ABINGDON KING DICK CYLINDER VACUUMS

[watsonw]

….Made in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK, 1930S-50S?

Does anyone have any info/images?

Regards, Walter.

 

[unimatic1140]

I found this...

https://books.google.com/books?id=O...f_uDB0Q6AEwAXoECAwQKQ#v=onepage&q=abingdon ki

 

[watsonw]

Unimatic1140

Many thanks, most informative. A familiar story of british industrial revolution development and prosperity in the UK'S "town of a thousand trades".

kind regards, Walter.

 

[midcenturyfan]

That looks extremely similar to the machines that were produced by CWS in Dudley.

Robin.

 

[watsonw]

CWS Dudley

….also made the cylinder 'GOLIATH' model for the Birmingham 'Bustler' vac co.

The goliath main body was sprayed yellow; being the only difference I know of to the original cws mock alligator covered cleaner.

Regards.

 

[vacbear58]

Eltra

Agree with all that has been said above but there was another brand called the Eltra that fits in there somewhere too - similar to the Bustler. Were the CWS produced in Dudley or simply called Dudley as a brand name?

 

[midcenturyfan]

I am no expert on these machines, but the badge on the example in my collection says that it was produced by the C.W.S National Works, Dudley, Worcs.

Robin.