Automatic-Shift
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Any thoughts on the most unusual? I vote for Hoover Guardsman Celebrity. Ron
What is the most unusual vintage commercial vacuum cleaner?
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uprightman
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Check out Thread 12097
Photos 3 -6.
Hoovercelebrity has a very interesting Commercial Hoover Celebrity....
I know next to NOTHING about Hoover's, but I found that a very unusual vacuum.
I've always thought of the Celebrity as the type of vacuum for a small apartment...mainly because the only one that I had didn't have a power nozzle - I didn't keep it very long.
Just wondering how long the bag would last in, say, a hotel environment.
...But please check it out - it is very cool looking and in beautiful condition.
Photos 3 -6.
Hoovercelebrity has a very interesting Commercial Hoover Celebrity....
I know next to NOTHING about Hoover's, but I found that a very unusual vacuum.
I've always thought of the Celebrity as the type of vacuum for a small apartment...mainly because the only one that I had didn't have a power nozzle - I didn't keep it very long.
Just wondering how long the bag would last in, say, a hotel environment.
...But please check it out - it is very cool looking and in beautiful condition.
brandon_w_t
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The commercial version of the Hoover Model O. cant recall the model number. But it was about twice the size of the already massive model O.
kirbyvertibles
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what was the electrolux commercial automatic??? Would love to see that. Or do you mean CA-CB?
kirbyvertibles
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oh stupid me I bet you mean the automatic upright that went with the Super J-Olympia.
NO NO NO!!!
I dont have a pic, but the CA is like a giant model G turned upright, it is mounted on a cart like an old Ken Kart, the hose comes out of the top at an angle the bag looks just like a normal electrolux bag, but is about 2 feet long and the top is about 12x10, it has an automatic control in the lid just like a household model, a 9 foot braided hose and pn1 power nozzle, it also came with a wet pickup kit that fit inside the bag chamber....I think it was the best commercial vac of all time, oh yeah, it was the same turquoise as the G.
I dont have a pic, but the CA is like a giant model G turned upright, it is mounted on a cart like an old Ken Kart, the hose comes out of the top at an angle the bag looks just like a normal electrolux bag, but is about 2 feet long and the top is about 12x10, it has an automatic control in the lid just like a household model, a 9 foot braided hose and pn1 power nozzle, it also came with a wet pickup kit that fit inside the bag chamber....I think it was the best commercial vac of all time, oh yeah, it was the same turquoise as the G.
Royal HDC (1987 and Earlier)
What about all the vintage Royal Heavy Duty Commercial metal uprights from before 1988? You know, models such as 605(A), 606, 607, 608, 611 and 618? All have the usual gray trim and red Adjust-O-Rite plug, but use dark blue bags.
The attached photo is a cannibalized 1985 model 608 with a green bag from a model 882.
~Ben
What about all the vintage Royal Heavy Duty Commercial metal uprights from before 1988? You know, models such as 605(A), 606, 607, 608, 611 and 618? All have the usual gray trim and red Adjust-O-Rite plug, but use dark blue bags.
The attached photo is a cannibalized 1985 model 608 with a green bag from a model 882.
~Ben
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Really? What year? Any pics?
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pr-21
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Most unusual
Clarke Commercial, late 70's or early 80's. We had one at the business college I worked for.
Clarke Commercial, late 70's or early 80's. We had one at the business college I worked for.
collector2
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What about the Eureka commercial model - again similar to the kencart machines but a much fatter cylinder.
Or the Electrolux mdel 33 commercial cleaner from the 1950's pictured below
Or the Electrolux mdel 33 commercial cleaner from the 1950's pictured below
collector2
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or the Electrolux model 53
Would NSS Model M qualify as an unusual commercial vacuum-and they are still used today.The only direct air "canister" vacuum I know of.
collector2
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wish I had a picture of the Eureka to post - Does anyone have one of the Eureka Commercial cannisters?
nss "pig"
I used to have a couple of the NSS "pigs" and I am here to tell you,, I could suck an entire wasp nest and inhabitants right through it! I got tired of the wasps out in the barn so I took the pig out and sucked them up,,it did not complain at all.
