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Thread Number: 33754
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Eaton Viking Canister |
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| Post# 366703 , Reply# 1 2/13/2017 at 15:32 (2,622 days old) by jimjimmunster (Hammond, Ind.) | ||
Maybe a lux C bag | ||
| Post# 366715 , Reply# 2 2/13/2017 at 17:47 (2,622 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
That canister was made for Eaton's by Switson of Welland, Ontario....not far from Buffalo and Niagara Falls. My late Grandma Rose had a similar vacuum branded the Regina Sanitron...it was light brown instead of green and had a cardboard tool caddy to hold all the tools, including a felt "shoe" that snapped onto the carpet nozzle to dust hardwood floors. Doug Smith of Saskatchewan has a few of these in his collection....if I remember correctly.
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| Post# 366756 , Reply# 3 2/14/2017 at 08:41 (2,621 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
Yep I do have several of them in my collection (your 175 is in better shape than mine lol). I havent found another bag to fit them (originals were discontinued in the 90s) but I really haven't looked either. I'll try to remember to dig it out and take pictures of the bag when I have some time.
Incidentally that isnt the original small nozzle or crevice tool. The ones I have are on this page. If you look at the model 151 it has the complete accessory set. smithcollection.altervista.org/sw... Doug | ||
| Post# 366793 , Reply# 4 2/14/2017 at 19:34 (2,621 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Hi Doug! *waves from Montreal....
Love your website's photos...and historical details of some of my favourite vacuums. My grandmother's Regina had an odd colour combination: the canister was light brown, as was the vinyl hose and carpet nozzle. All other tools were dark grey. Should really go visit Welland, Ontario one of these days to see what's left of that famous Switson/Regina/Iona/Fantom factory..... | ||
| Post# 366812 , Reply# 6 2/15/2017 at 09:27 (2,620 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
James, I think the best solution to make a bag for the Viking would be to take the cloth bag & make a "liner bag".
Tom Gasko has suggested here in the past that using a Numatic bag as a "liner bag" in the TriStar canisters greatly improves performance instead of the paper bags. And another poster here has suggested the Numatic bags are a good way to use a HEPA Cloth bag in older Kenmore canisters that use the 5033 bag. That Viking bag to me looks like it might be similar in width to the 5033 bag, just taller & shorter. I would think if you removed the collar & cut the bag open the same way you would do to put the bag inside the TriStar cloth bag, it should work in your Viking. Rob | ||
| Post# 366829 , Reply# 7 2/15/2017 at 12:31 (2,620 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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Hi Brian - Thanks :) They used grey, cream or white parts depending on the colour of the machine. If you look at my Viking D129 (a little further up the Switson page) it has the grey parts.
Hi James - If you could find some GE bags for the round machines you could easily use them like Rob suggests. The earlier 151 did have the elbow built onto the rug nozzle and two wands then they switched to the three wands when yours was introduced. Afraid I still havent been able to find the bags I have but I'll keep looking Doug | ||
| Post# 366872 , Reply# 9 2/15/2017 at 22:59 (2,620 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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