Thread Number: 34899
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Just snagged this off Ebay |
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Post# 376557 , Reply# 1   8/8/2017 at 04:00 (2,425 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas)   |   | |
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thanks, Frank. Cool vacuum and even more interesting facts. Thanks for sharing. |
Post# 376558 , Reply# 2   8/8/2017 at 06:11 (2,425 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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The earliest "hip" vacuum?COOL!!!From the second picture-must have been made for animal grooming-horses. |
Post# 376565 , Reply# 3   8/8/2017 at 11:14 (2,424 days old) by DaveVac (Westlake, Ohio)   |   | |
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I saw that on eBay and dragged my feet on buying...then you got it... too cool ! Enjoy |
Post# 376567 , Reply# 4   8/8/2017 at 11:42 (2,424 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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What a nice little machine.
Yours was made by Premier, a division of General Electric. The machine in the patent drawing was made by Frantz Premier, before GE bought them. You'll note the wooden handle on yours, and a metal handle in the patent drawing. I actually have the machine in the patent drawing. It's the earliest known hand vac, with a metal handle and two knobs to hold the shoulder strap. It has a screw-in plug for connecting to light sockets, the bag has a cloth tie to hold it onto the machine's exhaust spout. It's very primitive, but works very well. |