Today was a Sweeper Vac kind of day

[hoover300]

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[lesinutah]

Nice

That kind of looks like straight suction GE and universal.
What brand are they derived from apex GE or there own company?

 

[hoover300]

They were very much their own thing. Mine uses a standard brushroll setup but their original used, well, this(below). I hope to find one of these one day.

As far as I can tell they were absorbed by Westinghouse in the mid 30s as I found an ad for a Westinghouse branded one of these(second pic on left) right around the time Sweeper Vac branded stuff disappeared. Sorry for bad ad pic quality, I couldn't find the original pic so had to find one I already sent and screenshot it.

 

[hygiene903]

SweeperVac

Here's my SweeperVac, similar to the one in the drawing. It has a lever that you moved to go between straight suction and motor driven brush. Started working on it when I got it, put it on the "back burner," and that's where it's been ever since.
Jeff

 

[hoover300]

Look what came in the mail today. I am FLOORED.
It has quite a few issues but still!

 

[centralvacs1928]

Great find!

That nickel plating on the fan case seems to have yellowed quite a bit.

Maybe some Bar Keeper's Friend will bring it back to life?

I just learned about using BKF on the chrome of my Cadillac and it looks amazing. Took the hard water spots and streaks right off!

Does it run?

 

[hoover300]

The fan case I am not worried about as I have tracked down a spare. The entire back plate broke the solder joint and the local welder won't touch it. I jb welded it for now.

The motor has issues. The biggest one being a shorted commutator bar so it arcs a lot and refuses to run correctly. Did not know that before I bought it, yay! lol