   4/12/2013 at 03:07 (4,004 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Very nice Sunbeam vacuum-didn't know Sunbeam made uprights like that until now.Sunbeam always made nice peices of equipment! |
Post# 228098 , Reply# 11   4/12/2013 at 12:11 (4,003 days old) by dirtmaster37 (Ypsilanti, Michigan USA)   |   | |
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Just a chime in....
The Sunbeam Company only made their own canister vacuums, and maybe their scrubber buffers to my knowledge. Sunbeam, I think found the cost of making their very OWN upright too high, or maybe just never even tried to make their own. However, to stay competitive they needed an upright.. So, they farmed out for an upright, and ended up choosing Singer Sewing Machine Company, who rebadged/re-bodied their then current TWIN-Fan style upright for them. There was also TMK a three or four model tier kinda thing.This one being at or near the bottom. I know someone who has this same color match to the era of machine, but his has a Cord Reel, and a Headlight. Which usually denoted a TOL model. IMHO, These machines if properly set-up, properly used, properly maintained and serviced when needed, were for the time one of the better vacuums. They WERE louder than average, and were more "quirky" than a contemporary Hoover Convertible. At the time the machine that every vacuum was judged against. However, when the average housewife used it like most of the world uses their vacuums they did NOT hold up too well. Singers had higher than average mortality rates it seems. This example was used very lightly and so it survived. I personaly have a upper middle of the line later model with a two-speed handle switch, and a headlight done in the more familiar drab green colors of the seventies. I also have a few Singers that are low mileage and look very similar to this... I love these TwinFans.... Chad |
Post# 316019 , Reply# 12   2/19/2015 at 02:52 (3,326 days old) by columbus (South-Africa)   |   | |
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Here in South- Africa, we were more familiar with the small sunbeam canister vac's. They were sold in the category of the toshiba's, sanyo, hitachi's and then of course the sunbeam. Although all from Japan they were very similar in many ways, but earned respect as they went along. This of Course the mid 70's to mid 80's.
Small however powerfull and Cheap at the time. I have never seen an upright sunbeam, and absolutely love the one you posted above. It is so cool. I wonder what it looks like in the borttom and did you have an option of tools, or not. Very very nice. Adrian Smith |