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nib Kenmore Powermate find |
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Post# 221321   3/1/2013 at 16:38 (4,045 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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Stopped at Goodwill the other day for a quick look and found this still sealed Kenmore Power mate sitting on the shelf for $5. Always a happy day when this stuff shows up. |
Post# 221325 , Reply# 1   3/1/2013 at 16:49 (4,045 days old) by KirbyUltimateG (Troy Ohio 45373 USA)   |   | |
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Congrats! Enjoy! :) |
Post# 221336 , Reply# 2   3/1/2013 at 17:51 (4,045 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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A few yrs ago, I found a PowerMate Jr. NIB for only 50¢ a Salvation Army.
Somewhere in my collection it still sits unopened & unused.
When were PowerMate Jrs, SideKicks & RainbowMates introduced? Late 1980s? Early 1990s? |
Post# 221443 , Reply# 4   3/2/2013 at 10:27 (4,044 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA)   |   | |
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It looks like that is an early Powermate Jr, and just like the Sidekick on the Electrolux. We have a 1999 Whispertone canister with a similar PM Jr, but it did not have the reset button on it. There was also another PM Jr that had the same innards but the cover was more rounded and had rounded release button.
When the Powermate Jr first came out, they were not included with the canisters, but were listed separately in the catalog at $50. I believe later they started bundling with canisters, and some even came in matching colors such as blue or red (but most I saw were the gray). I found that the Powermate Jrs on the Kenmore tended to bog down easily when they touched the surface (upholstery etc). I haven't tried the new Pet Powermate that my Progressive has yet. |
Post# 221540 , Reply# 6   3/2/2013 at 18:21 (4,044 days old) by petek (Ontario)   |   | |
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I have a green one as well. It seems to match my neighbors dark green Whispertone |