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Oldest vacuum cleaner turns 140 today |
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Post# 71600   6/8/2009 at 12:17 (5,427 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 71624 , Reply# 1   6/8/2009 at 14:22 (5,427 days old) by sireluxomatic ()   |   | |
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Too bad we can't go backwards in time 140 years and see this machine brand new. |
Post# 71626 , Reply# 2   6/8/2009 at 14:38 (5,427 days old) by ridgidvac ()   |   | |
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Any pics of the Whirlwind? I'd LOVE 2 c some pics. |
Post# 71627 , Reply# 3   6/8/2009 at 14:39 (5,427 days old) by ohio_tuec ()   |   | |
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Or even see an example of it. I believe one of the founding members of the VCCC, Bob Taber, had a Whirlwind. |
Post# 71677 , Reply# 4   6/8/2009 at 19:47 (5,427 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 71712 , Reply# 5   6/9/2009 at 10:53 (5,426 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
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Thank you for the picture Dave, it saves me a lot of time loading pictures. Yes, I am the owner of the Whirlwind. Back in 1988, the National Enquirer ran a contest to find the reader with the "oldest working vacuum cleaner" I entered and won. At the moment the whirlwind is packed away in a storage locker with the rest of my collection. In answer to another post, I'm the founder of the VCCC! I went to the Hoover Historical Center in September of 80 and met the director Stacy Krammes. A year later she forwarded a letter to me from John Lucia. Together he and I went to the Hoover Historical Center and Hoover factory. Armed with the names of several fellow collectors, we formed the club. However, it was my groundwork that started the club. I was also the publisher of our newsletters for the first 12 years. When we were forming Vacuumland I sent a box of archives to our webmaster Fred Nelson for use on the website. Fred has that box and will give it back to me at the convention. With that paperwork I can again write vacuum cleaner history. I look forward to seeing all who attend the convention next week. Alex Taber. |
Post# 71738 , Reply# 6   6/9/2009 at 16:03 (5,426 days old) by kirbyotronic ()   |   | |
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Here is a little more bit of info. ~Alex CLICK HERE TO GO TO kirbyotronic's LINK |
Post# 71742 , Reply# 7   6/9/2009 at 16:50 (5,426 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
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Dear Alex Bob K. the Vac-Hunter is a former friend of mine, he also owns a Whirlwind, but he got his several years after I got mine, so he's second in line to me. As far as we know Bob and I are the only private collectors to own one. At any rate the information in that topic came from me. I compiled the history of the Vacuum Cleaner and will post information as I get it. Here's a brief history of the first three. Whirlwind-- style upright, inventor by Ives W. Mcgaffy 1869, manufactured by the American Carpet Cleaning Co. Boston, Mass. Agan-- style upright, inventor unknown, 1870, manufactured by Whitehead & Hoag. City unknown at this time. Herculese-- style tank, inventor thought to be father and son team of Peck & Peck. Rochester, New York. This was the first of the two person operated pumpers. So it was the first outfitted with a hose and tools. This information should be in a past newsletter, sometine around Spring of 06, the original is in my box of archives. Alex Taber. |