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1939 Vactric Silent Q
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Post# 77822   8/9/2009 at 14:23 (5,345 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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War had yet to be declared March 20th 1939 when Miss E Molyneux of Shotton, Chester bought this cleaner from C Walters & Co Liverpool for £12:12:-

Some years later (around 50 in fact) this model cleaner was source of much fright to myself.

My great grandmothers Silent Q was kept in a small coal house retired but not thrown away after a Hoover Senior 6525C took major role in the household cleaning.

Like any other vac it became an object of my attention until an attempt to stop me playing with it became so desperate I was warned that the cleaner which stood idle for all those years was full of bees and wasps awaiting to "Get me".

Over my childhood years I wouldnt dare go inside the coal house but only open the door and peer inside at the Vactric froma safe distance awaiting some nasty creature to fly out the dark hole entering the cleaner and bite me.

When my Nan sold her house in the mid 1990s I plucked up the courage one day to use the cleaner with her supervision and even open it up to find no insects whatsoever only a little dirt and dust.

The Vactric got left in the house for the new owners to dispose of.

Fast forward to last week when this example came up on ebay and I just had to get it.

In fabulous condition, with a full tool kit and wooden box I thought it would be nice to own the first vacuum cleaner owned in the family.

So here it is the Vactic Silent Q ~ one not to be afraid of.
(ok so im still perhaps a little suspicious LOL)








Post# 77823 , Reply# 1   8/9/2009 at 14:24 (5,345 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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Inside

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Out the box

Post# 77825 , Reply# 3   8/9/2009 at 14:25 (5,345 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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CLose up

Post# 77826 , Reply# 4   8/9/2009 at 14:26 (5,345 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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Cleaner Details

Post# 77827 , Reply# 5   8/9/2009 at 14:26 (5,345 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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Badge

Post# 77828 , Reply# 6   8/9/2009 at 14:27 (5,345 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        
Branding

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Post# 77829 , Reply# 7   8/9/2009 at 14:28 (5,345 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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Handle

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Inside

Post# 77831 , Reply# 9   8/9/2009 at 14:29 (5,345 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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Bag arrangement

Post# 77833 , Reply# 10   8/9/2009 at 14:32 (5,345 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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Inside the bag after I had vacced it it (with another cleaner) and did a test run over the hall carpet.

For such little suction the 240W motor produces I didnt expect to much to be in the bag.

The floor tool is very good at agitating the carpet fibres.

I wonder just how much my Trident is leaving behind LOL.



Post# 77834 , Reply# 11   8/9/2009 at 14:33 (5,345 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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Set up for use.

Post# 77835 , Reply# 12   8/9/2009 at 14:34 (5,345 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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Tool

Post# 77843 , Reply# 13   8/9/2009 at 16:21 (5,345 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)        
Like fine luggage

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It's hard to believe that's 70 years old! It's stunning!

Post# 77939 , Reply# 14   8/10/2009 at 08:10 (5,344 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)        

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Nice find!!!

Its kind of strange how many similaritys there are between it and the Electrolux 12 - eg - switch housing, crevice tool brush, extra elbow for high dusting.


Post# 77951 , Reply# 15   8/10/2009 at 13:13 (5,344 days old) by watsonw (Newport, Shropshire, UK)        
Silent 'Q'

Congrats Robert,

Lovely condition !

I have what I think is the earlier version called the 'de-luxe'....a tubby thing covered in faux snake skin with matching handle....tools indentical to yours........300 watts in power, good machine.


Regards, Walter.


Post# 77957 , Reply# 16   8/10/2009 at 15:17 (5,344 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK)        
earthed connecter

in an earlier thread i mensioned my Granddads Winton Junior and that it had an earthed connecter with a 3 core cord with the earth wire connected to an external metal strip on the connecter.... this machine the same idea

Post# 77960 , Reply# 17   8/10/2009 at 16:22 (5,344 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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Thanks Walter Alan and Douglas,

Glad you like it. The pictures really dont do it justice. Its absolutely wonderful condition wise!

