royalfan103
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So, I was surfing HiBid and I encoutnered this. It's a Westinghouse Handheld Vacuum and I'd like to know if anyone happenes to know about it here.
Odd little bugger....
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I attached a link. It's likely 1940s era. They usually have a bag the same color as the color they're painted. Yours would've had either a dark maroon bag or a blue bag. I have a red vac just like it but not sure it's a Westinghouse. I think mines a sweeper vac iirc made indirectly by apex.
https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?1066
I attached a link. It's likely 1940s era. They usually have a bag the same color as the color they're painted. Yours would've had either a dark maroon bag or a blue bag. I have a red vac just like it but not sure it's a Westinghouse. I think mines a sweeper vac iirc made indirectly by apex.
https://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?1066
Newspaper Ads
I noticed that it's a "Deluxe" according to the medallion. In the few newspaper "Westinghouse Hand Vac" ads I was able to locate from the 1930s to 1950s, there's no distinction made between it and the standard version. It may be that the former had a longer cord or was equipped with a higher amp motor.
Photos:
1. 1953 Apr 23 LEWISTON EVENING JOURNAL
2. 1954 Feb 9 DESERET NEWS
3. 1957 Jan 10 NEWBURGH NEWS
I noticed that it's a "Deluxe" according to the medallion. In the few newspaper "Westinghouse Hand Vac" ads I was able to locate from the 1930s to 1950s, there's no distinction made between it and the standard version. It may be that the former had a longer cord or was equipped with a higher amp motor.
Photos:
1. 1953 Apr 23 LEWISTON EVENING JOURNAL
2. 1954 Feb 9 DESERET NEWS
3. 1957 Jan 10 NEWBURGH NEWS
Miscellaneous Westinghouse ads—comparisons & conversations
1. 1931 Dec 8 THE DAY
2. 1945 magazine ad (unidentified at alwaysacollector.com)
3. 1947 LIFE (unidentified date at amazon.com)
4. 1948 Oct 8 PITTSBURGH PRESS
5. 1951 Apr 30 LIFE ("Hand-or-Stand Convertible"*)
6. 1953 Mar 30 LIFE "Floor-N-Vac"
*Did Hoover get the term "Convertible" from Westinghouse?
Btw, note in all ads posted on this thread that the position of the hand vac's exhaust varied by model.
1. 1931 Dec 8 THE DAY
2. 1945 magazine ad (unidentified at alwaysacollector.com)
3. 1947 LIFE (unidentified date at amazon.com)
4. 1948 Oct 8 PITTSBURGH PRESS
5. 1951 Apr 30 LIFE ("Hand-or-Stand Convertible"*)
6. 1953 Mar 30 LIFE "Floor-N-Vac"
*Did Hoover get the term "Convertible" from Westinghouse?
Btw, note in all ads posted on this thread that the position of the hand vac's exhaust varied by model.
hygiene903
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Here's Mine
Westinghouse H-10 Hand Vac. Quite similar to yours except that the housing is shaped differently and it has a different belt cover plate. Think mine might be a bit newer than yours but I'm not sure. Although the bag on mine is beige with red printing, I have also seen them with burgundy or brown bags. Hope this helps.
Jeff
Westinghouse H-10 Hand Vac. Quite similar to yours except that the housing is shaped differently and it has a different belt cover plate. Think mine might be a bit newer than yours but I'm not sure. Although the bag on mine is beige with red printing, I have also seen them with burgundy or brown bags. Hope this helps.
Jeff
huskyvacs
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Late 1940s/ early 1950s if I remember. They came out after the war I know that much. Not entirely rare as they ran for a good many years. Never seen that one with that model of belt cover cap. I have one that has the rare upright conversion setup, its a goofy contraption and it took me about 10 mins to figure out how the vacuum even goes in it. lol Sadly someone rebristled it with nylon bristles from a toilet brush and they drag down the motor way too much to the point of smelling like burning wires, I need to figure out how to redo it with horsehair.
