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"Interstate" Vacuum Cleaner Accesory BARN FIND
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Post# 237511   6/23/2013 at 22:04 (3,951 days old) by classicfan1 (Ohio, USA)        

I found this on a pick Saturday morning, it was in a barn that was about to fall over. I think its an airbrush that you hooked up to a vacuum cleaner. The box is in bad shape, but I see it says "All Purpose Spray Gun" on one side and something about a scalp massger on the other. It was operated by flipping the switch on the vacuum to "blow". I don't know if it was ever used, the instructions are still inside the spray gun bottle! Was this a good find? I have seen vacuum accessories for hair dryers, floor polishers, buffers, and even a shampooing attachment for my grandma's Kirby, but I never saw a scalp massager or a spray gun and certainly not in the same package.





Post# 237512 , Reply# 1   6/23/2013 at 22:08 (3,951 days old) by classicfan1 (Ohio, USA)        
Contents

of the box

Post# 237513 , Reply# 2   6/23/2013 at 22:40 (3,951 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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the part on the far left is screaming Compact

Post# 237514 , Reply# 3   6/23/2013 at 22:52 (3,951 days old) by kenkart ()        
Interstate Engineering...

Made Compact and Revelation, I think this was one of those"I will give you this if you buy today" deals, certainly late 50s early 60s.

Post# 237542 , Reply# 4   6/24/2013 at 05:46 (3,950 days old) by classicfan1 (Ohio, USA)        
hmmm

So this was a promotional item? Did Interstate ever build their own vacuum cleaners?

Post# 237560 , Reply# 5   6/24/2013 at 09:30 (3,950 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)        

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I think just the two mentioned above.

Post# 237743 , Reply# 6   6/25/2013 at 15:14 (3,949 days old) by danemodsandy ()        
Interstate:

Based in Anaheim, CA, as the company that made both the "Compact" and "Revelation" brands of vacuums. Compact was door-to-door sales; Revelation was sold in stores.

The Deluxe Accessory Kit shown was a "persuader," as has been mentioned. It was given with purchase to close a deal when the prospect was wavering. The rubber scalp massager and spray gun came with our C2 purchased in 1955 (as a "leftover" 1954 model). They were never used to my knowledge in the thirty years Mom owned the vacuum.

The rubber part of the massager that has the hose-end fitting goes onto the other, cylindrical part; you then turn on the vacuum and rub the toothed end of the cylinder over your scalp.


Post# 237771 , Reply# 7   6/25/2013 at 17:57 (3,949 days old) by Electrolux137 (Los Angeles)        

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See link for more Compact info...


CLICK HERE TO GO TO Electrolux137's LINK


Post# 237889 , Reply# 8   6/26/2013 at 19:30 (3,948 days old) by classicfan1 (Ohio, USA)        
Thats cool! I learn something everyday!

Well now that I know the story behind this find, as a picker, I have to pop the question. Is it worth anything?

Post# 238022 , Reply# 9   6/28/2013 at 07:39 (3,946 days old) by classicfan1 (Ohio, USA)        
Any ideas

on what this might be worth?

Post# 238148 , Reply# 10   6/29/2013 at 02:46 (3,945 days old) by Electrolux137 (Los Angeles)        

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Frankly, with the poor condition the stuff is in, it would most likely be of little to no value to collectors.



Post# 238270 , Reply# 11   6/29/2013 at 22:26 (3,945 days old) by classicfan1 (Ohio, USA)        
Ouch!

The attachments aren't bad, just really dirty. I'll clean them up and see if I can save the box.


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