Thread Number: 36662
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
1920's OHIO TUEC |
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Post# 392385 , Reply# 1   5/26/2018 at 19:17 (2,158 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma)   |   | |
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that's awesome. I live in a small town in Oklahoma and my dad was a veterinarian so he and mom knew a lot of people. Dad had more business than the others in town because he also worked on large animals and the others didnt. Anyway, this being mom and dad knew a lot of people and a lot of people knew about my interest in vacuums. I got a huge surprise one day after school I found out one of dads clients had left me an old Ohio(however mine said "Modernized" Ohio on the motor. it ran a bit rough because the old bearings in the motor were shot. the motor is gone now but I still have everything else-bag, cord,handle wheels and nozzle.the bag I have is red color with gold lettering. Does yours run?
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Post# 392389 , Reply# 2   5/26/2018 at 21:25 (2,158 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 392390 , Reply# 3   5/26/2018 at 21:51 (2,158 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Favorite vacuums I think it might be a few years older than you think, probably 1915 or so |
Post# 392395 , Reply# 4   5/26/2018 at 23:29 (2,158 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma)   |   | |
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Post# 392399 , Reply# 5   5/27/2018 at 01:28 (2,158 days old) by Phaeton (Los Angeles )   |   | |
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Hello EllenK727 and All,
Great little vacuum you have. On eBay there is an ad from 1923 for the Ohio Tuec which is interesting. It indicates the wheels drive the brush and and when you put the handle down it will start the motor. eBay Item No. 153037215523. It seem the company also made central vacuums the Tuce 170 of 1910 - 1912 (Google Search). Also check out Thread Number 21822 from 8-6-2013 of Member bvac6. Thank you for Looking, Pete |
Post# 392407 , Reply# 6   5/27/2018 at 16:17 (2,158 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 392417 , Reply# 7   5/28/2018 at 00:19 (2,157 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Modern Koblentz upright vacuums work that way.The raising of the handle turns the vacuum on. |
Post# 392449 , Reply# 9   5/28/2018 at 18:16 (2,156 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Post# 392454 , Reply# 10   5/28/2018 at 21:25 (2,156 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Check to see that the motor spins freely. If the cord isn't exposed anywhere, and isn't too terribly crumbly, and you feel adventurous, you could try plugging it in. If it's not on fire by this point, turn it on. Don't let it run for more than one second, as the bearings are likely dry. If you've gotten this far, congratulations! It works. It'll probably need a complete teardown and any relevant maintenance, ie, replace the cord and any internal wires in bad shape, inspect the motor and bearings (oil them directly and through the oil hole), etc, etc.
If it's on fire, then you're in for a little more work. You might want to plug it into a surge protector type power strip, one with its own circuit breaker. Plug it in while the power strip's switch is off. This way, you can flip it on and back off immediately if sparks start flying. |