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<blockquote data-quote="hoover300" data-source="post: 442934" data-attributes="member: 3319">Actually, it appears this is from 1913-14.I was going through the patents from Ora Drake, the inventor of this wacky vacuum head, and noticed the early ones, like the one stamped on the plate of mine, were&nbsp; a bit different. This original model was originally sold as the Diamond in both the USA and Britain. It featured a pivoting ball for the handle, and a taller fan case. Shown below. This patent: <a href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US1000382A/en?inventor=ora+drake&amp;oq=ora+drake&amp;sort=old" target="_blank">https://patents.google.com/patent/US1000382A/en?inventor=ora+drake&amp;oq=ora+drake&amp;sort=old</a>The next patent with illustration, from 1913, shows the base which is on my Brilliant. 4 wheels, no suction slats, and a twisted wire brush. Also, no handle ball joint. Shown here:<a href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US1126732A/en?inventor=ora+drake&amp;oq=ora+drake&amp;sort=old" target="_blank">https://patents.google.com/patent/US1126732A/en?inventor=ora+drake&amp;oq=ora+drake&amp;sort=old</a>More improvements were made to the design, as shown here: <a href="https://patents.google.com/patent/USD46631S/en?inventor=ora+drake&amp;oq=ora+drake&amp;sort=old" target="_blank">https://patents.google.com/patent/USD46631S/en?inventor=ora+drake&amp;oq=ora+drake&amp;sort=old</a>And here, this time with a whole new base: <a href="https://patents.google.com/patent/US1291802A/en?inventor=ora+drake&amp;oq=ora+drake&amp;sort=old" target="_blank">https://patents.google.com/patent/US1291802A/en?inventor=ora+drake&amp;oq=ora+drake&amp;sort=old</a>[ATTACH=full]143017[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hoover300, post: 442934, member: 3319"] [b]Actually, it appears this is from 1913-14.[/b] I was going through the patents from Ora Drake, the inventor of this wacky vacuum head, and noticed the early ones, like the one stamped on the plate of mine, were a bit different. This original model was originally sold as the Diamond in both the USA and Britain. It featured a pivoting ball for the handle, and a taller fan case. Shown below. This patent: [URL]https://patents.google.com/patent/US1000382A/en?inventor=ora+drake&oq=ora+drake&sort=old[/URL] The next patent with illustration, from 1913, shows the base which is on my Brilliant. 4 wheels, no suction slats, and a twisted wire brush. Also, no handle ball joint. Shown here: [URL]https://patents.google.com/patent/US1126732A/en?inventor=ora+drake&oq=ora+drake&sort=old[/URL] More improvements were made to the design, as shown here: [URL]https://patents.google.com/patent/USD46631S/en?inventor=ora+drake&oq=ora+drake&sort=old[/URL] And here, this time with a whole new base: [URL]https://patents.google.com/patent/US1291802A/en?inventor=ora+drake&oq=ora+drake&sort=old[/URL] [ATTACH=full]143017[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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