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1920's Federal Moto Brush Sweeper
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Post# 301686   10/13/2014 at 14:44 (3,476 days old) by reich4313 ()        

Hi all. I'm new here and stopped by because of a recent find of mine. I came across a 1920's electric Federal Moto Brush Sweeper. It has the original bag and electric cord but I have not tested it. I have tried researching this thing but can find almost nothing but an old ad for it. Can anyone give me any more info on this. Where was it made? How long were they in business? is it desirable to collectors? Did another company buy them out? Or any other general info would be great!

I can post a photo if anyone is interested.

Thanks, Bill


Post# 301702 , Reply# 1   10/13/2014 at 17:26 (3,476 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        

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Photos would be most helpful!! smile


Post# 301783 , Reply# 2   10/14/2014 at 08:33 (3,475 days old) by reich4313 ()        
Pictures of the Federal Moto Sweep Model 33

Hello again. I snapped a few photos and am posting them here. I did answer one of my questions as I saw after cleaning the information plate, that this unit was made in Chicago. Please have a look at the pictures and let me know if you have any information on this. Certainly not a pretty unit like many of those discussed and collected here!

Thanks, Bill


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Post# 301869 , Reply# 3   10/14/2014 at 18:28 (3,474 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana)        
lovely!

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That machine could be a beauty! I love it!

Post# 301930 , Reply# 4   10/15/2014 at 10:44 (3,474 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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The Federal Electric Company is Chicago's electric company. As in the electricity you use for lights and such. The Federal vacuum cleaner was just a private labeled machine that the Federal Electric Company sold to its customers (on time payments - the monthly fee was included with your electric bill). There were two manufacturers of Federal machines, one was Birtman and one was Hamilton-Beach. Mine is a Hamilton Beach.

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Post# 301932 , Reply# 5   10/15/2014 at 11:01 (3,474 days old) by HisMastersVoice (Ferndale, MI)        

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Looks like it's also posted on eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Federal-...



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