These are just some of my collection of water filtration vacuums. They all use a rotating separator. The very first plastic rainbow, the model D3A from 1980 is quite special. There is a Vivenso, two Ritellos, two Hylas, and an Ocean Blue.
This black Rexair model B came out of an estate of a doctor in Illinois. The cleaning lady hated it and never used it so it was like new when I got it. This is a 1940 model.
Some awesome machines their Tom, particularly fond of the Kenkart and the Airway. Can you imagine a modern housewife or Husband (
) carrying that machine around the house to clean it. I have customers telling me they need something light because their sebo x4 is to heavy to use lol
This is an example of an early classic three. Note the straight handle, and the cord hooks are on the bag side. With the cord wound up it really makes it heavy on one side, prone to tipping