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    Kenmore 1.6 compact canister Made by Sanyo.

    There is a cute red one on ebay now, though it's over priced. It's Kenmore branded but the model number prefix is for Sanyo.
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    My Extensive Collection Part 7

    I have and enjoy both Kirbyloverdan. I was hoping others might give the brand some reasoned consideration. It is an alternative overlooked among the enthusiasm for brands costing two to four times as much, one of the largest producers of vacuum cleaners in the world and they are invisible here.
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    My Extensive Collection Part 7

    Panasonic bagged canisters have the same powered floor brush Kenmore sells as the Powermate. Panasonic makes them for Kenmore at their plant in Monterrey Mexico.
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    Kenmore 1.6 compact canister Made by Sanyo.

    The Panasonic name did not appear until 1961. Matsushita Electric Manufacturing Company sold consumer goods under the National brand name. When they decided to enter the US market that name was already owned by another firm. For the US market only the name Panasonic was chosen. Often the...
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    My Extensive Collection Part 7

    The MC-CG902 is on a different body from the MC-CG917 and MC-CG937. It is identically a late '90s Kenmore Progressive with a much more powerful motor. The other two share a different body with an extractor cage in the bag chamber just like a Kenmore Intuition or the new Elite canister as well...
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    Kenmore 1.6 compact canister Made by Sanyo.

    Panasonic bought the remaining outstanding 20% of Sanyo they didn't own in 2010 and shut Sanyo down in 2012.
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    My Extensive Collection Part 7

    Hmmm, I think that's my point. Some of the Panasonic canisters have been around an awful long time. I think it's a good thing. They're reliable machines of a classic design, four full sized attachments, button lock wands, a simple circuit design, all of which have been around since the 1980s...
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    My Extensive Collection Part 7

    Kirbyloverdan (or anyone else), have you tried a modern Panasonic canister vacuum? It is as if they are invisible here.
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    My Extensive Collection Part 7

    I am going to mention a manufacturer I never see mentioned in any discussions of modern machines. Panasonic. I'm curious what the opinion of the many collectors have of a current model Panasonic canister vacuum, something like the MC-CG902 or MC-CG937. Have you seen and/or used one to have an...
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