VACUUM CLEANER
H1990.374
Vacuum cleaner with a handle shaped like a 'T' at the top, a long shaft with hooks 45cm apart on which to wind the electric cord at the centre, and a motor and cleaning head at the bottom. This is attached on a hinge so that the handle can lie perpendicular to the floor allowing cleaning under low furniture. The head moves on 3 wheels (the rear, a swivel) and contains a rotating brush within the suction vent. Plate attached to head reads: 'EDISWAN/ DE LUXE' and on a smaller circular plate above it: 'BRITISH REGD. TRADEMARKS/ EDISWAN/ DE LUXE/ MADE IN ENGLAND'. A number is impressed into the metal attaching the head and motor '2219' and on a plate at the back of the motor 'B/ T-H'. The cleaning head can be adjusted by a screw at the side to one of 4 levels marked on a plate: 'BARE FLOOR/ SHORT NAP/ MEDIUM NAP/ LONG NAP'. The narrow, lower end of the dustbag attaches to the unit with a twist lock and is clamped closed at its wide upper end by what appears to be a large paper holder looped onto a hook on the handle. Through 2 large oval windows in the bag, dust levels can be checked. Printed on front of the bag: 'GENERAL ELECTRIC' and on the rear: 'PATNTED/ 1,209,718/ AND UNDER ON OR MORE OF/ THE FOLLOWING PATENTS', whereupon 20 other patents are listed, then 'LICENSED UNDER/ 1,517,811/ RE 15,627/ 1,293,250'.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
Accession Number: | H1990.374 |
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Accession Date: | 20 Jun 1991 |
Material
Metal/Metal | 0 - Whole |
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Textile | 0 - Whole |
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Rubber/Natural Resin | 0 - Whole |
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Measurement
height | 1250mm | Machine |
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width | 430mm | Machine |
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length | 670mm | Bag |
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width | 170mm |
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