Vacuum cleaner
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC/HAND-HELD/SUCTION-SWEEP/FAN
- DATE
- 1940
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.0432.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- HAND VAC VH-2
- LOCATION
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- H-60504 11432
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC (PROBABLY BAKELITE) MOTOR HOUSING & NOZZLE/ BRISTLE BRUSH WITH METAL WIRE GUARD/ COTTON-LIKE FABRIC DUST BAG/ WOOD? HANDLE/ RUBBER BUMPER, CORD COVERING & PLUG
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 48.5 cm
- Width
- 13.0 cm
- Height
- 25.0 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
- Westinghouse
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Hamilton
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
SMALL, LIGHT & COMPACT VACUUM CLEANER DESIGNED FOR USE IN A LIMITED AREA OR FOR LIGHT CLEANING - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'WESTINGHOUSE' PRINTED ON ROUND PLATE SCREWED TOFRONT/ 'WESTINGHOUSECSA/ APP. NO. 8424/ MODEL NO. VH-2 S#H-60504/ SERIAL NO. 11432/ 115 VOLTS 1.4 AMPS/ DC TO 60 CYCLES AC/ CANADIAN/ WESTINGHOUSE CO. LTD./ HAMILTON CANADA' PRINTED ON ROUND PLATE ON BACK/ 'WESTINGHOUSE' STENCILLED IN SILVER ON REFUSE BAG
- Missing
- NONE From CA of 06/06/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
- Finish
- VACUUM BODY & BAG ARE BURGUNDY COLOURED/ GREY HANDLE
- Decoration
- THREE HORIZONTAL STRIPES & 4 STARS STENCILLED ABOVE & BELOW CO. NAME ON REFUSE BAG/ VERTICAL COLUMN OF ARROWS & 4 HORIZONTAL BARS DECORATE CO. NAME ON FRONT PLATE
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Canadian Westinghouse Co. Ltd., Vacuum cleaner, circa 1940, Artifact no. 1988.0432, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0432.001/
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