Vacuum cleaner

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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL/UPRIGHT/PISTON
DATE: 1909
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1223.001

MANUFACTURER: HILLS, A.
MODEL: ALCA
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 1459
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE WOOD HAND GRIP & ROLLER ON BASE

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 11.0 cm
Height: 116.0 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: HILLS
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PRESUMABLY 1909+
Canada: EARLY PUMP-STYLE VACUUM-CLEANER, MFD. IN ONTARIO CANADA
Function: TO REMOVE DIRT FROM FLOORS, CARPETING, ETC.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'ALCA/ VACUUM CLEANER/ PATENTED/ NOVEMBER 1909' PRINTED IN RAISED LETTERS ON OVAL PLATE ON VACUUM FRONT. PLATE ON DIRT COMPARTMENT READS: 'MANUFACTURED BY/ A. HILLS/ 1039 COLLEGE ST./ TORONTO -- ONT.'/ SN '1459' INCISED ON NOZZLE/ '.M.G.9.5.' PRINTED ON BLACK DYMO-LABEL ON UPPER FRONT OF VACUUM.
Missing: NONE
Finish: WOOD HAND GRIP PAINTED BLACK/ PUMP SHAFT & HOUSING & MFR'S PLATES ARE BRASS-COLOURED METAL/ VACUUM CLEANER PAINTED GREEN, WITH BLACK NOZZLE
Decoration: N/A

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HILLS, A., Vacuum cleaner, after 1909, Artifact no. 1992.1223, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1223.001/

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