"Rare Vintage/Antique Whirlwind 119 Canister Vacuum Cleaner Barn red Bagless"

[electrolux137]

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Here's one I've never seen before. Clearly it's a re-badged Atlas or Jet 99 but with some differences.



https://www.ebay.com/i/233439555428

 

[kenkart]

First Generation

Jet 99, 1952 and 53 just painted red, I don't know who it was private labeled for???

 

[rugsucker]

Whirlwind-

-name was also used later on a GE/Premier Swivel Top.

 

[dysonman1]

I have that machine in green as a Jet 99. You can tell the first ones because of the sliding cover over the blower outlet.

The seller of that machine is somewhat dishonest.

He originally listed that machine on eBay with a low starting bid. Since almost no one knows what it is, the highest bid on it was $50 when the seller cancelled the auction and relisted the machine at the $199 price. With a Sixty Dollar shipping cost, it's just too high for a mediocre vacuum that no one cares about. I like the red color though.

 

[gregvacs28]

Fortunately, this 'gas can' vac wasn't designed with superfluous clutter like wheels, attachments, or a cord rewind.  Plus it can easily be re-purposed.

 

[dysonman1]

The Whirlwind was a product of the early 1950's. The machine has two 'runners' on the bottom to allow the machine to be easily pulled, and it will also turn on a dime. I have rebuilt the motor in my Jet 99, so I know what an absolute bitch it is to take it apart and work on it. The motor is vertical in the rear, and the bag is vertical in the front. There is a 'tray' that connects the bag chamber to the motor intake. When the exhaust cover is in place, the exhaust air come out the bottom through the slits. It's a cool but overbuilt vacuum.

 

[gregvacs28]

"...the exhaust air come out the bottom through the slits."


 


What were designers thinking with this major bad design element?  Some Hoover Celebrities and of course the Hoover constipation were similar. 


<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I found an early 70s Kenmore that also had exhaust  on the bottom.   </span>Blowing the dirt all around the floor.   Just terrible design.  

 

[dysonman1]

As you can see in the picture of the machine, the louvers are at the bottom of the housing but they are pointed UP. The next model did away with the louvers and just blew the exhaust air straight out the hole in the back for the blower attachment.