Vacu-Magic—The World's Tiniest Vacuum Cleaner in '62

[paul]

I was unaware of this technology.

 

[cheesewonton]

Oh my! Now the search is on for information on this vacuum ( down the rabbit hole we go ............... )

 

[cheesewonton]

https://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=262365

 

[cheesewonton]

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/general-electric-vintage-ge-vacu-4842998402

 

[centralsweeper63]

Very, very cool. I will keep an eye out.

 

[Alan]

And they didn't have tiny houses back then for tiny vacuums.

 

[centralsweeper63]

How do you mean?

 

[cheesewonton]

And they didn't have tiny houses back then for tiny vacuums.

Huh? Houses from the 1940s and 1950s were a lot smaller than most new homes built in the last 20 years.

 

[paul]

I heard that individuals on average were shorter a century and more ago; which is why many pre- and turn-of the 20th century period regular houses have lower ceilings.

Getting back to Vacu-Magic, I can imagine how tricky it would be to empty the bag or change out the disposable one!

 

[cheesewonton]

I heard that individuals on average were shorter a century and more ago; which is why many pre- and turn-of the 20th century period regular houses have lower ceilings.

Getting back to Vacu-Magic, I can imagine how tricky it would be to empty the bag or change out the disposable one!

That is very true. If you go into some of the pre-Revolutionary War homes in Boston the ceilings are only 6 feet tall and the door frames lower than that. The overheads ( nautical speak for ceilings ) on the USS Constitution are even lower. When I visited her I had to walk stooped over everywhere below decks.