A Complete Home-Cleaning System...

[vintagehoover]

Following on from Rick's Universal Manual thread, and his wonderful commentary, I thought I'd look through some of my vintage manuals and find the funniest illustrations and suggested uses for vacs!

I have to say, the prize really goes to Air-Way...

First off, I'm sure many of you, like me, cannot sleep at night without having renewed the air under your rugs...

 

[vintagehoover]

No need to fluff up your pillows the old-fashioned way, shaking them by hand like a cave-person! We do things with electricity now!

Simply suck the feathers out of the old pillow, so they're whisked through the machine, beaten into submission by the fan, and blown into a second pillow-case, which you've unstitched just enough to fit it over the exhaust outlet...could it be any simpler?!

 

[vintagehoover]

When drying the hair of yourself, or your family, make sure the celluloid handle is inserted as far as possible into the gas oven, so you don't lose any of the heat or fumes.

A little morphine will quickly subdue any unwilling participants. Or enhance your own enjoyment of the procedure.

 

[vintagehoover]

Hoisting the cleaner into the air to empty the glowing embers in an ashtray is so much less strenuous than tipping the ashtray out by hand.

It'll also fragrance your cleaner with the welcoming scent of tabacco.

 

[vintagehoover]

NEVER operate machinery after consuming alcohol. As you can see, Betty's so liquoured up, she can't figure out which way up the cleaner's supposed to go!

 

[vintagehoover]

It's quick and easy to dry and condition your fur coat with the Air-Way. The searing jet of air can also be used to ward off any pesky PETA activists who may have subversive moral objections to the cold-blooded and barbaric slaughter of vulnerable animals for the sake of fashion...

 

[vintagehoover]

The chauffeur has fashioned the Air-Way into a crude bong, and has hotboxed the Isotta-Fraschini...

 

[vintagehoover]

Now THIS, I actually do...

 

[vacfanatic]

Betty Betty Betty...

Please put your hands together for Betty... and nobody give this broad anymore to drink!

 

[crevicetool]

You actually do what?

Wear an apron? O M G !!!! So do I!!!

Great stuff Jack!!! I loved the oven!

Rick

 

[sireluxomatic]

What great pictures! The one with the handle in the oven is hilarious, as well as that "welcoming scent of tobacco".

 

[hamiltonbeachbo]

Great Job, Jack!!!
Love the manual illustrations with your commmentary.
I think you and Rick have started a new trend on the forum.
I'll definitely be looking for more along with rereading these threads.
Great Fun.
Thanks for taking the time to produce this!!
Also, love your cleaning comparison videos.
Keep it coming .... from one of your biggest fans.
Pat

 

[vintagehoover]

Oh Pat...why am I suddenly thinking of Kathy Bates...?

 

[kenmore81]

Yes Jack

Keep them comming.Im working in a hospital and it is now 4 am,most of the patients are sleeping, and i busted out LMAO at the oven.A little morphine will quickly subdue any unwilling participants. Or enhance your own enjoyment of the procedure.OMG I got the other nurses just about peeing themselves and the patients wondering if there in the psyc ward.
Keep up the good work.From another big fan ;*)

 

[arh1953]

Got my morning giggle over the chauffeur in the Isotta-Fraschini, something about a man in a uniform with a bong. I could live without the pic of Kathy Bates weilding the mallet though, LOL!

 

[hamiltonbeachbo]

Oh Jack, you have to be very, very careful when it comes to your fans.
You can't take your eye off them for a second .... or WHACK!!
Just remember, we're only trying to help .... really!!

 

[veroroger]

Renewing the air

Anyone know the theory behind blowing air under a rug? I remember my mother doing that or having me do it when I got older. Never understood what that was supposed to do.

BTW, the chauffeur can do anything he wants in my car!

 

[hygiene903]

Great Job, Jack!

Loved the instruction pages and commentary! You and Rick are really on to something fun here, hope to see more! Interesting to note, that the instruction book for my model 77 Airway shows a similar method of hair drying, but without the stove and with the wands connected directly to the blower end of the vacuum without the hose.
Jeff

 

[luxg]

Jack, I have to agree with the others, you and Rick are on to something here. What fun. Renewing the air under your carpets, now that is one I have never heard of before. Isn't it fun the way they use to come up with new ways to make one think they needed a new machine. Thanks so much for sharing. Just another "fan"!! Terry

 

[notacollector]

First post.

Damn I just got through changing the air in my car tires, and now I have to change the air under the rugs too.

Richard

 

[z30soulbrother]

suction direction

hi guys ! am still trying to work out how that thing works. am i right in trhinking there are 2 suction ports and 1 blow port? to use as an upright vac you have the bag on the blower and the handle on the top 1 and the floor tool on the bottom. the end of the hollow handle is closed off to force suction through the floor nozzle? or is there a dial to redirect suction.... any theories?
si

 

[tristar]

The handle is a suction opening for tools and the floor tool is connected to the other suction port. The exhaust port is below the handle.

The celluloid window on the top of the cleaner is also the suction dial. Turned one way it directs suction to the floor tool, but turned the other way it directs suction to the handle for tool use.

For what it is, it's actually got decent suction! On the suction meter it lifts 10" of water. Not bad for a machine who's design is over 90 years old!

 

[vintagehoover]

Here's my Air-Way Fleetwood Special set for use as an upright:



When you want to use the dusting tools, you swivel the celluloid dial so the arrow points towards the handle. This redirects the suction through the handle:



You can then attach the crevice tool directly to the handle with the rubber cuff, or you can attach this short length of hose:

 

[z30soulbrother]

dyson

i see! i thought so! dont you think there maybe an echo of this in the dyson....? tool suction through the handle?

 

[vintagehoover]

Hi Simon, I absolutely agree! In fact, I actually started a thread on the similarities between the Air-Way uprights and - in particular - the DC18 Slim a few months ago!

 

[vintagehoover]

Here's the thread - now achived - that I mentioned:

http://www.vacuumland.org/TD/ARCHIVE/MODERN/2009/5013x32.htm

 

[z30soulbrother]

turbo brush

does this rug nozzle have turbo brush inside?

 

[vintagehoover]

No - that wasn't available in the UK, as far as I know. I think we just had the straight-suction nozzle, called the 'Quick-Up' tool! Some of the American versions featured the first ever dual-motor system - I'll leave the explantion of those to the experts, though...

 

[akabent]

Renewing the air....

Isn't that very similar to changing the air in your tires? I think about every 30K miles would be an appropriate interval, no?
Rick