Thread Number: 39646  /  Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
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Post# 420635   2/26/2020 at 00:21 (1,518 days old) by Hutch4187 (Waseca)        

I found this one at the same time as the vacuette haven't seen anything quite with this name on it and I'm not quite sure about the patent date but it does look pretty early there was also an early Westinghouse in there but I don't have the pictures of that yet. If anyone is familiar with this one let me know whatever you can fill me in on. I did check out the Scott Fetzer 1925 is far as it does run makes a little noise when it first fires up but it does run then it Smooths right out don't plan on running it much but at least the motor spins up

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Post# 420643 , Reply# 1   2/26/2020 at 08:14 (1,518 days old) by bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana)        

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Old, VERY old! Late nineteen-teens to early 20's.

Post# 420645 , Reply# 2   2/26/2020 at 09:22 (1,518 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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That is a Frantz Premier, Jim Kirby's FIRST production model electric vacuum, 1910 - 1918. This is also the company who made the EZEE (grasshopper) non-electric model. Very rare (certainly more rare, and earlier, than any Scott and Fetzer machine). Yours is the second version of two. I have the first, which differs only in the switch.

Post# 420646 , Reply# 3   2/26/2020 at 09:35 (1,518 days old) by crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY)        

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Oh wow! That's worth at least $200! Does it have all of it's parts?

Post# 420913 , Reply# 4   3/2/2020 at 11:16 (1,513 days old) by Rdwdcp (UK)        

Wow better keep that safe would be good for your collection

Post# 420917 , Reply# 5   3/2/2020 at 13:19 (1,513 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)        

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Very cool vacuum - and that motor arrangement is very wild and unusual - especially for that time.

I do notice a lot of vacuums from back then always had a single swivel wheel at the back.


Post# 420958 , Reply# 6   3/2/2020 at 22:48 (1,512 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)        
Lol

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$200 ya right.
The prices people quite are low. Buy vacuums dirt cheap and frugal.
You could get half a king's ransom.
This is IMO the most sought after vacuum by collectors. If you could have one vacuum cleaner more people would say vacuette.
It's at least $500. Attention posters, I kind of commented on guessesing price. I don't mind if you do but let's keep it civil.
Where in the heck did you get the machines.
I just think I figured out how. I'm not saying.
I'm starting a museum you could donate vacuums to me. You could use it as a write off.
Les



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