Disposable Bag Timeline

[paul]

Update

Timeline Of First Vacuum Cleaner Company Models To Use Standard Disposable Bags

1920 - Airway Sanitary System
1929 - Hoover upright model 725 - Hygienisac reusable bag
1949 - Royal upright model 279 and tank-type model 290
1949 - Westinghouse Deluxe floor-type model F-3 & tank-type model T-3
1950 - Hoover Aero-Dyne tank-type model 41
1950 - Eureka "Airomatic" tank model 700
1950 - Lewyt canister model 44
195? - Universal upright model VC5708 & Clean Air tank-type model VC670_
1952 - Electrolux Corporation tank-type model LX
1952 - G-E swivel-top canister model AVC 815
1952 - Eureka upright model S-250-A
1952 - Eureka "Roto-Matic" canister model 800
1953 - Kenmore Ken-Kart & canister (model numbers unknown)
1956 - Eureka "Super Roto-Matic" canister model 910
1956 - Singer canister model C1 (made by Eureka)
1956 - Sunbeam Dual Deluxe canister model 630
195? - Hamilton Beach canister model 35 Deep Clean
1957 - Electrolux (Canada) Ltd. 80-series tank-type models
1965 - AB Electrolux tank-type model ZC90 & Trident tank-type model U136
1979 - Kirby Classic Series upright model 3-CB - Style 1

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Photos:

1. 1950 Jan 19 - MINNEAPOLIS STAR - Eureka Models S-250 & 700
2. 1952 Apr 7 - MINNEAPOLIS STAR - Eureka Models S-250-A w-throw-away bag & 600

 

[paul]

Update - G-E Airflow

1920 - Airway Sanitary System
1929 - Hoover upright model 725 - Hygienisac reusable bag
1948 - G-E Air-Flo tank-type model AVT-172
1949 - Royal upright model 279 and tank-type model 290
1949 - Westinghouse Deluxe floor-type model F-3 & tank-type model T-3
1950 - Hoover Aero-Dyne tank-type model 41
1950 - Eureka "Airomatic" tank model 700
1950 - Lewyt canister model 44
195? - Universal upright model VC5708 & Clean Air tank-type model VC670_
1952 - Electrolux Corporation tank-type model LX
1952 - G-E swivel-top canister model AVC 815
1952 - Eureka upright model S-250-A
1952 - Eureka "Roto-Matic" canister model 800
1953 - Kenmore Ken-Kart & canister (model numbers unknown)
1956 - Eureka "Super Roto-Matic" canister model 910
1956 - Singer canister model C1 (made by Eureka)
1956 - Sunbeam Dual Deluxe canister model 630
195? - Hamilton Beach canister model 35 Deep Clean
1957 - Electrolux (Canada) Ltd. 80-series tank-type models
1965 - AB Electrolux tank-type model ZC90 & Trident tank-type model U136
1979 - Kirby Classic Series upright model 3-CB - Style 1

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Photos:

1. 1948 Oct. 28 - DESERET NEWS - G-E Airflo & throw-away bag
2. 1949 Mar 2 - OWOSSO ARGUS-PRESS - G-E Tidy & Air-Flo AVT 172

 

[paul]

Hoover Handisac - 1950

This December 11, 1950, newspaper ad from THE READING EAGLE shows the Handisac was introduced with the new Model 62:

 

[dysonman1]

The Lewyt models 40 and 44 used a filter cone. They infringed upon Health-Mor's patents, and Lewyt was successfully sued. In 1950, the model 55 came out with a dedicated disposable bag, the "Speed-Sak".

 

[canisterman]

I have two

Model 44 Lewyts, Tom is right, they use a cone similar to a Filter Queen except it has no tabs .

 

[panasonicvac]

In 1963, Hoover introduced the first ever bypass or clean air upright called the Dial-A-Matic. Then a few years later, Kenmore introduced the Duo-Power to compete against the DAM. Also don't forget the central vacs as well like Filtex for example.