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| Post# 259717 12/16/2013 at 16:54 (3,777 days old) by consignmentplac () | ||
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I came across this vacuum a few days ago. I am having a hard time finding a reasonable value for it. Anyone have any suggestions? 
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| Post# 259719 , Reply# 1 12/16/2013 at 17:03 (3,777 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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Post# 259753 , Reply# 2 12/16/2013 at 18:54 (3,776 days old) by Electrolux137  (Los Angeles) |
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 The old sweeper might be worth $50-100 =If= you can find someone who'd be willing to pay that much. They do turn up on eBay fairly regularly, but hardly ever get any bids. I myself don't have any burning desire to have one. I think they would mostly appeal to collectors of very early, non-electric machines -- which is a very small subset of a very small group of collectors! (relatively speaking in terms of collectors in general.) | ||
| Post# 259764 , Reply# 3 12/16/2013 at 20:49 (3,776 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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| Post# 259783 , Reply# 4 12/17/2013 at 00:14 (3,776 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
Hi consignmentplac Those are very rare, I might have that brand in my collection (see photo.) I actually have two different brands, one is in parts with a broken back wheel assembly. Right now money is very tight from paying U-Haul a small fortune to get my stuff back, or I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Charles Richard is right you could ask $50.00 to $100.00, and would not be overcharging.
That is not only a vacuum cleaner, it's vacuum/carpet sweeper combo. Inside are a set of bellows to create suction as you push, and a wheel driven roller brush like a carpet sweeper. These date back to the turn of the last century approx. 1890 to 1910. And unlike the non electric hand pumpers, worked very well. Several carpet sweeper companies like Bissell, sold them, so did a vacuum cleaner company called Santo and Duntley.
You have quite a find there, and if you can wait a few months, I'd love to have it. However, my feeling will not be hurt if it goes to another collector. I'll try to research the date of this for you sometime after Christmas.
Alex Taber. 
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Post# 259787 , Reply# 5 12/17/2013 at 01:23 (3,776 days old) by Electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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Alex, just to clarify, I wasn't saying the sweeper might be worth $50-100. I was just bouncing off cb123's suggestion of that price range, noting that the person who asked about it MIGHT get that much for it if a collector was interested enough in it. Frankly, however, I think you might be one of very, very few people who would be willing to go that high on it. As I said above, they do turn up on eBay fairly regularly (they don't seem to be all that rare, really), but hardly ever get any bids. Especially ones that are listed with overly optimistic opening bid amounts. I'm going to blow the dust off my "Aunt Tillie" article and drag it out again: CLICK HERE TO GO TO Electrolux137's LINK | ||
| Post# 259788 , Reply# 6 12/17/2013 at 01:54 (3,776 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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Hi Charles Richard. I was just confirming that a vacuum cleaner/carpet sweeper is that valuable, and if I had the ready cash would gladly pay that amount. Fact is it might well go for far less, as none of us are in the habit of price gouging, or, consignmentplac, might see the value of such a rare antique, and decide to put it in his collection.
However, as I already have one, I'm not chomping at the bit to get this one. But you have to admit, it's a great find. By the way, I sent you a pre-Christmas card vie email. Something you have seen and used.
As always, Bob Alex. | ||
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