collector2
Well-known member
Hey Guys
I recently managed to get a US President vacuum cleaner that was in very good shape. Problem is, the only thing with it was the original hose. I have made one of the tool kits for it but I'm having problems trying to find the parts for it. Do any of you have any of these parts in your spares bins???
Second picture is of the parts I am looking for and was sent to me over 10 years ago from a friend in the US that has since passed away. He was going to send me the complete machine but passed away before doing so and no one seems to know what happened to all his stuff. So I would like to complete this one as a memory.
Just a bit of background on President. President was one of the house brands of State Vacuum Stores in the US and Canada. In the US the President machine pictured was made by Apex for them from 1949 to about 1952 or 1953. At that time they went to a version of the Universal vacuum, also renamed President.
In Canada the President machines were made by Bylock in England for State Vaccum Stores Canada. This was done due to an agreement between Canada and England that dropped the import duties to help with Englands recovery after the war and pay back the debt owed to Canada. Consequently there are quite a few differences between the machines, not the least of which is that the English made machines used 1 1/8" attachments while the US machines used 1 1/4" parts. I will compare the 1950 and 1951 Canadian machine to this one in the next reply here.
I recently managed to get a US President vacuum cleaner that was in very good shape. Problem is, the only thing with it was the original hose. I have made one of the tool kits for it but I'm having problems trying to find the parts for it. Do any of you have any of these parts in your spares bins???
Second picture is of the parts I am looking for and was sent to me over 10 years ago from a friend in the US that has since passed away. He was going to send me the complete machine but passed away before doing so and no one seems to know what happened to all his stuff. So I would like to complete this one as a memory.
Just a bit of background on President. President was one of the house brands of State Vacuum Stores in the US and Canada. In the US the President machine pictured was made by Apex for them from 1949 to about 1952 or 1953. At that time they went to a version of the Universal vacuum, also renamed President.
In Canada the President machines were made by Bylock in England for State Vaccum Stores Canada. This was done due to an agreement between Canada and England that dropped the import duties to help with Englands recovery after the war and pay back the debt owed to Canada. Consequently there are quite a few differences between the machines, not the least of which is that the English made machines used 1 1/8" attachments while the US machines used 1 1/4" parts. I will compare the 1950 and 1951 Canadian machine to this one in the next reply here.
