The Anser Vacuum

[vacman117]

I finally got around to cleaning this up after over a year of having it sit in my "waiting room" for vacuums to be restored. The Anser. This is probably one of the neatest vacuums I own, and maybe possibly the rarest? But I have zero information on it, other than the serial number is only 5 digits long. And I have no idea what year it is. The vac shop owner I got it from said that his grandpa had named it, and it was made to compete with the Hoover 28, but it seems a lot newer. For one, it has a zipper on the bag. I didn't think they had zippers on bags back then, but I could be wrong. But last night I pulled this out and cleaned it up, washing the bag and all that jazz. Now it just needs polished, which I plan on doing next week. But if anyone has any info on this neat machine, please let me know. It has a Hoover Convertible brushroll, and uses the tab things on the ends of it to lock it into place. But it has a Royal handle release. So I am stumped. Unfortunately, the bag is pretty mangled, but it is original. But luckily, the original cord has no niks or rips in it. I also need to find a headlight lens for this, but I'm pretty sure that will be almost impossible.

 

[vacman117]

The label-

 

[vacman117]

Base-

 

[vac_whisperer]

it looks like a sanitaire crossed with a hoover 28 wih a Kirby dual Sanitronic 50 handle. id love to have one.

VW

 

[vacman117]

Manufacturing Label-

 

[vacman117]

Underside-

 

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Bag damage-

 

[vacman117]

The cord-

 

[vac_whisperer]

Oh my... That bag is thrashed. You might want to check ebay for another. If not, im sure theres some bag that will fit it.

VW

 

[funvacfan]

Love the

unique ones! The shape is really timeless. Lucky you!

Guy

 

[kirbylux77]

Thats a good find you got there, Chase.....

Looks to me like that would be a rare vac. And especially in good shape too. Only thing that seems odd to me is the lack of a height adjuster....

About the bag...I have to wonder if that bag could be repaired by someone into knitting or quilting. If they took the bottom off the back & just knitted a new bottom for it, that might work.

Rob

 

[bisonian]

A little info...

Here's part of the picture. See link.

http://www.vdta.com/HOF/Sobelman.html

 

[bisonian]

And ...

... It looks like the family vacuum business Mr. Sobelman started is still around.

http://www.sobelvacuum.com/

 

[eurekastar]

That is very cool! And does look a little like a Hoover/Eureka/Sanitaire hybrid.

 

[crevicetool]

Looks to me that it's a Universal........

LF&C was manufacturing this machine in 1948. The article about Mr. Sobelman that Bisonian Rick posted, says he started manufacturing vacuums in the 1960's. LF&C went out of business in 1965. Perhaps he bought the tools/dies/patterns from them.

The below photo comes courtesy of John Lucia.

 

[vintagecanister]

Very cool..........

Never heard or seen of those before. That is one SHARP machine.

Love the U _ _ _ _ _ _ _ L ad as well, Rick. Really cool suction regulator.

 

[MikeKLondon]

I love it, very coooooooooooooooool machine

 

[electrolux~137]

Sobel Vacuums

I had one of these Ensors once upon a time. It was a very lovely machine, gleamed like chrome. I don't remember what became of it. It was just like the one posted above.

I wonder if anyone has ever visited the Sobel Vacuum Shop to see if there are any treasures down in that basement where Mr. Sobel began a rebuilding business during the War.......

 

[vacmo]

Hi, Dave from the Henry Company, a Northwest Indiana Vacuum Service and Sales Company, I say that not as a Promo, but to let you know I am not a jerk. I have very little if any info on this, but I do think I know a few things. Rumor in our company is Grandpa Henry helped in naming this vacuum. It was created and prototyped by a group of independents trying to solve the problems of vacuums of the day. I believe mostly through the 60's. I believe I found that the last Patent Renewal was in 1967 or 1969, I forget now. We have this Silver Answer in our store, and also have a Red Anser Complete with Attachments, which would explain to you why they named it the Anser if you saw them, AND A HUGE RED VINYL BAG that was used to transport the Anser from one place to the next, and keep it stored nicely... WOW... I believe it may have been a show model that was used by Door to Door Salesman but was given to our company by the makers... Now that I joined, I'll grab it down from the loft where it sits next to a Hoover Model 25 and photo it, and I will post a pic of it, it is quite amazing. You need vacs or parts, find us!