The monitor upright- aka the Apex 601

[brandon_w_t]

Here is my good friends Apex.... erm Monitor vacuum cleaner.


we found it in the vacuum gold-mine in town. Fascinated us like none other! So $30 later he bought it.


Its a rebadged Apex 601, very cool designs on this puppy.

 

[brandon_w_t]

Tag.

 

[brandon_w_t]

Handle switch. Very very nice design.

 

[brandon_w_t]

Side.

 

[brandon_w_t]

Belt cover flipped down. Very junioresque.

 

[brandon_w_t]

Bottom.

Obviously needs a scrub down. But this sucker works very well!!!

 

[funvacfan]

Great vacuum...

I really love the Monitor insignia of the kid on skates!

Guy

 

[tinytyke]

Apex 600

Hi! Found your thread on this Apex 601. I recently bought an Apex 600 from someone on eBay. The machine works fine, except the belt needs to be replaced. Question: what belt does it take? Your vac looks enough like mine to lead me to believe it would use the same size belt as the 600. Any help would be much appreciated!

 

[dysonman1]

A Royal upright belt will fit and work perfectly.

 

[clothbag]

I was amazed to see this post for the Monitor vacuum. I had a friend back in the 1970's that had one of those vacuums. The bag was large and half black and half white to beige. I really liked it and when he told me he was moving, I said the I would like to buy it from him, but he already gave it to his sister. It was one of many old vacuums that I had seen in my early years that eventually got me into collecting cloth bagged uprights in the 1990's.

Edward

 

[tinytyke]

Belt for Apex 600

Thank you, Dysonman1! Much appreciate the information!

 

[tinytyke]

Apex 600

Update: the Royal upright belt works perfectly in the Apex 600! That brush is spinning like mad!

 

[kenkart]

I will put

One of these up against any upright made today..