Looking for info on an upright from Bigelo carpet company

[caligula]

I rembener seeing this thing in Good Housekeeping magazine in the late 1950's. It was an odd little upright kind of like a stick vac today. Also looked a bit like an upright Air-Way of the 1920's. In the ad I saw, Bigelo was giving these away if you bought a whole house of carpeting.

This thing was white with a pole handle, and thin bag like a Regina Electrikbroom.

Anybody know what it looked like? as I recall it was kind of ugly, but I want to see one. I think it was called the Bigelomaster.

Any ideas?

 

[raycarter]

In 1964, Consumer Reports tested two versions of the Bigelow Rugmaster; the model A (straight suction) and model B (power nozzle model.) Of the two, the model B was the only one worth considering, but was still not on par with the full-sized uprights that were tested in that report.

 

[rugsucker]

Bigelow=

=Vorwerk(German)Is also seen in a 1964 cleaning/vacuum article in House Beautiful(or House & Garden?).

 

[nubz3760]

Vorwerk

Theres actually a Vorwerk for sale on ebay right now. just needs a belt
I've attached a link

http://www.ebay.com/itm/German-Vorw...939?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item257b1f7853

 

[caligula]

Thanks guys.

What I recall would have been the straight suction model A, and yes, it might have been as late as 1964.

The German machine that nubz3760 provided is not what I recall, because that is the model B with the power brush, but it's the same basic design. I only remember seeing this ad one time, and thought it was one ugly vacuum cleaner. It was in an ad for Bigelow, and the vacuum cleaner was an inscentive to buy several rooms of carpeting. I thought it was called the Bigelowmaster, but it might have been the Rugmaster.

Vorwerk may have been the main company and made this for Bigelow, as Hoover made Pencrest for J.C. Penny.

If anybody has the oriinal ad, I'd love to see it, and wander down memory lane.

Thanks again guys.

 

[super-sweeper]

Holy Crap!

That vorwerk is in my town! I'm going to contact that seller about a pick-up!

-Alex.

 

[rugsucker]

carpet company vacuums

I think the above mentioned magazine had an ad(less than full page)for the Bigelow/Vorwerk.Probably April House Beautiful with blue/white colors on cover.I have 'in a box somewhere'that may be found in the future sometime.--There was also an Olson Carpet Company(mostly area rugs?)that private labeled a Shetland Lewyt canister in the 60s.I have a flyer that could be in the'box somewhere'.