Any place sell filters for JC Penney vacuums?

[supersuds]

I have inherited a JC Penney shop vac which my dad bought around 1975. It works fine, but I'm totally stumped on finding a replacement filter bag. Googling brings no results (it is a model 6011 10 gallon capacity, if that helps.)

Surely somebody made these for Penney's, but who?

 

[tolivac]

Would the bag filters for Shop Vac or Craftsman vacuums fit?You may still find the bag filters-I am assuming the one that fits over the motor assembly in the vacs drum.The trend of course in most new vacuums is the pleated filter.-the "lunch bag" filters are getting harder to find-but DON'T use an actual lunch bag-they are sealed so there would be no airflow-result could be a blown motor.another place to check-Graingers-they carry a good selection of wet-dry vacuum parts.

 

[supersuds]

Thanks for the suggestion!

It had a bag filter in it, that didn't quite fit the outlet and had come off. I foolishly threw it away without noting any numbers. I didn't see the need for a bag filter in a wet/dry vac and figured it would be easy to find the other type. The thing is so old that nobody seems to have a cross-reference -- I checked the Grainger catalog just now and JC Penney is not even listed!

It would be nice not to just have to buy them at random to see what fits!

 

[tolivac]

I looked in Sears-all they have is pleated filters-you may have to try to find a pleated filter that would fit and some way to hold it on the fan intake cage.a foam filter is another alternative-Shop Vac uses them-usually for wet pickup-they do not filter well for dry pickup-fine dust will pass thru the foam filters.If you use the vacuum for coarse sawdust,chips,or metal shavings the foam filters may work.Lowes is a Shop Vac dealer.

 

[supersuds]

I can stop by both places in the next week for a look-see.

Thanks for all the expert advice, tolivac!