Thread Number: 36842
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Modern Hygiene Vacuum |
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Post# 394086   6/30/2018 at 08:45 (2,121 days old) by dorie (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Inherited this Modern Hygiene Vacuum. On the vacuum it says: Modern Hygiene, 1942 Model 220, R. A. Geier Company, Cleveland, OH, Patents #s on canister. Looking to sell. |
Post# 394121 , Reply# 1   6/30/2018 at 21:52 (2,120 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 394192 , Reply# 2   7/2/2018 at 09:05 (2,119 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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The Modern Hygiene was built by Royal for Modern Hygiene Sales Corporation of Boston. Like Health-Mor (filter queen) before them, Modern Hygiene just had Royal manufacture an 'exclusive' version for their door to door sales force. It was a fairly pricey machine for what you got, which was a Lamb motor, a cloth bag, and a stove pipe.
Modern Hygiene as a sales company was gone by the mid 1950's. I believe there were three tank cleaners (I may be wrong, there may only have been two tank models), a hand vac, and I believe an upright. All Royals just private labeled. Your Modern Hygiene is the less desired model of the tank types. The model that followed yours was gorgeous, designed by a very famous industrial designer, and is very valuable in excellent condition. I see a number of Modern Hygiene tank cleaners the same model as yours on eBay over the course of a year. Unfortunately, none of them bring over about $50. This is a picture of the valuable model from 1950, you can see how much more refined it is. It's also a huge monster, very long - longer than any Electrolux.
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Post# 394214 , Reply# 4   7/2/2018 at 14:41 (2,118 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Post# 394554 , Reply# 5   7/9/2018 at 06:30 (2,112 days old) by dorie (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Thank you for the info! Is that Judy Carne on page 3? |