Posted 8 years ago
fortapache
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Still yet again another piece where I can't find information than other people making guesses.
This seems to be a transition model from the original models to the mid century models. I posted a very early one from around 1900 but the wheels are so worn it does not work well. This example works quite well. I have done a bit of carpet sweeping with this and it works well.
My guestimate on this is 1930s-1950s based on style and age appearance. I am leaning towards 1930s or 40s. 1940s could be likely due to the lack of other examples. WWII took up everyone's attention back there.
Photo #4 shows the animal skin rug that Carson the cat from which is distributing fur. His and the animal skin rug.
Had a look through our old newspapers which are online here and found that the Bissell Century Carpet Sweeper was being sold here 1934- 1937. Does that help?
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The ones like these I remember I think were 1950's & green. That might have been the fuller brush man but that's long gone from here. My mom still has the old dust mop though that worked wonders on the wood floors!
Thank you very much TassieDevil. If it has a picture and looks like this one it will help. Apparently there are different versions.
Thank you very much bobbee. I will give that a shot.
Thank you very much brunswick. As they say built to last.
Thank you very much shareurpassion. Yes I think the 1950s ones are green or other colors so I think this is earlier.
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This is the link to the advertising page...I would have posted it last night but I was on my tablet and wasn't quite sure how to do it from there.....so here it is now.
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/128842395?searchTerm=bissell%20century%20carpet%20sweeper&searchLimits=
Thank you very much TassieDevil. That one seems to predate mine but that helps me narrow it down to late 1930s through 1940s.
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You are very welcome Fortapache!
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Thank you
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