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| Post# 63037 , Reply# 1 3/18/2009 at 17:43 (5,511 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 63038 , Reply# 2 3/18/2009 at 17:48 (5,511 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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The Best Vacuum Cleaner Money Can Buy
The Filter Queen canister vacuum is an excellent value. When you consider that they are built to last for decades, they can be a cost effective choice. These vacuums offer an excellent method to keep your entire home clean and dust free. The world famous "cyclonic" action creates an effective cleaning system. I have personally owned a Filter Queen for over 26 years. These machines have been improved over that time and still offer the highest quality for your dollar. They are backed by a tried and true history. The first models became available in 1928. Invented by Mr. E.H. Yonkers in Illinois, they were originally sold as "Health-Mor Uprights". A few years later the name was changed to Filter Queen. These machines offered a new technology and were available exclusively through home distributors. This patented technology has been copied by wind tunnel designs that are so prevalent today. However, the Filter Queen vacuum is designed to outlast and out clean any cleaning unit on the market. One of the key feature of a Filter Queen is the filtration system. The canister uses a cone shaped filter. As air is sucked into the canister, dirt and and other airborne particles are forced toward the outer walls. Then the air passes through the filter which traps the smaller particles. Airflow is maintained even as the canister is filling with dirt and dust. This system maximizes the cleaning ability of the vacuum at all times. CLICK HERE TO GO TO aeoliandave's LINK | ||
| Post# 63052 , Reply# 3 3/18/2009 at 19:10 (5,511 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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1939 was the first year 1939 was the first year that Health Mor produced the Filter Queen canister like this model, but brown and tan. 
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| Post# 63055 , Reply# 4 3/18/2009 at 19:36 (5,511 days old) by animasinsulin () | ||
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Filter-Queen I LOVE mine. You can be on the phone while someone is using it and you can hear them. Masive power!!!!....Bill in Az.... | ||
| Post# 63056 , Reply# 5 3/18/2009 at 19:54 (5,511 days old) by kirbyotronic () | ||
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I'm after the first takers, I'd really love to have that!!! Dave, I'll give you $100 NOT to take it! lol.... ~Alex | ||
| Post# 63067 , Reply# 7 3/18/2009 at 20:38 (5,511 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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The business was created in 1928 as Sanitation Systems, Inc., a Chicago-based distributor for Cleveland's Scott & Fetzer. The founders included Martin Callahan, his son Frank, and their associate Ray Owen. Within just two years, these energetic salesmen had sold enough of Scott & Fetzer's home cleaning systems to make their venture the largest organization of its type in greater Chicago. Buoyed by their "sweeping" success, the three men contracted with one of America's most experienced vacuum manufacturers, Cleveland's P.A. Geier Company, to make an upright vacuum for them to sell. In 1930 the company name was changed to Health-Mor Sanitation Systems, Inc. to reflect its new product. The distributorship forged a strong relationship with its new supplier in the early 1930s, and by 1936 Health-Mor was one of P.A. Geier's largest clients. At the end of the decade, 1939, Health-Mor acquired the patent on a vacuum cleaner that utilized centrifugal force to generate suction and trap dirt simultaneously. A team of P.A. Geier engineers, including Max Fairaizl, Ted Fistek, and Gene Martinec, refined the concept into the Health-Mor Model 200, later renamed the Filter Queen 200. By incorporating proprietary technology, this appliance distinguished Health-Mor from many of its competitors. 
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| Post# 63068 , Reply# 8 3/18/2009 at 20:40 (5,511 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 63069 , Reply# 9 3/18/2009 at 20:40 (5,511 days old) by kirbykid1 () | ||
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THe funny thing was that of all the machines invented from the Rainbow the only one that didnt clog is the Rainbow. I find it funny that probablys the best canisters being made were based from the Rexair. | ||
| Post# 63084 , Reply# 11 3/18/2009 at 21:12 (5,511 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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This 200 pulls an impressive 82"
Post-war model 200 and optional caster base with bumper. The same 'saddlebag' tool holder was available and more pockets were added - My Gramma's 350 had a tool saddle like this. One of my 200 manuals is dated March 1949. Note the bumperless floor/rug nozzle and long-necked accessories. These and the 'cage' caster base were initially provided with the New Style model 350, later changed to the rubber ring caster base, new latch button wands and tools familiar to us today during it's run. I do not know when the 200 ceased production and when the 350, which you have Brian, was phased in, as the Canadian 200 manual I have is dated 1952! Dave 
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| Post# 63093 , Reply# 12 3/18/2009 at 21:51 (5,511 days old) by luxg () | ||
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I wonder why they didn't provide a floor brush for these early models? I know that there was a felt pad attachment but not sure when that was added either. | ||
| Post# 63110 , Reply# 13 3/18/2009 at 22:58 (5,511 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Terry, the felt pad was the bare floor nozzle attachment from the beginning. It was narrower and clipped on to the bumperless carpet nozzle. Back then hardwood floors kept wet-mopped, waxed and polished...and area carpets were the norm. The Floor Duster buffed the waxed shine while touching up the inevitable settled household dust before guests arrived. dave 
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| Post# 63112 , Reply# 14 3/18/2009 at 23:04 (5,511 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Simlarly, the 6" Upholstery nozzle always came with the slide-on bristled Brush for furniture, walls & such, which was initially wood based with a nickle-plated slide rail top plate. Later the bristled brush was molded from brown rubberized plastic with a chromed steel guide plate. When the liquid sprayer developed into a upholstery washing & shampooing system, the brush & rails were then molded in one piece of brown plastic that we know today and the bristles were much much stiffer yellow nylon for hard scrubbing. One would not want to dust the walls or curtains with this! LOL 
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| Post# 63122 , Reply# 15 3/19/2009 at 01:07 (5,511 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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Dave...My model says 200A HI Dave.. My F/Q says Model 200A and it was manufactured in Ontario. Check it out. 
