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Thread Number: 21822
Polished Ohio TUEC Model 5 |
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Post# 244162 8/6/2013 at 20:00 (3,908 days old) by bvac6  (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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| Post# 244168 , Reply# 1 8/6/2013 at 21:07 (3,908 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York) | ||
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wow Hi Robert Very nice job. I have never seen a vac like that. Where did you get it from?Take care Doug | ||
| Post# 244175 , Reply# 2 8/6/2013 at 21:43 (3,908 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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These were One of Stann Kanns favorite machines, they have very good suction. | ||
| Post# 244177 , Reply# 3 8/6/2013 at 22:14 (3,908 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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Post# 244187 , Reply# 4 8/7/2013 at 00:07 (3,908 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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Thankyou!
Its the oldest electric cleaner that I have, last patent date of 1913. I'm not sure of the exact year but old ads dated 1920 depict a model with a square nameplate, not oval like mine. So, mine could be pre 1920 or post. It came from ebay and it was only the second one I have seen there in over a few years. The other was in terrible condition and went for over 400 dollars. This one I managed to win for less than 300. I cant find out much on the company, the only other ones I have ever seen were in Stan Kanns collection.
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| Post# 244222 , Reply# 5 8/7/2013 at 08:58 (3,907 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
Ohio Tuec
Actually, the company is still in business making central vac equiptment. They ceased making uprights sometime around 1928. Yours is definitely post-1920. Their early 1920's ads read "look for the red band around the motor," and "the cleaner with the self-starter." I always thought the handle-actuated switch was brilliant. The company's link is below.
- Hershel CLICK HERE TO GO TO Oreck_XL's LINK | ||
| Post# 244232 , Reply# 6 8/7/2013 at 10:55 (3,907 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Post# 244239 , Reply# 7 8/7/2013 at 11:54 (3,907 days old) by Electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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 When Stan lived in Hollywood, we visited together at least once a week -- had a standing date on Wednesday evenings for dinner -- and frequently more often, particularly when we were going to be performing together. He'd show me the "vacuum cleaner of the week" -- he rotated through all his machines regularly -- and would discuss it in great detail. I remember his Ohios -- he had three of them. Two were the same model, the one with the red band, and one was older. He had a particular soft spot for the Ohio because it was the first vacuum cleaner he remembered ever seeing. He often declared that the Ohio had the strongest suction of any upright vacuum cleaner he had ever seen. It was a sad, sad day for me when I said goodbye to him in person for the last time, the very day he left for St. Louis. And I still miss him terribly. btw "TUEC" stands for "The United Electric Company." | ||
| Post# 244315 , Reply# 8 8/7/2013 at 16:46 (3,907 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Stan has been gone four years, almost five (this September). I still miss him every day. I'm happy to have his Vac U Ette Wireless and his Old Style Special Hoover, plus Stan's Hoover 150 in the museum. He gave me his Air-Way collection (the extremely rare DirtMasteR and the rare-as-hens-teeth Air-Way Zephyr) before he passed, which live on in the Museum today.
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