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Thread Number: 31223
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Wacky Ancient Vacuum Cleaner! |
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Post# 345476 2/26/2016 at 09:31 (2,975 days old) by bvac6  (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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| Post# 345480 , Reply# 1 2/26/2016 at 09:44 (2,975 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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re; old wooden vacuum, Unusual for sure. Is it missing bellows? | ||
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Post# 345481 , Reply# 2 2/26/2016 at 09:47 (2,975 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
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| Post# 345482 , Reply# 3 2/26/2016 at 09:47 (2,975 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
The Agan.
Hi bvac6:
The Agan was the second oldest known vacuum cleaner, dating back to 1870-5, and the first to have a rotating brushroll. It was made by the Whitehead and Hoag company of Newark, New Jersey. It followed the Whirlwind by only a few months. There is a lot of confusion here, because it has 'Vacuum Cleaner Company, Ludlow, Vermont' written on it. My guess is that Whitehead and Hoag were the inventors, and the company in Ludlow, Vermont were the ones who sold it. The problem is that there's very little information out there, and no way to verify information. I got what few facts I know from Stacy Krammes at the Hoover Historical Center in August of 1980. Here's a picture without missing parts. 
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Post# 345484 , Reply# 4 2/26/2016 at 10:09 (2,975 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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Post# 345554 , Reply# 5 2/27/2016 at 05:21 (2,974 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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WHAT!!!We have found the first Cordless,batteryless vacuum!!!All those belts-imagine they were leather belts like what was used on sewing machines and some motion picture projectors. | ||
| Post# 345592 , Reply# 6 2/27/2016 at 12:03 (2,974 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
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| Post# 345607 , Reply# 7 2/27/2016 at 14:06 (2,974 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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Belts.
Yes, they are the same drive-belts used on a treddle sewing machine.
The big problem I have is finding the correct information on this one, all I get are conflicting reports on manufacturer and date. Till then I'm going with Whitehead and Hoag as the inventers, and the year 1870. And obviously the Vacuum Clewaner Co. in Ludlow, Vermont was the place it was made. Aside from that, it's all very confusing. | ||
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Post# 345660 , Reply# 8 2/28/2016 at 03:43 (2,973 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Also-would be neat to see someone using one of those vacuums. | ||
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