blackheart
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Years and years ago before I was even a teenager (I think) my cousin had informed me of a vacuum sitting next to a local dumpster. I, of course, being a kid just had to check this out. I ended up bringing home one of these Black and Decker canisters. It was so different for me having grown up with a Kirby and seeing predominantly uprights.
It lacked a bag and never having seen any black and decker canister bags at the grocery store or local hardware store improvised by putting a folded rag over the motor inlet thus making it a very improper bagless system.
I remember thinking the suction on it was so powerful and accidentally sucked up an entire sock with it with no issue. In truth the suction was powerful compared to what I was used to but is pretty run of the mill by today's standards.
I would occasionally search for them on ebay and other sites with little to no luck, the only ones I had seen were very pricey.
I did run across some information on this forum that said they were made by Sanyo, this however doesn't appear to be true. In recent conversations with Bill wood this machine bears more resemblance to a Samsung, especially in the hose setup. Interestingly the wands seem to be a reverse 35mm with a button lock.
After years of looking I found this one on marketplace, and the seller agreed to ship it. Here it is post restoration, new bearings in the main motor, new front bearing in the nozzle motor. and a trimmed Oreck magnesium bag in the unit. I've heard Panasonic C/C3 bags may fit it so I've got some of those coming. I also put a FQ belt in it which isn't ideal it's just a tish loose for it.






It lacked a bag and never having seen any black and decker canister bags at the grocery store or local hardware store improvised by putting a folded rag over the motor inlet thus making it a very improper bagless system.
I remember thinking the suction on it was so powerful and accidentally sucked up an entire sock with it with no issue. In truth the suction was powerful compared to what I was used to but is pretty run of the mill by today's standards.
I would occasionally search for them on ebay and other sites with little to no luck, the only ones I had seen were very pricey.
I did run across some information on this forum that said they were made by Sanyo, this however doesn't appear to be true. In recent conversations with Bill wood this machine bears more resemblance to a Samsung, especially in the hose setup. Interestingly the wands seem to be a reverse 35mm with a button lock.
After years of looking I found this one on marketplace, and the seller agreed to ship it. Here it is post restoration, new bearings in the main motor, new front bearing in the nozzle motor. and a trimmed Oreck magnesium bag in the unit. I've heard Panasonic C/C3 bags may fit it so I've got some of those coming. I also put a FQ belt in it which isn't ideal it's just a tish loose for it.





