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Thread Number: 5157
Vintage Central Vacuums Pt 2-The Sturtevant |
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| Post# 57595 1/4/2009 at 00:23 (5,591 days old) by andy (Boston, MA) | ||
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Here's another brochure for the Sturtevant system. Like the Spencer, it operated on the multi-stage turbine principle, and was probably the most similar to the Spencer during the time period. This dates from 1925. | ||
| Post# 57596 , Reply# 1 1/4/2009 at 00:23 (5,591 days old) by andy (Boston, MA) | ||
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| Post# 57615 , Reply# 20 1/4/2009 at 00:36 (5,591 days old) by andy (Boston, MA) | ||
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I left some of the pages out on this one because they were just full of mathematical stuff and graphs. Still more to come :-) | ||
| Post# 57617 , Reply# 21 1/4/2009 at 02:20 (5,591 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
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| Post# 57633 , Reply# 22 1/4/2009 at 11:20 (5,590 days old) by akabent (LEFT Coast) | ||
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FASCINATING!!! I really enjoyed that, Andy!! Thanks for sharing. Rick | ||
| Post# 57659 , Reply# 23 1/4/2009 at 21:57 (5,590 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
I wonder if this machine is an older Sturtevant. I took the Pictures in 1988 at the Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon. The vacuum was still in use and was installed when the hotel was built around 1910. Not sure if they are still using it but I suspect they are. It just roared when it ran and the suction at the valves was way better than anything now. I dont recall seeing a name on it (but then thats 20 years ago too) You'll notice that all the valves also had a two prong twist lock plug next to them which leads me to believe that they had some style of electric powerhead too. Sadly none of the original parts were still around. 
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| Post# 57662 , Reply# 24 1/4/2009 at 22:33 (5,590 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
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| Post# 57683 , Reply# 25 1/5/2009 at 07:20 (5,589 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
This picture has me scratching my head in wonder, Doug. All the splendid brochures we have seen would indicate that the upright cylinder is the dust collection container. That grey unit to the right is definitely a Spencer suction plant, as evidenced by the gray color & unique Spencer shape of the shroud rim around the motor. I had to look twice to realize it wasn't a Spencer OrgoBlo - because if it was an OrgoBlo that hotel would have a rather large pipe organ. I estimate this unit has at least 6 fans ! It may even be a Spencer model specifically configured for suction vacuum cleaner use - judging from the number of fans and the smaller take-off pipe - in place of the original suction plant, being connected in reverse... I say this because one has to wonder why the piping between dustbin and blower takes such a long path to the far end intake, when all the brochures show a short path, with the electric motor at the far end. ? You can trace the air path in the photo - a large diameter pipe is entering the top of the Dustbin from the ceiling. The horizontal pipe runs from the top of the dustbin over to the 'blower', angles down and enters the intake at the front of the blower. Toward the motor end is the blower exhaust takeoff connected by the orange collar to another vertical pipe probably exhausting to the outside. If it was an organ blower there would be several take-off pipes for different wind pressures. Just musing. Dave Here's a snap of my bud's OrgoBlo. A small two fan unit for a medium size pipe organ. 
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| Post# 57685 , Reply# 26 1/5/2009 at 08:22 (5,589 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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HI Dave: I wondered why it was positioned facing that way too. It could have something to do with where the exhaust had to go. Or just a quirk of the installer. Incidentally the original motor has been replaced on that machine (Gee it gave out after only 60 some odd years of service - try that with a modern one) Doug | ||
| Post# 298293 , Reply# 28 9/13/2014 at 22:04 (3,512 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Hey Owen... Wouldnt it be fun to have a big old central system like this!!!Mike Hays has Spencer tools and hose hooked up to his Beam..actually 2 beams hooked up together! | ||
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