Show us your Vintage Canister/Tank cleaner

[pr-21]

Ben,

Thanks for the picture of your Premier 21 with a different style bag. I guess I should add that after seeing your Electro Hygiene tanks, I would like to find one that has black skid runners on it. My mom bought it from a door to door salesman in the 50's. It was a workhorse for a straight suction model and lasted many years. It was my job to empty the shake out bag, we never had the paper inserts. Also mom replaced it with a Westinghouse canister similar to the one you also have pictured, but it only had wheels on the base, if I remember correctly. I always had trouble changing the paper bag in mom's as it had a rubber gasket that had to fit over a rubber inlet.....



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Bud

 

[hygiene903]

Bud,

Is this the Electro-Hygiene tank you were speaking of? It is a model 950. And like you said, it is a workhorse of a tank! Great suction, yet quiet running. Unfortunately, I don't have all the attachments, and think the ones I do have with it are actually newer, and the wands I got with it look like their from a 200 Filter Queen. I don't have a hose for it either, and borrow one from one of the other tanks when I need to. I've wanted one of these ever since I started collecting, and was glad to get it. Hope you find one someday too.
Jeff

 

[fantomfan]

Here are all of my canisters/tanks

90% of them were made before 1996. I figured that I'd post them all.

 

[fantomfan]

Part 2

More tanks/canisters

 

[alexhoovers94]

My Hoover Constellation is my most vintage Cylinder, that photo though! Sorry, had to sneak this pic in! Lol!

 

[eurekapowernozz]

http://here is my Rainbow model D

 

[pr-21]

Jeff,

That is exactly the model my mom had. Brings back old memories. Thanks for the model number. The hose on my mom's was a grey cloth woven hose. I don't think it was just grey, it had what I call little tracer marks in an accent color, blue, red, or black....

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Bud

 

[vacerator]

Alexhoovers, Justin

Nice Chrome Dome Justin!
Alex, naughty boy! Nah, teaser. I hope you're not compensating. It's not the girth that matters, but what's in the heart and mind.
Like I say, be good, and if, or when you're bad, be good at it!

 

[n0oxy]

canisters

I remember seeing a lot of these at the museum last year. The sunbeam vacuum apparently was known for tripping breakers and blowing fuses when it came out, and it takes the motor about 10 seconds to fully shut down. In the 50's and 60's is when the canister vacuums really seemed to become popular. I'm actually surprised that so many people prefer uprights. A power nozzle canister will clean just as well as an upright, if not better, and is much easier to use with attachments. I really can't think of any advantage uprights offer, other than personal preference.

 

[dysonman1]

The first Rainbow power nozzle was sourced from Oreck, who got it from Whirlpool Corporation. The cord is a two wire, non grounded cord. Basically it's an Oreck married to a Rainbow.

 

[kenkart]

Tom...Believe it or not...

Clay said in the early 60s for a VERY short time they used the Whirlpool L shaped one like the Lady Kenmore, Clay said Mr Mench told them to sell it ONLY to save a sale, otherwise don't tell the client it was available.

 

[fairfax88]

Tom Gasko!!!

Would you sell your Filter Queen 200, or 500??
If so,please call me,Thanks
~David 407-583-9514

 

[TheSpiritOf76]

My first love was....

A 1973 Straight suction Eureka Cordaway princess I had many many years ago, I loved that thing, and remember it well. I finally found one a few years back in mint condition, and the memories flooded back.


 


But, when I started collecting, I didn't really have a appreciation for canisters, until I met some other collectors that helped me see what a canister could be, since then I still love Eureka canisters, and Eureka Powerteams,  an my 2nd favorite would have the be the Empress II. Here lately I have grown fond of Hoover Celebrity's.....So the Celebrity would gladly rank into number 3.

 

[dysonman1]

Very Nice Eureka. I especially like the model with the woodgrain top. Lightweight and powerful. The Empress II sure is a cleaning beast - tons of suction and a huge disposable bag. Congrats.

 

[fairfax88]

Tom Gasko,

Would you really sell your Filter Queen 200,or your mint condition 1955 Model 500??
If so,please call me 407-583-9514!
~David

 

[fantomfan57]

Thank you Tom...

and everyone else who posted pictures. Although I do not have an extensive collection, I am lately thinking about letting some go in favor of some machines I would like to own.

My first choice to get is a Airway...88 or Vitavac. Hopefully one will land in my lap.

Thanks again for sharing!

 

[dysonman1]

A 1978 Filter Queen with model 88 power nozzle.

 

[n0oxy]

don't forget the zapper

Maybe I missed it, but Tom, I don't think you showed any of the zappers in this thread, can't forget those. I also love canister cleaners, doesn't matter whether they are tank, round or any other shape. I also love central vacuums and backpack cleaners.
Mike

 

[dysonman1]

Oh Yes Mike:
The Lewyt Zapper. Like winning the million dollars on Wheel of Fortune, a number of things had to happen before the rectifier failed and sent 120 volts into the operator's arm. The lawsuits killed the Lewyt Corporation, which was sold to SCM (Smith Corona Manufacturing) as the Shetland Lewyt.

 

[luxlife]

Beautiful canisters everyone! What a great thread!

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

What is

“The Zapper” ? I must see

 

[thevacomaticiec]

the free Tristar cxl 50,Green machine Electrolux zb 89 sooo quiet 60$ o n facebook i added the pn ,
the original old faith full never lets me down blue compact (my grandma hada c80 glad i gotmy c9) my 20$ yard sale special Electrolux discovery 2

 

[n0oxy]

the zapper

Perhaps Tom could post a picture of one, there were a few Lewyt canister cleaners that were known for shocking people so I call them the zappers. Basically it used a 12 volt connection to run the power nozzle, I think they used the secondary motor winding as the transformer and when the insulation would wear away it would send 120 volts right through the hand grip. The law suits that were filed as a result of that ended the Lewyt company as we knew it.
Mike

 

[adam-aussie-vac]

So if they used a 12 V isolation transformer

That steps down the voltage from 120 V to 12 V without using a direct connection to the mains whining, we would still have Lewyt around?