I have scanned the literature that came with it but im having trouble with the guarantee and invoice/receipt so for now I will post the manual and spray attachment information.

Rob


Post# 77961 , Reply# 18   8/10/2009 at 16:22 (5,344 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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Post# 77964 , Reply# 21   8/10/2009 at 16:24 (5,344 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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Sprayer

Post# 77965 , Reply# 22   8/10/2009 at 16:24 (5,344 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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Advertising upright vacs washers and ironers

Post# 78039 , Reply# 23   8/11/2009 at 03:29 (5,344 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK)        
i love it

yes Robert, i absolutely love it mate, great machine

Si


Post# 78041 , Reply# 24   8/11/2009 at 04:16 (5,344 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        

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Rob,
You just need to make sure that it really IS earthed, and only used it with an earth current circuit breaker. And a three amp fuse, or lower (2amp) if you can get them. I have a chum who has got a "belt" off several of his old Vactrics when the insulation has broken down. Nice machine though!
Al


Post# 78048 , Reply# 25   8/11/2009 at 06:00 (5,343 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)        
Vactric

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Congrats Rob on finding the family dream machine!!!and also in great shape with the box and instructions etc...Rob, was the Apex-Vactric add with the instructions??

Doug, isnt it funny we sometimes miss the obvious, after your comments I went back to have another look and yes you can see the similarities to the E-lux etc..

Alistair, a very warm welcome to the club, hope you have a good time looking through the old stuff and I know you have a great knowledge to contribute!!!!

Cheers, Mike


Post# 78088 , Reply# 26   8/11/2009 at 16:28 (5,343 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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Al,

Welcome to the club, nice to see you here. Thanks for the heads up about the earthing.

I have been running it off a circuit breaker, nice as the machine is I dont trust it enough although you make an interesting point about the fuse of which I will check tommorrow to see what the plug has.

I am very wary of it especially around the cord socket into the machine. The prongs inside the plug seem rather close to the outer casing and I do worry about the integrity of the metal work especially around the cleaners switch if one were to touch the metal switch surround.

Guess I ought to rest easy though as its hardly going to be a daily driver unless I were to lay down parquet flooring although the machine really does feel right at home in my house.

Mike yes the Apex Vactric advert came with the cleaner. Nice little bonus to have the whole thing which adds to interest.

I looked up Miss Molyneux's address which was Hawarden Terrace, Shotton Nr Chester but no such address exists it seems(According to Google Earth) but I fully intend to find out who exactly this Miss E Molyneux was and what kind of life she may of lead.

I imagine a trip to Chester City Council offices may shed some light onto the type of house she lived in and the status of the street/area.

For a "Miss" to buy a vacuum cleaner those days it seems like she may have been well off especially to pay cash for it at that.

Perhaps she was a lady of leisure or maybe a lady of the night.... who knows? Would be fun to find out.

She was certainly ahead of her time thats for sure.

My parents certainly didnt have this level luxury before they were married even though it was the late 1970's.

They tell of having to cut the lawn with scissors (lawn was reasonably small and my mother did enjoy doing it) but a lawnmower was low on the list of priorities when the humble pair of Fiskars were to suffice.

Imagine a single lady having a vacuum cleaner in 1939!

Perhaps it was more common than I give credit for, does anyone know?


Post# 78091 , Reply# 27   8/11/2009 at 16:37 (5,343 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire)        

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Oh SHOCK HORROR!!!!

I forgot to say

Cheekily showed my Mum as she left 30 minutes ago (not that keen on my hobby still) and I actually got some conversation out of her about it.

She recognised it quickly and even went as far to question if it was actually the model Nan had.
She seems to think the on/off button was different although isnt sure. Im adamant this was the exact one she had - perhaps they did a couple of Silent Q versions but I specifically know the on/off switch was the one Nans had.

