columbus vacuum cleaner

[gsheen]

Yea it finally arrived yesterday looking rather sorry for itself 


 


Its a really old one as it stil has the wooden handle and  not  the Bakelite one of newer models 


 


Now for a full rebuild and polish and every thing. bags had it but I have a spare 


 


that's my youngest son Anthony a avid vacuum enthusiast standing next to it , yes he is very cute , gets it from his dad

 

[vacuumfreak]

Never seen a vac that looks like that before. Cant wait to see what it looks like after you polish and re-build it!

Daniel

 

[gsheen]

It has an interchangeable polishing head as well

 

[docker]

Columbus

That is a Columbus B12 polisher with vacuum attachment. The B11 version did not have the clips to remove the brush base. I am still using my mom's 1958 B12 to polish my Stinkwood dining-room table. They did not buy the vacuum attachment at the time as the polisher alone cost 48 Pounds.

 

[gsheen]

hey Docker sorry to say my one pre dates the b12 it is a M111 , I have a later model like yours as well nice condition.


 


I also have the b11.


 


Your one is in great condition, I have a b11 electrolux head unit that I use on my table as well


 


were abouts are you in Cape Town ? 

[this post was last edited: 11/15/2011-13:37]

 

[docker]

Gareth
I'm in Bothasig. I see you also have an Electrolux S1000.

 

[gsheen]

No way I live in Steenoven street Bothasig 


 

 

[gsheen]

I got this sorry looking columbus b11 the other day too , it is only a polisher and still runs even if it looks terrible.

 

[gsheen]

So 830 days later I finally finished it, Wow that took a while, I am sorry i didn't take more photo's during its restoration. I only started working on it a few weeks ago. Just to many things ( life ) happened and it got sidlined for a long time. 


 


I also have a band new workshop at home again and this is helping me finish many of my projects. 


 


She runs beautifully 

 

[gsheen]

In polisher mode, the bumper still needs some work 

 

[ronni]

Nice restoration job! You should have had Anthony present it again--this time with two thumbs up and two toes up! haha

 

[gsheen]

I will get a pic of him with it on the weekend, he was at school when I took the pic 


 

 

[ronni]

That will be nice. He sure is a good-looking boy. While appliances and other man-made things can be stylish and attractive nothing on earth compares to the beauty of humanity.