Grandma's Vacuum Cleaner!

[launderess]

Brings back memories of the hours spent vacuuming the front parlor at grandma's house. After I finished dusting/polishing and cleaing the mirrors. Forced child labour, that's what was. Should have called Protective Services! *LOL*

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[cehalstead]

vintage???

Geez...I must be really old....the Electrolux I call "vintage" has runners instead of wheels......

 

[petek]

You must have a young Grandma..mine used the old Hoover black bag uprights..that model came out long after her passing..lol

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Vintage 80's perhaps?

I always vacuum first, then dust & polish!!!

 

[drmitch]

Hey im still using one of those Rug Warrier`s!

 

[westytoploader]

People consider that vintage? WHOA...

That looks like a Marquis or Legacy...approx. 1987 if memory serves. I always thought the 2-button switch was cool.

--Austin

 

[petek]

Old Hoovers

I haven't been blessed with finding an old Hoover yet. A couple of years ago there was an old black bag Hoover Junior at the flea market,,,but darn it, was a UK model so I didn't take it. No point in having it if I can't plug it in
Rigtt now there's an Elux similar to that pic above at the thrift shop for 25, but it's looking a bit tattered. I think I'd rather have one of the old sled ones that looks more like a rocket or streamlined locomotive.

 

[toggleswitch]

What to do first?

HMMMM

Dust before or after vacuuming? (Hoover-ing) I can see the logic in both.

Maybe with a regular vacuum cleaner , after..

and with a central vac that spits the dust out its heiney to somewhere outdoors.... before?

.....Logic being that a reg vac stirs up the dust and recycles some

Does Emily Post, or (old) Ann Landers or Deary Abby have anything to say on the issue? AND WWHD? (What Would Hyacinth Do?) That's Spelled B-U-C-K-E-T (Bouquet!! dear.)

 

[kenmore1978]

Granny's vacuum

That model is similar to the one MY Granny replaced her old Electrolux with the runners and the bag ejector mechanism with. She bought the Diamond Jubilee model.

And she WAS a "young granny". My family had kids really young. I did the math and figured out she had my Mom when she was 16. My Dad's Mom had my Dad when she was 18. And I came along when my parents were 20 and 21. So when I was growing up, nobody was really "old". Even got to meet my Great-Grandmother on Dad's side when she was young enough to be active and I was old enough (10) to remember her.

 

[rickr]

Grandma's Vacuum

I still use this 1922 Premier Duplex every time I clean my house. It belonged to my grandmother. It does a great job. Dust after vacuuming with this one of course.

 

[petek]

Now that's a vacuum that Duplex

You're so lucky it was never tossed out.

 

[rickr]

put it in the attic for 25 years,then use it again!

Hi Pete, Mom got it after grandma bought a Kenmore Imperial upright in the late 1940's. The Premier went to the attic after mom got a Eureka for her green and gold shag carpet in 1972.
I found the Premier when I cleaned out and sold my parents house in 1997. I restored it in 1998,and use it as my regular vacuum.My 1980's Eureka is now used for the basement.
Glad you like it

Rick

 

[petek]

Shags

I cringe now when I think of those two toned shag carpets. Green/Yellow, Red/Orange...Blue/Green..etc..must have been some mass hypnosis experiment going on cause they were so cool at the time.

 

[tlee618]

Rick that is a beautiful Premier. I wonder if they ever had attachments for it? Terry

 

[maytagbear]

Rick...

Is that the original bag, or did you make or have the bag made? That's one of the things that keep me away from vintage uprights...I am so NOT a fan of original cloth bags.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[petek]

I'll bet it wouldn't be hard to jury rig an old machine like that for paper bags by using a small piece of PVC pipe or elbow inside the cloth bag friction fitted into the opening so you could attache a long necked bag onto it in exactly the same way as many of the Sears/GE etc soft bagged uprights worked.

 

[rickr]

Premier dirt bag

The bag was replaced a few times. When I was a kid it had a black bag,with silver letters. It was not the original bag even then. I think it said "General Electric" on it. It was converted to a purple bag that used paper bags sometime before it went to the attic in 1972. That bag was very thin,and had holes in it where it rubbed on the handle. I purchased the tan bag that it on it now,in 1998 when I restored the vacuum. I do not have pets,so it does not get that full or dirty. I empty the bag outside,then vacuum the inside of the bag with the shop vac in the garage. I only have to do this a couple times per year,so it isn't a big deal at all.
I am planning to put this old vacuum in the trunk before I drive to the convention this Summer,just so Austin can get to play with it at Gregs house. Anyone who is going to the convention will get to see it then.

 

[retromom]

Perfect Premier!

