Why the Westinghouse?
To begin with, I love that Machine Age handle with the Buck Rogers 'cooling fins'. I like the way the angled runners are offset to the rear but in fact are supporting the weight center of the motor, giving it that 'about to take off' attitude. The earlier 1950 T-4 that Lucy was selling has a round bullet nose with the hose outlest in the center; the T-6's nose is reshaped with the hose inlet toward the top, again setting it apart from the usual 'torpedo' vacuum cleaner. The frosty mauve color does the same thing - this baby has simple refined functional form style up the wazoo, like the Monitor vacuum in blue with the sensuous one piece aluminum cast handle and full length side spear trim that hugs the curve of the motor & bag ends as they narrow toward the inlet and exhaust ports.
A shame I can't make it to the Convention, Norm. I can neatly pack two stacked rows of 5 cylinders in the trunk. But that week & weekend I will be immersed in dress rehearsals & previews for our final show here, Shaw's Caesar & Cleopatra (with Chris Plummer, no less), as well as being on the backstage crew of 3 of the 4 shows already in repertory at the main stage.
Just really unfortunate timing...a week earlier and I'd be there.
