westinghouse vacuum style 498240 update
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crazykirbydude
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Nice vacuum! I would say that it was made in the 1910's-1920's.
1930
Is my guess maybe early 40s. There isn't a lot of history with westinghouse. I remember tesla and edison owned electrical companies. Edison's competitor own it and later got bought out. They were i think largest utility company in united states probably the world.
That's what i know.
Les
Is my guess maybe early 40s. There isn't a lot of history with westinghouse. I remember tesla and edison owned electrical companies. Edison's competitor own it and later got bought out. They were i think largest utility company in united states probably the world.
That's what i know.
Les
human
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Actually, Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse owned competing electric companies. Nikola Tesla worked first for Edison, then for Westinghouse. Edison and Tesla had a falling out over Edison's staunch insistence on a DC electrical system while Tesla correctly saw AC as the wave of the future, a vision that Westinghouse shared.
Exactly
I remember the movie with Robert Downey Jr in it. I remember quite a few documentaries and biographies on tesla.
I do wonder if his idea of a big power source powering everything in range theory. It's basically wifi but electricity.
I wanted to be an electrician before a plumber.
I seen your you tube videos your a mechanic. Your more than mechanically inclined it's safe to say.
Westinghouse had a few patten's but tesla was the mind. Edison basically sabotaged westinghouse and westinghouse. He bought up shares or something similar. They kept westinghouse name but westinghouse founder got screwed.
Les
I remember the movie with Robert Downey Jr in it. I remember quite a few documentaries and biographies on tesla.
I do wonder if his idea of a big power source powering everything in range theory. It's basically wifi but electricity.
I wanted to be an electrician before a plumber.
I seen your you tube videos your a mechanic. Your more than mechanically inclined it's safe to say.
Westinghouse had a few patten's but tesla was the mind. Edison basically sabotaged westinghouse and westinghouse. He bought up shares or something similar. They kept westinghouse name but westinghouse founder got screwed.
Les
madman
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"Tesla correctly saw AC as the wave of the future"
I see what you did there :3
There's another movie called 'The Current War' which is finally (somewhat) released after having been shelved for years because of Weinstein's bs. Very good film. Westinghouse was a very interesting man. Invented air brakes for trains, built affordable housing for his workers. When he couldn't invent something, he bought somebody else's patent, and made it work. There's lots of history of the company available, but probably not much in the way of info on the range of small appliances they made.
I see what you did there :3
There's another movie called 'The Current War' which is finally (somewhat) released after having been shelved for years because of Weinstein's bs. Very good film. Westinghouse was a very interesting man. Invented air brakes for trains, built affordable housing for his workers. When he couldn't invent something, he bought somebody else's patent, and made it work. There's lots of history of the company available, but probably not much in the way of info on the range of small appliances they made.
huskyvacs
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What a beautiful vacuum!
I find it unusual they mounted the handle yoke directly to the rear wheels axle. I would think that if you pushed too hard, it would be doing wheelies!
I find it unusual they mounted the handle yoke directly to the rear wheels axle. I would think that if you pushed too hard, it would be doing wheelies!
huskyvacs
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I also always liked how they ran the lower cord coming from the vacuum motor through the handle to reduce wiring clutter. they did that on their later models too, the upper handle actually plugged into the lower half of the handle coming from the vacuum with a standard plug and socket setup - way ahead of their time. We didn't see that again until powerhead vacuums came out in the late 2010's.
oreck_xl
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Based on an ad I saw on eBay, this cleaner was made about 1931. There was also a revolving brush model offered at the time. I wish more info was available on the history of Westinghouse cleaners. I used to have a Crusader upright in rough shape from about 1938 that had a cord reel built into the handle.
phaeton
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Westinghouse or Regina
Interesting, one could ask if the Westinghouse resembles the early Regina or could one ask if the Regina resembles the Westinghouse. The three machines with red cords may be newer than the one in the first three pictures.
It looks like only the nozzles are different.
Interesting, one could ask if the Westinghouse resembles the early Regina or could one ask if the Regina resembles the Westinghouse. The three machines with red cords may be newer than the one in the first three pictures.
It looks like only the nozzles are different.
huskyvacs
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Oh my gosh is that a Bee Vac bag? 
hygiene903
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Westinghouse!
I also have a Westinghouse, but it's a later model with a revolving brush. It's a model F1-46, built in the late 40's or early 50's. Runs great and has good suction with the attachments, but the brushroll is shot, hardly a bristle left on it. Kind of resembles a Hoover 28 in a way, and is also quite similar to the GE's and Premiers of that era.
I never noticed the similarities between the early Westinghouse and the Regina until Phaeton pointed it out, but he's right, about the only difference is the nozzle. But that's understandable, since Westinghouse built the motors for Regina, or at least the earlier models.
Here are pics of my Westinghouse F1-46, Regina model 39, and Regina 59. Enjoy!
Jeff
I also have a Westinghouse, but it's a later model with a revolving brush. It's a model F1-46, built in the late 40's or early 50's. Runs great and has good suction with the attachments, but the brushroll is shot, hardly a bristle left on it. Kind of resembles a Hoover 28 in a way, and is also quite similar to the GE's and Premiers of that era.
I never noticed the similarities between the early Westinghouse and the Regina until Phaeton pointed it out, but he's right, about the only difference is the nozzle. But that's understandable, since Westinghouse built the motors for Regina, or at least the earlier models.
Here are pics of my Westinghouse F1-46, Regina model 39, and Regina 59. Enjoy!
Jeff