Rick:

Can Austin's mom play with it too? ;-)

 

[tolivac]

Rick: Really COOL Premiere vacuum!!You did a beautiful job restoring it.Must be a real pleasure to use.Somehow I find older machines like that to be better to use.
I think the "dust after you vacuum" came about from the days of the single layer cloth bags and no "HEPA" filters.These days with vacs with more modern filters its not neccesary.I have had no problems with that-I find the dust rag or feather duster spreads more dust than a vac.And those devices spread it so you breathe it.-also I hate the blower "air hoses" we have here at work-other folks use them to blow dust out of the transmitters-and it lingers in the air for hours causing you to cough and sneaze.And a work partner on the other side of the transmitter cabinet blows the dust from his side into yours(i just cleaned with a vacuum) and into your face.The air hose outside works for cleaning the reusable air filters in some of the xmitters.Just use my Royal tank vacuum-and it fits in my locker!!!Makes tx pm more pleasant.

 

[rickr]

Yes Venus,you can play with it too....As long as you and Austin take turns and play nice together. I have a feeling that I might be bringing some Nebraska dust back to Indiana with me?? Just don't wear Gregs carpets out. We want him to have us back again! LOL!

Hi Tolivac! This vacuum is pre Hepa filter all right. I really don't notice the dust when I run it,however I know it has to be coming out of the pores on the bag. So I just dust afterward. I turn the bag inside out after dumping it,and vacuum it well with a shop vac. That has to help keep the filtered air somewhat cleaner. It is really fun to use. I cannot imagine using a new vacuum. They all look like something related to Darth Vadar to me. LOL!

 

[tolivac]

Rickr:Good that you clean the bag after each use.I do that with my Dyson "Ball" or my Hoovers with cloth bags,and cloth bag Kirbys.Makes the bag last longer too.Leaving the stuff in the bag will rot the fabric.I tell people that use dump bag vacs and dump cup vacs to dump them after each use.One should not "store" dirt in those-that also causes the dust cups in dump bin vacs to cloud.-and clogs their filters more quickly.when you clean them-bags and bins-the efficiency of the vac stays high.I can agree-the older vacs had a more "freindly" appearence.Just have some of the newer ones to "round" out my collection-I too like the "oldies' better. Their sound is more pleasent too.New Areos Lux sounds like a B-52 taking off in your living room!!

 

[rickr]

guess I keep the dirt

Sorry Tolivac,as said in my earlier post,I only dump the bag a couple of times per year. I do turn the bag inside out and use the shop vac on it when I dump it however. If the bag rots perhaps I can find the more vintage looking black bag the next time around.

 

[tolivac]

Rikr:what type of cloth bag fits your Premeire vac?Does the bag from another type of vac fit it?I am not very famaliar with that brand.Just only used one type of Premeire vac-was a later one under the name "Mastercraft"-named for a janitorial supplier I ordered it from-was for a radio station.That was about 20 years ago.The newer ones were completely diffrent than yours-and all plastic.I had to replace it with a Royal some years later.

 

[rickr]

Dirt bags and other vintage vacuum stuff

We have several vacuum cleaner dealers here in Fort Wayne. All of then have been in business for fifty plus years. A couple of the stores still rebuild vacuums,and all of them carry hard to find replacement parts. One of the dealers has a huge collection of very old vacs,unrestored on display in his showroom.(sorry,he won't sell any of them) When Gregm was here last Summer I took him over to see this dealer. The dealer even has a duplicate of my Premier Duplex Vacuum. (now how rare is that)??
Anyway the replacement bags are attached to the original metal connector with a metal strap type clamp,like most of the vacs were that used a cloth type bag. They are easy to replace,and only cost about $15.00 .
I restored two old Kenmore uprights from the 1940's for a friend a couple of summers ago,and got all the parts right here in Fort Wayne. I will have to take a pix of those two Kenmores to post here. They were REAL basket cases. My friend thinks they are so KEWL that he leaves them out all the time! LOL! And he isn't even one of us...How kewl is that??

Rick

 

[tolivac]

Rickr:
The old and oldest vac places are the best and most interesting-and yes they usually have parts for old vacs.Don't have any like that in my area.Probably some in Raleigh or Charlette.Too far for me-and Raleigh traffic is a bear.One of the TrisStar dist has a collection of older Compacts-but won't part with any of them.The Kirby places here are too new to have anything interesting.One Kirby salesman here ran into a lady(during a door knocking campaign)that had her orig Kirby 1C. He tried to get it for me from her-but she wouldn't give it up.He tried!!He mentioned it was in excellent shape and had all of its attachments.The Rainbow dealer here has some older machines as well-but none available for sale.They did find an older Fairfax for me.