Collection Highlights
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Date:
ca. 1906
Object Number:
PR.042.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Luce Center
Vacuum cleaner
Object Number:
1953.137
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Wood, metal, textile; rubber
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/2 x 30 x 19 in. ( 41.9 x 76.2 x 48.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: on label affixed to top of box: "Pneu-Simplex. Vacuum Cleaner/ Made By/ O.S. Kendall & Son Worcester, Mass./ PATENT APPLIED FOR"
Description:
Rectangular wooden box with metal lever protruding from one end; other end pierced with three holes; removable panel pierced with metal pipe and with attached textile bag affixed to inside; boards with rubber treads extend from end with three holes and side with removable panel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. DeWitt M. Lockman
Provenance:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
