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Thread Number: 43285
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
The Torrington Model B |
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| Post# 452306 5/4/2022 at 21:42 (721 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
Another one off the bucket list! A big thanks to Jimmy Martin on this one, I never thought I'd find one. Yes, he does ship certain things.
It is rusty, but is in quite good shape underneath. Needs a bag, and I have a handle stick out of frame that will be added when it is finished. I thought this used the same cast handle grip as the Apex like it showed in the ads, but it is the plated steel one also used on the model C. The internals are in quite good shape, and should run with some cleaning, oiling, and a new wire. I'll update this thread as I restore it!
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| Post# 452307 , Reply# 1 5/4/2022 at 21:43 (721 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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There is a lot of wire wheeling in my future...
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| Post# 452346 , Reply# 2 5/5/2022 at 18:45 (720 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Boom!
Took a lot of sandblasting and wire wheeling, but here it is! Now it just needs a new front gasket and a bag. As far as I know I am the only person to have one other than the Grand Rapids Public Museum.
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| Post# 452347 , Reply# 3 5/5/2022 at 19:26 (720 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
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| Post# 452358 , Reply# 5 5/6/2022 at 03:17 (720 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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