Hi Venson:
Nice detective work. Interestingly, one of Bob K's favorites is the Westinghouse hand vacuum made of dark bakelite. I believe he paid $50 for one complete. One of the higher priced pieces in his collection. The Westinghouse uprights, you may recall, that were made during the war years [1940's] in the USA exactly resemble the UK Westinghouse pictured but were produced in two tone brown hard plastic, if I recall correctly. Also Bob and his Dad separate the handles and bags from the vacuum bodies to store more easily in their barn in Pennsylvania. I don't see the value in that preferring like the late great Stan Kann to keep the vintage vacuums all intact. Charles Lester, as I recall, is the Electrolux aficionado among others. Great vacuum collector names, for sure.
Keep me posted on your Westinghouse research and findings, please. I'll do the same.
Carmine D.
This message was modified Jan 12, 2009 by CarmineD
