Vacuum cleaner

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/UPRIGHT/SUCTION-SWEEP
DATE: 1911
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1224.001

MANUFACTURER: STERLING MACHINE & STAMPING CO.
MODEL: DIAMOND SPECIAL A
LOCATION: Wellington, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: A1587
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BASE, MOTOR HOUSING, HANDLE & HAND GRIP/ SILK (?) DUST BAG/ NATURAL BRISTLE BRUSH

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 30.0 cm
Height: 120.0 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: STERLING
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Wellington

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PRESUMABLY C.1911+
Canada: EARLY ELECTRIC VACUUM CLEANER MFD. IN ONTARIO CANADA
Function: TO REMOVE DIRT FROM FLOORS, CARPETING, ETC.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ROUND MFR'S PLATE ON MOTOR HOUSING FRONT READS: 'STERLING MACHINE & STAMPING CO./ WELLINGTON. O.U.S.A./ SPECIAL A/ DIAMOND [& RED DIAMOND-SHAPED LOGO]/ PATENTED AUG. 15, 1911/ SUCTION SWEEPER/ 110 VOLTS 25 CYCLE/ No. A1587'/ 'MG9/4' PRINTED ON DYMO-LABEL ON MOTOR FRONT/ 'DIAMOND' CAST IN RAISED LETTERS ON HAND GRIP.
Missing: ON-OFF SWITCH; ELECTRICAL CORD & PLUG HOUSING; BAG CURRENTLY TIED WITH TWINE TO METAL CLIP - PRESUMABLY THIS IS NOT ORIGINAL
Finish: UNFINISHED METAL BASE &MOTOR HOUSING/ SILVER METAL DUST BAG COLLAR & HAND GRIP/ HANDLE PAINTED BLACK/ LIGHT GREY DUST BAG
Decoration: 6-POINTED STAR OUTLINED BY SERIES OF SMALL HOLES PUNCHED IN TOP OF MOTOR HOUSIING- MAY PROVIDE VENT FOR COOLING MOTOR

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STERLING MACHINE & STAMPING CO., Vacuum cleaner, after 1911, Artifact no. 1992.1224, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1224.001/

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