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Thread Number: 43331
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Filtex model 1 - The results |
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| Post# 452732 , Reply# 1 5/18/2022 at 02:29 (706 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Oh wow, another Model 1 owner! I got mine years ago for cheap. Guy found it in the trash on the curb and put it on eBay. I was the only bidder. mine needs a lot more work than yours.
You will never find a motor for these since they are so rare, so best to rebuild it. It sounds like you have a short on the field coil if it is drawing that much amperage, and burning off the shellac from the windings. It cold be a bad connection or missing an insulator, or its a spot where the shellac flaked off and let the wires touch. I know what you mean about tracing out names and addresses to see the history that can be gleaned from it. I got a 1950's Electrolux off eBay from California and based on the address and name on the box of bags that came with it, it looks like the seller was the son of his mother, who owned it since new and passed away, and based on her obituary she was one of the Japanese-Americans that got relocated to an internment camp during ww2 in that part of california. it had been sitting in a closet for years, but carefully stored away. makes me wonder if maybe she had a job as a maid or house cleaner after becoming free again and it was her own electrolux. fascinating how something so simple as a vacuum cleaner can have so many stories or be passed down through generations (or hopefully end up into a collector's house to continue its legacy) | ||
| Post# 452739 , Reply# 3 5/18/2022 at 11:56 (705 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county) | ||
The Filtex model 1 motor is identical to the motor used in the early round Lewyt, compact model C2, the first Eureka swivel top canisters, etc. It would not be too much of a trick to find a replacement motor. Both our machines were made at approximately the same time in history. They are approximately 10,000 apart, which would equal probably six months difference in age. I have the owner's manual which is a HOOT! A vacuum with a cloth bag and a fiberglass pre-motor filter only cannot remove germs. According to the owner's manual though, it could.
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| Post# 452751 , Reply# 4 5/18/2022 at 16:22 (705 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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I guess I'll claim the high end of the bar, mine is 124702. lol
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| Post# 452787 , Reply# 5 5/19/2022 at 07:59 (704 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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Found the Filtex-- --Mo 2('Filtex' name on both sides)-Ser No 256962-wrong plug-bad cord-front wheels broken/missing-minor dents in cardboard housing-good bag-good handle-2 rear bumpers missing-runs well-good suction. Anyone need for restoration/parts? | ||
| Post# 452793 , Reply# 6 5/19/2022 at 09:13 (704 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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It seems the Hygienic Filtex isn't as obscure as we thought. The owner's manual has two animated drawings of 'dusty' and 'germy' who travel around the house unrestrained. "Until the day came..." And then the Filtex was there to remove them. I'll dig out the book and take pictures. It's really interesting.
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