I got this given to me

[shag]

Does anyone know anything about it?
I was painting for a lady today and she was throwing it out. She said I could have it.
I cannot believe how heavy it is. The only parts I got were the ones shown. It is made in the USA for Simpson Sears, so it is a Canadian model for sure. Its like lifting a cinder block.

 

[aeoliandave]

Very cool early Kenmore Magicord with built in tool tray, rather than the snap-on type. Looks like you have everything important there except the wands? I can give you a pair of those. Those tools and the vac will clean up right smart with Mr Clean Magic Eraser before anything else.

I am curious about the Kenmore flared crevicetool mounting upright like that but once you fit the floor tool in place there's really no other place for it...is there? An upholstery nozzle would fit maybe...

Like it a lot. Is it really light pale green? Yummy.

Dave

 

[lux1521]

Interesting cleaner. I bet it will clean up great. I actually thought it would be a lightweight machine.

Dave, I think an you can get a definitive answer about the tool placement. The machine has labels, unlike many modern cleaners, which should answer part of your question. Now, what does it say, and where does the crevice tool go?

 

[aeoliandave]

Sears Catalogue Kenmores. Three pages posted by vacmeister76 - Brian Fisher of N Cape May NJ on May 25 2008.

It's on here somewhere or something mighty much like it.

 

[aeoliandave]

Oops. Catalogue pages are from 1976.

 

[aeoliandave]

and for uprights or stickvacs...

 

[aeoliandave]

Ok, here's my take. The machine pre-dates 1976 but not by much.

The oval dusting brush fits bristles-down on the right oval stub. Floor nozzle is obvious. There would have been a small upholstery tool that also fits face down and the crevice tool fits along the back even tho there's no specific divot for it? What's the pictoglyph under the crevicetool, Brian?

Is there a pn socket by the hose inlet?

Oh, I love this.

 

[shag]

Yes there is a spot for a power nozzel to plug in.
I tried to take a pic of the bottom lettering but the camera couldn't pick it up.
Its a two speed too!, again, the heaviest vacuum I have ever picked up, just unbelievable in weight.

 

[aeoliandave]

Maybe there's a slot on the canister lid side for the crevicetool to slide in?
Oh boy, if it cleans up nice we'll get you a power hose and PN.

Got your email. Thanks.

Dave

 

[eurekaprince]

Look on the side of the top of the unit....

there is a long slot which swallows up the entire tool.

To me, the Kenmore flared crevice tool with air path to one side is one of the best crevice tool designs I have seen. The off-side orientation of the tool allows it to lie flat on the floor in order to slide it under very narrow spaces below refrigerators and low-slung furniture. I think even Dyson copied this concept.

This style of Kenmore you have is from 1969. The hoses were notorious for cracking at the handle end, and the two speed switch is really inconvenient - it's a toggle on the back of the unit near the cord reel uptake.

 

[collector2]

HI - Brian is right. The crevice tool goes in a slot on the side of the machine. The small nozzle goes where you have the crevice tool in the picture. I'll try to remember to scan the information out of the old catalogue when I get home next week.

DOug