Lee's first constellation restoration 867A

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My first vintage vacuum.

Constellation model 867A Ser No 317930

 

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Bottom showing the usual signs of hard work.

 

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Plate

 

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Vacuum chamber.

 

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Tools and non Hoover hose.

 

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Drilled out rivets and stripped down casing components ready to take to the powder coaters.

 

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Motor strip down

 

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Motor strip down 2

 

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Motor strip down 3

 

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Motor only required a clean and greasing.

 

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Rebuilt and some new brushes fitted.

 

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The casing parts are back, I’m sorry I have lost the photos of the rebuild, some ware in cyberspace.

 

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Front

 

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Back

 

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Vacuum chamber.

 

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Opps wrong colour.

 

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Flotation ring.

 

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Floor tool acquired from eBay

 

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Floor tool cleaned