Vacuum Collection

Mobiloil enamel sign
An enamel sign advertising Mobiloil. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

Upright Hoover
A mustard yellow Hoover upright vacuum cleaner

Electrolux Advert 1927
Two ladies having fun with their ELECTROLUX

Vacuuming a Wireless
Frequent cleaning of a wireless set (radio) can easily be done with use of the spare parts of a Hoover vacuum cleaner

Advertisement for the Western Electric vacuum cleaner with a women patiently cleaning the carpet around her snoozing husband. Lets hope that cigarette falls into his lap and wakes him up. Date: c.1924

1960S Lady & Vacuum
A British housewife poses with Hoover and rag in the centre of her sitting room

Coach party having lunch in a pub
A coach party stops for lunch in a pub. circa 1950s

Advert for Daisy vacuum cleaner 1912
Daisy vacuum cleaner, manual vacuum cleaner using suction to remove dirt. 1912

Imperial Vacuum Cleaner advertisement, 1914
Advertisement for the Imperial Vacuum Cleaner from The Electric Appliances Company Ltd, claiming it would last a lifetime and offering the chance for a home demonstration of the machine in action

Testing of a vacuum by weight / IMechE

Evans Vacuum Cap advertisement, 1906
Advertisement for the Evans Vacuum Cap, an invention intented to promote the re-growth of hair, 1906

Vacuuming Ornaments
A French maidservant vacuums ornaments with LE PROGRESS

Vacuuming Picture
A French maidservant vacuums a picture with LE PROGRESS

Electrolux Appliances
A housewife demonstrates some Electrolux products: a fridge, a water softener and a vacuum cleaner

Cossor high vacuum cathode-ray tube for high definition television, 12.25 inches in diameter Date: 1937

Advert for Hoover, World's Best Vacuum Cleaner Date: 1947

Advert, Spring Cleaning, Hoover Vacuum Cleaner
Advert, Spring Cleaning, Hoover vacuum cleaner Date: 1948

Advert, Hoover vacuum cleaner
Advert, ... and please bring Mummy a new Hoover - children hang up their Christmas stockings Date: 1949

Cover design, Hoover News, 30th Anniversary Edition, August 1948, showing the latest vacuum cleaner Date: 1948

Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Window Display with a musical theme Date: 1948

Advert, Easier Spring Cleaning, Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Date: 1948

Hoover advert, A millionaire could not buy a better cleaner
Hoover vacuum cleaner advert, A millionaire could not buy a better cleaner Date: 1947

Lorry-loads of vacuum cleaners
Two Gamman and Dicker lorry-loads of vacuum cleaners for delivery to the Royal Air Force. These JAP-engined vacuum cleaners were widely used in the RAF from the 1950s to the 1980s.. Date: circa 1960

Goblin Electric Cleaners Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for an Ideal Homes Exhibition stand promoting Goblin Electric Cleaners, the illustration portrays a company mascot using a vacuum cleaner

Advertising stamp, Mary Ann electric vacuum cleaner Date: 1934

Advert, The New Hoover Vacuum Cleaner - Try Them All! Date: 1929

A range of DIY ideas for the home, including a vacuum cleaner storage rack, an office area in the kitchen, and a "husband's corner" in a converted larder. Date: 1954

Women picnic on route of royal wedding
Two women picnic amongst litter on the route of the royal wedding of Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones. Date: 1960

Indignant General to Cook: Well I wouldn t stay in a place like that five minutes. Two servants discuss John Hassalls famous Help! poster advertising vacuum cleaners which they view with suspicion

Cartoons, Some Probable Inventions for 1924. 1924

Advert for Frantz Premier Electric Vacuum Cleaner 1917
Advert, Frantz Premier Electric Vacuum Cleaner, from the Frantz Premier Co, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Date: 1917

Advert for Lillina electric vacuum cleaner 1920
Advert, Lillina electric vacuum cleaner, available from G Vighi & Co, Milan, Italy. Date: 1920

Advert for Electrolux vacuum cleaner, 1925 Date: 1925

Advert for The British Vacuum cleaner 1912
There is no room in the home for dust, microbes and irritating dust-laden air. The B.V.C makes everything clean, healthy and dustless. Date: 1912

Advert for Gamages kitchen cabinets 1929
A place for everything and everything in its place. Three stand alone units for the kitchen, made from wood, available with easy payment terms. 1929

Woman and Vacuum Cleaner Date: 1955

Advert for Magnet Electric cleaner 1929
Advertisement for a Magnet, vacuum clear, English made, guaranteed, well made and reliable. Date: 1929

Bait fisherman, Kent
A fisherman sucks up lug worm bait with a vacuum device on the beach at Dungeness, Kent, England. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990

Aerial view of Fedala (Mohammedia), Morocco
Aerial view of Fedala (Fedhala, now Mohammedia), Morocco, centre of the Moroccan oil industry, showing Vacuum and Shell bonding warehouses and petroleum storage tanks. Date: circa 1930

Royal Wedding 1947 - presents for the royal bride
A page from The Ilustrated London News showing objects of beauty, interest and use given as gifts to Princess Elizabeth on her marriage to Lieutenant Philip Mountabatten on 20 November 1947

Watt steam engine, first type of steam engine
" Watt steam engine, first type of steam engine to make use of steam at a pressure just above atmospheric to drive the piston helped by a partial vacuum

Witch on Vacuum Cleaner
An up-to-date witch rides her vacuum cleaner to travel to the sabbat

Three pigs on a Christmas card designed by Robert Dudley -- Nature abhors a vacuum. Date: circa 1880s

The Vacuum - A Masterpiece by H. M. Bateman
Page 1 of 4. Brilliant sequential cartoon by H. M. Bateman depicting a man asking his maid to have a go at a vacuum cleaner, only to find he sucks up everything in his path. Date: 1920

Advert for Evans vacuum cap for growth of hair 1906
Practical invention for Evans vacuum cap, develops a natural and permanent growth of the hair, supplying the apparatus on a sixty day trial, wholly at the expense of the company. 1906

Four people in a car outside a Post Office
Four people sitting inside a car outside a Post Office with their picnic things set out. Date: circa 1930s

Advert for Goblin vacuum cleaner 1948
Goblin electric vacuum cleaner, for carpets, and polished floors. 1948

Plume Motor Spirit - Vacuum Oil Company
An enamel sign advertising Plume Motor Spirit. *EDITORIAL USE ONLY*

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