Cutest Sweetest GE Cylinder Vacuum ever!

[aeoliandave]

Well, it's more a rounded brick but at 14" long and 5" square its a generously well equipped little sucker, worthy of the GE Medallion.

 

[aeoliandave]

The GE Tidy Cleaner Model AVT-160

This one is utterly complete but the box is worse for wear. Still...what a beauty.

Pulls a respectable 38" on the Vac-U-Tronic gauge, 37 with the still supple hose attached.

 

[aeoliandave]

"Let's all sing like the birdies sing"

The Owners Manual is a folded sheet printed on both sides.

 

[aeoliandave]

The motor/fan unit is the same basic polished Aluminum one u

How to...

 

[petek]

I want to see you spreading dampened newspapers and doing a great big cleanup with your new GE Tidy mister!!!!!

 

[aeoliandave]

Recall how the carton states For all "your above the fl

Here it is shown hung in this Lady's closet with her GE AVF-801 upright for carpets.

The Tidy documents included the User Manual for the 801, leading me to believe the Lady bought both Cleaners for her postwar home.

Now I'm gonna haver to get an 801. But for now will join the other GE cylinders down GE Lane, right 'round the corner from LUX Towers...

 

[aeoliandave]

801 manual in reverse

Pages 3 & 4

 

[aeoliandave]

801 Manual pages 1 & 2

 

[aeoliandave]

AVF-801 Cover.

Mmm, updated Maroon and Wine baked enamel aluminum cast version of my polished aluminum Premier DeLuxe Model 9 upright.

 

[aeoliandave]

(GE) Premier Super DeLuxe Model 9. See the bag lettering.

 

[aeoliandave]

AVF-801 sales tag, inside

 

[aeoliandave]

Outside of tri-fold sales tag

 

[swingette]

random thoughts

the upright cloth bag has a dirt pocket, something Hoover refused to give us until the 1970s!

nap lined bag? ive only seen this feature on Panasonic cloth bags. seems as if it would grab and hold more dirt than standard cloth, hard to shake out.

how exactly does one "slightly dampen" newspaper??

as always, interesting posts!, thanks Aeolian!

 

[arh1953]

We Bring Good Things to Dave

Gee......GE! I love all your new GEs! What a find!

 

[aeoliandave]

Going by Doug Smith's reference site the AVT-160 was introduced in 1947. This one has the blue tools so it's the 1949 model. 4 years older than I. Wow, and in such great shape! I've still got all my parts too but a lot more dings and dents...

General Electric Model: AVT-160B - 115V AC/DC 310 W

Year: 1949

 

[normvac]

Lightly sprinkled newspaper!

A slightly dampen newspaper to empty any cloth bag, was sprinkled with a sprinkling bottle generally used on laundry.
That Mother washed and dryed (inside or out) on a clothes line,before ironing on Tuesday mornings. Usually, If I remember correctly they were Starched shirts and other dressy white clothing. Sometimes sprinkled on Monday
eve. rolled up, placed in a plastic bag in the refrigerator
over night so as not to become moldy. Then ironed stiff on
Tues.
Norm
Now you know how old I really am! LOL!

 

[aeoliandave]

I certainly remember Grammas Kerr and Scheafe starch ironing from the freezer. And the sprinkler bottle, oh yes. Mom used a Heinz 57 catsup bottle with a red plastic sprinkler head that screwed on top, as long as I can remember,til at least 1970 when I left home. Even tho she had a steam iron the sprinkler was best for certain fabrics, she said.

 

[arh1953]

I just received a gratis, unexpected AVT160B in today's mail. I would love to find the tools and wands, but in the meantime I can use the black Eureka tools and wands I set aside for the GE tank. Mine came with the cloth bag and the original hose.

 

[xraytech]

I still use a sprinkler for ironing my scrubs, I use an old tupperware tumbler with tiny holes in the seal it has a copyright of 1957 on it. I alos go through 1 can of faultless heavy starch a week on my scrubs so they are stiff as a board and crisp. I think the sprinkler works better for ironing than putting water in my Hoover self cleaning spray and steam iron. Also I love that cute Ge vacuum, great find