aeoliandave
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1939 Vactric Silent Q
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aeoliandave
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aeoliandave
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The fun & wistful back page. Rebuilds.
heres mine
this one has no name and the tools are from a vactric upright i changed the hose end to fit this machine the original hose was black with white stripes .i have had this since the 1970s i got it from a jumble sale no one wanted it then so i gave it a home [back in 1971 it woudnt have been that old ]i found the tools years later in a house that was half demolished the suction is not very good but i suppose it would have been better than sweeping by hand the plug arrangement was common here in the uk lots of small appliances had this sort of connection especially electric irons and kettles
this one has no name and the tools are from a vactric upright i changed the hose end to fit this machine the original hose was black with white stripes .i have had this since the 1970s i got it from a jumble sale no one wanted it then so i gave it a home [back in 1971 it woudnt have been that old ]i found the tools years later in a house that was half demolished the suction is not very good but i suppose it would have been better than sweeping by hand the plug arrangement was common here in the uk lots of small appliances had this sort of connection especially electric irons and kettles
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the sea green one above belonging to chestermikeuk is very similar the difference being the tools on his screw in mine simply push in and the handle of course the black hose is the one i discribed black with white stripes it reminds me of a Goblin cleaner my gran had when i was a boy
the sea green one above belonging to chestermikeuk is very similar the difference being the tools on his screw in mine simply push in and the handle of course the black hose is the one i discribed black with white stripes it reminds me of a Goblin cleaner my gran had when i was a boy
vacbear58
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Vactric W100
Hi Anthony
That is the Vactric W100 you have there, successor to the Silent Q. Unfortunately I do not know when it started production but it features in the catalogue which has some pages above in 1939 at 8 guineas (£8/8/-) which is about mid range price for the time, equivalent to a Goblin Triumph. A Hoover Junior (with tools) and the Goblin Ace would have been about £13 at the time.
Hi Anthony
That is the Vactric W100 you have there, successor to the Silent Q. Unfortunately I do not know when it started production but it features in the catalogue which has some pages above in 1939 at 8 guineas (£8/8/-) which is about mid range price for the time, equivalent to a Goblin Triumph. A Hoover Junior (with tools) and the Goblin Ace would have been about £13 at the time.
vacbear58
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Vactric W100
This model is pretty rare, actually more rare than the Silent Q, its predecessor model. I am not at all sure it was produced after WW2 at all, they may have gone straight into the model W101 production as shown above when they moved into their Scottish factory after WW2. They did have (apparently) an extensive sales and possibly assembly facility in Australia and the W100 style cleaner seems to have gone on much longer down there. Here is a picture of another W100 which was on ebay about three or 4 months ago.The chrome parts may have been repainted if the cleaner was rebuilt during its life
This model is pretty rare, actually more rare than the Silent Q, its predecessor model. I am not at all sure it was produced after WW2 at all, they may have gone straight into the model W101 production as shown above when they moved into their Scottish factory after WW2. They did have (apparently) an extensive sales and possibly assembly facility in Australia and the W100 style cleaner seems to have gone on much longer down there. Here is a picture of another W100 which was on ebay about three or 4 months ago.The chrome parts may have been repainted if the cleaner was rebuilt during its life
vacbear58
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Apexs
Hans
There is no doubt that the Apex_Vactric washers and cleaners are the US company designs, the promotional material for then clearly indicates it. These were clearly pitched up against the Hoover 475/825 models, whether they were imported complete or imported as parts and assembled I cannot say. As was pointed out in the older part of the thread the later Apex canister designs where used by Bylock (and in this case I think they were built here) but Vactric always had their own canister designs from day 1, Bylock only got into canisters (they never produced an upright that I know of) post WW2 as an adjunct of their motor manufacture operation, pre WW2 from around the mid 1930s they only manufactured hair dryers
Al
Hans
There is no doubt that the Apex_Vactric washers and cleaners are the US company designs, the promotional material for then clearly indicates it. These were clearly pitched up against the Hoover 475/825 models, whether they were imported complete or imported as parts and assembled I cannot say. As was pointed out in the older part of the thread the later Apex canister designs where used by Bylock (and in this case I think they were built here) but Vactric always had their own canister designs from day 1, Bylock only got into canisters (they never produced an upright that I know of) post WW2 as an adjunct of their motor manufacture operation, pre WW2 from around the mid 1930s they only manufactured hair dryers
Al
vacbear58
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back on topic
Anthony
Thanks for sharing the pictures, it looks like you have a great example of a rare cleaner there
Al
Anthony
Thanks for sharing the pictures, it looks like you have a great example of a rare cleaner there
Al
the vactric
well guys i had no idea it was that rare or that old i thought perhaps 1950s thanks vacbear for all that usefull info i will take good care of it now i have an idea of its age . My grandma had a similar machine [a Goblin i think] that she bought in the late 1940s when i was four [in 1961]i stuck the hose of the Goblin down the toilet sucking up all the water the machine just kept on running until grandma turned it off after a little holliday in the airing cupboard it was fine and carried on working well into the 1970s cheers guys
well guys i had no idea it was that rare or that old i thought perhaps 1950s thanks vacbear for all that usefull info i will take good care of it now i have an idea of its age . My grandma had a similar machine [a Goblin i think] that she bought in the late 1940s when i was four [in 1961]i stuck the hose of the Goblin down the toilet sucking up all the water the machine just kept on running until grandma turned it off after a little holliday in the airing cupboard it was fine and carried on working well into the 1970s cheers guys
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vactric silent Q
Hi.I have recently purchased a vactric silent Q vacume cleaner.I have tried to use it but every time I turn it on it blows the trip fuse.I have sent the motor to a specialist and they have condemned the motor.Does any one know where I can get another motor, what part number the motor is or what make the motor is .Thanks James
Hi.I have recently purchased a vactric silent Q vacume cleaner.I have tried to use it but every time I turn it on it blows the trip fuse.I have sent the motor to a specialist and they have condemned the motor.Does any one know where I can get another motor, what part number the motor is or what make the motor is .Thanks James
collector2
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Hey Steev: That's a Vactric model 48 from about 1960. I have one in my collection.
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