Vacuum cleaner
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC/CANISTER/FAN
- DATE
- 1958–1977
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.0778.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HOOVER CO.
- MODEL
- CONSTELLATION 454
- LOCATION
- North Canton, Ohio, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 143449
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL WITH SYNTHETIC CORD & TRIM/.2 SYNTHETIC WITH METAL END/.3 METAL WITH SYNTHETIC CLIP/.4 SYNTHETIC WITH METAL CLIP/.5 SYNTHETIC/.6 SYNTHETIC WITH BRISTLES
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 35.5 cm
- Width
- 35.5 cm
- Height
- 35.0 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
- HOOVER
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Ohio
- City
- North Canton
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
The Constellation vacuum cleaner is featured in Richard Hamilton's "Just what is it that makes today's homes so different" from 1956. - Function
-
TO EXTRACT DIRT FROM CARPETS, FLOORS, DRAPERIES ETC. BY A COMBINATION OF SUCTION & FRICTION - Technical
-
ORIGINAL MODEL OF THIS DESIGN WAS FIRST ROUND CANISTER-TYPE VACUUM/ IT ALSO HAD THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF SEALED SUCTION OF ANY CLEANER ON THE MARKET & CAME WITH A 'DOUBLE STRETCH'HOSE/ THIS MODEL HAS 'AIR LIFT', LIFTING IT SLIGHTLY OFF FLOOR SO IT 'FLOATED' ALONG WITHOUT NEED OF WHEELS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 TOP PLATES 'HOOVER CONSTELLATION' & 'HOOVER'/ ON BASE 'THE/ HOOVER/ CLEANER/ Model 454/ Des. 186,359 PATENTS 2,766,844/ Des. 186,872 2,780,826/ 2,614,186 2,781,103/ 2,614,196 2,814,064/ 2,739,616/ HOOVER UL/ 120 VOLTS D.C. TO/ 60 CYCLES A.C./ 750 WATTS/ 143449/ THE HOOVER COMPANY/ NORTH CANTON/ OHIO'/.5 'PAT. IN CANADA 1957'/.6 'HOOVER'
- Missing
- PROBABLY CAME WITH MORE ATTACHEMENTS - THESE ARE PROBABLY NOT ALL ORIGINAL
- Finish
- .1 TURQUOISE ENAMEL WITH BEIGE BASE, TRIM & HANDLE, SILVERTONE & RED PLATES/.2 CREAM BEIGE WITH DARKER BEIGE & SILVER PTS/.3 SILVER WITH WHITE CLIP/.4 CREAM BEIGE & DARKER BEIGE/.5 BEIGE WITH RED 'BRUSH'/.6 GREY-BEIGE WITH BLACK BRISTLES
- Decoration
- .1 3 CONCENTRIC GROOVES AROUND CENTER TRIM, FRONT PLATE HAS CROSS-HATCHING
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HOOVER CO., Vacuum cleaner, between 1958–1977, Artifact no. 1995.0778, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.0778.001/
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