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Thread Number: 23923
Weird Regina Model 56 Part |
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Post# 267903 2/15/2014 at 20:34 (3,715 days old) by bvac6  (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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While restoring a Regina Model 56, I felt a large lump in the bag so I investigated further. The collar of the bag was dry rotted so this part came out easily enough. Originally I had thought it to be some kind of a filter but after looking up the patent number it came to be a muffler! Has anyone ever seen anything like this on an old Regina upright?
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| Post# 267908 , Reply# 1 2/15/2014 at 20:57 (3,715 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
Hi bvac6. Yes it was part of the upright Regina's. It was indeed a muffler and fit inside the dust bag. Somehow the bag was made so that the rusted part shown in your picture secured the bag to the machine. You can see the dust in the rubber gasket.
I had one of these Regina uprights, and while I never saw that part till now, could feel it in there whenever I emptied the bag. It made the vacuum cleaner quieter, but was a real pain when removing the bag. I think it dates back to 1935.
Here's a look at he bag on the machine. I'll try to see if I have a a better picture of the Regina, that I can post.
Alex Taber. 
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| Post# 267909 , Reply# 2 2/15/2014 at 21:03 (3,715 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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Hi bvac6. | ||
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Post# 267911 , Reply# 3 2/15/2014 at 21:10 (3,715 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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thanks! | ||
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Post# 267914 , Reply# 4 2/15/2014 at 22:20 (3,715 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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Since we are on the subject. .. | ||
| Post# 267921 , Reply# 5 2/16/2014 at 00:04 (3,715 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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When you get it to run! You will be amazed, It is a VERY powerful straight suction machine, capable of lifting a throw rug off the floor! | ||
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Post# 267983 , Reply# 6 2/16/2014 at 15:19 (3,714 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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