Vacuum Cleaner [Star Vacuum]
Maker and role
Star Engineering Co Ltd, Manufacturer
Production date
Circa 1915-1920
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Object detail
Accession number
1965.65
Maker
Description
Star brand hand-operated 'bellows' vacuum cleaner. Patent no. 18899.
Brief History
The Star vacuum cleaner was made by the Star Engineering Co Ltd of Wolverhampton, which patented it in 1910. It is a manual non-electric vacuum cleaner. A rod extending from the handle is pulled and pushed by the user to create a bellows action, sucking dust and air in through the cleaning head. Star Engineering Co ceased to manufacture these vacuum cleaners in 1938.
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Star Engineering Co Ltd. Circa 1915-1920. Vacuum Cleaner [Star Vacuum], 1965.65. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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