I don't outwardly broadcast it anymore. Got sick of being exclusively known as the vacuum guy. My college literacy essay on vacuum collecting got 98% though! lol
I do occasionally bring them to work to use and some of the people get a kick out of it. One coworker in particular who originally...
The GEs are a vacuum. Not the best, not the worst tbh. Most share the same motor as well.
Here is another documented for archival purposes, AV5. I love the lightbulb location, though this picture was taken before I started restoring my machines.
It is indeed a farm current model. The handle grip and switch are totally different to I am assuming- accommodate the DC voltage.
On another note, this is a GE av4. Everyone always assumes it’s an av1 with light tacked on but it is its own thing in terms of model number.