Vacuum Cleaner

• Artist: Lurelle Guild (Designer)
• Medium: Chromed, polished and enameled steel; cast aluminum; vinyl; rubber
• Geographical Location: Dover, Delaware, USA
• Dates: ca. 1937
• Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 23 x 7 3/4 in. (21.6 x 58.4 x 19.7 cm)
• Markings: Pressed into metal band on top: "K75892R". Opposite , on under side of bass: "MODEL XXX D. C. TO 60 CYCLES A.C. 115 VOLTS-535 WATTS". Molded into underside of blue canister: "UL" Both sides of canister with band with raised letters: "ELECTROLUX"
• Signature: no signature
• Inscriptions: no inscriptions
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 17, Shelf P
• Accession Number: 86.15a-f
• Image: 86.15_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Canister-type vacuum cleaner with blue body (vinyl-covered on top, enameled on bottom), raised on a pair of polished steel runners; one end of canister chromed steel, the other cast aluminum. Rubber handle. Model 30. Parts are sub lettered as follows: (a) body; (b) hose; (c) upper chrome tube; (d) chrome tube with brush attachment; (e) brush attachment; (f) electrical cord. CONDITION: Worn from use with scratching, pitting, and minor dents to all surfaces.