Vacuum cleaner

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/CANISTER/SUCTION/FAN
DATE: 1966
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.0953.001

MANUFACTURER: ELECTROLUX CANADA LTD.
MODEL: ELUX-O-MATIC 88
LOCATION: Pointe Claire, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 6031034
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL WITH SYNTHETIC & POSSIBLY RUBBER PTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 61.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 26.0 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: ELECTROLUX
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Pointe Claire

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: A TYPICAL STYLE OF VACUUM CLEANER FOUND IN CANADIAN HOMES IN THE 1960'S & 1970'S
Function: TO EXTRACT DIRT FROM CARPETS, FLOORS, DRAPERIES ETC.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON SIDE 'ELECTROLUX'/ ON END '88/ ELUX-O-MATIC'/ KNOB NUMBERD 1-6/ INSIDE END COVER 'TO ORDER DUST CONTAINERS WRITE TO:/ ELECTROLUX (CANADA) LIMITED/ 2751 TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY/ POINTE CLAIRE, QUE.' [REPEATED IN FRENCH]/ INSIDE COVER ON BODY '6031034'/ INDENTED ON BASE 'DESIGNS RD. 1958 PATENTED BREVETTE/ 1952, 1953,1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963,/ & PATENTS PENDING & 1956, 1959/ FOR MODEL Z-88', 'MADE IN CANADA ELECTROLUX (CANADA) LIMITED/ POINTE CLAIRE, QUE. CSA VOLT 115 A.C./ AMP. 5.0'
Missing: HOSE, NOZZLE & OTHER ATTACHMENTS
Finish: BODY FINISHED IN A PINKY-RED COLOUR, SOME TRIM & INSIDE PTS HAVE CHROME-LIKE FINISH, SOME TRIM & HANDLE & BUTTONS ARE OFF-WHITE
Decoration: TOP PIECE OF TRIM HAS 2 SETS OF 3 PARALLEL RIDGES

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ELECTROLUX CANADA LTD., Vacuum cleaner, 1966, Artifact no. 1995.0953, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1995.0953.001/

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