A Singer find

kloveland · Oct 10, 2011

Here in Tulsa, OK we have a big Flea Market every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I’ve found a few nice vacuums there, but the majority of the vendors sell the cheap bagless brands. Every week I see something different. Last week I saw a nice Dual 80 that I should have picked up.

This week I went home with a Singer twin fan and a Hoover Convertible 589. I’m really happy with the Singer, it seems to be cheaply built, but has a lot of power. I dissembled the whole vacuum and washed the plastic base, agitator plate and ductwork. It was more complex than a Hoover Convertible to dissembled and it had a ton of screws, it was difficult to figure out where they went back in (I should have made a diagram).

The vacuum has very good airflow with its twin fan design. The agitator seems to work well at beating the carpet and it’s very lightweight. However, as most of you already know it’s very noisy, but I can tolerate the noise. I had a grey Singer System previously, but I like the color scheme on this one better. I also enjoy the feature advertisements on the handle and the base as well.
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Did these come with attachments? I know the Kenmore versions did, by looking at the posts from the Sears catalogs on this site.[this post was last edited: 10/10/2011-16:58]

kloveland · Oct 10, 2011

Picture #2

Cleaned up well!

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kloveland · Oct 10, 2011

The inside

The whole motor is built around the plastic base. The armature, fans and field coil just pop out, after all of the screws are removed. The design of the motor is probably why the vacuum is so noisy.

vacuumfreeeke · Oct 11, 2011

hey there...

Congrats on your find..... it looks to be in great shape.

I have two of those... the blue and red one is one like we had when I was growing up.... another collector sent it to me for free when he got tired of his.... the other one a friend gave me and I've been going to send it to Mr. Kenmore81 for like a year and a half now.... I still plan to, I'm just the queen of procrastination....

They seem a little fragile, and they are loud, and the cord is short, but there's just something about them..... the are powerful, and really stick to the floor!

kloveland · Oct 11, 2011

Thank you for responding to my post

Yes, I totally agree, Bobby. I remember reading your post some time ago. I also had the same Singer System pictured on the right, but I gave it Jason Huber. Now, I'm on the lookout for the Kenmore version.

Below is a link to a video that I found on Youtube. I think that the self-propelled version is cool! The bare floor attachment is neat! It reminds me of the Kirby hard surface plate.

A Singer find

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