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Post# 245160   8/11/2013 at 10:26 (3,882 days old) by jord123 (new malden surrey london)        

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Hi all could anyone give me some information on this just got this for £1.00 dose anyone know when it was made it needs some rewiring to be done to it any way here it is

Post# 245270 , Reply# 1   8/11/2013 at 19:55 (3,882 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)        

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Aside from the colour of the handle it looks the same as the one shown in the 1976 Argos Catalogue that was posted a while back. I would assume that it would have been made close to that time (say 75-77)

Post# 245312 , Reply# 2   8/12/2013 at 02:57 (3,881 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
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The pedigree of this cleaner goes back almost as far as the dustette!

It first appeared way back in the 1930s as a Vactric with a rather distinctive octagonal body and the nozzle inlet angled down. It was sold as a stand alone cleaner but also alongside the Apex designed (and possibly manufactured) large upright cleaners instead of having an optional tool set for the cleaners. And so it continued, pretty much unchanged, until 1960 when Vactric went bust. It appears that Goblin acquired the design (and possibly the tooling) from Vactric and the machine appeared as a Goblin. It was updated pretty sharpish, retaining the distinctive handle, into the design we see above which, as Doug correctly points out, continued into the 1970s although it did not last quite as long as the Dustette

Al


Post# 245355 , Reply# 3   8/12/2013 at 11:15 (3,881 days old) by jord123 (new malden surrey london)        

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OK thanks very much the date sticker say goblin (bvc) limited

Post# 245445 , Reply# 4   8/12/2013 at 21:59 (3,881 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)        

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Yep - Goblin was made by the British Vacuum Cleaner & Engineering Co. (B.V.C)



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