chestermikeuk
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Not Complete without
the Hanging Bracket!!
the Hanging Bracket!!
Vintage European machines..
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chestermikeuk
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For every vac repair shop, you would need one of these...
For every vac repair shop, you would need one of these...
chestermikeuk
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The Most Modern Available
Vacuum Repair Carbon Brush Kit!!
Vacuum Repair Carbon Brush Kit!!
chestermikeuk
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Carbon Brushes
Identifying Sheets
Identifying Sheets
chestermikeuk
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LHS
Carbon Brushes....which come in handy when trying to catalogue past vacs..
Carbon Brushes....which come in handy when trying to catalogue past vacs..
davetranter
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General reply
Collector2/ChesterMike.. Mine says 'National Utilities, Manchester, England'.. But, of course, that may mean nothing (it says 'Oxo' on the sides of 'buses, but they don't sell them..
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Mike... Does the mains lead unplug from that 'Dudley Junior'??? It looks as close as anything that I've seen to the first vacuum cleaner that I remember from my childhood.. Including dark casework and chromed ends, but I seem to remember that the mains lead plugged into ours.
All best
Dave T
P.S. I have a spare motor for the 'National'..... And possibly a hose in very poor conditon, but with good ends....
Collector2/ChesterMike.. Mine says 'National Utilities, Manchester, England'.. But, of course, that may mean nothing (it says 'Oxo' on the sides of 'buses, but they don't sell them..
).Mike... Does the mains lead unplug from that 'Dudley Junior'??? It looks as close as anything that I've seen to the first vacuum cleaner that I remember from my childhood.. Including dark casework and chromed ends, but I seem to remember that the mains lead plugged into ours.
All best
Dave T
P.S. I have a spare motor for the 'National'..... And possibly a hose in very poor conditon, but with good ends....
vacbear58
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National Utilities
Dave T
It may say National on the label, but they WERE manufactured by Vactric in Scotland - they are absolutely identical to the Vactric machines apart from the body finish and the floor nozzle - Mike's picture above shows both types - the metal one is the Vactric the one on the wand is the National style. I think they were also sold as Viscounts as well.
It always amazes me how many of these national turn up on Ebay for, at least in the Vactric version, they were by no means cheap.
I have only seen one other National cleaner and that is a tub style, based on an Apex (US) design I think so probably manufactured by Bylock
If you look very carefully at the blower end of the Dudley you will see the cable receptacle on the top
Al
Dave T
It may say National on the label, but they WERE manufactured by Vactric in Scotland - they are absolutely identical to the Vactric machines apart from the body finish and the floor nozzle - Mike's picture above shows both types - the metal one is the Vactric the one on the wand is the National style. I think they were also sold as Viscounts as well.
It always amazes me how many of these national turn up on Ebay for, at least in the Vactric version, they were by no means cheap.
I have only seen one other National cleaner and that is a tub style, based on an Apex (US) design I think so probably manufactured by Bylock
If you look very carefully at the blower end of the Dudley you will see the cable receptacle on the top
Al
chestermikeuk
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Dudley
Hi Dave , heres another pic, the mains adaptor plugs into the top of the vac chrome end, large black right angled plug like you get on the coffee percolators, does it look familiar, cant find a pic of the plug at mo..
Hi Dave , heres another pic, the mains adaptor plugs into the top of the vac chrome end, large black right angled plug like you get on the coffee percolators, does it look familiar, cant find a pic of the plug at mo..
davetranter
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Dudley Junior
Thanks for the info/pics Vacbear/ChesterMike.... Still can't be sure, but certainly looks very much like it (as 40 year old memories go) :-(
I have a small, round, wooden bodied brush somewhere, but that wasn't from my mother's cleaner, it was from an old cleaner from a G.P.O. Telephone Exchange, and IIRC, just has the Govt. 'arrow/crowfoot' and a 'type' number. I'll post a picture, as and when I next come across it...
All best
Dave T
Thanks for the info/pics Vacbear/ChesterMike.... Still can't be sure, but certainly looks very much like it (as 40 year old memories go) :-(
I have a small, round, wooden bodied brush somewhere, but that wasn't from my mother's cleaner, it was from an old cleaner from a G.P.O. Telephone Exchange, and IIRC, just has the Govt. 'arrow/crowfoot' and a 'type' number. I'll post a picture, as and when I next come across it...
All best
Dave T
dysondestijl
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As of today, I have become quite fond of this one...
davetranter
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Vintage accessory
My memory was 'jogged' somewhat by the picture of the 'accessories box' in Reply#20, and I had a look around.... I have a 'spraygun' accessory, similar to the one in the bottom of the box shown in that picture, but it is branded 'Electrolux'. It appears to be complete, and I am open to offers for it...
All best
Dave T
P.S. My floor brush has the wooden back.
My memory was 'jogged' somewhat by the picture of the 'accessories box' in Reply#20, and I had a look around.... I have a 'spraygun' accessory, similar to the one in the bottom of the box shown in that picture, but it is branded 'Electrolux'. It appears to be complete, and I am open to offers for it...
All best
Dave T
P.S. My floor brush has the wooden back.
davetranter
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Weird coincidence
This afternoon, while 'channel surfing' at my Good Lady's house, I spotted a modern copy of this type of spraygun on one of the 'shopping channels' being used with it's 'pump' (a vacuum cleaner motor arranged to blow) to spray a fence panel... What an amazing new invention!!! I think I'll have to rush out and spend £70 ($100) on one...... ;-)
All best
Dave T
This afternoon, while 'channel surfing' at my Good Lady's house, I spotted a modern copy of this type of spraygun on one of the 'shopping channels' being used with it's 'pump' (a vacuum cleaner motor arranged to blow) to spray a fence panel... What an amazing new invention!!! I think I'll have to rush out and spend £70 ($100) on one...... ;-)
All best
Dave T
