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Thread Number: 17662
Vintage Central Vacuum |
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| Post# 191160 7/23/2012 at 23:19 (4,286 days old) by BriGuy (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
So the pic of the day got me thinking... It shows the Preco Power Brush attachment. I recall that when I was a kid, we had friends with a central vac that used this very turbine nozzle.
My question is, what brand of central vac they had. I don't recall seeing a name on it. I do recall that the power unit in the garage sat on the floor. Seems it was a tall rectangular shape, almost the size of a small chest freezer. I also remember it took a bag, as I got to help replace it once. The bags were a blue paper if I recall correctly. Anybody know, was this a Beam central vac?? The house was built in the 1960's. I read that the Beam was popular around that time period & many included the Preco with them. | ||
Post# 191169 , Reply# 1 7/24/2012 at 03:18 (4,286 days old) by tolivac  (Greenville,NC) |
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A Levitt house my Mom bought in the late 60's near wash DC had a Black&Decker central vacuum that was equipped with a Precor power nozzle-loved using that thing! | ||
| Post# 191201 , Reply# 2 7/24/2012 at 12:36 (4,285 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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B and D Was probably what it was, their power unit was a big semi square thing with a black lid that lifted up, they used their own motor. | ||
| Post# 191295 , Reply# 3 7/25/2012 at 01:01 (4,285 days old) by BriGuy (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
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| Post# 191453 , Reply# 6 7/25/2012 at 22:42 (4,284 days old) by BriGuy (Wichita, Kansas) | ||
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Since I originally posted this I have looked up pics of the B&D central vacs. They had a slanted bag door that lifted on the top. The central vac I recall in my parents friends house was an exact squarish/ rectangular shape. I have done some further research on 60's era central vacs & can't seem to find a pic of any that look like the one they had. ???
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