Name/Title
Sweeper, carpetEntry/Object ID
1111.025.001Description
47 1/4 inches long. 3 1/2 inches width of cylinder. 7 3/4 inches long at head. Hand operated upright vacuum sweeper. Black steel cylinder with wooden plunger handle. Head is removable (different type of metal) and unscrews from cylinder. Company instruction in raised letters on gold colored area.
Original Inscription: THE REEVES SUCTION SWEEPER PAT. JAN. 20, 1914. APRIL 14, 1914. REEVES VACUUM CLEANER CO MILFORD, CONN.
Date of Origin: Patented 1914