Show us your Vintage Canister/Tank cleaner

[dysonman1]

I would love to see the vintage tank/canister (cylinder for our friends outside the USA) cleaners in everyone's collections. I'm a BIG canister vacuum fan. The first vacuums I remember were my mother's Compact and Rainbow vacuums, our neighbor's KenKart, my aunt's Electrolux, by best friend's mom's Fairfax, etc. They cleaned the alter at church with a GE pink Swivel Top. My mother's best friend had a golden monarch Filter Queen.

So I thought it would be fun to show off all our favorite canister/tank type cleaners.

I'll start with the Hospital Model G in cream/tan from 1967.

 

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The wonderful Lewyt model 55.

 

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The Fairfax VFX-500

 

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The beautiful Air-Way Sanitizor model 55A (post war model in blue).

 

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The Eureka Roto-Matic (on left) and Air-O-Matic (on right). The tank cleaner is surprisingly powerful for the time (early 1950's).

 

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The beautifully designed Air-Way "Priscilla". The rug nozzle was unique to this model, and cleans flawlessly (certainly one of the best cleaning straight suction nozzle of all time).

 

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The 1955 Rexair "Rainbow Model" D. Love This Machine - Wet Dust Cannot Fly!

 

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The gorgeous Hoover AeroDyne tank cleaner. Quiet and Smooth Running.

 

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The "Electro Hygiene" canister cleaner - this machine's basic design was also known as Sani-Way, Royal, Universal, and Kingston with varying degrees of cosmetic differences.

 

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The Electrolux Model XX (20) is a rarely seen model. Built as an 'economy' model for a very short period of time right before World War II.

 

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The lovely Electrolux model 61 (LXI). With three wheels made of rubber (two fixed, one swivel) this machine pulls like a dream even though it's heavy to lift.

 

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The fantastic Air-Way Sanitizor Model 88 Mark V (5) with Eureka-Built power nozzle. The world's first Tandem-Air style vacuum?

 

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The Electrolux Hospital G (1962 model) in cream/turquoise with optional Power Nozzle PN-1

 

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Kenmore KenKarts from the 1950's.

 

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Lovely Kenmore Commander tank cleaner. Unique sounding motor, a ton of suction, and beautiful design.

 

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Early (pre-world-war-II) Air-Way Sanitizor model 55 in "Purple Haze". Stunning.

 

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Late 1950's and early 1960's Kenmore Canister Vacuums

 

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The Air-Way Sanitizor model 88 (built by Eureka for Air-Way).

 

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Gorgeous Sunbeam Courier (looks like briefcase) and "Touch and Go" round canister. VERY powerful motors with a VERY large singe fan stage.