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Thread Number: 30276
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
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Post# 336026 , Reply# 1 10/22/2015 at 08:16 (3,106 days old) by bvac6  (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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Welcome
Welcome to the site, you'll love it here! It sounds like you did right on the bearings, what oil did you soak the other bearing in? Dont worry about the bakelite cap, I have several like that. The material gets very brittle over the decades. But, what lies beneath the bakelite is the brass cap itself so using a pair of pliers to grip it will unscrew it. As for the brushes I would be more concerned that the short spring will eventually allow the brush to make gappy contact with the commutator and cause arcing which can damage it. If you have the original brushes lying around, measure them (i think in millimeters) and match the size up to a carbon brush supplier. I managed to get nearly the exact size brush for my old Air-Way and it works marvelously. I have customized brushes by sanding them and the unevenness wont hurt as long as it isn't extremely uneven. They should be as close to the originals as possible so the commutator bars wear down evenly. Cool machine though, its very similar to the Eureka of that era that came in maroon or blue/gray.
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| Post# 336034 , Reply# 3 10/22/2015 at 14:40 (3,106 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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| Post# 336037 , Reply# 4 10/22/2015 at 19:04 (3,105 days old) by Vacuummania () | ||
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Looks awesome! Welcome fellow weirdo! :) Nice to have a new face! I've always loved the style of those Westinghouse vacuums. Congratulations on a job well done. | ||
| Post# 336058 , Reply# 5 10/23/2015 at 00:23 (3,105 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Welcome Fellow Westinghouse Lover!
I have 3 of them myself. Think my upright (model F1-46) is a little older than yours, but not much. I also have an SC-1 canister that belonged to my Aunt, and an H-10 hand vac. I also have a Westinghouse fan, percolator, broiler-frypan, and iron. Although Mansfield, OH was the headquarters for the Westinghouse Appliance Division, the vacuums and fan were made in Springfield, MA, but the kitchen appliances were made in Mansfield, in the Westinghouse plant were I worked for 6 months in 1977. By the time I went to work there, the small appliance lines had been sold to Hamilton Beach Scovill, and they were only making washers, dryers, and ranges at the Mansfield plant. I worked on the dryer floor, which was on the 4th floor of the complex.
Here are some pics of my Westinghouse vacs. And remember, "You can be SURE...if it's Westinghouse!" Jeff | ||
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Post# 336064 , Reply# 7 10/23/2015 at 08:03 (3,105 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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Westy
Im glad I could help! Try needle nose vice grip pliers to get into the tight space, just try to be gentle as brass can be soft. I ordered the brushes for my Air-Way and my two speed Regina upright from the company I shared in the link.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO bvac6's LINK | ||
| Post# 336526 , Reply# 8 10/30/2015 at 01:04 (3,098 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Hi Westy!
Glad you enjoyed the pics! As for the hand vac, it's not really outstanding but probably as good as any. Westinghouse was a pretty good place to work when I was there, but years before it was even better! At one time they had their own company band, a theater group that put on plays, teams for just about any sport imaginable, and a company store where employees could buy appliances for 1/2 retail. By the time I worked there, these were all gone and the employee discount only amounted to 10% off at a local retailer. They did still have a cafeteria, and on Fridays they served some of the best perch I ever tasted! Your fridge was probably built in Columbus, OH, but refrigerators were built in the Mansfield plant from the time they were first introduced in 1930 until the line was moved to Columbus in 1954.
You might also be interested in knowing that Westinghouse wasn't the only appliance manufacturer in Mansfield. The Tappan Co., known mostly for ranges, was just a block north of Westinghouse, and Dominion, a popular brand of small appliances, was about 2 blocks east and a block south of Westinghouse. Dominion was actually the first of these to close, I think in the early 70's. Most of the Westinghouse plant is gone now, and the Tappan plant was torn down about 1 1/2 years ago. The Dominion building is still there, but I'm not sure what is there now. Jeff | ||
| Post# 336548 , Reply# 10 10/30/2015 at 11:39 (3,098 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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