Vacuum cleaner
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC/UPRIGHT/FAN
- DATE
- 1919
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.0755.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Apex Electrical Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- 85771-A3
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 CAST METAL NOZZLE & MOTOR HOUSING/ WOOD & ANIMAL HAIR BRISTLE BRUSH/ WOOD, METAL & SYNTHETIC HANDLE/ SYNTHETIC CASTERS/ RUBBER COVERED CORD/
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 46.0 cm
- Width
- 33.0 cm
- Height
- 122.0 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
- Apex
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Ohio
- City
- Cleveland
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
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Unknown - Function
-
Unknown - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE ON MOTOR HOUSING READS: 'APEX ELECTRIC CLEANER/ NUMBER85771-A3/ VOLTS 110 CURRENT ALTERNATING OR DIRECT/ PATENTED IN U.S.A. MAR.19 1907/ JAN.2 1917 (4 PATENTS) OTHERS PENDING/ THE APEX ELECTRICAL MFG. CO./ CLEVELAND, O., U.S.A.'/ 'APEX/ AT THE TOP/ MADE IN U.S.A.' MARKED ON NOZZLE; 'OIL' & '260' MARKED ON HOUSING/ MARKS ON CASTERS INCLUDE 'PAT. JULY 20-1926', 'FAULTLESS EVANSVILLE IND. U.S.A' & 'APEX'/ PLATE ON HANDLE READS: 'LICENSED UNDER/ KENNEY PATENT/ NUMBER 79641/ AND 76595/ DOMINION OF CANADA'/ 'APEX' MARKED AT END OF HANDLE
- Missing
- From CA of 08/09/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- NOZZLE & HOUSING METAL UNFINISHED/ BRUSH BLACK BRISTLE/ HANDLE WOOD PAINTED BLACK (FINISH WORN) WITH HANDGRIP METAL UNFINISHED&BLACK SYNTHETIC ON-OFF TURN KNOB/ CASTERS BLACK SYNTHETIC?/ CORD COVERING BLACK RUBBER
- Decoration
- N/A
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Apex Electrical Mfg. Co., Vacuum cleaner, circa 1919, Artifact no. 1992.0755, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.0755.001/
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