VACUUM CLEANERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 517, 21 November 1928, Page 7

VACUUM CLEANERS

HISTORY OF NEW DOMESTIC AN ALL-BRITISH MACHINE The adaptation of electric-power to many and varied purposes has perhaps been responsible more than anything else for rapid evolution from comparative discomfort to luxury in so many departments of our life. In the home particularly, electricity has played an important part in life's progressive story. Electric lighting, heating, cooking, cleaning have all in turn snatched burdens from the | shoulders of tired and busy housewives. j A vacuum cleaner is by no means I the least important of these housej hold leisure-producing instruments: its worth in the home has already been gratefully recognised by thousands of women in New Zealand and in introducing the new “Domestic” (British) Electric Vacuum Cleaner, the Domestic Vacuum Cleaning Company, of the Strand Arcade, Auckland, is forging still another link in the chain of progress. It is now 17 years since this progressive firm first introduced the original hand power “Domestic” Vacuum Cleaner. Crude though it was compared with its latest “Rolls-Royce” model, it served a useful purpose, not only in opening the eyes of many hundreds of housewives to the fact that dust lurked unseen in every carpet and upholstered chair, but in actually bringing it to the surface ;ir,d ridding the house of its sinister influence, without the usual objectionable accompaniments inseparable from ordinary sweeping. In order to be in a position to introduce the very latest in electric vaccum cleaners, Mr. C. M. Cavit, founder of the Domestic Vacuum Cleaning Company, made a special trip to England this year and there made arrangements with a leading manufacturer to build a machine for exclusive handling in New Zealand. The result is the New Electric “Domestic.” The New “Domestic” is the essence of simplicity, so that, whether one is cleaning carpets, furniture, walls, curtains or a car, it can be done with a minimum of adjustment and effort. It is also one of the most powerful cleaners ever introduced: its suction is sufficient to lift a heavy carpet from the flocr so that a strong current of air passes right through the fabric, bringing out every particle of dust. The New “Domestic” is All British. By far the greater number of vacuum clfeaners are American or Continental makes, all of which are subject to a heavy import duty. There is no duty on British machines which enables the New “Domestic” to be sold several pounds cheaper than most of the other makes w-ithout the quality being sacrificed in the slightest degree.

When paperhangiug is very much iu evidence, old newspapers can very effectively be used in filling up holes made by nails in the walls. Shred up the newspaper, thoroughly soak with warm water, squeeze well, and plug tightly into the hole. This will "set” quite hard and will leave a level surface to be papered over. Here is a very useful little tip if you clean your own windows. Use old newspapers dipped in cold “blue” water and squeezed nearly dry for washing windows. Dry with others crumpled until quite soft. A brilliant polish can be obtained in this way. Another very effective use to which old papers can be put is in wiping over the gas cooker after use. This clears off, without much trouble, all grease ancl dirt, and saves a lot of time, trouble and expense in washing old dusters which would otherwise have to be used.