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Thread Number: 35446
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Newbie with 3 Vintage vacuums |
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| Post# 381072 , Reply# 1 11/10/2017 at 14:23 (2,348 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 381074 , Reply# 2 11/10/2017 at 14:50 (2,348 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver, Colorado) | ||
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Post# 381078 , Reply# 3 11/10/2017 at 15:45 (2,348 days old) by electrolux137  (Los Angeles) |
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Post# 381080 , Reply# 4 11/10/2017 at 15:50 (2,348 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Post# 381081 , Reply# 5 11/10/2017 at 15:57 (2,348 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 381105 , Reply# 8 11/11/2017 at 02:38 (2,348 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Hi Andrew!
Nice finds there, especially the Electro-Hygiene! I have about 20 of them myself, both straight suction and revolving brush uprights and 4 tanks. Electro-Hygiene began in 1934 as a wholly owned subsidiary of P.A. Geier Company, later Royal. The model 80 was the first, and had a direct wired cord with an inline switch that clipped to the handle but did not go through the handle (similar to a Kirby cord). Looks like yours could be a bit later since it has a pigtail with the cord running through the handle. Next was the model 94, with a hammered finish that was made until they stopped production for WWII.
After the war they resumed production with the model 230, which went back to a smooth finish and new bag design, made from 1945 t0 about 1953, when a revised version, the 2-230 was introduced. it had a more streamlined motor case and the bag color was changed from black to blue. Here are a few pics of mine. First is the 80, and you should be able to see the inline switch. Second is the 94. Previous owner said it had the original bag but it was in terrible shape, so he cut a section from it with the logo and had it sewn to a generic replacement bag. Third pic is my 230, all original, and last pic is the 2-230 with attachments. However, I am missing the wands, crevice tool, and floor brush. The polisher was optional. If you give it a good polishing with some Mother's Mag you will be amazed at how beautiful it will turn out. Hope this helps, and welcome to the group. Jeff | ||
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Post# 381106 , Reply# 9 11/11/2017 at 03:26 (2,348 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Nice selection of vacuums-note they are for hard floors.Any should still give good service with cleaning and lubing-if the bearings aren't sealed.The floor machine attachment for the Electro-Hygene would probably still work in polishing the wood floors the vacs are shown with. | ||
| Post# 381177 , Reply# 12 11/12/2017 at 03:18 (2,347 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Hi Andrew!
Glad I was able to help. The Electro-Hygiene was most likely introduced in Canada later than it was in the US, so your handle is probably original. The grip is a replacement though. The pictures I posted show what the original grip would have looked like, black rubber grip with a diamond shaped metal piece at the bottom. The bag is actually an early Royal bag. Before Electro-Hygiene, there were 3 models of the Royal, the Standard, the Super (which your bag appears to have come from), and the Purifier, which became the Electro-Hygiene. The original bag for the 80 (and the 94 as well) would have been black with the name printed in red and gold, similar to the way it is on your nameplate.
Thank you for posting the pic of the EH with the polisher on it. I have never seen the polisher before, let alone one assembled for use. And by the way, the rug nozzle next to it in the picture is for a model XXX Electrolux. Jeff | ||
| Post# 381186 , Reply# 13 11/12/2017 at 06:10 (2,347 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
I can remember our Timothy Eaton department stores selling Viking Electrikbrooms way back in the 1960’s. Up until the Free Trade Agreement with the US in the 1980’s, all vac makers had separate factories in Canada including Regina/Iona, Hoover, Eureka, General Electric and Electrolux. The little “dirt cup that empties like an ashtray” foretold a longer story related to “bagless” vacuums: Regina’s plant was in Welland Ontario (near Niagara Falls and the NY border). The Electrikbroom plant would eventually become home to Fantom Technologies.
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| Post# 381202 , Reply# 15 11/12/2017 at 13:53 (2,346 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
Great start... | ||
| Post# 381232 , Reply# 17 11/12/2017 at 22:19 (2,346 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Indeed, our friend Doug Smith from Saskatchewan was the first person who taught me all about the legendary history of Canadian vacuum cleaners coming out of one factory in Welland Ontario. After World War II, Switson Industries set up shop in the town and eventually became one of Canada’s largest producers of Canadian vacuums. As the years passed, it seems that Switson became General Signal which produced Regina and Iona appliances. It seems that this led to the establishment of Fantom Industries in the 1980’s in the same city. I imagine proximity to the US border and shipping along the canal were major reasons for Welland’s manufacturing success. See this great link to Doug Smith’s Switson webpage:
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| Post# 381237 , Reply# 18 11/13/2017 at 01:18 (2,346 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Hi Andrew!
The hose you have IS the right hose for your Electro-Hygiene. Both ends are identical with rubber cuffs. Your adapter would insert into one end, and attachments into the other. There were 2 adapters for it. The suction adapter has 3 tabs on it and connects to the front after you remove the nozzle, the exhaust adapter connects to the bag outlet in place of the bag. Looking forward to seeing the pics of the attachments you found, and keeping my fingers crossed for you that they are the right ones! Also, take a look at the pic I posted here of my 2-230 with the attachments. My set is almost complete, but missing the 2 curved wands, floor brush, and crevice tool. The suction adapter is in the hose, and the exhaust adapter is next to the hose. The small bag, short handle, and cord would have been used to convert it to a hand vac. Here's a pic scanned from a brochure that also shows the full set of attachments. Keep looking, you may find the rest of the set elsewhere in the house!
Jeff
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| Post# 381348 , Reply# 19 11/14/2017 at 23:14 (2,344 days old) by icee (Indiana) | ||
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Post# 381368 , Reply# 20 11/15/2017 at 10:39 (2,343 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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| Post# 381462 , Reply# 22 11/17/2017 at 01:36 (2,342 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
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Hi Andrew!
The dust brush, crevice tool, and upholstery nozzle with slider brush are all correct for your Electro-Hygiene, as is the suction adapter with the 3 tabs that I mentioned before. Not sure about the other 2 parts in your picture. The one on the right looks like some sort of cap but haven't seen anything like it and don't know what it's use would be. Hope the wands, floor brush, sprayer, and hand vac parts turn up for you eventually.
Jeff | ||
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