Vacuum cleaner
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC/UPRIGHT/SUCTION-SWEEP/FAN
- DATE
- 1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1987.1070.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HOOVER CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- 700
- LOCATION
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 7H300119
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 7
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL HEAD, MOTOR, SHAFT& HANDLE, & FITTINGS; RUBBER & METAL CORD & PLUG; FABRIC REFUSE BAG/ CARDBOARD ATTACHMENT BOX
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 38.0 cm
- Width
- 31.0 cm
- Height
- 122.5 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
- HOOVER
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
EXTRACTS DIRT FROM CARPETS, DRAPERIES, UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE, ETC. BY COMBINATION OF SUCTION AND FRICTION. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- TRIANGULAR PLATE SCREWED TO HEAD BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: 'The/ HOOVER/ CLEANER/ IT BEATS/ as it Sweeps/ as it Cleans'. HUMAN FIGURE LOGO & TEXT 'HOOVER SERVANT TO THE HOME' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON MOTOR COVER. OFF-WHITE MAPLE LEAF & 'HOOVER' PRINTED ON FABRIC BAG. LABEL ON HANDLE BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: 'For Service-Phone/ The Hoover Co. Ltd./ 1265 Bay Street/ MI. 3595-6'/ PAPER LABEL, ABOVE, MARKED 'THE HOOVER COMPANY/ LIMITED/ 1265-17 [ILLEGIBLE] ST./ MIDWAY 3598'/ METAL PLATED SCREWED TO MOTOR HOUSING BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: 'RATING D FOR 110 VOLTS 0-60 CYCLES/ MOTOR NO.7HMO28858 AMP. 1.6'[CONT'D IN SUPP.INFO]
- Missing
- NONE From CA of 06/09/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- SILVER COLOURED HEAD, MOTOR HOUSING & ADJUSTABLE BRACKET. BLACK HANDLE & CORD. BROWN & OFF-WHITE REFUSE BAG/ OFF- WHITE CARDBOARD BOX WITH BLACK TEXT. HEAVILY SOILED AND CORD IS FRAYED.
- Decoration
- LOGO DESIGN INCLUDES CLASSICAL NUDE MALE FIGURE, DEPICTEDIN PROFILE. THIS LOGO APPEARS ON MOTOR HOUSING (.1) & ON TOP & BOTTOM OF BOX/ MAPLE LEAF WITH 'HOOVER' ON REFUSE BAG
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HOOVER CO. LTD., Vacuum cleaner, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1987.1070, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1987.1070.001/
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