Shame I didnt get the same response when I left the Turbomaster in the dining room before christmas. I half expected her to exclaim that she had one of those but didnt.
and as for remembering Moulinex Majors, she had no clue what I was on about last week.

LOL



Post# 78126 , Reply# 28   8/11/2009 at 21:51 (5,343 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)        

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Hmmm. The adverts raise another question as they are Apex-Vactric machines. President (house brand for State Vacuum Stores in Canada and the US) was made by Bylock in England then later by Vactric for the Canadian Stores and by Apex in the US. The Apex and Bylock Machines looked exactly alike, aside from colour. At the same time I have that same upright thats named as a Vactric in the ad under the name Apex. If you throw that ad into the works all three companies - Apex, bylock and Vactric must have been inter related somehow. I wonder if they were subsidiaries or something? Anyone have any information they can throw in?

Doug


Post# 78162 , Reply# 29   8/12/2009 at 07:54 (5,342 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
Apex. Vactric & Bylock

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As far as I know there is no direct connection between the three companies beyond the US company providing the design (at least) for the two UK companies. Vactric was a relitavly small company, with basically two cannister lines and one upright. The Silent Q appears to have made its first appearence in the mid 1920s. It seems to have been replaced (although the models may have run side by side for a while) with the W100 - which had the leather strap, toggle switch and the cable connector mounted vertically behind the switch shortly before WW2. I believe it was the first sight of the distinctive (and in my view horrible) Vactric runners. After WW2 it was remaned the W101, in an attractive sea green colour, and fixed handle - in my view the most attractive of all of them. It later became the W202 and W404 (and National Utilities) with the brown "bakelite" ends and open chrome handle - it was this model which Doug refers to being on sale in Canada. They also ran a cheaper, lower powered and physically smaller cannister known as the "Popular". In the mid 1930s the introduced an upright similar looking, in many ways, to the Hoover Junior 370. This ran until the late 1950s shortly before the company folded.
I presume they imported the Apex model in order to compete against the Hoover 800/825, or possibly they assembled it from parts. Likewise the washing machines, in order to get a hold (which they never did) on the embryonic washing machine market, as were Goblin. They were still trying to sell washing machine in the 1950s, although by that time the market was expanding rapidly and highly competitative. It would be interesting to know if their single tub wringer machine was also by Apex.
They also did some three head floor polishers and shortly before their demise in early 1960 they produced a new upright, somewhat resembling the Hoover 638 I have only seen those is advertsiments.
In its time the 202/404 was right at the top of the price market, in 1960 it was almost the same price as all new Lux 65 and not far behind the Hoover 652 so it is surprising that there are SO many of these machines still about - they crop up quite regularly on UK ebay, especially when up against more modern machines like the Connie and Lux models. They also seem to have had a fairly extensive operation in Australia as well with an assembly plant and, apparently, a pretty extensive sales force.
Al


Post# 78164 , Reply# 30   8/12/2009 at 08:08 (5,342 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
Still awake? Good ......

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Up until WW2 Bylock was a manufacturer of hair dryers, and it appears that it was not until 1947 that they expanded out into other products such as vacuum cleaners. It would not surprise me if they used Apex designs for the cleaners built in the UK, it happened lots of other times too. They produced quite a few models during their life time, many of them variations on a theme. Amongst the last of their models was the "Tablevac" which jack has previously written about. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING OF? There is a US link with this machine too, perhaps Jack would be so kind as to remind us.
I recently discovered that Bylock were taken over in may 1963 by the Rolls washing machine company, and by June 1964 they were gone - when Rolls went bust. There were extensive legal proceedings not just over this but over Bylock as well, with the directors prosecuted for fraudalent trading although nothing was ever proved (google Richard Reeder Harris for the Daily Telegraph obituary - this has the details).
I was very pleased recently to acquite a Bylock Electramaid which was the first cleaner my parents had and the first I remember. If I can ever get in my loft for cleaners I will load some pictures
Al


Post# 78191 , Reply# 31   8/12/2009 at 12:34 (5,342 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)        

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Hey Al:

Very interesting. I'd love to see more of your collection too. (Especially the Electramaid)

Doug


Post# 78193 , Reply# 32   8/12/2009 at 12:47 (5,342 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

Hey Al, great to have you with us at last!

