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Thread Number: 23417
AVF-26 g.e. vacuum |
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| Post# 262176 1/6/2014 at 19:15 (2,568 days old) by vacuser (milford,ohio) | ||
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| Post# 262286 , Reply# 1 1/7/2014 at 16:21 (2,567 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
I have one just like it! | ||
| Post# 262474 , Reply# 3 1/8/2014 at 18:31 (2,566 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
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Consumer Reports,July 1951, The motors kept burning out on them during testing, Quoted, "Short-Lived Motors". I found out they were refering to the model AVE-807, A few years later than the period of this cleaner. My bad! Tom Gasko at the Vacuum cleaner museum in St.James, Missouri (That's the man who owns it, right?) has Consumer Reports issues of the time, I'm sure he can fill us in as to how this cleaner fared! | ||
| Post# 262806 , Reply# 4 1/11/2014 at 13:24 (2,563 days old) by vacuser (milford,ohio) | ||
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g.e. avf 26
thank you for the input, i use it weekly without any issues & love it.i've had none of the problems mentioned so i guess it will stay as is.since it made it this many years & still works great, consumer reports seem to be a little iffy anyway & does not seem apply to this vac. it will be sad when it does conk out & go to vac heaven.
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Post# 435417 , Reply# 6 11/24/2020 at 19:00 by Lesinutah  (Utah) |
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1935-1950 | ||
| Post# 435420 , Reply# 7 11/24/2020 at 19:44 by huskyvacs (Indiana) | ||
General Electric AVF-26. Sold August 1947 for $54.95 ($638.04 today).
Source: newspaperarchive.com/athens-mess... | ||
| Post# 435431 , Reply# 8 11/24/2020 at 23:59 by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
Sometimes printed materials (such as the instructions on the box) have a printing date in the fine print. It's a stretch, but worth a look. Also, addresses and phone numbers can be a giveaway, too. I'm sure this easily predates zip codes (1963), though. Patent dates can at least give you a minimum year.
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Post# 435454 , Reply# 9 11/25/2020 at 16:44 by Dysonman1 (Rolla, MO) |
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The pre-war model is dark brown with light brown accents.
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Post# 435455 , Reply# 10 11/25/2020 at 16:46 by Dysonman1 (Rolla, MO) |
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More vacuum land picture glitches. It turns every picture to the side. The postwar model was light brown with dark brown accents. We made this one into a lamp.
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Post# 435463 , Reply# 11 11/25/2020 at 19:06 by Lesinutah (Utah) |
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Nice | ||
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Post# 435513 , Reply# 13 11/26/2020 at 17:39 by Lesinutah (Utah) |
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Try | ||
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Post# 435515 , Reply# 14 11/26/2020 at 18:36 by Dysonman1 (Rolla, MO) |
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