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Thread Number: 37215
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Odd Early Electrolux Accessory |
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Post# 397340 , Reply# 1 8/26/2018 at 09:13 (2,062 days old) by vacuumlad1650  (Wauponsee, IL) |
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| Post# 397344 , Reply# 2 8/26/2018 at 12:17 (2,062 days old) by completenutt (West Hollywood, California) | ||
Here you go.. Gorgeous, thoughtful, and useful attachments from my favorite brand! | ||
| Post# 397345 , Reply# 3 8/26/2018 at 12:36 (2,062 days old) by unconscious (London, UK) | ||
mothimizer - vaporiser
It's not the first vacuum cleaner I see having a moth killing related attachment. I'm pretty sure I've seen a few other brands having similar tools. What would vapour creating moth balls of that era be made of?
I remember that Zyklon B was used as moth killer for a while in the early 20th century, before the nazis used it for sth else. How safe is such wardrobe vaporising anyway? Always been interested in that. Anyone? | ||
| Post# 397347 , Reply# 4 8/26/2018 at 13:03 (2,062 days old) by completenutt (West Hollywood, California) | ||
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Owner's manual doesn't list ingredients. You're right, most likely it was toxic earlier on. But let's hope they changed the formula by the 50s!
And, yes, other brands like Lewyt had similar attachments. This post was last edited 08/26/2018 at 13:26 | ||
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Post# 397375 , Reply# 5 8/26/2018 at 21:13 (2,062 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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(Naphthalene is now on the list of products classified by the E.P.A. as carcinogenic and in California is prohibited from being transported via U.S. mail and shipping carriers.)
Both types of moth balls (and moth crystals) work with vacuum cleaners in the same way: They are placed into some sort of receptacle that is connected to the exhaust (blower end). When the hot exhaust from the motor hits them, it vaporizes them and creates a gas that is deadly to moths and some other flying insects.
The gas has to be contained in some sort of enclosure. Electrolux had a rubberized fabric bag called the "Garment-aire Bag" that you could hang your firs and woolens in, then the hose from the vacuum cleaner was attached to a port at the bottom, then the other end was connected to the blower.
By the way, have you smelled moth balls? Really? How did you get his tiny legs apart?! | ||
| Post# 397381 , Reply# 6 8/26/2018 at 23:15 (2,062 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Unconscious
You just HAD to bring up the Nazis & Zyklon B, now didn't you?!
No offence, but next time you should think before you post & be just a bit more sensitive to other member's feelings. I know there are AT LEAST 2 Jewish members on this site, possibly more, & I personally am dating a Jewish man right now. There's a pretty good chance these members may have lost family members during the Holocaust in the concentration camps, or they know other Jewish people who did lose family members during that time. I don't think they would want ANY reminder of what Hitler & the Nazis put them thru. Rob | ||
| Post# 397386 , Reply# 7 8/27/2018 at 01:45 (2,062 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Demothing Units
It's also interesting the different names that were used by vacuum cleaner companies for their demothing units. Electrolux called theirs a vaporizer, Hoover had the Mothimizer, Lewyt's was the snufficator, Regina had the Reginerator, Kirby's was the crystalator, AirWay had the whirl-away demother, and Filter Queen had the Jet Demother. Unless anyone else can add to this, I'll just assume the rest of the manufacturers just called theirs a demother.
Jeff | ||
| Post# 397437 , Reply# 8 8/28/2018 at 02:02 (2,061 days old) by Seijun (Portland, OR) | ||
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Post# 397438 , Reply# 9 8/28/2018 at 02:40 (2,061 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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~ On the later sprayers with the Bakelite top, there's a thumb-screw on the top of the nozzle to control the flow of paint. | ||
| Post# 397442 , Reply# 10 8/28/2018 at 08:32 (2,060 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Post# 397492 , Reply# 11 8/29/2018 at 14:19 (2,059 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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The old closets in our house had 'springs' in them
which held moth balls. My late mother always used the Snow white moth crystals... she'd even pick them up in the Hoover.
Hoover also sold the 'mothmizer' attachment. The old manuals taught how to 'remover the bag, attach, seal the closet, etc... and turn on the cleaner...." I never heard of that awful Zyklon B used for anything but for that horrendous use in WW-II. I shudder to think about it now. However, the Snow White can of crystals, (orange and black) did a nice job. I still have a large canister of it. | ||
| Post# 398278 , Reply# 12 9/15/2018 at 05:06 (2,043 days old) by Unconscious (London, UK) | ||
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