Westinghouse canister rebuild

[mopep]

I need a fan for this Westinghouse canister which we used regularly until the fan broke ('cause someone used it as a wet vac.) Model VPC 04001, probably from the mid 50's. As you can see in the photos, it is definitely not a restoration as I've had to fashion a new handle and replace the wheels with generic wheels.
EDIT: Ignore the motor part in the photo. I just need the fan.

 

[paul]

Jimmy is in the process of closing his Elizabethton, TN store and has a large inventory of cleaners and parts. Reach out to him at 423-268-4841.

I wonder if your Westy was rebuilt at some point as the ads withI located in a digital newspaper database for Westinghouse canisters began with the single- or double-letter prefixes followed by 1- or 2-digit numbers. Another possibility is that, like G-E, the model number was embedded in the catalog or product number. Using that line of thought, yours may be the model VC40. Other canister model IDs I located from 1962 to 1971 with the same prefix were VC10, VC15, VC20, VC25, VC30, VC31.

Anyway, I hope you find a replacement fan.

 

[paul]

Jimmy is in the process of closing his Elizabethton, TN store and has a large inventory of cleaners and parts. Reach out to him at 423-268-4841.

I wonder if your Westy was rebuilt at some point as the ads withI located in a digital newspaper database for Westinghouse canisters began with the single- or double-letter prefixes followed by 1- or 2-digit numbers. Another possibility is that, like G-E, the model number was embedded in the catalog or product number. Using that line of thought, yours may be the model VC40. Other canister model IDs I located from 1962 to 1971 with the same prefix were VC10, VC15, VC20, VC25, VC30, VC31.

Anyway, I hope you find a replacement fan.

P. S. (For reference) Just noticed that the 1968 ad is "VS-25", which appears to be an error as it was run only one day in that one newspaper. I did, though, find several others with "VC-25".