I'm assuming the US-Bylock link you refer to is Bylock's use of the Bylock-Lewyt See-Thru Speed-Sak. Ingenious idea - a bag with a see-through panel, twinned with a clear window in the machine itself, so you can see when it's full!

Of course, you could argue that this design comes at the slight expense of potential performance, since you lose a section of porous surface area.

I wonder how practical and durable these bags were in day-to-day use!


Post# 78195 , Reply# 33   8/12/2009 at 13:09 (5,342 days old) by vintagehoover ()        

A close-up!

Post# 78276 , Reply# 34   8/12/2009 at 22:50 (5,342 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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I have a Vactric Cylinder also, Model W-202, about which I know next to nothing. Made in Great Britain for Canada, where it ended up in my hands from fabled Petrolia last mid winter. While it is not as vintage as yours it is certainly old. Packed in the box with the manual and other papers was a Trade Vacuum Cleaner Parts & Supplies brochure from Central vacuum Cleaner Service, Toronto Ontario and dated March 10, 1937. I highly doubt mine is the 1937 model. LOL

Complete set of tools in a cardboard tool caddy and still thumping hose. It was packed in it's own labeled but rotting cardboard shipping box.

The wands are the smaller diameter metric size not compatible with standard North American tools and hoses.


Post# 78277 , Reply# 35   8/12/2009 at 22:52 (5,342 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Here I am examining the curious electric heat attachment that piggybacks on to the power cord and socket for a blast of hot air. has a flapper valve so electricity flows to the coils only when a blast of air is passing through.

Post# 78278 , Reply# 36   8/12/2009 at 22:54 (5,342 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Herewith, the manual scans, which may assist our European friends to date it?

Covers


Post# 78279 , Reply# 37   8/12/2009 at 22:56 (5,342 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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pages 2-3

Triple fans which would explain why it is so strong and silent...well, quiet as an Electrolux. :-)


Post# 78280 , Reply# 38   8/12/2009 at 22:57 (5,342 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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pages 4-5

Post# 78281 , Reply# 39   8/12/2009 at 22:57 (5,342 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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pages 6-7

Post# 78282 , Reply# 40   8/12/2009 at 22:58 (5,342 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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pages 8-9

Post# 78283 , Reply# 41   8/12/2009 at 22:59 (5,342 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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pages 10-11 the end

Post# 78284 , Reply# 42   8/12/2009 at 23:09 (5,342 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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The manufacturer's label and hang-up loop.

Stare at the embossed gold 'leatherette' pattern long enough and it starts to move & shift-shape like an M C Escher print.


Post# 78285 , Reply# 43   8/12/2009 at 23:17 (5,342 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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The open ended handle sculpture and the Vactric badge.

This really shows the beauty of the flawless gold leatherette and hose weave.

Tomorrow I will post the 13 page Central Vacuum Cleaner Service (CVCS) Parts and Supplies - Dealers' Confidential Price List booklet which has 1937 Canadian prices for various sweeper brand's parts and even some re-builds on the last page.


Post# 78303 , Reply# 44   8/13/2009 at 04:44 (5,342 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)        
Interesting Facts

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there guys, another piece of the puzzle solved!!! the W202`s and the "National" utilities vacs where very popular here, most of my family had them as my uncle was a Vactric Salesman for a short while.....then most bought the grey Hoover Juniors...heres a few of mine!!!

National Untilities Vac aka w202


Post# 78304 , Reply# 45   8/13/2009 at 04:45 (5,342 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)        
Sea Green Vactric!!!

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very retro!!!

