Regina 2 speed identification

[carguyzack34]

Hi everybody I'm new here so please bear with me. My parents and I cleaned out my grandmas house recently and I found this old Regina 2 speed electric broom. I know NOTHING about these. I was hoping someone could tell me more about it. I looked for some kind of id tag or serial number or anything to identify it by but no luck. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[cuffs054]

Is that the one where you could push the upper collar on the bag down to help empty it? I think it was spring loaded.

 

[countryguy]

My mom had a similar model except it was 1 speed. It did have the rug dial on the nozzle for selecting bare floors or different types of carpet. It was very loud if I remember correctly. The top of the bag was spring loaded so that you could push it down a bit, give the bag a shake to help empty all the dirty into the dust cup. Inevitably when the dust cup was removed there would still be dirt falling from the bag onto the floor. She didn't use it very often.

Gary

 

[vinvac]

Nice find!

They were great little vacuums and cleaned well. Kitchen carpeting was very popular and the electric brooms were perfect for quick pick ups. I have owned several and currently have one with a powerhead.

I always felt that the floor nozzel was very good and when set to bare floor mode, it had a felt pad that cleaned hard wood very well.

My two cents...I don't remember them being extremely loud..unless you had one with bad bearings.

 

[countryguy]

I guess it all depends on one's definition of loud

 

[carguyzack34]

I'm not sure about the collar I'll have to check when I get home. Mine does have some very noisy bearings I plan on tearing into it and seeing if there's anything I can do to fix it. Does anybody have an idea on a year this is from?

 

[vacman1961]

I have the same model in my collection, I will try looking into the manufactre date for you.

 

[caligula]

Hi Morgan.

When I was a kid, most motels had a Regina Electrik-Broom on the maids cart. They were great for thin pile carpeting at a Holiday Inn, Howard Johnson's and so on as they got under beds and cleaned the rooms nicely. Back then, I was always on the hunt to see what was out there and often looked in the maids closet to find the vacuum cleaner. And unlike today, those closets were unlocked.

I'm lucky enough to have the first Regina Electrik-Broom pictured here. It's great for the kitchen floor, especially when I don't feel like hooking the hose to my Kirby Classic 111, or hauling out the Electrolux LX. And even though we have treated hardwoods, I also love the Regina twin brush polisher that I take a picture of and post later this week.

See you in Cleveland,
Alex Taber.

 

[carguyzack34]

I looked and it does have the spring loaded collar on the top of the bag. I really appreciate that vacman thanks for the comments everyone!

 

[highsierra]

model info

Remove the debris cup near the motor and a sticker will reveal the model and serial number info.

 

[carguyzack34]

Great I found the serial number. It's 778070 745. According to some posts and pictures from elektricbroomgu the 745 part mean it's from April 5 1977 or 1967. The two pictures of serial tags from the 70s I saw were both stickers and mine is a metal tag. Am I safe to assume this is from 67 or am I way off?

 

[vacman1961]

Id say 1967 is about right.

 

[electrikbroomgu]

Regina info

That is a nice specimen you have there and is pretty rare to fine like that. I have the exact same broom but in gray and those seem to be far more common. A teal version like yours has currently alluded me up until now. Seeing that yours still has the cord wrap system versus the top to bottom handle grip to fan housing wrap I would say this is a mid 60's model. The upper cord strap only lasted from about 1961 to 1965 or so maybe part way into 1966. Also note that you have the split serial number system which also indicates pre- 1967 and I haven't yet figured out how it plays out. Perhaps the last number in the 745 indicates 1965 and the 4 could mean April build.

The best way to know for sure is to pull her apart and see if the armature has a build date or even the field coil. Your going to want to first remove the black brush end caps by unscrewing them and labeling each carbon L and R for left and right and make sure you put them in exactly how they were taken out or it will arc like a son of a biscuit. Next just unscrew the fan housing and remove the nut and fan. Yours could be either metal or black plastic if original. This will reveal the bearing plate with 3 screws. Remove them and the plate and armature will pull right out!

Note that the bearing plate will be riveted together from the factory. You will need to drill those out to gain access to the ball bearing. Your going to need a really small jewelers flat screw driver or blade to get the metal dust shield off the bearing in order to clean and grease it. Make sure to use a quality heavy grease that is intended for these bearings. Don't worry about replacing the drilled out rivets on the two plate halves. The 3 screws will hold everything back in place when your ready to put it back together.

I would also highly recommend cleaning and lubricating the upper brass sleeve bearing with non gumming motor oil by 3M and blasting the armature out with compressed air if handy. Also make sure you clean any debris or dirt build up on the back of the fan as this will cause it to vibrate out of balance and make quite the racket. I have done this to a ton of these brooms and the before and after difference in how they sound and work is amazing. Another big tune up on these is to remove the cloth bag from the machine, turn it inside out and wash the heck out of it with a mild detergent and warm soapy water. When fully dry put the bag back on and be amazed at the huge increase of suction. You can access the bag by un-screwing the white upper plastic retainer and removing the white plastic cover on the bottom portion of the bag which will reveal a stainless steel band held together by a screw on the backside. The bag will lift right off and is ready for washing.

If you have any more questions feel free to hit me up

Joel