Rare Vintage Power Nozzles

[Davinator1977]

I was looking through old posts trying to find the Hoover Electronic Powermatic Quadraflex but couldn't find anything so I figured I would post this. And start a thread for rare power nozzles. I'd love to see what other rare breeds you guys have.

 

[Davinator1977]

I think this was Royal's First Powerhead

I don't even know the model of this one, anyone know? I know I've also seen these as a rugmaster pn on an airway I think

 

[Davinator1977]

another Royal a Model 597 Power Nozzle

I think this is the nicest pn I have ever seen

 

[briankirbyclass]

On the Hoover Powermatic Quadraflex, what does the switch do that says Normal/Deep Clean? Whats the difference?
I did have a Chrome and light green Hoover Celebrity once that had this type of PN,(but maybe not as deluxe?) ,it was an excellent PN,,groomed the carpet beautifully.

 

[1926700]

heres my contribution.....

how bout the first 1973 or 1974 woodgrain Eureka PN's. =)....these started a new era for the power nozzel...

 

[Davinator1977]

Normal/Deep Clean switch

This was a 2 speed motor

 

[Davinator1977]

eureka pns

very nice what brushrolls do these have?

 

[eurekaprince]

Those first Eureka Roto-Matic power nozzles were great, but ya think Eureka could've come up with a more original name instead of recycling a copyrighted name they used before?

These had the basic Eureka wooden Disturbulator brush roll: gold with red plastic beater bars and black non-replaceable brush strips.

On another note, this thread would not be complete without that nifty Kenmore powermate that doubles as a stand-alone stick vac!!!!

 

[briguy]

Dave, this is a great idea for a thread! Anxious to see what others are posted. Brian I believe one of the members has one of the Kenmore canisters with the Power-Mate that is a stand alone vac. Seems like it is Alex Braun if I recall correctly.

 

[durango159]

Eureka Rotomatic 1784B.

I love the Eureka Rotomatics. The Hoover Electronic power nozzle above is amazing with the dual speed motor. Dave, I love your video of that Royal power nozzle. It looks and sounds like a very powerful cleaning tool.

 

[1926700]

well.....

as far as the Kenmore goes...all u had to do was ask!..=)

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

The Older Royal Power Nozzle...

... is a model 497, which was replaced by the 597 in 1980.

~Ben

 

[kenkart]

The RAREST of all..

Is the L shaped Lady Kenmore from 1961, I will have to find a picture.

 

[compactelectra]

One Of the First

The Lady Kenmore with the integrated electrical hose.  From 1958. Robert demonstrating.

 

[Davinator1977]

lady kenmore

now that is rare very nice wish there was some close ups

 

[kirbyvertibles]

That royal aka rugmaster was also used on watermatic and fairfax in the 70s around the same time as airway. All of the rugmaster pns seem to be rare but I want to say the watermatic has to be the rarest of these as I have never seen one. I have a very early kenmore fit all pn much like Fred's but without the light and it has a regular wall outlet cord and plug. It was sold (I've been told) to convert all older or suction only models into being used with a pn without upgrading to a new model.

 

[Davinator1977]

Re: kirbyvertibles

do you have pics? would love to see it

 

[Davinator1977]

Re: One Of the First

It looks like Robert has headlights on his shoes hehe

 

[aeoliandave]

Seek in the archives and ye shall find...

Some of the dates in this 2011 thread are slightly off, but close enough for jazz...

My 1957 Lewyt Big Wheel 107E low profile Motorized Beater Sweeper has a rubber-stamped date of 1956 on the motor. It's been established to my satisfaction that Lewyt beat the 1958 Kenmore to market by a few months in 1957.

The 107-E has a 115 vac 10-foot exterior power cord that straps to the hose and plugs into a 115V outlet on the vacuum body. That's what I'm using in my avatar pic.

The 1958 111-E introduced the infamous low voltage 24 vdc Motorized Beater Sweeper that took its power from stepdown transformer windings on the main motor coils, through an internally wired hose and wands, as shown in the McCall's November 1958 advert shown in this thread. In hindsight, Lewyt should have utilized a stand-alone transformer next to the fan motor. Over time the heat generated by the motor melted the varnish on the secondary windings creating a nasty full strength amperage shock if exposed metal parts of the grounded wands and hose were touched.

The 1960 121-E was already in production and hitting store stocks when the electrocutions were becoming reported.

http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?11920

 

[Davinator1977]

thanx dave

ok here are some old lux pns from canada

 

[Davinator1977]

more lux pns

the ap100 series pns

 

[goadie12]

We'll these would have to be my two rarest power nozzles first my power nozzel for my Electrolux Z88 and then my second would have to be my airway mark88 power nozzel thanks. Zach

 

[goadie12]

And a close up.

 

[goadie12]

And my airway

 

[floor-a-matic]

What about Compact's "Always Beauty Clean" PN?

Most of the PNs here on this post are rare; especially the Kenmore Power Mate that converts to a stick vac.

 

[MikeKLondon]

Pn's UK

i never understand why its so hard to find a vacuum with a PN here, I have 2 Miele's with PN's but they no longer sell them over here, have both Zebo and Dyson also stopped in the UK ?

 

[vacbear58]

Power nozzles

Mike

I think its a case of chicken and egg - manufacturers dont fit them much here so people dont know about them to buy then, and as people are not aware of them to buy as they are not sufficiently promoted manufacturers dont sell them.

Stupid, I know! Hoover were selling cleaners with PNs from the end of the 1970s and through the 1980s, and across quite a large part of its range - Freedoms, Sensotronics and Compacts - and they were very good. Perhaps if Electrolux had fitted them too, and they existed on similar electrolux models in other countries, it might have been different. At the time Miele would have been too small a player in the UK at the time to have much effect and even then they only supplied PNs on their TOL models.

As far as I am aware Dyson have only fitted PNs in the UK to their DC35 & DC44 models although again they are supplied in cannisters in other countries.

Al

 

[thermokid]

That Rare Hoover power nozzle

I wish I could find that Hoover power nozzle. I have the Hoover Celebrity that goes to that kind of nozzle. Or even just a regular Quadraflex power nozzle for my celebrity.If any body has one for sale Please let me know. I don't care what the cost just so I can have one with the light...Dan

 

[vacuumfreak]

Are these rare? We really never see them come in at the shop. I took one and cleaned it up to go with my NuTone 353, and my NuTone CV450 that is now our main central vac. The 353 is my benchvac. They are simply a eureka power nozzle with the NuTone label on it, same as the fairfax nozzles, but again I rarely see these in the area. Does anyone else have one as well? Im looking for a brown NuTone attachment carrying case if anyone has one for sale. I have the attachments, Im just looking for the case, and possibly the straight suction eureka/nutone floor tool as well that goes on the end of the metal curved neck. Mine has cracked.

Daniel