Post# 78305 , Reply# 46   8/13/2009 at 04:51 (5,342 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)        
W202

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I always remember playing with the moth ball thingy as a kid, never understood why we didnt need to use it at the time!!!

Dave yours is a wonderful example of "Out The Box" you do have a knack of finding Jems!! happy hunting!!!


Post# 78306 , Reply# 47   8/13/2009 at 04:52 (5,342 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)        
Uprights

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vactric similar to Hoover junior

Post# 78308 , Reply# 48   8/13/2009 at 04:54 (5,342 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)        
Earlier Upright

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Darth Vader Smooth Rider - Vactric R56

Post# 78311 , Reply# 49   8/13/2009 at 05:58 (5,341 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)        
Vactric Adds

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Uprights & Polishers

Post# 78312 , Reply# 50   8/13/2009 at 05:59 (5,341 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)        
Vactric Adds

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Junior

Post# 78321 , Reply# 51   8/13/2009 at 07:45 (5,341 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Mike, any idea what year(s) the W-202 was made?

Dave


Post# 78326 , Reply# 52   8/13/2009 at 08:40 (5,341 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)        
Dates

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Dave, Am not totally sure, from my looking 1954 - 1963

can anyone else confirm??


Post# 78330 , Reply# 53   8/13/2009 at 10:07 (5,341 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
Not quite

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Dave, Mike

Sorry, can't be those dates. I cannot comment on the start date of 1954, although I would have expected it to be a bit earlier if anything. The W202 was replacd by the W404, I never saw much difference between the two with the exception of the floor tools, although perhaps there was some increase in the motor power and possibly it changed from the gold finish to a different colour. Vactric went out of business in early 1960
Al


Post# 78356 , Reply# 54   8/13/2009 at 19:24 (5,341 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Yes, Al & Mike, I think the graphics and photos have 1940s post-war style to them. At least we can be confident it's not as recent as mid 1950s. I recall the suction reading to be surprisingly high for a cylinder and we have the triple fans to thank for that.

Following is the CVC Confidential Dealers' Price List for March 10 1937.

Enjoy!

Dave



Post# 78357 , Reply# 55   8/13/2009 at 19:25 (5,341 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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pages 2-3

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pages 4-5

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pages 6-7

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pages 8-9

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pages 10-11

Post# 78362 , Reply# 60   8/13/2009 at 19:28 (5,341 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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pages 12-13

Post# 78363 , Reply# 61   8/13/2009 at 19:30 (5,341 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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The fun & wistful back page. Rebuilds.

Post# 233349 , Reply# 62   5/20/2013 at 14:20 (3,965 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)        
heres mine

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this one has no name and the tools are from a vactric upright i changed the hose end to fit this machine the original hose was black with white stripes .i have had this since the 1970s i got it from a jumble sale no one wanted it then so i gave it a home [back in 1971 it woudnt have been that old ]i found the tools years later in a house that was half demolished the suction is not very good but i suppose it would have been better than sweeping by hand the plug arrangement was common here in the uk lots of small appliances had this sort of connection especially electric irons and kettles

Post# 233350 , Reply# 63   5/20/2013 at 14:21 (3,965 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)        
next

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another

Post# 233351 , Reply# 64   5/20/2013 at 14:27 (3,965 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)        
the Vactric

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the lady who bought the vacuum may have lived in shotton in the north of england near a place called chester lea street just a long shot but could be right

Post# 233352 , Reply# 65   5/20/2013 at 14:28 (3,965 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)        
next

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the rating plate

Post# 233353 , Reply# 66   5/20/2013 at 14:29 (3,965 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)        
tools

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inside

Post# 233354 , Reply# 67   5/20/2013 at 14:30 (3,965 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)        
another

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tools

Post# 233355 , Reply# 68   5/20/2013 at 14:34 (3,965 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)        
information

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if anyone can tell me more about this machine i would be very interested i would like to have some indication of its age

Post# 233356 , Reply# 69   5/20/2013 at 14:37 (3,965 days old) by kenkart ()        
Those are!

