'Beautility' Personified...

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Possibly one of the most eccentric, quirky vacuum cleaner designs; the Bylock 'Beautility' Tablevac...

Most definitely for one-level accomodations only - since it's hardly the most portable of cleaners - it seamlessly blends the concept of 'vacuum cleaner' and 'occasional table' in a way no other manufacturer has quite accomplished!

 

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Inside:

An entirely self-contained unit:

 

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The tools:

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Upholstery brush and dusting brush:

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Floor head, crevice tool, hard-floor head :

Note the crevice tool has holes through the end; an 'airflo' tool, decades before Dyson 'invented' it!

 

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Floorhead:

Is this not EXACTLY like the Electrolux one, but with a vent going through it?!

 

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Floorhead underside:

Not a single scratch or piece of dirt; can't have seen much, if any, use!

 

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The hose:

Still supple, air-tight, and as clean as new!

 

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Hose pattern close-up:

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Bag compartment door:

Clear perspex cover - this is what makes my example the 'De Luxe Model', apparently - you can tell at a glance if the bag's full! Bag is not fitted here, obviously.

 

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Pre-motor filter:

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Bag fill tube:

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With bag in place:

Bylock Lewyt See-thru Speed-sak - you can see how much dirt you've picked up!

 

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Set up for cleaning:

One of the extention tubes is missing, sadly:

 

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Paperwork:

Clockwise from top left: Manual, sales tag, original store receipt, guarantee card, temporary instruction sheet.

 

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Complete ensemble:

(Well almost, just missing that darn extention tube...)

 

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The Bylock Tablevac:

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Rating plate:

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