Crown 450 Canister Vacuum

[panasonicvac]

I just got this machine yesterday from a friend of mine. I don't know much about it other than the fact it's a Royal. I'll eventually post a video of it up close.

 

[paul]

Congratulations, Alex—looks great ... and complete!

I attempted to locate some information for you but found none.

Looking forward to the vid of it.

 

[centralsweeper63]

Must be rare then. Nice find, looks mint.

 

[hygiene903]

Nice find Alex! These were actually built for Royal by Kingston. Besides Crown, they were also built with the Royal, Regal, Electro-Hygiene, and Royalaire names on them, and there is currently one on ebay with the Royalaire name on it. You have an interesting mix of attachments with it too! The rug nozzle and the floor brush directly in front of it and dust brush are from the 60's or newer, while the other floor brush and upholstery nozzle look to be from the mid to late 50's. The polisher is somewhat rare, and I have no idea where the red suds shooter on the sprayer came from, never seen one like that before! Looking forward to your video.
Jeff

 

[centralsweeper63]

Interesting.

 

[huskyvacs]

Were these exclusive to Canada?

 

[centralsweeper63]

That would be a possibility.

 

[panasonicvac]

 

[centralsweeper63]

Thanks!

 

[rugsucker]

Great find! Very hard to find any vac this complete including literature. Nice color and more chrome than I expected. Replaced cord and hose. No one could copy the Hoover style clip on plug until about the 60s. Straight wand is Hoover. Wood handle can be used on side of polisher to polish or buff table tops,cars,etc. Rubber blower plug has become hard with age. Maybe lubricate around edge or gentle heat or? anyone have other suggestions.

 

[rugsucker]

Also above wheels on dolly are attachment holders.

 

[centralsweeper63]

You seem to know quite a lot about these.

 

[hygiene903]

Alex, I enjoyed the video and after seeing it have more information for you. The pages you showed from the instruction book tell me that your Crown may be older than I originally thought, possibly from the late 50's, and the older looking floor brush and upholstery nozzle are definitely original to this machine. The felt pad that snaps onto the rug nozzle is actually a floor buffing pad and you should have left that off when you were trying to vacuum the rug--if it seemed hard to push, that is probably why. Also, if you look closer at the rug nozzle, you'll see a spring-loaded strip brush on the back of it that can be raised & locked in the upper position (which is probably where it was with the buffing pad mounted) or lowered to a free float position for cleaning rugs. The yellow lambswool pad that you weren't sure about is a buffing pad that attaches to the polisher for buffing purposes, and the metal rack also attaches to the polisher for shampooing carpets. And as Jimmy said, the wooden knob attaches to the side of the polisher for buffing tables, counter tops, cars, etc. The instruction booklet for the polisher will give you full information on how these parts attach to the polisher and how they are used.
Jeff

 

[centralsweeper63]

Nice machine!

 

[panasonicvac]

Thank you all, appreciate it!