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NEW cordless Sears,Hoover & Electrolux (of 1965!!) 		[Down to Last]

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Post# 293041   8/11/2014 at 18:26 (3,542 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        

As I moved boxes of magazines and turned a few pages I see something I know nothing about in a June 12,1965 Business Week."Sears sweeps a path with no-cord vacuum--Introduction of its lightweight Kenmore Cordless Vac puts one of the nations smartest merchandisers behind the development of battery-powered large appliances."The picture with the full page article shows a Whirlpool/Oreck vac face down with a hard shell upper body and a lady inserting battery pack in the same area that the Eureka Freedom would later have its battery.It was stated that Sears would introduce the vac"next week".It was to be expensive($159.95)with an expected limited demand.It was less than 16 pounds and said to operate for 20-25 minutes.
The article continues"both Electrolux and Hoover had sweepers on display last year at a Union Carbide Corp.(battery maker)exhibit of cordless equipment."
For more turn to page 41.
Anyone know more?!Could this have been in small Sears catalog for specific 'test'areas?
About 1980 there was a regular size Electrikbroom with battery pack and later a smaller,lighter version.Then the Eureka Freedom of 90s and later the Westinghouse/Fantom Unplugged.The Black & Decker rechargables were smaller.And in recent years Dyson,Hoover and more.


Post# 293061 , Reply# 1   8/11/2014 at 19:54 (3,542 days old) by DesertTortoise ()        

Can you scan the images and post them for everyone? That would be exciting to see.

Post# 293074 , Reply# 2   8/11/2014 at 21:23 (3,542 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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Forget scanning, D.T! So much as a picture would set vacuumland in a uproar! tongue-out
Post# 293075 , Reply# 3   8/11/2014 at 21:30 (3,542 days old) by marks_here (_._)        

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Post# 293083 , Reply# 4   8/11/2014 at 21:43 (3,542 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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They were selling THOSE in 1965!? I'm heading down to Sears now in search of some Duo-Powers! tongue-out
Post# 293093 , Reply# 5   8/11/2014 at 22:02 (3,542 days old) by ronni (USA)        

Thanks for sharing that info, Jimmy; very interesting. I am eager to find out if anyone has more knowledge on the subject!

Mark David, thanks for posting a photo of a 1920s catalog entry of vacuum cleaners. I've never heard of either brand--but then I'm mostly interested in mid-century machines.


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