Bissell Ad in October 1967 Life Magazine


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Bissell Ad in October 1967 Life Magazine

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Post# 423020 4/8/2020 at 17:24 (1,475 days old) by Jo (Dallas,TX)
Checkrate/Likes 1 Thumbing through a life magazine which has a car ad for our 68 chevlle we had when I was a kid... I came across this ad and thought I’d post it for anyone’s enjoyment. I’m still amazed at how well carpet sweepers work in general with no motor or power. Good for quick clean ups of crumbs, pet hair etc. More thorough than a broom and dustpan and they don’t churn up clouds of dust like brooms. They say this was less than $17...but that was a lot of money in 1968! Anyone have one of these Gemini sweepers? View Full Size

Post# 423031 , Reply# 1 4/8/2020 at 20:06 (1,475 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)
Checkrate/Likes 1 *Nice* I mean the Chevelle. My favorite is 69 or 70 454-475. I believe that's the specs on the rare Chevelle. I do like the olds 442 convertible 1970 with a 455. The girl I dated for a year in high school was runner up to homecoming queen. I detest that girl ripped my heart out. The sweepers are nice. I found a fuller brush company one from 1970s. It took me an hour to remove all the hair. I just wish it worked on hardwood. Les

Post# 423035 , Reply# 2 4/8/2020 at 20:40 (1,475 days old) by Compactelectra (Palm Springs)
Checkrate/Likes 1 Ok We’re getting off track here, but since you mentioned the 442, that was my first car (1966). Turquoise with white strato bucket seats and power windows. Got razzed about the fact it was an automatic. Red stripped mag wheels. We had Bissell shampooer that used that Bissell shampoo. View Full Size

Post# 423038 , Reply# 3 4/8/2020 at 21:26 (1,475 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA)
Checkrate/Likes 1 Can we go even more off track? My beloved 1965 Olds 98 with the 455 ultra high compression engine and photon torpedoes. View Full Size

Post# 423046 , Reply# 4 4/8/2020 at 22:19 (1,475 days old) by Bvac6 (Fort Wayne, Indiana)
Checkrate/Likes I have a Gemini, in my opinion they are the finest carpet sweeper ever made by Bissell.

Post# 423048 , Reply# 5 4/8/2020 at 22:24 (1,475 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)
Checkrate/Likes *Holy cow* That 442 is one of the nicest I've seen. I'd love to use a Bissell on it. Wow thanks for the pics. Les

Post# 423049 , Reply# 6 4/8/2020 at 22:36 (1,475 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)
Checkrate/Likes *I gave one of those* carpet sweepers away.

Post# 423051 , Reply# 7 4/8/2020 at 22:42 (1,475 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)
Checkrate/Likes *I bet* It was because it wasn't a hoover. Did Hoover make any floor sweepers. Les

Post# 423088 , Reply# 8 4/9/2020 at 19:55 (1,474 days old) by Kloveland (Tulsa)
Checkrate/Likes 1 *Bissell carpet sweepers* I didn’t realize they made so many until I looked at the spec sheets. I like carpet sweepers too! Sorry about the pictures being sideways It’s an iPhone thing. Photos... < > Photo 1 of 16 View Full Size

Post# 423092 , Reply# 9 4/9/2020 at 21:19 (1,474 days old) by Jo (Dallas,TX)
Checkrate/Likes *Biased to the 68* I have to be biased to the 68 Chevelle...particularly the Malibu. It’s what we had and the neighbor next door had the coupe. Ours was the wagon. I was first brought home from the hospital in it after my Mother had me! We had it for 11 years but the last year it mostly sat in the driveway and the engine needed a major part we think. It had the 307 with 2 speed automatic and power steering and the more deluxe 4 seasons air conditioning...but no radio. If my Mother could still buy a car without a radio...that’s what she would opt for. Anyway, I loved the square gauge boxes of the dash and the handles on the wiper and light switches, the 1968 higher end steering wheel design, and the ignition switch still on the dash, this was the last year of the octagonal ignition door key and round with hump secondary key as 69 saw the change of ignition switch relocated to the steering column with the new GM key head design for a locking steering column and gear shift. I still have Mom's original set of keys to the car in great shape! My 2012 Chevy Equinox has a similar dash with the dual square gauge boxes and even the steering wheel design has design cues from that 68 Chevelle. Have a friend with a 66 cutlass...he just moved it from Dallas to Germany! Love to see the Bissell Gemini’s underside if anyone has one. All restaurants that insist on cleaning while open should be using carpet sweepers. We used to eat at a Mexican restaurant with carpet and every time I was in there they would come around with some sort of electric vacuum cleaner cleaning up chip crumbs...I don’t want vacuum exhaust air in my food....or to hear the noise....it’s just a no no in my book to use a vacuum in a restaurant while customers are dining...period. Carpet sweeper...yes...vacuum no. So there’s still a great place in this world for carpet sweepers! I remember my Grandmother had a big carpet sweeper it was black and had some stripes going from front to back and the brand in some script writing...maybe Bissell...I don’t remember...I think they disposed of it while I was still little as I don’t remember seeing it anymore after a while. It used to live next to the bureau they had in the hall. Maybe once she got a second Electrolux for the upstairs she may have stopped using the sweeper and then eventually did away with it. She was not one to keep a lot of extra stuff, her house, drawers, closets, etc. were always very neat and uncrowded. Something I admire. Jon

