I recently visited the Wichita Art Museum where they were displaying a special exhibit of Art Deco pieces. I couldn’t resist shooting photographs of some of the shinier items.

This Electrolux Canister Vacuum Cleaner model 30 dates back to around 1937. I have a personal connection to this piece: As a child in the 1960s, I can remember my mom using one of these. The front end always reminded me of a face. The hose from the cleaning head plugged into the ‘mouth’ on the front of the device. The part that swoops up from the ‘nose’, between the ‘eyes’, and across the ‘forehead’ is a release handle. Pull that out to remove the dirt bag. The curved rails allowed it to slide easily over the carpet as Mom dragged it around.

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I am amazed at the number of comments this photo has attracted. It truly surprises me how many memories this piece has jogged. I didn't expect more than two or three of my watchers to be familiar with it.

While preparing this submission, a quick search on eBay turned up several of these babies.