1970's Kenmore Canister Vacuum

[BBFvac76]

Rug sucker

I'm interested in 116.2999, 116.2099, & 116.2091 if you have any of these.

 

[rugsucker]

Sears can,cont

I will try to verify ser no and condition of above vac later today.Will be glad to watch for others but also helps to have general idea of color and if good,better or 'Sears Best'.There are many Sears and most WILL GO as I am losing lease on warehouse as I will post separately.

 

[smomurph]

BBF

Email sent.

 

[rugsucker]

Sears

My big can with woodgrain is a 116.22992.Looks similar to instruction book above but could have differences.Will try to group others together as part of warehouse clean out.They WILL GO!!Anybody want?

 

[stricklybojack]

Is this the right one?

A beautiful machine i would like to own myself someday.

 

[smomurph]

Rugsucker

I tried to send you an email but it was returned. Can you post or send a picture to [email protected]?

 

[rugsucker]

smomurph

I rarely do Email.Best is to call-423-297-6918.Power Mates are in different place but I did see at least one big,green style this week.Can try for pics but call first.If you or friends go to Boone or Blowing Rock NC in ski(or any other) season you are almost here.As you have a cleaning service would you be interested in large vintage comm polisher or vacs.Or anything else?!Let me know before they are on scales at the scrap metal yard!

 

[stricklybojack]

Rugsucker...

what kinda commercial machines are we talking about? I'm looking for a big clarke convertible like this newer version in the pic.

 

[rugsucker]

stricklybojack

Most comm machines are large and larger canisters including Invincible,Doyle,GE and more.There is one ancient Finnel comm floor buffer.The few uprights include Eureka version of Clark and a 'doublewide' Eureka labeled for ServiceMaster.

 

[super-sweeper]

Hey!

I've got you 2 sources for your Kenmore vacuum-


 


Jimmy Martin (Rugsucker), he is going through his entire warehouse of vacuum cleaners, he's bound to have one.


 


2-The gentlemen in the vintage forum (Username: hlrayjr, see thread: "Final update") is selling his recently acquired hoard of vacuums, I saw that he has the power nozzle for this model kenmore, and where there's a powernozzle, there's bound to be the canister too!

 

[rugsucker]

Sears vac

The canister wanted had half woodgrain and half att cover door on lid.After some Hoovers went to a new home this weekend I found most Sears canisters but only have with no half lid over atts or 'SearsBest' (3) with all woodgrain on full lid.

 

[gerry]

Kenmore canister from the 1970's

I have a Sears Best canister vac in perfect working condition. I desperately need a hose. Mine is all duct tape. The switch is in the handle and the tank end is straight rather than curved. It is ivory and brown with a tool tray. The canister is marked 4.1. Does anyone have a hose for this vac?

Geraldine

 

[Metaphor]

Super-Sweepers vacuum is the full sized canister. The canister stricklybojack showed is the smaller model. It is about 3/4 the size of Super-Sweeper's and has a one stage motor under that plastic cage. The full sized models had two stage motors and the motor fan housing was in the bag chamber. Both used a 5023 bag but the bag chamber on the full sized models is much larger. The easy way to tell the two apart are the smaller models had the plastic cage over the motor fan and the rear face. The full sized canister had a removable panel with a square louvered motor exhaust opening and a round opening where you could plug the hose in and use the vacuum as a blower. The smaller version didn't have the removable panel and it only has one small round opening in the rear for a motor exhaust.