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Thread Number: 33163
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Bustler Vacs by Vacuums Ltd of Birmingham, UK. |
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| Post# 362212 11/9/2016 at 16:44 (2,718 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
So I just won this "Bustler" made in 1938 by "Vacuums Ltd" on fleabay.
Can anyone give me any background on these machines or the company please? Google draws a bit of a blank.
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| Post# 362229 , Reply# 1 11/10/2016 at 07:18 (2,717 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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I'll do some research. It's a very handsome machine in incredible condition. Maybe a department or catatlogue store version of an early UK made Electrolux, or Goblin? A treasure, also like my war of 1812 sword made in Birmingham England in 1810 with Wooley's improved steel. It made it's way here from Canada. | ||
| Post# 362235 , Reply# 2 11/10/2016 at 11:06 (2,717 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
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It was interesting in that it came with its original HP payments book and a letter from the company. I'll share the item link below which has photos and more info on.
Curious I have never heard of the firm, and there is precious little data on "vacuums limited" either as it's so old.
As a curiosity, I have emailed Companies Hse to see if they will let me re-register the company name as its on the restricted list as it's too generic. If they agree, it might be fun to bring back the brand in some form.
Anything anyone else knows much appreciated. CLICK HERE TO GO TO ManchesterVacs's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 362237 , Reply# 3 11/10/2016 at 14:21 (2,717 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan) | ||
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I'm not having any luck either. Maybe try a public library? | ||
| Post# 362362 , Reply# 5 11/12/2016 at 23:28 (2,714 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
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| Post# 362490 , Reply# 6 11/16/2016 at 06:35 (2,711 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
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In case anyone is interested, here is a video of it in action: CLICK HERE TO GO TO ManchesterVacs's LINK | ||
| Post# 362523 , Reply# 7 11/17/2016 at 09:37 (2,710 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
Bustler
I wondered who bought that machine, it certainly does look a beauty.
Having met Walter a couple of weeks ago I tremble to disagree with his comprehensive knowledge but here goes ...... I believe this machine was first seen as "The Eltra" in around the late 1920s or perhaps very early 1930s. They did not seem to last that long under that brand name, shortly appearing under the Bustler brand - they were more or less identical in every respect but the body colour. Even the box and instructions looked the same. Bustler also manufactured a very primitive stick vac too. After WW2 (or possibly even just before) the Bustler name was gone and they were now branded as Dudley, the brand name of the Co-operative Wholesale Society, and it looked like CWS had taken the plant over. I have also seen a Vactric Junior upright branded as Dudley, but that was simply bought in. There was also a Dudley hand cleaner which looked very much like a 1930s design too, I have never seen that branded with any other name so I assume they manufactured it themselves. I have also seen a couple of Dudley wringer washers although whether they manufactured them or bought them in is unknown. As Walter says production of Dudley cleaners continued through the 1950s and indeed into the 1960s - the cleaners were rather simpler design (they lost that very distinctive motor cover) but they were on a very small scale - it was almost like they shrunk in the wash LOLOL The hose and wands were short, the rug nozzle more like a large upholstery tool. The floor nozzle was similar to that seen on some of the cheaper Goblin models but in grey rather than white. Al | ||
| Post# 362529 , Reply# 8 11/17/2016 at 14:09 (2,710 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
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Much obliged, Al.
I did Google map the company address, and it is a large house not a factory. A few minutes of digging showed the directors were a lawyer and a father and son who had links to other trades. So indeed, it looks like something manufactured elsewhere that was badged for them rather than something they actually produced. | ||
Post# 362565 , Reply# 9 11/19/2016 at 14:34 (2,708 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Bustler, Dudley. Mary Lou & CWS Vacs
Great example of the Bustler vac and as Walter and Al confirmed they where made by CWS and had a few badged names, I also have a "Mary Lou" vac identical to your yellow Bustler but has a dark leatherette cover, heres my 1938 crocodile skin Dudley Junior that Walter described, they certainly had attention to detail with instructions and sales literature !!
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| Post# 362582 , Reply# 10 11/20/2016 at 13:16 (2,707 days old) by watsonw (Newport, Shropshire, UK) | ||
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Gentlemen, .....I think AL is more than likely correct. His knowledge of the brand is clearly much more comprehensive than mine; I am always pleased to learn something new. Is their a link between the 'Mary Lou' and the 'Mary Ann'? Regards, Walter. | ||
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Post# 362588 , Reply# 11 11/20/2016 at 14:14 (2,707 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Bustler...Mary Ann ? | ||
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Post# 362590 , Reply# 12 11/20/2016 at 14:27 (2,707 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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And the answer is "Mary Ann" | ||
| Post# 362610 , Reply# 13 11/21/2016 at 05:16 (2,706 days old) by watsonw (Newport, Shropshire, UK) | ||
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senior moments Hi Mike 'Senior moments', such a nuisance!! My friend in wales has a good example Mary Ann. A friend found it for him on eBay. It was the very first model of cleaner his grandmother bought when her house was connected to the mains in 1935/6. It was good to meet you at Al's. Regards. | ||
| Post# 362677 , Reply# 14 11/22/2016 at 16:36 (2,705 days old) by ManchesterVacs (Manchester) | ||
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