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Here are some tool pictures. Tool caddy isn't original, my wife is pretty handy with a sewing machine so she made a new one. It was modeled on the original and pretty much looks spot on. Same color scheme. A couple of the tools aren't original (newer plastic floor tool and crevice tool) The hose...

Update on this Revelation! Replaced the brushes. Replaced the switch. Took a while to gather these parts but the old machine is up and running again. Thanks to all for tips/suggestions. Next up for fixing...a broken down early sixties Rexair Rainbow.

Thanks everyone for your input. If I can get those brushes and get my machine running again, I'll be a happy guy. I enjoy the idea that I can put to use, on a regular basis, a 70 year old machine. It's a testament to how durable these products were once made.

I've checked EBAY. Can't really find a match based on the way my brushes look. I can't find the model of my motor, it's not printed anywhere that I can find. Not having that model number makes finding a brush match a crap shoot.

I'm looking to replace the brushes on a very old Ametek-Lamb motor that is in my vintage Revelation (Compact) vacuum. Does anyone know where to get compatible carbon brushes?