You never know what you'll find. Even in your own front yard.

[countryford]

I was just about to leave the house earlier today and I noticed what I thought was a couple pieces of trash in the front lawn. So I went to go pick them up and throw them away. Well the first one was just a plastic bag. Nothing to exciting. Well the second thing was this.

 

[countryford]

Still not quite sure what it was

My courisity got the best of me and I opened it up and this is what I found.

 

[countryford]

The whole thing all opened up. I have no clue where it came from. I sure don't have a lewyt in my collection, so I know it didn't come from me. I wonder if it came from a neighbor. It has a copyright of 1956 on it. Kind of cool.

 

[tolivac]

Its a Lewyt vacuum cleaner filter cone-these were used in the model before the "Big Wheel" model as shown on the cone.Filter Queen sued Lewyt over these cone filters.So Lewyt went to the bags as in the Big Wheel model-you do have a vacuum cleaner memorobilia collectors item.Clever of Lewyt to advertise their new model vacuum cleaner on an older model filter!I am looking for a Lewyt Big Wheel vacuum for my collection-the search is slow.

 

[petek]

Or a coffee filter for the Jolly Green Giant

 

[dirtybuck]

How about a weird party hat (replacing a lamp shade after you've had a few too many) to wear to a vacuum cleaner convention?

 

[countryford]

Its just odd that a filter vacuum bag from 1956 ended up on my front lawn over 56 years later.

 

[westingman123]

Don't you imagine it escaped someone's trash? I have that model Lewyt, I use Filter Queen cones in it. It's a powerful vacuum.

 

[mark_wpduet]

Just the fact that it showed up on your lawn is freaky, but even MORE SO is that it's from the 50s

 

[tolivac]

Be nice to locate the Source of that Lewyt vacuum cone-there may be treasures there!