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Thread Number: 30279
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Regina trivia... |
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| Post# 336041 , Reply# 1 10/22/2015 at 19:28 (3,101 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 336042 , Reply# 2 10/22/2015 at 20:33 (3,101 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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RE Oreck Orecks were originally Whirlpools... | ||
| Post# 336052 , Reply# 6 10/22/2015 at 23:10 (3,101 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.) | ||
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Thanks Sven! That's how the Oreck Dutchtech(Phillips produced)had a Regina carryover power nozzle, it went from Regina to Phillips to Oreck. I never think of checking wikipedia, such a great resource. | ||
| Post# 336056 , Reply# 7 10/22/2015 at 23:45 (3,101 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Regina
Here's a model 39 Regina upright. Think it was built in the 30's or 40's. It is a straight suction machine but quite powerful. Motors were supplied by Westinghouse for the earlier models. The attachment between the couplers is a demother, called the "Reginarator," and it also has a floor buffing pad. And yes, I know it needs a good polishing!
Jeff 
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| Post# 336057 , Reply# 8 10/22/2015 at 23:50 (3,101 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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| Post# 336068 , Reply# 10 10/23/2015 at 12:02 (3,100 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
Sven:
Here's where "black and white" are wrong. Lewyt did NOT 'invent' his vacuum - he copied it from Filter Queen. Filter Queen sued him in court, and WON, for patent infringement. The 'black and white' also fails to mention all the people who were either hurt severely or killed by his 'electronic' vacuum cleaner when the rectifier failed and sent 120 volts into their bodies. | ||
| Post# 336069 , Reply# 11 10/23/2015 at 12:05 (3,100 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
Rick, your serial number will date your Regina. it is 70's for sure.
The serial number will be 3 digits long and either the first number is the year or the last number (I can't seem to remember) (example 748 could mean 1977 or 1978) You just have to know what decade the machine is from then figure out the year. | ||
| Post# 336072 , Reply# 12 10/23/2015 at 12:18 (3,100 days old) by blknblu (CT) | ||
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I am aware of Mr Lewyt and his company. I usually accumulate various pieces of history from different sources so I am not biased. I was just pointing out his obit. | ||
| Post# 336101 , Reply# 13 10/23/2015 at 17:58 (3,100 days old) by vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.) | ||
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Thanks Phillip...but I checked it out, and my serial nbr. is 306? The model nbr. is U940a. Hoover started using U in front of their serial nbrs. as well, always wondered what was up with that. Sooo, back to square one so to speak, we'll just say it's a 70s' brat! | ||
| Post# 336222 , Reply# 14 10/26/2015 at 08:58 (3,097 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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