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Vintage Vactric
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vacbear58
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It is of course ...
An Apex design, it is perfectly possible that it was manufactured by Apex as well and imported
An Apex design, it is perfectly possible that it was manufactured by Apex as well and imported
vacbear58
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Part 2
Unfortunatly the brochure is a fold out and too big to fit my scanner. Here is (most) of the rest of it. Did Apex sell theirs with a hand cleaner too.
Actually this works out as quite a good deal, for the cleaner was about 2/3 the price of the Hoover 160, and the tools for the 160 would have been 3 guinies (3/3/0) so the total Vactric package would have been less than a 160 without tools, with (presumably) better suction
Unfortunatly the brochure is a fold out and too big to fit my scanner. Here is (most) of the rest of it. Did Apex sell theirs with a hand cleaner too.
Actually this works out as quite a good deal, for the cleaner was about 2/3 the price of the Hoover 160, and the tools for the 160 would have been 3 guinies (3/3/0) so the total Vactric package would have been less than a 160 without tools, with (presumably) better suction
vacbear58
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Many novel features
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Outstanding features
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electrolux~137
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Love the "Witch-Way" handle -- and, yes, the only other machine I've ever seen that on is the beautiful late 1930s streamlined Apex upright [although the Apex doesn't look anything like this Vactric]. It's actually a very cool design -- when the locking latch is loosened, you can swivel the motor head to and fro just by twisting the handle one way then the other. Hans Craig has one of these, I believe. Would be fun to see a video of it in action!
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even the little hand vacuum looks like a hoover dustette
It looks exactly like a coffee can hoover!
VW
It looks exactly like a coffee can hoover!
VW
vacbear58
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No sooner said than done
Well, apart from the headlight cover (which appears to me more angular on the Apex) it looks very similar to me.
And to see the Apex in action I had to look no further than our DysonAnimal, who used one of the a couple of years ago.
Al
http://www.youtube.com/user/vintagehoover?gl=GB&hl=en-GB#p/u/42/0kmMfi9p9XY
Well, apart from the headlight cover (which appears to me more angular on the Apex) it looks very similar to me.
And to see the Apex in action I had to look no further than our DysonAnimal, who used one of the a couple of years ago.
Al
http://www.youtube.com/user/vintagehoover?gl=GB&hl=en-GB#p/u/42/0kmMfi9p9XY
vacbear58
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Hand cleaner
You are correct, it is very similar to the dustette although with the added convenience of interchangable tools. I have never seen one of these in real life, but I would have thought the Hoover design was patented so how they got around that i have no idea,
Al
You are correct, it is very similar to the dustette although with the added convenience of interchangable tools. I have never seen one of these in real life, but I would have thought the Hoover design was patented so how they got around that i have no idea,
Al
djtaylor
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Neat!
Oh, I really like that machine. Very pretty and sounds rather powerful.
Justin
Oh, I really like that machine. Very pretty and sounds rather powerful.
Justin
Vactric Upright
Looks and sounds like a dream!!
Looks and sounds like a dream!!
vacbear58
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Later Airflo
It may be that the brochure scanned above is an earlier version of the cleaner as, in the picture below, it looks even more like the Apex. This catalogue is dated "1939-40 Season" so presumably was prepared in early to mid 1939, of course WW2 would have put a stop to all that.
Picture courtsey 74Simon
Al
It may be that the brochure scanned above is an earlier version of the cleaner as, in the picture below, it looks even more like the Apex. This catalogue is dated "1939-40 Season" so presumably was prepared in early to mid 1939, of course WW2 would have put a stop to all that.
Picture courtsey 74Simon
Al
vacbear58
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And the hand cleaner
This cleaner was stil being produced in 1960 when Vactric went busy, and I believe the design/tooling was picked up by Goblin.
Picture again courtsey 74Simon
Al
This cleaner was stil being produced in 1960 when Vactric went busy, and I believe the design/tooling was picked up by Goblin.
Picture again courtsey 74Simon
Al
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That hand portable is almost identical to Apex's of the same era. A question for you: Did Apex make all the Vactric cylinders too, Al?
vacbear58
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Thanks for info guys
It is very interesting to know that the hand cleaner was an Apex design too, any pictures? The hand cleaners still show up occasionally on ebay, never seen the Airflo.
As far as I know the Vactric cylinders were their own design, although Apex designs did show up post WW2 as Bylock machines, but that is a whole different thread, which i have been meaning to post for ages.
Al
It is very interesting to know that the hand cleaner was an Apex design too, any pictures? The hand cleaners still show up occasionally on ebay, never seen the Airflo.
As far as I know the Vactric cylinders were their own design, although Apex designs did show up post WW2 as Bylock machines, but that is a whole different thread, which i have been meaning to post for ages.
Al
vacbear58
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A Vactric?
With wheels, it sounds like it is a Silent Q. One thing you need to be aware of is that these old Vactrics are very prone to the insulation breaking down.
ENSURE THAT YOU ONLY RUN THE CLEANER CONNECTED TO A SOCKET WITH A GROUND CONNECTION, IDEALLY WITH ITS OWN CIRCUIT BREAKER AND CHECK THE CONTINUITY OF THE GROUND BEFORE CONNECTING
If the cleaner comes with a two wire cord replace it with a grounded version and attach the ground to the body of the machine. Did you buy it from the UK?
Al
With wheels, it sounds like it is a Silent Q. One thing you need to be aware of is that these old Vactrics are very prone to the insulation breaking down.
ENSURE THAT YOU ONLY RUN THE CLEANER CONNECTED TO A SOCKET WITH A GROUND CONNECTION, IDEALLY WITH ITS OWN CIRCUIT BREAKER AND CHECK THE CONTINUITY OF THE GROUND BEFORE CONNECTING
If the cleaner comes with a two wire cord replace it with a grounded version and attach the ground to the body of the machine. Did you buy it from the UK?
Al
