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Thread Number: 12329
Well...since ive been on a Royal kick..Modern Hygiene |
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| Post# 131974 4/11/2011 at 19:47 (5,028 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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This is a beast, unfortunately the tools were made off with when the friend who had it put his stuff in storage, so all I have is the hose and curved wand. 
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| Post# 131975 , Reply# 1 4/11/2011 at 19:49 (5,028 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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HEAVY!!! I bet this would stand up to the rough treatment so many machines see today! 
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| Post# 131976 , Reply# 2 4/11/2011 at 19:51 (5,028 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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I bet! If you had it built today you would have a pricetag of at least 3000.00 dollars or more! 
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| Post# 131980 , Reply# 3 4/11/2011 at 20:02 (5,028 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
Gorgeous machine designed by Clifford Brooks Stevens.
More Style over Substance, the tools are beautiful polished items but the vacuum itself is the great fake out of 1949. The elongated shiny aluminum end caps are essentially empty space. Both the motor and dustbag fit within the length of the central cylinder and the bag cap has an extension tube to reach the bag. None the less, a stunning piece of serious sculpture and I adore mine. Charles has a terrific write-up about it on his site. Dave 
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| Post# 131983 , Reply# 5 4/11/2011 at 20:12 (5,028 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Its odd! But I have a ad for that thing in 1954 so they made it for quite a few years! | ||
| Post# 131984 , Reply# 6 4/11/2011 at 20:21 (5,028 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Yup, major unused space - if it wasn't such an intact gem this would be the elongated chassis to add a second set of turbines to...so its performance could live up to what its looks promise.
I use Compact bag liners in mine to preserve & protect the cloth bag. Compact's cardboard ring is a perfect fit. Or you can stick any suitable open ended bag over the inlet tube and clamp it with an O ring spring. 
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| Post# 131989 , Reply# 7 4/11/2011 at 20:34 (5,028 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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I use a cut down Hoover Handisac With one end closed with paper clips! | ||
| Post# 132006 , Reply# 8 4/11/2011 at 21:45 (5,028 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Beautiful machines guys, Dave just wondering what the clear plastic rectangle next to the rug nozzle is? | ||
Post# 132012 , Reply# 9 4/11/2011 at 22:03 (5,028 days old) by compactelectra  (Palm Springs) |
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That Was The Machine | ||
| Post# 132018 , Reply# 10 4/11/2011 at 22:30 (5,028 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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"the clear plastic rectangle next to the rug nozzle"
In fact Terry, that is a 1/4" thick soft unsupported felt pad with a silver painted wood shape that snaps inside the floor nozzle. Not so much a deep polisher pad - not stiff enough - as it is a 'swiffer-like' dust bunny collector. Turn the machine on and it does pass little suction (unlike the snap-on felt pad with open slots the Filter Queen uses). I think it was mainly meant to be vacuumed clean after a swipe along baseboards and a quick buff around the waxed hardwoods for 'Company Coming'. I was lucky with this M-H. Most of the tools were wrapped in their wax paper as was the bufferpad, and the hose holds 90% suction still. I then got a second Micro Upholstery tool from the famous NC57 auction you may have heard of. ;-) No Owners Manual to make it truly complete, unfortunately, so if anyone has one they could scan...? Dave 
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| Post# 132034 , Reply# 12 4/12/2011 at 01:46 (5,028 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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btw here's my Modern Hygiene web feature: CLICK HERE TO GO TO electrolux~137's LINK | ||
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Post# 132043 , Reply# 13 4/12/2011 at 07:07 (5,027 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 132069 , Reply# 15 4/12/2011 at 13:06 (5,027 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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I had vague recollections of seeing a vacuum cleaner on "Hazel," but had thought it was a Lux XXX. We used to watch the show when I was a kid.
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| Post# 132171 , Reply# 16 4/13/2011 at 13:09 (5,026 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
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Post# 132173 , Reply# 17 4/13/2011 at 13:22 (5,026 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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He might have been right about where the box was | ||
| Post# 132178 , Reply# 18 4/13/2011 at 16:03 (5,026 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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As aunt Esther would have said! Twist his head until it un screws sisters!!! I have no patience with people throwing things away just because they thought it was just!! | ||
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Post# 132313 , Reply# 20 4/14/2011 at 04:34 (5,026 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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Not to drag this out, but he has to know you are a vacuum collector. Had I been him, first thing out of my brain would have been "I'll bet Charles would like this, he likes these old things. I'll save it for him" but then......
The Modern-Hygienes in this thread are such classy looking cleaners, with the textured finish and car like script on the sides, and all metal tools, it's easy to see why they're sought after by vac collectors. | ||
| Post# 132343 , Reply# 21 4/14/2011 at 11:36 (5,025 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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He does know. He's just a bit "intellectually challenged." Sorry to say that, but it's the truth.
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Post# 132355 , Reply# 22 4/14/2011 at 13:10 (5,025 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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