I have been given, by Tony, a Panasonic upright from the 80s. It is an amazing machine.
It is one of the smaller, compact models. You have a clutch to slow (not stop) the brush which also deploys a row of brushes behind the suction opening. There is this funny thing called the 'dust alarm' which is basically a thing that makes a horrible noise when the filter is dirty. The switch is in just the right spot on the handle. It carries just over a foot of hose and a crevice tool on-board for edges.
The interesting bit is, it has a big cassette filter and bucket with a mesh screen, like on the split apart canisters from the 70s. The screen has a button that you push from the outside that scrapes the inside properly.
This machine, with it's tiny 600w motor out cleans Miele, Sebo, Dyson, etc and holds up against a Kirby.
It is one of the smaller, compact models. You have a clutch to slow (not stop) the brush which also deploys a row of brushes behind the suction opening. There is this funny thing called the 'dust alarm' which is basically a thing that makes a horrible noise when the filter is dirty. The switch is in just the right spot on the handle. It carries just over a foot of hose and a crevice tool on-board for edges.
The interesting bit is, it has a big cassette filter and bucket with a mesh screen, like on the split apart canisters from the 70s. The screen has a button that you push from the outside that scrapes the inside properly.
This machine, with it's tiny 600w motor out cleans Miele, Sebo, Dyson, etc and holds up against a Kirby.