Post# 423093 , Reply# 10 4/9/2020 at 21:21 (1,474 days old) by Jo (Dallas,TX)
Checkrate/Likes *Biased to the 68* I have to be biased to the 68 Chevelle...particularly the Malibu. It’s what we had and the neighbor next door had the coupe. Ours was the wagon. I was first brought home from the hospital in it after my Mother had me! We had it for 11 years but the last year it mostly sat in the driveway and the engine needed a major part we think. It had the 307 with 2 speed automatic and power steering and the more deluxe 4 seasons air conditioning...but no radio. If my Mother could still buy a car without a radio...that’s what she would opt for. Anyway, I loved the square gauge boxes of the dash and the handles on the wiper and light switches, the 1968 higher end steering wheel design, and the ignition switch still on the dash, this was the last year of the octagonal ignition door key and round with hump secondary key as 69 saw the change of ignition switch relocated to the steering column with the new GM key head design for a locking steering column and gear shift. I still have Mom's original set of keys to the car in great shape! My 2012 Chevy Equinox has a similar dash with the dual square gauge boxes and even the steering wheel design has design cues from that 68 Chevelle. Have a friend with a 66 cutlass...he just moved it from Dallas to Germany! Love to see the Bissell Gemini’s underside if anyone has one. All restaurants that insist on cleaning while open should be using carpet sweepers. We used to eat at a Mexican restaurant with carpet and every time I was in there they would come around with some sort of electric vacuum cleaner cleaning up chip crumbs...I don’t want vacuum exhaust air in my food....or to hear the noise....it’s just a no no in my book to use a vacuum in a restaurant while customers are dining...period. Carpet sweeper...yes...vacuum no. So there’s still a great place in this world for carpet sweepers! I remember my Grandmother had a big carpet sweeper it was black and had some stripes going from front to back and the brand in some script writing...maybe Bissell...I don’t remember...I think they disposed of it while I was still little as I don’t remember seeing it anymore after a while. It used to live next to the bureau they had in the hall. Maybe once she got a second Electrolux for the upstairs she may have stopped using the sweeper and then eventually did away with it. She was not one to keep a lot of extra stuff, her house, drawers, closets, etc. were always very neat and uncrowded. Something I admire. Jon

Post# 423098 , Reply# 11 4/9/2020 at 22:31 (1,474 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)
Checkrate/Likes *Oh, but Hoover did!* ,,,, lolol, and I have them!

Post# 423099 , Reply# 12 4/9/2020 at 22:58 (1,474 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)
Checkrate/Likes Those LIFE magazines are a goldmine for old ads, in a huge paper size as well. Carpet sweepers are a severely under-appreciated "vacuum" among vacuum collectors. Bissell made carpet sweepers since the gold rush days of the 1800's and they still make them today - I just bought one least year. Oreck, Hoover, 3M/Scotch, and many other come and go companies have made carpet sweepers at some point. They mainly work the best on "no pile" carpet and also outdoor rugs/astroturf. View Full Size

Post# 423129 , Reply# 13 4/10/2020 at 08:56 (1,474 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa)
Checkrate/Likes I like my Bissell Sweepmaster. The Hoover is also probably manufactured by Bissell Photos... < > Photo 1 of 2 View Full Size

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