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Thread Number: 42316
/ Tag: Classified Ad Finds
Polar Cub |
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| Post# 445302 8/28/2021 at 20:54 (970 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
This has a slightly different motor than others, and a different paint scheme. The only thing that seems off is that, the oil hole on the bottom is filled in, but I can see a slight outline of where it should be. Also, there is a weird imperfection in the "Oil" embossing directly above it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/224587214113QUE... | ||
Post# 445426 , Reply# 1 8/31/2021 at 19:01 (967 days old) by mjhoshaw  (Western PA) |
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A.C. Gilbert used that motor in practically everything I once had a Polar Cub mixer and several Polar Cub fans. They also made a vibrator (massager) with the same motor. | ||
| Post# 445429 , Reply# 2 8/31/2021 at 19:49 (967 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Oh yeah
I have also heard of a pencil sharpener, hair dryer, and certain early Erector sets having it as well. The vacuum seems to be the only bad usage of it. I have one, it is oiled and serviced, yet my Dirt Devil Junior upright has more suction. Probably why these are so rare, they can barely inflate the bag!
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| Post# 445462 , Reply# 3 9/1/2021 at 11:44 (967 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
There was a Gilbert rebranded one on eBay for a long time but right before I was going to buy it the seller deleted the auction because it was "no longer available".
Here's some similar Polar Cubs. The ad is from 1928. They even had a kid's toy version of one that was made as an upright! | ||
| Post# 445463 , Reply# 4 9/1/2021 at 13:12 (966 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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That upright is a holy grail for me, I can't even find a pic of one.
The Gilbert you probably saw was the later one with green hammertone plating, I have yet to get my hands on one and try it. Look at the cobbled together handle mounts for that toy, it is almost definitely homemade. Cool premise though. | ||
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