To what vintage vac does this attachment belong?

[spencer2]

I have some various pieces and parts from my mother's old vacuum cleaners. I'm trying to match up the attachments. Some of them have no name or marking on them like the one shown in these four photos. To what vacuum does this floor attachment belong? Does it go with a Montgomery Ward canister vac? Thanks much for your help.

 

[luxflairguy]

60's "fit all" attachment

That's a 60's style "fit all" carpet nozzle, commonly used as the carpet nozzle with older Vacuflo central systems. Was an decent replacement for many brands carpet tools. Hope this helps!

 

[spencer2]

Thank you very much for your reply. That is interesting because we didn't have a central vac system. My Mom did, however, have a canister vac (one of those "canned ham" styles) on wheels with a retractable cord. I think it was avocado green. So I thought this attachment was going to belong with that vacuum, especially because awhile back, while doing some research, I found on eBay an attachment that looks like an exact twin/match that was paired with a Montgomery Ward canister vacuum. At the time, I grabbed some screenshots of that eBay vac and attachments... please see attached photos. Isn't that the exact same attachment in the upper right corner? Does that attachment not really belong to that vac? Or are my eyes deceiving me?... does it just look the same but its really not? Thanks again for your time and expertise.

 

[spencer2]

Here's another one

This one also looks the same. See eBay link:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/vaccuum-cl...429358?hash=item2ac936aa2e:g:bA4AAOSwfpVZOEI1

 

[rugsucker]

Rug Nozzle

As above this was a good generic attachment often used on central vacs and could be used on most vacs(but not Hoover or GE).The MW(by Eureka)in the above picture has fit all rug and dusting attachments as well as missing some original parts.It may be likely that when buying bags at at a vac shop your mother mentioned worn or broken original nozzle and was sold the replacement.

 

[spencer2]

Thank you again for your reply. So if I understand you correctly, the attachment shown in the upper right corners of the photos of the one being sold on eBay (not by me; I don't know the seller) is ALSO not original? The eBay seller also purchased the same generic attachment for a MW canister vac? What a coincidence! And such a fooler to folks like me!

I trust you are correct, but the concept of my mother buying a replacement part does not ring true to her history. My mother did not lose or break things... she was the type that had the original manual and boxes to things forever, not to mention all the pieces and parts. Also, my mother was thrifty as could be. The thought of her buying a replacement carpet piece does not ring true as I can't imagine her losing or breaking the original one, or even if so, buying a new part. Wouldn't be like her. But maybe she did. It just wouldn't fit her typical pattern.

By the way, her Montgomery Ward canister vac? An Empress II.

Thanks very much for your time and insight!

 

[rugsucker]

"--did not lose or break things--"

Even so if she drove a car enough miles it could reach a point of needing new tires.The same idea of enough miles across carpet could wear an original Eureka rug nozzle possibly to the point of falling off the curved metal elbow.

 

[spencer2]

Gotcha. Maybe that was it - she used it until she wore it out!!