Clarke Commercial Oreck Copy

[clarkecombi]

Clarke Vacuums are my Favorite. i know just about every make and model. The combivac is my favorite(hence the name). But i have never seen this made by clarke. Anyone know the history of this machine.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Clarke-200-Upri...s=72:570|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293%3

 

[bisonian]

I've never seen a Clarke like that. Based on info from the Clarke website, it looks like it was made sometime between 1971 and 1982, the years that Clarke-Gravely was the company name.

http://www.clarkeus.com/AboutClarke/History.aspx

 

[clarkecombi]

Id liek to find the first battery powerd auto scrubber and the first dual motor upright they made in 65

 

[bisonian]

I don't know about your chances of finding a 550, but you might have a good shot at finding the later 577 and 579 machines. They were once fairly common in hotels, convention centers and the like. Two-motor, clean air design. Very similar to their competitor, the original Advance Carpetwin, they were big, heavy vacs for use in main lobbies and the like with large expanses of open carpeted space. Built like a tank.

 

[clarkecombi]

I have hopes. Commercial vacs are my fav. Ive got a combivac and love it. i would like to see a pic of a 550 or get an idea of what it looks like and also the first scrubber

 

[myvacsrock]

I would LOVE to find one of these

possibly a tad cheaper than this though.


http://cgi.ebay.com/Clarke-CombiVac...ptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

 

[bisonian]

Kyle, check this one out

Here's one you might be interested in, a 576a in Michigan.

Disclaimer -- I have no affiliation to the seller or the auction, just ran across it while browsing.

http://cgi.ebay.com/clarke-commerci...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

 

[clarkecombi]

I have one.

I Love it. Got it for 35$. I might post a few pics if i get around to it.

 

[clarkecombi]

By that i mean the Combivac and kyle didnt u tell me u had one at one point