General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL WITH WOOD HANDLE & FIBRE BELLOWS (CANVAS?), LEATHER ON WHEELS & TUBE TO BELLOWS

Dimensions

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

Length

163.0 cm

Width

21.5 cm

Height

13.5 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

DOTY

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Dayton

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO REMOVE DIRT & DEBRIS FROM CARPETS, FLOORS, ETC.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF A VACUUM CLEANER IN WHICH THE VACUUM WAS CREATED BY BELLOWS MANUALLY OPERATED BY THE USER/ THESE MACHINES WERE AWKWARD TO OPERATE & DID NOT PROVIDE A CONSTANT SOURCE OF SUCTION/ THEY PRECEED ED THE USE OF THE ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR VACUUM CLEANERS

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DECAL 'The "Doty"/ VACUUM/SWEEPER/ PATENT/ APPLIED FOR/ MFD. BY/ THE DOTY MFG. CO./ DAYTON, OHIO. U.S.A.'/ LABEL ON BACK 'DIRE[CTI]ONS/ For O[per]ating/ The Doty V[acu]um Sweeper/ The suction is created by running the/ Sweeper backward and forward the same as/ the old style carpet sweeper./ The Doty Sweeper is operated easily if the/ dirt is emptied often./ TO EMPTY THE DUST BOX/ Stand the machine on the nozzle end with/ bellows side toward you. In this position you/ can easily remove the thumb screws and open/ the box by removing the handle. Empty the/ dirt on a piece of paper by turning open end/ down and jarring the box by hand. In Ma[nuf]acturing Co./ DAYT[ON] [O]HIO'.

Missing

N/A

Finish

MAIN BODY PAINTED REDDISH BROWN, SOME PAINT CHIPPED OFF, SHOWS SILVER-GREY UNDERNEATH/ BRASS COLOUR PIECE WHERE HANDLE JOINS/ HANDLE APPEARS VARNISHED/ BELLOWS YELLOWISH BROWN

Decoration

SCROLLWORK AROUND DECAL