Sturtevant Vacuum Cleaners From Owen Perkins collection

[royalsuper]

A great video by Owen Perkins with a Western Electric Type #1 Sturtevant ?
lots of electrical sparks coming from the commutator ️️️

 

[hoover706]

Those are some interesting vacuums.

I have never heard of or seen one of those bulky Sturtevant canisters before and I think we can all see why they quickly became obsolete. I have seen that straight suction Sturtevant upright in another thread somewhere on Vacuumland.

 

[royalsuper]

those bulky Sturtevant canisters was intended for use in large spaces such as factories, garages, halls ...a smaller model offered for sale in 1912 looked more convenient to use !