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Good Machine!


I had this exact Kenmore for many years; it was a very good vacuum for what it was. Mine finally burned out its motor (I'd bought it at a thrift, so I have no idea what its history was prior to the time I got it), and I let it go, since I'd found a very nice Lux Diamond Jubilee by that time.


Your machine should have a plastic tray to go on top of the canister; the tray fits into those little slots you can see at the sides of the woodgrain on top of the canister's lid. It was white plastic, and Sears called it a "tool garden." They're not easy to find, since many people didn't understand how to remove them or put them back on (you pressed down on it, and slid it towards the front of the machine), and broke the tabs. You might check with Sears Parts to see if by some miracle there is still some stock left. All your tools snap very neatly into the tray, and they're held in place by little "fingers" that won't let them fall out if you raise the canister's lid to change bags, etc.


Your power nozzle has an early version of edge clean; there is a little red plastic brush under the power nozzle, at the edge of the unit. The little brush probably needs replacing by this time; Sears Parts still had them the last time I checked, which was a while back, admittedly.


Hoses are still readily available for this generation of Sears vac. There are two filters for it; the big rectangular motor filter, and an afterfilter for the exhaust. I think you can still get those, too.


Congrats on a nice find!


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