Star Manual Vacuum Cleaner
Datec. 1911
Object NameVacuum Cleaner
Mediumsteel, canvas, wood
ClassificationsDomestic
DimensionsOverall: Height: 131 cm, Diameter: 13.5 cm
Copyright© Mike Davidson/Positive Image (2010)
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS010561
Keywords
Not at all like modern vacuum cleaners. There is no electric plug to be seen on this one. It worked by pumping the handle up and down this worked the bellows on the body of the machine. The nozzle at the bottom collected the dust.
School of Domestic Science, The Robert Gordon University
mid 20th Century
19th Century
1960 - 1980
