Just received this 1915 Super Royal. Any info?

[vacuumkid47]

Hello I just received a 1915 "Super Royal" vacuum system. I repaired it and she works like New when I put in some new carbon brushes. I know there are Royal fans out there, any info would be greatly appreciated. Tagged is a Standing and the tags photo and the serial number label. Cord is not original because the original was not able to be salvaged. I added a seal to the bag inlet so it would not fall off every time I use it. The fan is in "okay" shape but still has suction.

 

[human]

Not made in 1915

That's pretty cool for a 90+ year old machine and it's remarkable that it still works. I would have changed out the cord also. Did the original have a regular two-prong plug or did it have a screw-in connector to plug it into a light socket? Many early vacuum cleaners had screw-in connectors since initially the only available electrical connections many homes were light sockets. Wall outlets weren't commonplace until later.

I would point out that your machine is not a 1915 model since the newest of the patent dates listed on the plate is 1924. That would make the machine is at most 93 years old. Still cool, though.

 

[hygiene903]

Your Royal was actually built in 1928 or after. Royals built before that year had the bag outlet on the opposite side like the one pictured here, which was built in 1926. This pic was taken before restoration was started, which is still in progress.
Also, if you give it a good polishing with Mother's Mag it will shine up beautifully. Hope this helps.
Jeff