Electrolux museum.
Hi Charles Richard:
I have the paperwork on this museum in my files somewhere. It was a 8 or 10 page brochure called 'The History of cleaning,' and it featured a Hoover model O on the cover. Electrolux published this in the 1970's, and yes, I think I included excerps from it in an early newsletter, most likely my first Electrolux issue around Christmas 1983.
As to the machines pictured here, the boy is using a 'Dotty,' the design is that of Dr. Daniel B. Replogle and goes back to 1916. I have a copy of that patent. Interestingly enough, Dr. Replogle was the man who designed the first Air-Way machines, circa 1920. The other two are the 'National,' and what looks like the 'Lawton,' or 'Grand,' it could also be the 'Reeves suction sweeper,' and I have all four of them. While I never saw the traveling museum, in 1968, I did see the one located at the Electrolux factory, and these non electrics were there.
As far as we know, this youngster was not one of the original V.C.C.C. membership (1983-90), but if he's out there in VacuumLand, I hope he speaks up.
