Unknown old vacuum attachment

[captchar]

Can anyone tell me what this attachment is for? I found it at a thrift store mixed in with its plumbing stuff, but at first glance I thought maybe it was for my 509 or 515 Kirby, but it doesn't fit those.

 

[cheesewonton]

The hose end reminds me of a Royal canister hose end.

 

[rugsucker]

Filter Queen or Royal?

 

[captchar]

the thing opens up, which I think was for either a filter of some kind or like the Kirby crystallizer was meant for fumigating with moth balls is my guess

 

[captchar]

Filter Queen or Royal?

Did some more digging into those two brands, smith collection had this Filter queen, it is model 350 where it first appears, but the 700 is likely it

 

[cheesewonton]

I think you rub it and a genie comes out to grant you three wishes.

 

[kirbylux77]

That's a attachment for Filter Queen canisters. You use it with moth crystals and the hose to fumigate closets back in the old days.

 

[royalfan103]

That's a attachment for Filter Queen canisters. You use it with moth crystals and the hose to fumigate closets back in the old days.

Can it still be used to do such?

 

[hygiene903]

You probably could, if you don't mind the smell of paradichlorobenzene crystals and if you can still find them! This version was available with the model 200 and early 350 Filter Queens and connected to the exhaust on top. Later 350s and subsequent models had a different version called the Jet Demother, but if I'm not mistaken the earlier version continued to be offered with Filter Queens in Canada.
Jeff

 

[captchar]

dollar stores here in Canada still sell moth balls, I use em in my shed outside to keep the wasps and mice out of it

 

[hygiene903]

They have them down here, but moth balls and moth crystals are entirely different, each having different ingredients and shapes. The active ingredient in moth balls is camphor, and they are of course ball shaped. The active ingredient in moth crystals is paradichlorobenzene that is ground into crystals. The crystals are also more adaptable for use in the various types of demothing attachments that were available with the Filter Queen and other makes of vacuum cleaners.
Jeff

 

[captchar]

I had no idea they were different, thanks for that info