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Thread Number: 44156
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Sanitaire Brand and Model History |
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Post# 459901 , Reply# 1 1/31/2023 at 08:31 (820 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Post# 459993 , Reply# 4 2/2/2023 at 18:05 (817 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 459994 , Reply# 5 2/2/2023 at 18:08 (817 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 459997 , Reply# 6 2/2/2023 at 19:22 (817 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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Thanks, Ben & Brian, I haven't yet found an online source of archived commercial equipment catalogs, so I'm grateful for your knowledge. | ||
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Post# 460002 , Reply# 7 2/2/2023 at 20:59 (817 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 460003 , Reply# 8 2/2/2023 at 22:05 (817 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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| Post# 460006 , Reply# 9 2/3/2023 at 06:03 (817 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 460016 , Reply# 10 2/3/2023 at 09:52 (817 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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No problem, Les. Thanks for contributing to the discussion! | ||
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Post# 460033 , Reply# 11 2/3/2023 at 18:52 (816 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 460139 , Reply# 13 2/7/2023 at 17:58 (812 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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The current model of basic bagged Sanitaire Dial-a-Nap upright here in Canada is Model SC888K….see link below. Note: the photo is a bit outdated since it shows a headlight which you don’t get now…
CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK | ||
| Post# 460154 , Reply# 14 2/8/2023 at 12:33 (811 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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Thanks, Brian! | ||
| Post# 460155 , Reply# 15 2/8/2023 at 13:17 (811 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.) | ||
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Just wonderin' Does anyone know what the numbers and letters that precede the model number stand for? All of mine are just marked with model# like SC888. I'm seeing more of this in the later models with as many as four letters and numbers tagged at the end. | ||
| Post# 460164 , Reply# 16 2/8/2023 at 20:09 (811 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Whenever a slight modification was made to a cleaner, Eureka usually just added a letter to the model number….A, B, C, etc. I think if there was a more significant change, the model number itself was increased by one or two… For example the 1401 upright had no height adjustment but the 1403 had a two position Dial a Nap adjuster…
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| Post# 460167 , Reply# 18 2/8/2023 at 21:00 (811 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
SC686A?
I seem to have an oddball Sanitaire, not in any of the above posts. It's a model SC686A from around 1980. In looking for parts, never seen it listed, but any replacement parts compatible with an SC 886 seem to fit it perfectly. It's a red commercial cleaner, originally equipped with a dump bag, Dial-A-Nap knob, and a VG-1 brush roll. The latter two of which have been upgraded. The brush roll's bristles and bearings were shot, so I replaced it with a VG-2, as that's what was readily available. I later also upgraded it to an aftermarket F&G bag setup.
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| Post# 460593 , Reply# 20 2/23/2023 at 14:29 (796 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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1944 Legal Ruling on 'Sanitaire' Trademark August 15, 1944
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| Post# 460613 , Reply# 21 2/23/2023 at 21:16 (796 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
And, just to bend your mind into a pretzel....
P.A. Geier Co., maker of Royal vacuums, used the name on one of their tank models, labeled as a SANIT-AIRE. It was manufactured from about 1949 to 1951. I have one, acquired from Charles Lester. It's labeled "the health cleaner".
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| Post# 460618 , Reply# 22 2/24/2023 at 06:43 (796 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 460629 , Reply# 23 2/24/2023 at 13:00 (795 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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And Yet Another "Sanitaire" - by Hamilton Beach This is likely what contributed to Eureka's trademark application in 1944. And P.A. Geier wanted to rub Eureka's nose in it! | ||
| Post# 460631 , Reply# 24 2/24/2023 at 13:06 (795 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
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Post# 460794 , Reply# 26 2/28/2023 at 14:48 (791 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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Here are some more photos of the "Sanit-Aire" that went to John Lucia. It came from a Little Old Lady at a church where I was formerly the organist. She was in her 90s and had gotten it new as a wedding present in the 1940s. She was still using it until very recently until she got arthritis and couldn't manage it any longer.
I also added a couple of photos of the Royal 901. | ||
| Post# 460805 , Reply# 27 2/28/2023 at 19:04 (791 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
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Thanks, Charles - | ||
| Post# 462293 , Reply# 28 4/13/2023 at 13:54 (747 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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CLICK HERE TO GO TO Paul's LINK | ||
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Post# 462325 , Reply# 30 4/15/2023 at 00:40 (746 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Oh yes-the Saniataire I ordered came from Bissel---"Bisseltaire" as we call them at the Greenville Sew&vac.they may carry these. | ||
| Post# 462390 , Reply# 32 4/18/2023 at 05:42 (743 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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| Post# 462469 , Reply# 33 4/21/2023 at 11:44 (740 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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Re: Reply 18 - Edgar I was only able to locate one Model SC686 ad in the newspaper database I use from the November 8, 1979, issue of THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES:
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| Post# 462473 , Reply# 34 4/21/2023 at 15:02 (739 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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| Post# 462602 , Reply# 35 4/24/2023 at 19:25 (736 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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You're welcome, Edgar. Glad to help. | ||
| Post# 464034 , Reply# 36 6/20/2023 at 20:44 (679 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
That Sanitaire tank has at least one nearly identical European copy.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/255936575438... | ||
| Post# 471804 , Reply# 38 6/11/2024 at 13:27 (322 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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1940s Sanitaire tank—Progress Rebadge? Eureka purchase Progress Vacuum Corporation in 1940. 1. 1937 Mar 23 BERKELY DAILY GAZETTE - Progress Model 9 vacuum cleaner ad 2. 1940 Oct 21 PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE - Eureka acquires Progress | ||
| Post# 472117 , Reply# 40 6/25/2024 at 19:36 (308 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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Specs Tables Red Line - 20 Models Green/Blue Line - 25 Models | ||
| Post# 472155 , Reply# 41 6/27/2024 at 19:13 (306 days old) by Human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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Post# 472156 , Reply# 42 6/27/2024 at 22:58 (306 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Paul
Paul,
According to Jeff Parker (hoover1060) Sanitaire's "Blue Line" consumer-use uprights and canisters -- which included models S639 ("Maid Saver"), S644, S646, S648 and S678 among the uprights and the S440 canister (using the old canned ham body) -- first came out in 1986, but I wonder if they actually came out much earlier than that? ~Ben | ||
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Post# 472161 , Reply# 43 6/28/2024 at 09:37 (306 days old) by Jayelux (Dallas, TX) |
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I bought the blue canned ham Sanitaire in fall, 1983. It was from a vac shop in the Neshaminy Valley mall in Bensalem, PA. The vacuum is long gone, but it was a great cleaner. | ||
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Post# 472176 , Reply# 44 6/29/2024 at 06:01 (305 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Jayelux
Hi Jay,
I would guess then that the Blue Line series did come out in 1983 after all, as many of the uprights represented were variations of the then-current Red Line (commercial use) from before the "Quick Kleen" update was introduced. S639 = SC679 S644 = SC684 S646 = SC686 S648 = SC688 S678 = SC699 ~Ben | ||
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Post# 476465 , Reply# 45 4/13/2025 at 00:11 by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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