Dry Foam Shampooers on Ozzie & Harriet

[paul]

Here are some screenshots of an episode of Ozzie and Harriet which features
the Nelsons shampooing David & June's carpet. Sorry that the video quality is so
poor. (For those who are unfamiliar with the show, it was titled The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. It was a half-hour comedy sitcom that aired in the U.S. from 1952-1966).

I'm curious to know what shampooers each was using. I'm thinking they blocked out the wordmarks or logos.

Photos (notes: Harriet's shampooer wasn't shown close up; Rick's shampooer was not
given a good shot—he arrived at the end of the scene).

1 & 2) Ozzie, June, & Harriet shampooing carpets
3) Ozzie, June, & Harriet pause from shampooing
4) Ozzie's shampooer
5) June's shampooer
6) June & Harriet shampooing
7) June, Harriet, & Rick shampooing

 

[electrolux137]

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I think the machines are:


 


1) G.E.


 


2) Glamorine


 


3) Regina


 


 

 

[rugsucker]

Shampooers?

Is one in middle made by Westinghouse?

 

[vac-o-matic]

That's what I thought Jimmy, maybe they badged them for the Glamorene rental machines?

 

[human]

We had a Regina sort of like that one on the far right when I was a little kid. I don't recall ever seeing my parents use it and it finally got sold at a yard sale when I was in elementary school.

 

[paul]

Thanks for the responses.

Apparently all 3 shampooers were not manufactured very long—or they just weren't very popular—because I was only able to find was a photo of a Regina polisher-shampooer (used by Harriet in the pictures above) in a trading stamp rewards catalog and a Westinghouse shampooer on Pinterest that I was unable to download.

Here's the page from a late 1960s trading stamps rewards catalog (far right side):

 

[paul]

Oh, and I also found this Regina toy shampooer ad from 1964 featuring Little Miss Regina. She's probably wishing she had a Hoover or Electrolux by the expression on her face—haha.

 

[paul]

Better Quality Photos & More Info.

I watched the episode once again (S12 E9 "The Lawyers' Convention" originally aired Nov 13, 1963) all these years later & captured some better quality photos that reveal more details—not only on the rug cleaners but of the characters (e.g. June's bare feet & Ozzie's cuff links). I also found some other online photos and information that you may find interesting, too.

The shampoo-polishers—or as Harriet referred to them "waxers"—from left to right are: the Regina Custom Twin Brush - Style 500 (the regular model sported a different hood style with logotype instead of decal); the Glamorene Rug Cleaning Scrubber-Polisher Model VP10—made by Westinghouse; and supposedly, a Blue Lustre rebrand of the Regina Polisher Scrubber Shampooer (introduced in late 1961—the general style used to the present day by Koblenz) based on the difference in labeling—the Regina Model 435 with the chrome hood has the concave border on the thin hood label, but the one in the episode shows a larger decal outline underneath. Neither do I perceive that it is a Kenmore 80 rebrand because of the enameled hood and square handle; so Blue Lustre is my best guess unless there was yet another rebrand that it could be.

For some reason, in my 2018 post I neglected to include Rick's orbital shampooer that he brought in towards the end of the scene, that he never used. It appears to be a commercial-type to me. Does anyone know what IT is?

Photos:

1. TV Show Capture - Ozzie, June, & Harriet rug shampooing
2. TV Show Capture - continuing footage showing machine heads
3. TV Show Capture - Regina Custom Twin Brush - Style 500 close range
4. Regina 1958 magazine ad
5. TV Show Capture - Glamorene VP10 close range
6. Glamorene Shampooer ad
7. Glamorene Shampoo bottle label with Shampooer clip art & "Manufactured, Pre-Tested, and Approved by Westinghouse"
8. Westinghouse Rug Cleaning Polisher-Scrubber (economy model with smaller liquid tank) - LIFE ad Mar 3, 1961
9. Regina Polisher Scrubber Shampooer Model 435 (early- to mid-'60s logotype & concave border)
10. Kenmore Polishers - 1963 Sears Spring Summer Catalog
11. Blue Lustre Carpet & Upholstery Shampoo bottle with Regina polisher scrubber shampooer (note the similarity of the logo to Lewyt's lady with one hand and one foot up)
12. Blue Lustre Dry Clean Machine made by Regina - similar in style to Polisher Scrubber Shampooer (later logotype and handle fork) Model 200A, Serial H-149 - full view - eBay photo
13. Blue Lustre Dry Clean Machine - hood - eBay photo
14. Blue Lustre Dry Clean Machine - ratings plate - eBay photo
15. TV Show Capture - June, Harriet, Rick (with unidentified machine), & Ozzie

 

[paul]

Re: Rick Nelson's Rug Shampooer

It was manufactured by the Hild Floor Machine Co. of Chicago (purchased by Mytee Products, Inc. in 2000):