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Thread Number: 39804
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
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| Post# 422597 4/1/2020 at 17:24 (1,485 days old) by repairman (Woodridge, IL) | ||
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What is the Holy Grail of vacuum collection. To me, I believe it is the Kirby Janitronic or the Whirlpool power nozzles fitted to the chrome dome Rainbows from back in the day. | ||
| Post# 422599 , Reply# 1 4/1/2020 at 17:52 (1,485 days old) by DesiredName (Utah) | ||
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| Post# 422601 , Reply# 2 4/1/2020 at 18:31 (1,485 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Post# 422602 , Reply# 3 4/1/2020 at 19:32 (1,485 days old) by luxlife  (Under a Pecan Tree) |
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All of these are! That’s the beauty of collecting. | ||
| Post# 422604 , Reply# 4 4/1/2020 at 20:07 (1,485 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
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| Post# 422607 , Reply# 5 4/1/2020 at 20:22 (1,485 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Mine | ||
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Post# 422615 , Reply# 7 4/1/2020 at 21:30 (1,485 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA) |
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For me it would be the Air-Way Chief or Super Chief. (See my meme--the back two vacuums). The first twin motored uprights that debuted in the mid 1930's. They could be used with both motors for rug cleaning or with just the suction motor for above the floor cleaning.
They had wood pulp cellulose fiber disposable paper bags and the brush roll had beater bars. They also had the swivel dome dirt indicator, both had dirt finder headlights, they could be used as, "fluffers", for feather pillows, both had height adjustors and both could be easily lifted, correct attachment applied, to clean crown moldings or high places. Both had their hoses fitted to their hollow handles for the mentioned above the floor cleaning. The suction for this mode was greater than their upright competitors. And, there was the usual array of attachments. All this and before World War II. The rest of the industry copied one thing or another for years to come. | ||
| Post# 422617 , Reply# 8 4/1/2020 at 22:11 (1,485 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
Elite
1912 Hoover friction drive baby Copper Janitronic That strange 1930s Premier Duplex/Ge upright (second pic) If I had to choose one I already had, the 1912 Brilliant Suction Cleaner (third pic on right) which is soon to have its own thread. | ||
| Post# 422618 , Reply# 9 4/1/2020 at 22:19 (1,485 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Whoops
Forgot one, the 19?? WE Sturtevant type 0. It is probably the coolest vacuum I have ever seen, like the upright version of an NSS pig.
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| Post# 422619 , Reply# 10 4/1/2020 at 22:19 (1,485 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
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| Post# 422620 , Reply# 11 4/1/2020 at 22:24 (1,485 days old) by vacman1961 (North Babylon, New York) | ||
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Westinghouse Convert O Vac. | ||
| Post# 422625 , Reply# 12 4/2/2020 at 01:27 (1,485 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
 A Premier 21 Upright from the 40's.....my grandmother had one that I used to run when I visited......I have it put away with the original bag, that has been patched. I also have another one which I use for touch ups in between regular cleanings........I was lucky enough to find a very good, but used brushroll in an old vacuum shop, which I sanitized and is in this machine. I use a soft kirby belt for older models in it......
PR-21 Bud
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| Post# 422670 , Reply# 13 4/3/2020 at 07:55 (1,484 days old) by robsmith1977 (Shippensburg, Pennsylvania) | ||
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Post# 423111 , Reply# 14 4/10/2020 at 00:44 (1,477 days old) by rivstg1 (colorado springs) |
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I dig this thread
I love reading all the different brands and models that you guys list for your ultimate find ana vacuum. I had to think for mine.... Probably a Royal power cast 9200... I just love that retro styling. Beginning of Feb I had q chnqce to buy one...NIB....CAN YOUBELIEVE IT? But the shipping was just to high ( was an auction), of course, a big part of me wish is would have kept bidding.
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