Thread Number: 39902
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
ABINGDON KING DICK CYLINDER VACUUMS |
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Post# 423565   4/15/2020 at 17:23 (1,465 days old) by watsonw (Newport, Shropshire, UK)   |   | |
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….Made in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, 1930S-50S? Does anyone have any info/images? Regards, Walter. |
Post# 423586 , Reply# 1   4/15/2020 at 19:45 (1,465 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 423609 , Reply# 2   4/16/2020 at 11:39 (1,464 days old) by watsonw (Newport, Shropshire, UK)   |   | |
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Many thanks, most informative. A familiar story of british industrial revolution development and prosperity in the UK'S "town of a thousand trades". kind regards, Walter. |
Post# 424581 , Reply# 3   5/1/2020 at 10:54 (1,449 days old) by midcenturyfan (Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England)   |   | |
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Post# 424600 , Reply# 4   5/1/2020 at 17:24 (1,449 days old) by watsonw (Newport, Shropshire, UK)   |   | |
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….also made the cylinder 'GOLIATH' model for the Birmingham 'Bustler' vac co. The goliath main body was sprayed yellow; being the only difference I know of to the original cws mock alligator covered cleaner. Regards. |
Post# 424735 , Reply# 5   5/3/2020 at 04:21 (1,447 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London)   |   | |
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Post# 424745 , Reply# 6   5/3/2020 at 11:17 (1,447 days old) by midcenturyfan (Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England)   |   | |
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