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Thread Number: 42095
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Old, wooden carpet sweeper |
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Post# 443769 7/10/2021 at 23:00 (1,012 days old) by gottahaveahoove  (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Post# 443784 , Reply# 1 7/11/2021 at 22:27 (1,011 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I discovered it is made by | ||
| Post# 443786 , Reply# 2 7/11/2021 at 22:46 (1,011 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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| Post# 443788 , Reply# 3 7/11/2021 at 23:32 (1,011 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Post# 443789 , Reply# 4 7/11/2021 at 23:44 (1,011 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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That's the one | ||
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Post# 443826 , Reply# 5 7/13/2021 at 14:13 (1,010 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Does anyone know | ||
| Post# 443830 , Reply# 6 7/13/2021 at 15:27 (1,010 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Read the museum's despcription
Made around 1892-1900, or probably a little after that. It was made by the National Sweeper Co, and it was bought new by Bissell to compare to their sweepers. They made a ton of sweepers under hundreds of names, rivaling even Bissell. I have a beaten one made by the same company under the name Monarch, it is otherwise identical to this. Sadly there is not a whole lot of info out there on non-Bissell sweepers.
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Post# 443831 , Reply# 7 7/13/2021 at 15:31 (1,010 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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wow! | ||
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Post# 443832 , Reply# 8 7/13/2021 at 16:01 (1,009 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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Which museum | ||
| Post# 443835 , Reply# 9 7/13/2021 at 16:45 (1,009 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Grand Rapids Public Museum in the link above. They have 1300 or so sweepers from Bissell’s collection, plus some seriously rare electric vacs like the Bee Model D with the 6 sided motor and fan case. They have pics of most of it, and if you ask they will take more pics. It’ll take a couple weeks but they do it free and it is very worth it for vacs and sweepers with few to none other examples. In fact the Bee D has new pics.
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Post# 443845 , Reply# 10 7/13/2021 at 21:38 (1,009 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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That's all great to know. | ||
| Post# 444081 , Reply# 11 7/22/2021 at 21:07 (1,000 days old) by fan-of-fans (USA) | ||
wooden sweeper | ||
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