Vacuum cleaner

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/CANISTER
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1230.001

MANUFACTURER: GOBLIN ELECTRIC CLEANER CO. LTD.
MODEL: CLEAN SWEEP
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 23C279135
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CANNISTER COVERED WITH VINYL AND HAVING LEATHER HANDLE, PLASTIC HOSE COLLAR & METAL FITTINGS

Dimensions

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

Length: 52.0 cm
Width: 18.0 cm
Height: 17.0 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: GOBLIN
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO REMOVE DIRT FROM CARPETS, FLOORS, ETC.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY CANNISTER-STYLE VACUUM CLEANER
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 DIAMOND-SHAPED MFR'S PLATE SCREWED TO VACUUM TOP READS: 'MADE BY THE ORIGINATORS/ OF THE VACUUM CLEANER/ [ILLUSTRATION]/ GOBLIN/ CLEAN SWEEP/ VOLTS 110 A.C. OR D.C. CYCLES 25 TO 60/ C.E.S.A. APP. NO. 4728/ SERIAL NUMBER 23C279135/ 2.5 AMPS./ MADE IN/ GT. BRITAIN/ GOBLIN ELECTRIC CLEANER/ COMPANY, LIMITED, TORONTO'/ 'B.V.C. GOBLIN/ PROV. PAT. NO 7055/35' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON HOSE COLLAR/ ON-OFF SWITCH LABELLED/ 'PRO-PAT' STAMPED INTO HANDLE FITTING.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE, EXCEPT FOR SCREWS MISSING FROM HANDLE & MFR'S PLATE
Finish: BROWN IMITATION-COWHIDE VINYL COVERING; BLACK STRAP HANDLE; BRIGHT SILVER METAL CANNISTER CASING & FITTINGS; BLACK PLASTIC HOSE COLLAR
Decoration: LEAPING RED GOBLIN FIGURE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED ON MFR'S PLATE ON .1

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GOBLIN ELECTRIC CLEANER CO. LTD., Vacuum cleaner, after 1935, Artifact no. 1992.1230, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1230.001/

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