Vacuum cleaner

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/UPRIGHT/FAN
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1226.001

MANUFACTURER: ONWARD MFG. CO.
MODEL: EUREKA
LOCATION: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: G-280633
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST METAL MOTOR, NOZZLE & VACUUM HOUSING/ METAL HANDLE & FITTINGS/ RUBBER WHEELS/ COTTON CANVAS DUST BAG

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 33.0 cm
Width: 31.0 cm
Height: 132.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Housekeeping
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: ONWARD
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Kitchener

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: EARLY VACUUM CLEANER MFD. IN ONTARIO CANADA
Function: TO REMOVE DIRT FROM FLOORS, CARPETS, ETC.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'EUREKA/ COPYRIGHTED/ LICENSED UNDER/ KENNEY PATENT/ NUMBER 847847/ CANADIAN PATENT/ 78595 72041/ [LOGO]/ MARCH 19TH/ 1907' PRINTED IN BLACK ONBAG/ MFR'S PLATE FIXED TO HOUSING READS: 'EUREKA/ VACUUM CLEANER/ ONWARD MFG. CO./ KICHENER, ONT./ PAT. NOV.0,1910 PATENTS PENDING/ BOOTH-KENNEY PAT. 76595 79641/ VOLTS 110 NO. G-280633'
Missing: ELECTRICAL CORD & HANDLE TOP
Finish: HANDLE & BAG BRACKET-CLIP PAINTED BRIGHT RED/ BEIGE DUST BAG/ UNFINISHED METAL NOZZLE, VACUUM HOUSING & MOTOR
Decoration: N/A

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ONWARD MFG. CO., Vacuum cleaner, after 1910, Artifact no. 1992.1226, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1226.001/

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