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Thread Number: 25904
What year is this Vintage Sanitaire from? |
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| Post# 290487 7/27/2014 at 02:21 (3,555 days old) by phoenixman2014 () | ||
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I am thinking this is from the 70s or 80s. I also find it odd that the handle does not match the chrome cover. Also, this cord has been replaced. I think the original cord is black. 
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| Post# 290516 , Reply# 1 7/27/2014 at 07:39 (3,554 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
The shape of the motor hood is very similar to the domestic Vanguard Box-Top upright 2070 from the early 1970's.
BUT: Eureka has been using that hood shape for fan-first Sanitaires right up until the present day. So this will really be hard to date unless some Vacuumlander has a spec sheet for it with a copyright date showing on the bottom. The Dial-a-Nap on this unit has a unique triangular "gripper" on it. Very rare to see that on a Eureka. Though the knob could be a replacement, if it is original, it may help place a date for this vac. | ||
| Post# 290586 , Reply# 3 7/27/2014 at 15:51 (3,554 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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Post# 290590 , Reply# 4 7/27/2014 at 16:03 (3,554 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 290606 , Reply# 5 7/27/2014 at 17:29 (3,554 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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If it has a corporate model plate sticker on the bottom, you may get another clue: if it says Eureka Williams, then it is from before 1975. If it says "The Eureka Company", then it is from after 1975. And, if it says White Consolidated Industries, it is from after 1986.
Let us know what you find if you own this machine! (Incidentally, the motor hood vents were rarely seen on Sanitaires - only on those with curved shaped 1960's style hoods. So the presence or absence of vents on this Sanitaire can't really help us date the machine....) | ||
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