1955 called. They want their Lewyt back.

[dysonman1]

No way am I giving it back. This one is perfect and complete. Including the optional tool rack and swivel caster for the back of the machine, and the wall rack to store the hose and extension poles.

 

[dysonman1]

The perfect 1955 American housewife. Something most vacuum collectors aspire to be.

 

[dysonman1]

They even had pine deodorizing tablets. Your house could smell like Christmas 365 days of the year. Oh joy.

 

[dysonman1]

The world famous Speed Sak.

 

[dysonman1]

The optional wall rack. Allowed you to store your machine completely assembled, ready to be rolled into action at a moments notice.

 

[dysonman1]

The hubcap on the big wheel. Do you think Mercedes Benz may have minded?

 

[dysonman1]

The optional “papoose” attachment carrier. This one also includes the optional swivel wheel. Yes, that is the correct color of the attachments. Plastic injection molding was in its early stages.

 

[dysonman1]

1950s realness. They even told you where the switch was. They engraved the serial number into the edge of the switch pedal.

 

[dysonman1]

Apparently, so you will never forget, they had to tell you it was a “vacuum cleaner”. Gotta love 1950s design.

 

[dysonman1]

The face of the rug tool showing the comb valve in the OPEN position.

 

[dysonman1]

Showing the comb valve in the closed position.

 

[dysonman1]

Both style, and substance.

 

[dysonman1]

The number 80 carpet nozzle

 

[dysonman1]

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[countryguy]

Why were the bags called Speed Saks?

Gary

 

[dysonman1]

For some reason, the first vacuum cleaners other than airway that used disposable bags, didn’t really call them “bags”. Hoover called them Hygienasacs. Electrolux called them rappers. It makes sense that a self-contained bag that did not sit in a cloth bag, as most machines of the time did, would call the bag a sak.

 

[n0oxy]

nice machine

That machine sounds awesome, and I bet it used a nice sounding Lamb electric motor, probably the one from the early 1950's, still pretty powerful. Lewyt definitely was making great vacuums until they made the zappers.
Mike

 

[lesinutah]

Hey

That machine is a beauty. I know lewyt packed alot of punch. The styling is better than most. The speed sac and the papoose are great names. I do like the vacuum thanks for sharing.
Les

 

[vacuumdevil]

WOW! You really do it with lewyt!