Thread Number: 32365
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Need help identifying Regina Electrikbroom model year |
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Post# 355753 , Reply# 1   7/9/2016 at 16:00 (2,840 days old) by Vinvac (Dubuque IA)   |   | |
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Post# 355754 , Reply# 2   7/9/2016 at 16:02 (2,840 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
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This isn't an easy question to amswer, Regina made thousands of them with improvements galore!
I tried to locate the info on the 'Rug Rile Dial' which goes back to the late 1960's, but to pin-point the exact year is next to imposible. I'd say your grandma bought it in 67, but that's simply a guess. Go back to how old you were back when you first saw it. The fact that it still works says a lot. Some history here. Regina was a music box company before adding the non-electric and early electric vacuum cleaners to the line around 1909. They made upright machines in the 1930's and canisters up to the late 1970's (perhaps longer.) As to the Electrikbroom, the first was the model 1 (duh) which came out right after WW11, I think 1949, and I can say that as I have a model 1. The nozel was rubber and it was (is) a great machine. This was when Regina also got into floor polishers. The Electrikbroom was a favorite of motel chains like Howard Johnson's, and the early Holliday Inn's as they were light, easy to use and fit nicely on a maids cart. In the 50's they were everywhere. If you contact me at Ralextaber@gmail.com I can provide you with info on the company. Regina was based out of Rahway, New Jersey. Good luck in your search, but I think 1968 is correct. This post was last edited 07/09/2016 at 21:01 |
Post# 355765 , Reply# 3   7/9/2016 at 20:36 (2,840 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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A picture of the little square "ratings plate" sometimes can provide clues to the year it was made: the exact way the company is listed, American place of manufacture, motor power etc. If you can upload this to this thread, it may provide more clues to the experts here at Vacuumland.
The brand graphic on the bag indicates pre-1970's, methinks. In the 1970's, Regina started using cloth shrouds that had no writing, just a variety of nice patterns and colours. |
Post# 355784 , Reply# 4   7/10/2016 at 06:51 (2,840 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)   |   | |
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About 1970 seems right. You can often find household items in older catalogs as a reference. As above nozzle is backwards. Fan housing should be turned so both cord hooks are on same side. |
Post# 355820 , Reply# 5   7/10/2016 at 18:22 (2,839 days old) by Sindi (Bothell)   |   | |
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Thank you for offering to help. My mom will take a picture of the ratings plate today and send it to me. She lives in a different state. |
Post# 355822 , Reply# 6   7/10/2016 at 19:22 (2,839 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 355828 , Reply# 7   7/10/2016 at 22:57 (2,839 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 355843 , Reply# 8   7/11/2016 at 07:54 (2,839 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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Post# 355850 , Reply# 9   7/11/2016 at 08:55 (2,839 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 355889 , Reply# 10   7/11/2016 at 19:12 (2,838 days old) by Sindi (Bothell)   |   | |
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Post# 355919 , Reply# 11   7/12/2016 at 07:26 (2,838 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Thank you for posting the ratings plate. Wow...5 amps...that's actually quite powerful for a stick vac of the time. I still say it's from late 1960's because of the old vertical letters on the cloth sheath. The original Electrikbrooms had that but I'm pretty sure that vertical lettering disappeared by 1970. Anyone have some catalogue pages from that era?
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Post# 355921 , Reply# 12   7/12/2016 at 07:53 (2,838 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)   |   | |
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