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[compactelectra]

Next

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[compactelectra]

And Finally

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[aeoliandave]

WOW!

A beautifully illustrated color Owners Manual.

Dave

 

[xraytech]

That is a great manual, wonderful illustrations

 

[luxg]

Fred that was so fun to read. I only wish that the vacuum makers today would put something great together like that. What you get today is little to nothing.

 

[aeoliandave]

For those who missed it...

Cleaning up my Ebay watched list, the Compact ABC power nozzle is still pictured.

went for 'only' US $545.99



http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120279963367&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=002

 

[aeoliandave]

Side view. The Kenmore looks sleeker, I think.

On the exterior at least

 

[aeoliandave]

But lookee here at the clever Compact bifurcated dirt path around and behind the sealed motor to the wand. Nice. That's how a power nozzle should be made today for max efficiency, and no one does.

Add an ABC Power Nozzle to my Top Wants List.

Dave

 

[aeoliandave]

Phillip or Fred

How about a shot of the Kenmore with the bottom plate off, please?

 

[collector2]

Hi Fred:

Thanks for posting the manual. I have the Lady Kenmore and the Saturn (as well as a Satellite) but thats the first time I've ever seen the manual for those.

Doug

PS - I do have the manual for the Whispertone (shows the 90, 80, 60 40 and 30 ) from 1962. It shows two different styles of powerhead.

 

[kirbysthebest]

My Aunt had one simular to this for her Central Vac. It had the long cord, because the system originally was suction only.

Later when they built their new house they had the wiring all done where it is in the hose and you only have to lug the hose around.

 

[kirbyvertibles]

Doug, could you please post your Whispertone manual???

Dave, I will get you that picture of it without the plate soon.




Phillip

 

[kirbyvertibles]

pic without plate

Here you go, a piture without the bottom plate.

 

[kirbyvertibles]

a clean pic

sorry that the pictures are so big.
I thought I would post a piture of it cleaned up.

 

[charles~richard]

That's really a beautiful object -- a splendid specimen of industrial design.

 

[aeoliandave]

Luv It!!! Brilliant!!!

Same engineering idea as the Compact. Delightful. Now I want a Kenmore Powermate Nozzle. LOL

 

[rugmaster37]

Kenmore Powermate Nozzle

The best part about your nozzle is that you did not have to sell your kidney to win it, and better still it will actually work still on whatever you use it with becasue it has all the bristles on the brushroll mandrel.

Many moons back at a small vac shop I used to haunt, I was fortunate enough to try one of these machines that were in for repair. It needed to be cleaned and a belt, and the vacuum worked just beautiful. If I rememebr correctly it was the Horizon version as it was a two-speed vac.

IT did and okay job cleaning, but the old lady that owned it would have NONE of my advances to purchase it. She probably had that thing buried with her in her "casketcondo". I was crestfallen of course. Now I see that Fred has one and hopefully someday i will get to see it in person. His looks simply wonderful...

On another note, a very die-hard Compact'er wanted that nozzle for his machine. I realize that it's rare but..whew!!!
$549.95...I could buy SEVERAl collectibles for that amount and still have pocket change...LOL
Chad

 

[kirbyvertibles]

I just looked at the bottom plate and it lists all of the models you can use it with. The P/N itself it model 116-9900

and is for use with vacuum models 8622,8641,8650,8661,8681,9620,9630,9631,9640,9660 and 9680.
So what are these models? Does anyone have them???

 

[floor-a-matic]

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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">"Nice. That's how a power nozzle should be made today for max efficiency, and no one does"

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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Hoover Turbo Cyclonic canister vacuum (may also go by the name Multi Cyclonic) PN has two dirt passageways</span>