My new machine! 1989 Filter Queen 95X Majestic. Got a mystery floor tool seeing if anyone knows the story

[FilterQueenEthan]

I bought this beauty! It is an Illinois-built 1989 Filter Queen 95X. Steel inner cone, AN96 power nozzle complete with boxes! Runs like a champ! Does anyone know the story on the floor tool in front of the boxes? I have been around these machines most of my life, and have never seen one! It does not hook up, do I need an adapter or is this a mismatched tool? It has the "pyramid" design, so it is an FQ tool. I paid $265 for the machine and due to how complete it is and how nice it is, I am not upset.

 

[rugsucker]

FQ looks amazing. Very rare to find boxes. Rug nozzle and lower wand are Rainbow. Slots on top were added about 1964 to improve air flow to carpet.

 

[FilterQueenEthan]

FQ looks amazing. Very rare to find boxes. Rug nozzle and lower wand are Rainbow. Slots on top were added about 1964 to improve air flow to carpet.

Thanks! I saw it and had to have it. I think what I will do is adapt that wand extension to fit my FQ machines because that tool would work well with them. I have 90% hard floors in my house, and would definitely use it. I use a power nozzle set all the way down, and really like that versus a floor brush. I will cut it with a grinder, then drill in and rivet a pin hookup to it because it is the correct diameter for a Filter Queen.

 

[FilterQueenEthan]

The bottom of the motor on this 95X is brown like a K31X and it has a steel inner cone. With this being a May 1989 build, I think I have a pretty rare cat here! The AN96 has way more power than my K88, but machine-wise notice very little difference.

 

[thevacomaticiec]

Congrats on your find hope you spend a many hours vacuuming with it trouble freee .

 

[centralsweeper63]

Looks to be in superb condition. Unfortunately RugSucker beat me to those being rainbow tools. Oh well.