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Thread Number: 44659
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Today was a Sweeper Vac kind of day |
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| Post# 464296 7/3/2023 at 19:33 (318 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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| Post# 464300 , Reply# 1 7/3/2023 at 23:08 (318 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Nice | ||
| Post# 464301 , Reply# 2 7/4/2023 at 00:48 (318 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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They were very much their own thing. Mine uses a standard brushroll setup but their original used, well, this(below). I hope to find one of these one day.
As far as I can tell they were absorbed by Westinghouse in the mid 30s as I found an ad for a Westinghouse branded one of these(second pic on left) right around the time Sweeper Vac branded stuff disappeared. Sorry for bad ad pic quality, I couldn't find the original pic so had to find one I already sent and screenshot it. | ||
| Post# 464331 , Reply# 3 7/5/2023 at 01:11 (317 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
SweeperVac
Here's my SweeperVac, similar to the one in the drawing. It has a lever that you moved to go between straight suction and motor driven brush. Started working on it when I got it, put it on the "back burner," and that's where it's been ever since.
Jeff
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| Post# 464715 , Reply# 4 7/20/2023 at 22:47 (301 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Look what came in the mail today. I am FLOORED.
It has quite a few issues but still!
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Post# 464722 , Reply# 5 7/21/2023 at 06:35 (301 days old) by Centralvacs1928  (Chicagoland) |
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Great find! That nickel plating on the fan case seems to have yellowed quite a bit. Maybe some Bar Keeper's Friend will bring it back to life? I just learned about using BKF on the chrome of my Cadillac and it looks amazing. Took the hard water spots and streaks right off! Does it run? | ||
| Post# 464723 , Reply# 6 7/21/2023 at 11:28 (300 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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The fan case I am not worried about as I have tracked down a spare. The entire back plate broke the solder joint and the local welder won't touch it. I jb welded it for now.
The motor has issues. The biggest one being a shorted commutator bar so it arcs a lot and refuses to run correctly. Did not know that before I bought it, yay! lol | ||
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