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