Just beautiful!! The Vactric uprights shown in those brochures are American Apexes , or a very good copy of the 1930s Apexes, I wish some of those European machines would show up over here!

Post# 233357 , Reply# 70   5/20/2013 at 14:46 (3,965 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)        
vactric

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the sea green one above belonging to chestermikeuk is very similar the difference being the tools on his screw in mine simply push in and the handle of course the black hose is the one i discribed black with white stripes it reminds me of a Goblin cleaner my gran had when i was a boy

Post# 233368 , Reply# 71   5/20/2013 at 16:48 (3,965 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
Vactric W100

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Hi Anthony

That is the Vactric W100 you have there, successor to the Silent Q. Unfortunately I do not know when it started production but it features in the catalogue which has some pages above in 1939 at 8 guineas (£8/8/-) which is about mid range price for the time, equivalent to a Goblin Triumph. A Hoover Junior (with tools) and the Goblin Ace would have been about £13 at the time.


Post# 233371 , Reply# 72   5/20/2013 at 16:58 (3,965 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
Vactric W100

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This model is pretty rare, actually more rare than the Silent Q, its predecessor model. I am not at all sure it was produced after WW2 at all, they may have gone straight into the model W101 production as shown above when they moved into their Scottish factory after WW2. They did have (apparently) an extensive sales and possibly assembly facility in Australia and the W100 style cleaner seems to have gone on much longer down there. Here is a picture of another W100 which was on ebay about three or 4 months ago.The chrome parts may have been repainted if the cleaner was rebuilt during its life

Post# 233372 , Reply# 73   5/20/2013 at 17:06 (3,965 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
Apexs

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Hans

There is no doubt that the Apex_Vactric washers and cleaners are the US company designs, the promotional material for then clearly indicates it. These were clearly pitched up against the Hoover 475/825 models, whether they were imported complete or imported as parts and assembled I cannot say. As was pointed out in the older part of the thread the later Apex canister designs where used by Bylock (and in this case I think they were built here) but Vactric always had their own canister designs from day 1, Bylock only got into canisters (they never produced an upright that I know of) post WW2 as an adjunct of their motor manufacture operation, pre WW2 from around the mid 1930s they only manufactured hair dryers

Al


Post# 233373 , Reply# 74   5/20/2013 at 17:07 (3,965 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)        
back on topic

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Anthony

Thanks for sharing the pictures, it looks like you have a great example of a rare cleaner there

Al


Post# 233604 , Reply# 75   5/22/2013 at 16:57 (3,963 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)        
the vactric

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well guys i had no idea it was that rare or that old i thought perhaps 1950s thanks vacbear for all that usefull info i will take good care of it now i have an idea of its age . My grandma had a similar machine [a Goblin i think] that she bought in the late 1940s when i was four [in 1961]i stuck the hose of the Goblin down the toilet sucking up all the water the machine just kept on running until grandma turned it off after a little holliday in the airing cupboard it was fine and carried on working well into the 1970s cheers guys

Post# 343699 , Reply# 76   2/12/2016 at 14:05 (2,967 days old) by r3sonant ()        
Old Green Vactric

Hello.

I have this. I wonder if anyone can throw any light on it. It's not in very good condition.

There is a picture of one that looks the same in an earlier post.

Thanks.



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Post# 354157 , Reply# 77   6/20/2016 at 14:54 (2,838 days old) by 1111marbles (somerset)        
vactric silent Q

Hi.I have recently purchased a vactric silent Q vacume cleaner.I have tried to use it but every time I turn it on it blows the trip fuse.I have sent the motor to a specialist and they have condemned the motor.Does any one know where I can get another motor, what part number the motor is or what make the motor is .Thanks James

Post# 354254 , Reply# 78   6/21/2016 at 17:47 (2,837 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)        

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Hey Steev: That's a Vactric model 48 from about 1960. I have one in my collection.


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