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Early Lewyt history. |
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| Post# 170484 2/22/2012 at 12:31 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
Hi Everyone:
Just for something to do I thought I'd put up as much of a list of the Early Lewyt Machines (Just to the end of the Original Company) as I can. I've identified which are mine and which are pictures from the web or other members (My appologies if I cant remember who sent them to me). If anyone has pictures of the missing machines (which I will list at the end) please add them. Doug So first is the model 40 which started it all. Sold from 1947-49. This one is from my collection. (Anyone have spares of the wands, floor brush or dusting brush that I am missing?) 
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| Post# 170485 , Reply# 1 2/22/2012 at 12:37 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170486 , Reply# 2 2/22/2012 at 12:40 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170487 , Reply# 3 2/22/2012 at 12:43 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170488 , Reply# 4 2/22/2012 at 12:44 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170489 , Reply# 5 2/22/2012 at 12:46 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170490 , Reply# 6 2/22/2012 at 12:48 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170492 , Reply# 7 2/22/2012 at 12:50 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170493 , Reply# 8 2/22/2012 at 12:52 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170494 , Reply# 9 2/22/2012 at 12:54 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170495 , Reply# 10 2/22/2012 at 12:56 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170496 , Reply# 11 2/22/2012 at 12:59 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170497 , Reply# 12 2/22/2012 at 13:09 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170499 , Reply# 13 2/22/2012 at 13:17 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170500 , Reply# 14 2/22/2012 at 13:18 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170501 , Reply# 15 2/22/2012 at 13:21 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170502 , Reply# 16 2/22/2012 at 13:21 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170503 , Reply# 17 2/22/2012 at 13:23 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170504 , Reply# 18 2/22/2012 at 13:26 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170505 , Reply# 19 2/22/2012 at 13:27 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170506 , Reply# 20 2/22/2012 at 13:42 (4,446 days old) by chan55 (Green Bay, WI) | ||
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early Lewyt history Nice collection of Lewyts. How and when did they become Shetland/Lewyt? | ||
| Post# 170515 , Reply# 21 2/22/2012 at 14:07 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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Hi John:
In 1961 the Lewyt Co. went bankrupt thanks to lawsuits over a problem with the models 111 and 121 (Explained in a previous thread). As part of the bankrupcy sell off the name and some of the patents and tooling were bought by the Shetland co. At the same time the patents and tooling for the big wheels machines was bought by Holland Electro who continued to make a similar machine right up into the 80's in Europe. | ||
| Post# 170517 , Reply# 22 2/22/2012 at 14:29 (4,446 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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Any chance someone could point me in the direction of the thread regarding the lawsuits? Thanks. | ||
| Post# 170523 , Reply# 23 2/22/2012 at 16:10 (4,446 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
My mom's mom (Grandma Molly) had the copper/brown Model 70 when I was growing up in Montreal! She used to let me play with the tools and wands and pretend I was vacuuming whenever I came to visit without my parents (I knew Dad did not approve of my love of vacs).
I could never figure out why the carpet nozzle had that button! I think the button released some sort of bar underneath, but I could never figure out why anyone would need that bar sticking out. I remember trying it a few times, but I don't think it ever really helped to lift the nap of Grandma's thick plush wall to wall carpeting. It just seemed to make the nozzle jump a lot... | ||
| Post# 170525 , Reply# 24 2/22/2012 at 16:16 (4,446 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Oh - one more thing:
The Guidebook shown with the pink model 103 was the exact same one I found with Grandma's Model 70. It was kept in a little cardboard Lewyt Tool Caddy box with the rest of the attachments. The lady on the front of the manual shows you how you should properly hold the hose while cleaning floors and carpets: the hose handle is held by your active hand, it then makes its way behind you (just hugging the lower part of your back) and then your other hand holds onto a nearby stretch of hose for pulling the canister behind you..... I'll always remember this hose handling position for canisters! And it was taught to me by Lewyt!!! :-) | ||
| Post# 170526 , Reply# 25 2/22/2012 at 16:20 (4,446 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170529 , Reply# 26 2/22/2012 at 16:23 (4,446 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 170616 , Reply# 27 2/23/2012 at 11:33 (4,445 days old) by mister299 (Milwaukee, WI) | ||
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Great history lesson! Awesome collection. Are those all US models or are some of them Canadian only? Also, I have never seen a model 210, are they extremely rare? I have seen many advertisements but yours is the first actual vacuum I have seen. | ||
| Post# 170623 , Reply# 28 2/23/2012 at 13:12 (4,445 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 170624 , Reply# 29 2/23/2012 at 13:20 (4,445 days old) by vintagerepairer (England) | ||
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I guess not then. | ||
| Post# 170626 , Reply# 30 2/23/2012 at 13:25 (4,445 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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Just another interesting note. Up till the model 97 (1957/8) the attachments matched the machines.
The first of the 97's had a blue crevice tool and a purple small nozzle (possibly using up the left overs from the 77?) then later ones had the plain white parts. Likewise the first 103's had the same pink parts as the model 81 but the later (brown) version has white parts. Like too many other companies they must have decided to cut costs by just making the generic white parts for everything. In an interesting reversal when the Shetland co. took over Lewyt they again began colour matching the parts to the machines. | ||
| Post# 269061 , Reply# 33 2/23/2014 at 06:27 (3,714 days old) by daniil158 () | ||
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Rating plate. 127V,600W,1954 year. 
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| Post# 269062 , Reply# 34 2/23/2014 at 06:29 (3,714 days old) by daniil158 () | ||
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Moskva! Top cover! :) 
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| Post# 269063 , Reply# 35 2/23/2014 at 06:32 (3,714 days old) by daniil158 () | ||
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Next ... 
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| Post# 269064 , Reply# 36 2/23/2014 at 06:36 (3,714 days old) by daniil158 () | ||
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"Uralets" Made in 1972! 
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| Post# 269065 , Reply# 37 2/23/2014 at 06:40 (3,714 days old) by daniil158 () | ||
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Uralets M. And last version! I think, made in 1985-1990. 
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| Post# 269066 , Reply# 38 2/23/2014 at 07:05 (3,714 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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