One of the old stories my mom shared years ago was how her mother once "spent a fortune" on a vacuum cleaner. I believe it was sold to her by a door-to-door salesman, and based on the model number and from what I've read it sounds like it was manufactured in the very early 1950s.
The machine would have been used regularly until the early 1970s (when my grandmother died) and then likely more infrequently up until when my grandfather died in the early 1980s. After that point it was not used very much by other family members and has been in storage for years.
I just cleaned it carefully and put in a new filter. It seems to have very good suction, and as tempted as I was to sell it, I think I'll keep it!
Some of the attachments are made partially of wood, which seems quite prehistoric at this point in time.
I'd love to hear from others about theirs and also to learn more about this particular model. As far as I know the only maintenance needed is to replace the filter and clean out the "sweepings" from the canister. Is anything else needed, such as oiling or greasing any of the moving parts?
The machine would have been used regularly until the early 1970s (when my grandmother died) and then likely more infrequently up until when my grandfather died in the early 1980s. After that point it was not used very much by other family members and has been in storage for years.
I just cleaned it carefully and put in a new filter. It seems to have very good suction, and as tempted as I was to sell it, I think I'll keep it!
Some of the attachments are made partially of wood, which seems quite prehistoric at this point in time.
I'd love to hear from others about theirs and also to learn more about this particular model. As far as I know the only maintenance needed is to replace the filter and clean out the "sweepings" from the canister. Is anything else needed, such as oiling or greasing any of the moving parts?
