HAND HELD VACUUM CLEANERS & CYLINDERS
The First Hoover hand cleaner was produced in various colours between 1930-1955
The early UK models appear to have been made in Hamilton, Ontario with a revised version being one of the first cleaners to come out of Perivale. The early machines had a fixed polished alloy nozzle with rubber buffer, black leatherette on steel body, black bag with aluminium ring, black phenol plastic handle. These hand held vacuums were expensive at £4/19/6 , a price comparable with the cheapest cylinder cleaners of the day. I have two of these cleaners plus a later version of the dustette. One is an early 100 model , the other being a later model from the early 1950s in a matching colour scheme to the then latest Hoover Junior 119..Both of our hand held cleaners are in original boxes with original tools. As can be seen on the 1950s dustette the lead was plugged into light sockets to gain power
The early UK models appear to have been made in Hamilton, Ontario with a revised version being one of the first cleaners to come out of Perivale. The early machines had a fixed polished alloy nozzle with rubber buffer, black leatherette on steel body, black bag with aluminium ring, black phenol plastic handle. These hand held vacuums were expensive at £4/19/6 , a price comparable with the cheapest cylinder cleaners of the day. I have two of these cleaners plus a later version of the dustette. One is an early 100 model , the other being a later model from the early 1950s in a matching colour scheme to the then latest Hoover Junior 119..Both of our hand held cleaners are in original boxes with original tools. As can be seen on the 1950s dustette the lead was plugged into light sockets to gain power
Also around at the time of the Hoover Dustette was the Goblin Imp. The one I own came in its original box with a set of tools to attach 2 wooden brushes and 2 sections of metal pipe. These Imps would most likely have been made in Surrey and the best we can date this vacuum to is around 1947. Very little information has so far been found on this model. .
A recent addition to our collection is this handheld CWS Invincible Vacbuster
A CWS (Co-operative Wholesale Society) hand-held vacuum cleaner with fishtail attachment, made of phenol formaldehyde by Streetly in the 1930s. The CWS made their own electrical goods at the Streetly works in Dudley after companies refused to trade with them if they offered dividends on their goods. The vacbuster is dated about 1937. All in all the vacuum is in excellent overall condition and is considered very rare.
A CWS (Co-operative Wholesale Society) hand-held vacuum cleaner with fishtail attachment, made of phenol formaldehyde by Streetly in the 1930s. The CWS made their own electrical goods at the Streetly works in Dudley after companies refused to trade with them if they offered dividends on their goods. The vacbuster is dated about 1937. All in all the vacuum is in excellent overall condition and is considered very rare.
First Pifco cleaner and pioneer lightweight, all-plastic, hand cleaner, resembling contemporary hair dryer. Tiny 50 watt universal motor, three nozzles. Grey streamlined plastic body, maroon screw-on dust cup/accessories and flex. These were made by Pifco in Manchester and date back to around 1958. The one I have in my collection is in its original box as shown here
Not sure about the uses of this little vacuum cleaner but nonetheless it does lend an unusual dimension to the collection, this little french Peugeot cleaner came in its original box but sadly the box had no lid, still a rare find though The vacuum dates back to the late 1950s and still has its original 2 pin french plug attached.