vintage Whirlpool Vacuum on eBay

[luxlife]

Don’t quote me but…

I think Whirlpool’s design was first because of similar models that were sold under the Kenmore name in the in the 1960’s. This is not my expertise and I’m sure someone will correct me.

 

[eurekaprince]

Thanks Luxlife....sorry for the thread hijack friends! Gotta keep focused on that early Whirlpool power nozzle vac....

So sad that Whirlpool and Sears Kenmore are out of the picture now....they both sold some amazing American vacs.

 

[dysonman1]

If you think about it, Whirlpool was private labeling a lot at that time. Kenmore certainly. But they also took the power nozzle they were making for Sears in the mid 1960's, added a fan to the neck, and added a red bag to the handle, calling it an Advance. They added a hard bag compartment and called it a Kenmore. They added a wand and called it a power nozzle. Before the Oreck was an "Oreck" it was a black Whirlpool. Oreck sold it as a Whirlpool, then changed to McDonald Electric when Whirlpool discontinued making any other vacuum than for Sears.

 

[luxlife]

So what you’re saying is….

The black metal CVR upright that was a direct copy of the PowerMate was also a McDonald? I’ve only ever seen the McDonalds as the Gen2 version of the CVR with the plastic hood and handle release lever. I owned one of those black CVRs with the houndstooth looking outer bag. It was horrible and died a painful death. I was more impressed with the later, German made CVR. It was the quietest Oreck I ever used. It had a slow wind up and then the motor would just purr, but you’d never guess by looking at the ones on YouTube. I guess time takes it toll.

 

[dysonman1]

The German McDonald, also sold as the second Oreck model in the US, had nothing to do with Whirlpool. Whirlpool was busy at that time making Kenmore vacuums. Eventually, David Oreck began to make his own 8 pound upright. While similar to Whirlpool and McDonald, they all were really very different machines.