I used to have a couple of the NSS "pigs" and I am here to tell you,, I could suck an entire wasp nest and inhabitants right through it! I got tired of the wasps out in the barn so I took the pig out and sucked them up,,it did not complain at all.
Yes!!Did the same thing at a radio station transmitter site-gulped down a WHOLE wasp nest-no complaints or stings.Had a cloth dump bag on mine at the time-just dumpted out the chopped up wasps in the towerfeild!Fertilizor for the grass!Your entry remined me of that.Many times wasps love radio station transmitter sites.esp unmmaned ones.
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Kirby commercials
what about the commercial kirby models? comvac, janitronic etc... I love those vacs, but then, I always have had a thing for commercial vacuums. I suppose it comes from when I was little and I would see big exciting vacuums in shops, vacuums that you couldn't find in the argos catalogue (which seemed to be my main resource for vacuum cleaners!)I have an old victor commercial upright which I love, I think it's from the 90s, its big and red with an L shaped nozzle, it kinda looks like a mix between a regina housekeeper and a sebo, so a nice mixture
Padfield
what about the commercial kirby models? comvac, janitronic etc... I love those vacs, but then, I always have had a thing for commercial vacuums. I suppose it comes from when I was little and I would see big exciting vacuums in shops, vacuums that you couldn't find in the argos catalogue (which seemed to be my main resource for vacuum cleaners!)I have an old victor commercial upright which I love, I think it's from the 90s, its big and red with an L shaped nozzle, it kinda looks like a mix between a regina housekeeper and a sebo, so a nice mixture
Padfield
I have one type of commercial Kirby "Comvac" but never seen any commercial use of them.
crevicetool
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Here's a couple of those "pigs". Snapped this picture at State Vacuums last year at the Third Semi-annual sesquicentennial Terry Extravaganza!
Rick
Rick
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That big turquoise thing is the Electrolux CA mentioned above. This one can be had......
hint hint
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Two of my "Pigs" are similar to what is in the above picture.The newest ones are black.My third one is black.
Re: kenkart and Royal Straight Suction
Hans (kenkart),
I wanted to point out that the Royal straight-suction vac in question you were referring to was a model 311. That was the last such straight-suction metal upright ever made, and it was also part of Royal's commercial lineup in the '70s. I had found two examples from that decade, the older of the two dating from 1974.
~Ben
Hans (kenkart),
I wanted to point out that the Royal straight-suction vac in question you were referring to was a model 311. That was the last such straight-suction metal upright ever made, and it was also part of Royal's commercial lineup in the '70s. I had found two examples from that decade, the older of the two dating from 1974.
~Ben
caligula
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Hi Crevicetool. I'm taking the hint.
That is if you're saying that the Electrolux C-A is available. That's been one of my dream machines since I was a kid. Please send me a message with the info.
Thanks,
Alex Taber
That is if you're saying that the Electrolux C-A is available. That's been one of my dream machines since I was a kid. Please send me a message with the info.
Thanks,
Alex Taber
vacman1961
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I sold the Royal Commercial model 311 in my store as late as 1982, it had the same motor as the 608 and 611, 5.4 Amps. I used to sell them to banks, they used them in the vault areas where the carpet was thin and there was always pieces of paper on the floor, they were great, they picked up paper clips, paper and never got clogged. The bag was the same as the 608 bag also.
The J. C. Penney model 2050 upright, which is their equivalent of the Hoover U7057 standard-duty commercial. The JCP version was sold in 1982.
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Hoo...121323277801?pt=US_Vacuum&hash=item1c3f6e4de9
If you take a good look at the cord shot, you can see it is missing the third prong which is a requirement for commercial vacuums.
~Ben
Link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Hoo...121323277801?pt=US_Vacuum&hash=item1c3f6e4de9
If you take a good look at the cord shot, you can see it is missing the third prong which is a requirement for commercial vacuums.
~Ben
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seamusuk
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Over here....
My latest addition would take some beating- it's the only one I'm aware of and my latest addition......
Seamus
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My latest addition would take some beating- it's the only one I'm aware of and my latest addition......
Seamus
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