Material Type

Artifact

Accession Number

2005.012.180.a-l

Use - Country

Canada

Use - Province / Territory

British Columbia

Use - Municipality

West Vancouver

Subject Access

Domestic

Artifact Category

T&E for Science & Technology

Description

A horizontal electric cannister vacuum with hose, lead and five attachments. Cylindrical cannister a) is made of grey painted metal and sits on two curved metal rod runners. A black leather handle with chrome ends is attached to top of cannister. Above handle is a metal plate with text "ELECTRIX" in silver and black. The lid b) has a hole at centre with a rubber sleeve, and is attached to top end of cannister with two metal clamps. A rubber gasket c) sits inside lid. Gasket is broken into 5 pieces. A small cylinrical fabric bag d) with a metal edge at top, sits inside cannister. Bottom lid is attached with screws, has hole at centre with rubber sleeve and metal socket for electrical plug. Electrical cord e) is encased in black rubber, has small black plastic wall plug at one end and large black plastic cannister plug at other end. Large plug has a toggle that pushes through centre of plug. Text "ON" appears at one end and "OFF" at other. Text "CLANG" appears on top surface of plug. Hose f) comprises a long pliable tube covered with black and beige woven fabric, with a long chrome tube at one end and two short metal tubes joined together at other end. Outermost metal tube rotates around inner tube. Two chrome tubes g)h) fit together and attachto end of chrome hose tube. Cleaning attachments include an oval i) brown wooden brush with black bristles. Brush has short metal hose attachment at centre top. An oval metal carpet cleaner with a short metal hose attachment which swivels at centre top. A short chrome tube k) flattened at one end and a small circular brown wooden brush with black bristles L). Brush has short metal hose attachment at centre top.

Units

cm

Dimension Remarks

a) H:21.3cm W:17.5cm L:46cm

b) OD:15.5cm H:6cm

c) OD:15.3cm H:0.2cm

d) OD:14.3cm H:13.7cm

e) H:2.5cm W:5.7cm L:457.5cm (fully extended)

f) OD:3cm L:169cm (with hose extended as much as possible).

g) OD:3.1cm L:50.8cm

h) OD:3.1cm L:51cm

i) H:9cm W:5.8cm L:19.5cm

j) H:10.5cm W:7cm L:22.7cm

k) OD:3.4cm L:19.7cm W:at flattened end 4.6cm

Material

Metal, paint, rubber, wire, plastic, fabric, wood, bristles.

Colour

Silvewr, black, grey, brown.

Marks / Labels

Text "ELECTRIX" on top of cannister.

Text "CLANG" on top of plug in attachment. "ON" "OFF" on toggle on plug attachment.

Repository

West Vancouver Art Museum

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