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Thread Number: 32954
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
How much is this vacuum worth? 111 years old. |
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| Post# 360404 , Reply# 1 10/5/2016 at 13:20 (2,759 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
To quote my late grandfather... | ||
| Post# 360406 , Reply# 2 10/5/2016 at 14:13 (2,759 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine) | ||
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| Post# 360412 , Reply# 3 10/5/2016 at 14:58 (2,759 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
Very few membere are into these machines.
I am, but as you see, I have a basement full of them. Fact is they didn't work even when new! These are two person pumpers and nobody's strong enough or can pump at the speed in order to be effective. The only good thing about them was they were the starting point for many companies who made great strides in the vacuum cleaner industry.
As to price? Don't aim too high, these are not collectables, only serious enthusiasts are even remotely interested. I advise you keep it as a great conversation piece. If you want the history on it, just ask me, or send me an email at Ralextaber@gmail.com, keyword Non-electric's. 
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| Post# 360413 , Reply# 4 10/5/2016 at 15:22 (2,759 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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sptyks is perfectly correct, the best you can get is a few dollers for this. I was told in no uncertain terms by my other half "don't get any more vacuum cleaners!"
These machines worked on a self contained bellows system to create suction, and as it's now one hundred and eleven years old, the bellows made of leather would be worn out. Mine are strictly for the historical value, not the financial. I advise you to place it in a corner of the living room, and let people ooh and ahh over it. I see you have the paperwork, frame it, let people read it, then sit back and listen to the comment most of us here grew up hearing. "You collect what?!!!" Like I said, if you want the history of the non electric's I can tell you, but don't expect to make a fortune off of this. Sorry to put a pin in the baloon, but that's just the way it is. 
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Post# 360426 , Reply# 5 10/5/2016 at 18:27 (2,759 days old) by electrolux137  (Los Angeles) |
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| Post# 360436 , Reply# 6 10/5/2016 at 23:42 (2,759 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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| Post# 360522 , Reply# 8 10/7/2016 at 10:01 (2,757 days old) by Marks_here (_._) | ||
Can't ya just feel | ||
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Post# 360525 , Reply# 9 10/7/2016 at 10:17 (2,757 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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| Post# 360528 , Reply# 10 10/7/2016 at 11:51 (2,757 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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| Post# 360543 , Reply# 11 10/7/2016 at 20:44 (2,757 days old) by chad (texas) | ||
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It s one of those items that if I saw it at an antique shop, I might give 20 or 30 bucks for. Of course, yours might be the diamond encrusted model. I'm partial to pictures myself. | ||
| Post# 360544 , Reply# 12 10/7/2016 at 20:46 (2,757 days old) by chad (texas) | ||
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What I mean is, I ve bought things that I didn t figure I would ever want, just because they were so nice. | ||
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