Baby Daisy Model 1

[kayroberts]

I have a Model 1. I can only find information or photos of Model 2 and 3.
I have had this for years and use it for a doorstop. A friend came over and said
I should not use it in than manner as this is a museum type piece. I laughed but
he is insisting that I do some research.

I would truly appreciate any information.

Thanks,
Kay

 

[caligula]

Hi Kay.

I don't have a lot of background information on the Baby Daisy, however, it is indeed a museum piece. I first saw this at the Hoover Historical Center, which was then in North Canton, Ohio, in the United States, the year was 1980.

This is non electric, and what's known as a two person pumper. There are bellows on either side that create the suction, and a long hose with attachments like a vacuum cleaner of today. One person would pump the bellows, while the other moved the cleaning nozzle over the carpet. This was a slow process, and without an electric motor, didn't work very well. The Baby Daisy dates back to 1890.

In September of 1982 My friend John Lucia and I were at the Hoover Historical Center, and it was there that we decided to start the Vacuum Cleaner Collector's Club. The official opening date was January 2, 1983. I was the man who wrote and published our newsletters. With a new club, we needed a logo, so I turned to the director of the Hoover Historical Center, Stacy Krammes for advice. Her daughter, Liz, was a graphic artist, and she used the Baby Daisy as our first logo.

Here's the Baby Daisy as I first I first saw it in 1980, the second picture is the logo Liz Krammes made for us.

Alex Taber,
founder of the V,C.C.C.

 

[caligula]

The original logo.

May 1983.