A fellow collector picked this up for me at a certain store that I am sure a few of you are familiar with, and shipped it to me. I did pay an arm and a leg to get it, but worth it for something as rare as this. The bag has one small repair at the bottom, and no holes. The original cord is in very good shape, the 2 taped spots were rid of the old hardened cloth tape and redone in a more flexible electric tape. The original metal body inline switch has been gutted a long time ago but the shell is on the cord and shall stay there. A new inline switch will be fitted in its place. The original motor tag was missing so I added one from a similar, for parts motor from the same company. The handle can be removed, a small handle screwed onto the side, and the bag can latch on the box where the cord comes out in order to be turned into a primitive handheld. There is a brush bar controlled by a lever on the bottom, but the bristles are nearly gone. It sits on 3 small wood wheels, the rear one with a height adjuster knob.
Sadly the commutator is shorting out between 2 or 3 of the bars, causing it to run slowly and arc quite a lot. The rotor does seem similar to one from a sleeve bearing Bee Vac, I will attempt a swap tomorrow.
As far as I know, this is the only one. If anyone else has one, please post pics! I'd love to see!







Sadly the commutator is shorting out between 2 or 3 of the bars, causing it to run slowly and arc quite a lot. The rotor does seem similar to one from a sleeve bearing Bee Vac, I will attempt a swap tomorrow.
As far as I know, this is the only one. If anyone else has one, please post pics! I'd love to see!






