Kenmore in a box ... and motor question

[moderncleveland]

Hey everybody!

So I found this box the other day ...

 

[moderncleveland]

Oh my! Four nice new attachments, a pile of bags, and a brand-new Sears Kenmore canister!

 

[moderncleveland]

Bright orange!

 

[moderncleveland]

It's official ... model 175.2628!

 

[moderncleveland]

Roll over!

 

[moderncleveland]

Good vacuum! But what's this collar around your neck? (Anybody know what this little thing is for? It's like big plastic tie twist!)

 

[moderncleveland]

Time for a test drive ...

 

[moderncleveland]

Fun!

 

[moderncleveland]

Except ... most of your bags are for other models! We do have a few Kenmore canister bags here ... oh dear, are these going to be difficult to come by?

 

[moderncleveland]

It's all brand new inside ... and new filter pads, too!

You sound so nice when you're running, when I turn you off there's a LOUD WHIRRING SOUND, like a jet landing ... what does this mean? Do you need oil? Servicing? Or is this "normal"?

 

[kenkart]

hoop on hose/

This is to hang the hose on a nail or hook!...That is a Singer built machine, you can probably get bags pretty easily.

 

[hoovercelebrity]

That's a super cute machine! Never seen one badged as a Sears -- I have seen Singer. But I don't recall them being plastic. Love that you're vacuuming in your pumps, too!

 

[petek]

pumps AND leopard print leggings!!! yay

 

[suckolux]

What a cutie! Fun looking machine, so retro!

 

[kirbylux77]

Wow! That is such a neat find! And like Fred says above, I have never seen a Singer-made Kenmore before! Hold onto that, that might be extremely rare.

Rob

 

[vac-o-matic]

I bought one of those in the '70s, think I paid $30-$40.00 for it, wanted it for attachments as I had a Kirby Classic, and didn't care for the attachment conversion on it, so wanted something cheap/easy to clean the bare floors and above floor cleaning. I swear mine had a different style hose/attachments, don't think it had the crushproof type hose and had a metal end where it attached to the wands, more like the Singer version. It wasn't a bad vacuum for the price.

 

[moderncleveland]

Thanks for the info everybody! I probably won't hang the hose on a hook because I like to keep it in the box. But it's fun to play with because it reminds me of the Jetsons automatic robot vacuum!

Should I ask for Singer bags when I stop into the vacuum shop? It doesn't say anything about a bag size and none of the bags it came with fit in it, but I was able to cut one into shape.