Vacuum cleaner & floor polisher

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/UPRIGHT/FAN/DISK
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0500.001

MANUFACTURER: Continental Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: ELECTRO HYGIENE 80
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 217623
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST METAL BODY/ METAL HANDLE/ RUBBER HANDLE GRIP,BUMPER & CORD/ SYNTHETIC? WHEELS/ WOOD & BRISTLE (TAMPICO) BRUSH

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.8 cm
Width: 25.4 cm
Height: 119.0 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: Continental
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: COMBINES FLOOR POLISHING & VACUUMING IN ONE APPLIANCE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE READS: 'H.E.P.C. APP. NO. 531/ NO. 217623 MOD. 80 VOLTS 110 A.C. D.C./ ELECTRO/ MADE IN CANADA/ HYGIENE/ AMPS. 2.8/ MFD.BY CONTINENTAL ELECTRIC CO. LTD. TORONTO'/ PAT. PLATE READS: 'THIS MACHINE EMBODIES INVENTIONS COVERED/ BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PATENTS/ [SEE PAT.REF. FOR LIST OF NOS.]/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING'/ 'HYGIENE' MARKED 2x ON HANDLE/ '49' CAST ON BOTTOM OF POLISHER/ 'TO LOWER NOZZLE [ARROW]/ TO RAISE NOZZLE [ARROW]' ON KNOB
Missing: VACUUM BAG/ POSSIBLY VACUUM HOSE From CA of 06/10/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - Missing power takeoff assembly for brush, accessories
Finish: BODY METAL UNFINISHED/ HANDLE METAL WITH CHROME-LIKE FINISH/ HAND GRIP, BUMPER & CORD BLACK RUBBER/ WHEELS BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Continental Electric Co. Ltd., Vacuum cleaner & floor polisher, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1973.0500, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1973.0500.001/

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