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Thread Number: 39207
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Westinghouse Porta-Vac |
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Post# 415977 11/16/2019 at 15:20 (1,620 days old) by JustJunque  (Western MA) |
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Hi all.
I picked this up for $5 today at the local Savers. Can someone tell me what I found? On the bottom, it's stamped: Model T-12 Part 1384201 Volts 115 AC or DC Cycles 25 to 60 Watts 300 Serial # 1262 JK What you see is what I got. No hose, no attachments, no power cord. I had to bring it home anyway. It was in such good condition, and had such a cool vintage look. The colors are great! I haven't even attempted to Google it yet. I thought I'd post here first and see what the experts say! Barry
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| Post# 415981 , Reply# 1 11/16/2019 at 17:13 (1,620 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Post# 415983 , Reply# 2 11/16/2019 at 17:45 (1,620 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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Kieran,
That's a beautiful cat in your profile pic. Sorry. I'm a cat dad myself, so I have zero resistance. I didn't know these existed either. I did eventually Google it, and pretty much the only results that came up were older posts from this site. Others have posted pictures of some beauties, with their cords and hoses. It's probably not worth much of anything in its current state, but it's cool and vintage looking. And what's there is in really good condition. At least I only spent $5 for it. Barry | ||
| Post# 415985 , Reply# 3 11/16/2019 at 18:09 (1,620 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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I'm the same way! His name is Hoover, we named him that because he literally sucks his food down like a vacuum while barely chewing lol. He is one of the laziest cats in the world, although one of the sweetest. In the pic, he is sitting on my mom's papers that she was sorting, and that was the "keep" pile! For the vacuum, I wonder if a computer, Electrolux,or Kirby cord would work (if it is removable).
~K
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Post# 415986 , Reply# 4 11/16/2019 at 18:17 (1,620 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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| Post# 415988 , Reply# 5 11/16/2019 at 18:36 (1,620 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Post# 416003 , Reply# 6 11/16/2019 at 20:34 (1,620 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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I stand corrected
Just for the heck of it, I tried the cord from one of my percolators on the vacuum, and it fit.
Just eyeballing it, I thought the spacing was wider. So, just for the sake of testing the motor, I'd probably be able to use one of these cords. I'm not going to do it until I clean it up a little bit. Plus, there's still some ancient dirt and dust bunnies in the bag that I don't want to risk blowing out all over the place. Barry | ||
| Post# 416019 , Reply# 7 11/16/2019 at 22:43 (1,620 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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| Post# 416020 , Reply# 8 11/16/2019 at 22:46 (1,620 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Coincidence
If you look up henryvacuumcompany on eBay I'm pretty sure he has this vacuum up for auction. I do see a rather well fed cat.
Here is my baby gremlin. He's sleeping but he with is blue eyes is gorgeous. He is pure bred Siamese. Les I had to edit as photo didn't show up. I called his name and he woke up for his glamour shot.
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Post# 416030 , Reply# 9 11/17/2019 at 07:14 (1,620 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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| Post# 416033 , Reply# 10 11/17/2019 at 08:04 (1,620 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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| Post# 416108 , Reply# 11 11/17/2019 at 21:48 (1,619 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Sold
It's not a portal vac it's like like a eureka mighty mite.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0QUESTI... Les | ||
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Post# 416131 , Reply# 13 11/18/2019 at 15:57 (1,618 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA) |
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