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".

 

[cheesewonton]

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.

What you show in the second image is the fan attached to the armature. The fan doesn't appear damaged in that view, though damage might be hidden out of view. Is it the fan or the electrical part, the armature, that has the problem?

 

[hygiene903]

I agree with Paul, that your Westinghouse canister was built sometime in the 60's. Here is a pic of my Westinghouse SC-1 Canister which was built in 1956. It's a special vacuum in my collection, as it belonged to my Aunt Lu (my Dad's sister), whose husband worked at the Mansfield, OH Westinghouse plant for most of his career and retired from there. I got the SC-1 when they moved into assisted living. An interesting fact about the Mansfield plant is that although it was the headquarters of the Westinghouse Appliance Division, vacuum cleaners were never made there, but made at another Westinghouse plant in Springfield, MA!
Wishing you the best of luck in finding the fan that you need. And remember, "You Can Be Sure...if it's Westinghouse!"
Jeff