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| Post# 63123 , Reply# 16 3/19/2009 at 01:08 (5,511 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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Is there a pic showing?? Is there a pic showing? | ||
| Post# 63125 , Reply# 17 3/19/2009 at 03:15 (5,510 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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No, Brad - your pictures aren't showing up :( | ||
| Post# 63126 , Reply# 18 3/19/2009 at 04:48 (5,510 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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damn it why? why would they not show up? | ||
| Post# 63127 , Reply# 19 3/19/2009 at 04:50 (5,510 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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try one more My 1939 Filter Queen Model 200A made in ontario canada... 
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| Post# 63128 , Reply# 20 3/19/2009 at 04:54 (5,510 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Yup, that one's showing loud and clear ;) | ||
| Post# 63130 , Reply# 21 3/19/2009 at 05:08 (5,510 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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ah ok here we are. here it is 
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| Post# 63137 , Reply# 22 3/19/2009 at 07:54 (5,510 days old) by luxg () | ||
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Dave, thanks so much for the information! I never knew that they alwalys came with the felt pad! I know that Kirby also include one. Just wonder if these were the only two vacuums to have this feature. Terry | ||
| Post# 63142 , Reply# 23 3/19/2009 at 09:44 (5,510 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
Hey Terry: In the Earlier years alot of vacuums came with either a felt pad to add to the rug nozzle for floors or a separate attachment with the felt bottom (Filter Queen, Kirby, Miele, Goblin, Regina, Viking, Switson to name a few). Alot of homes at the time had hadwood floors and the felt pad polished the floor as it cleaned, unlike floorbrushes, which could leave scratches in the polish. Considering the resurgence of hardwood floors I'm rather surprised that more vacuums arent coming out with felt pads again. Doug | ||
| Post# 63146 , Reply# 24 3/19/2009 at 10:52 (5,510 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Felt Pad... ..Hoover offered one to go with the Hooverette (sorry about the grainy image): 
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| Post# 63147 , Reply# 25 3/19/2009 at 10:57 (5,510 days old) by vintagehoover () | ||
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Air-Way also offered a waxing pad - theirs could be flipped over, to create a brush. You were supposed to use the brush-side to clean the floor, then wax it with the felt side. 
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| Post# 63190 , Reply# 27 3/19/2009 at 19:21 (5,510 days old) by beerad (Beautiful Vancouver BC) | ||
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Dave.... Have you seen a chrome F/Q like my model of the Toronto 1939 F/Q AS one person put it..???????. It is there" showing loud and clear".The pic is 6 above this post. Thanks Brad. | ||
| Post# 63192 , Reply# 28 3/19/2009 at 20:23 (5,510 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Brad, I've personally never seen a chrome one like yours, and it is gorgeous. It's been said here that the chrome model was a top salesman prize awarded by the company and that would seem to be the case based on the number that have not surfaced. One would think that stunning chrome Filter Queen 200s would be all the rage, like Fairfaxes, if they were a tol standard model for sale. Aren't you glad now that we all convinced you to keep it rather than trade it to Healthmor for a new one? Mine, which Pete gifted to me and I am still in the process of finding the rest of the 200 style tools, has a higher serial number. I think you should replace the modern toggle switch with a push button style...the same one that is under the rubber paddle on the later style FQs. It's a standard pushbutton switch found on many other makes of vacuums like the Compact and even the Haley's Comet. Dave 
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| Post# 63194 , Reply# 29 3/19/2009 at 21:00 (5,510 days old) by kirbyotronic () | ||
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Are you still wanting the Filter Queen, Dave? ~Alex | ||
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