Unknown old vacuum attachment

captchar · 2025-09-28T14:07:16-0500

Can anyone tell me what this attachment is for? I found it at a thrift store mixed in with its plumbing stuff, but at first glance I thought maybe it was for my 509 or 515 Kirb

y, but it doesn't fit those.

cheesewonton · 2025-09-28T14:43:01-0500

The hose end reminds me of a Royal canister hose end.

rugsucker · 2025-09-28T19:25:10-0500

Filter Queen or Royal?

captchar · 2025-09-28T20:40:51-0500

the thing opens up, which I think was for either a filter of some kind or like the Kirby crystallizer was meant for fumigating with moth balls is my guess

captchar · 2025-09-28T21:08:41-0500

rugsucker said:
Filter Queen or Royal?

Did some more digging into those two brands, smith collection had this Filter queen, it is model 350 where it first appears, but the 700 is likely it

cheesewonton · 2025-09-28T21:30:53-0500

I think you rub it and a genie comes out to grant you three wishes.

kirbylux77 · 2025-09-28T21:58:21-0500

That's a attachment for Filter Queen canisters. You use it with moth crystals and the hose to fumigate closets back in the old days.

royalfan103 · 2025-09-28T23:51:52-0500

kirbylux77 said:
That's a attachment for Filter Queen canisters. You use it with moth crystals and the hose to fumigate closets back in the old days.

Can it still be used to do such?

hygiene903 · 2025-09-29T00:21:18-0500

You probably could, if you don't mind the smell of paradichlorobenzene crystals and if you can still find them! This version was available with the model 200 and early 350 Filter Queens and connected to the exhaust on top. Later 350s and subsequent models had a different version called the Jet Demother, but if I'm not mistaken the earlier version continued to be offered with Filter Queens in Canada.
Jeff

captchar · 2025-09-29T05:24:10-0500

dollar stores here in Canada still sell moth balls, I use em in my shed outside to keep the wasps and mice out of it

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