Thread Number: 34838
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Newbie help: Interstate Engineering Compact Identification |
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Post# 376008   7/28/2017 at 06:19 (2,457 days old) by benjbutler (Richmond, TX)   |   | |
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Hello! How do identify the vintage and model my thrift store treasure? Thanks for you help! Please see attached photo. |
Post# 376009 , Reply# 1   7/28/2017 at 07:52 (2,457 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 376011 , Reply# 2   7/28/2017 at 09:13 (2,457 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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That's a Model C-2, made by Interstate in El Segundo, CA between 1950 - 1956. It was made as a Compact brand, which was sold by door to door salesmen, as well as the Revelation brand, which was sold in Vac Shops.
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Post# 376031 , Reply# 4   7/28/2017 at 14:49 (2,457 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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one, the later, 53 on will have a chrome cover over the switch plate. |
Post# 376033 , Reply# 5   7/28/2017 at 15:15 (2,457 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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The cloth covered hose can be cleaned with a cloth dipped in a solution of woolite and water, rung out almost dry.
The original paint is hammertone finish, the best way to paint would be a very light spray standing from about 12 inches away. Let the paint rain down as a light mist. This will preserve the 'wrinkles', which is the way it was originally. The casing is aluminum on yours - later ones would use a combination of magnesium and aluminum forming a compound Interstate Engineering referred to as "magnalite". |