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The Whirlpool Imperial Vacuum Cleaner |
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Post# 295596   8/27/2014 at 07:22 (3,501 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Hi everyone, this week's Product Stat Blog vacuum related post is up and the pictures are beautiful, I suspect that were press release photos from 1958...
The Whirlpool with it's first Power Nozzle Enjoy |
Post# 295600 , Reply# 1   8/27/2014 at 08:15 (3,501 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 295603 , Reply# 2   8/27/2014 at 08:42 (3,501 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 295610 , Reply# 3   8/27/2014 at 09:17 (3,501 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 295665 , Reply# 4   8/27/2014 at 11:40 (3,501 days old) by Gr8DaneDad ()   |   | |
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I think I'm in love
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Post# 295670 , Reply# 5   8/27/2014 at 12:17 (3,501 days old) by DesertTortoise ()   |   | |
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Surprisingly light by modern standards. Didn't Eureka use a horseshoe shaped bag like that in some of their canister vacs? |
Post# 295685 , Reply# 6   8/27/2014 at 13:56 (3,501 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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~ This is among the most beautiful of all vacuum cleaners. Here's a full-color advertising brochure for it along with a one-page advertisement from one of the homemaking magazines. |
Post# 295707 , Reply# 7   8/27/2014 at 15:10 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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It is NOT something I would call "light weight". In fact, the RCA Whirlpool Imperial Mark 12, along with it's sister, the Kenmore Whispertone, are among the heaviest cleaners when loaded with their attachments and wands.
I love the brochure Charles posted. While RCA Whirlpool's claim to be the "first" power nozzle canister isn't actually true (Lewyt beat it by a year), it was indeed the second (Electrolux was third). I notice the Brochure and the magazine ad were from different years. The last photo is the magazine ad, AFTER the electric hose had been invented. Probably from 1960, which is the first year SEARS had the electric hose. Whirlpool made Kenmore vacuums for Sears. |
Post# 295723 , Reply# 8   8/27/2014 at 16:38 (3,501 days old) by Gr8DaneDad ()   |   | |
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Charles,
Thank you for posting the brochure and advertisement, I now MUST add one or two of these to my collection.
Tom (the other one of many ;-) |
Post# 295727 , Reply# 9   8/27/2014 at 16:51 (3,501 days old) by DesertTortoise ()   |   | |
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Dysonman1, the original article says the canister is 15 1/2 lbs and the brush another 5 1/2 for a total weight of 21 lbs. That is lighter than a current year Progressive or Elite canister from Kenmore. |
Post# 295746 , Reply# 10   8/27/2014 at 18:34 (3,501 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 295808 , Reply# 12   8/28/2014 at 10:00 (3,500 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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The weight of a vacuum is usually measured without the cord, and certainly without the attachments. Unlike modern vacuums, Kenmore/Whirlpool cleaners of the 1960's had a separate set of wands for use with the bare floor tool. The Kenmore/Whirlpool designs allowed the non-powered wands to store underneath the cleaner, along the sides. All four tools and the cord were stored in the covered compartment. When making a brochure, most manufacturers do not include the weights of cords or tools. For example, the Oreck 8 pound upright isn't 8 pounds with the cord wound up. The Maytag M500's weight of 9 pounds is weighed without the cord. The 10 pound Hoover Air Cordless is only 10 pounds without the battery attached. This is just how things are. Consumer Reports called out the discrepancy in weights decades ago, calling out the weights WITH the hose and attachments.
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Post# 295851 , Reply# 14   8/28/2014 at 15:52 (3,500 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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What I enjoy the most about Roberts blog post is were it says "was the task Whirlpool Corporation set when the St. Joseph, Michigan firm decided to add vacuum cleaners to its appliance lines."
Oh what a lovely time it must have been when a appliance manufacturer wanted to add vacuums to their line they designed their own, Not sent out a email to china source to see what is available. |
Post# 295859 , Reply# 15   8/28/2014 at 16:48 (3,500 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Gareth: Whirlpool only added vacuums because of the deceitful Sears Corporation. Sears didn't want Birtman Electric to make their cleaners any longer, as Birtman made their own motors (some of the best motors ever made). Lamb Electric had the far less expensive 'drop in' motor. Sears already bought their Kenmore major appliances from Whirlpool. Sears organized a hostile takeover of Birtman, but having employees buy Birtman stock and resell it back to Sears, until Sears had enough to put Birtman out of business. They told Birtman to make 5 years worth of repair parts, and then shut it down. Whirlpool's cleaners were MUCH less expensive to make, meaning Sears could buy them for less money. They all used the new "drop in" Lamb motor. The vacuum industry is full of dirty deads, done dirt cheap.
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Post# 295890 , Reply# 18   8/28/2014 at 20:26 (3,500 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Post# 295904 , Reply# 19   8/28/2014 at 22:01 (3,500 days old) by Jaker15 (Meridian, ID)   |   | |
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old Kenmore uprights, I love my Automatic. It has a really freakin' cool startup sound. (click the link to see it on action!) CLICK HERE TO GO TO Jaker15's LINK |
Post# 295983 , Reply# 20   8/29/2014 at 14:15 (3,499 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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Post# 296657 , Reply# 21   9/2/2014 at 13:07 (3,495 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 296707 , Reply# 22   9/2/2014 at 18:20 (3,495 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)   |   | |
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