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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: david@zap-clean on June 16, 2014, 07:41:55 pm

Title: 1970's carpet cleaning machine
Post by: david@zap-clean on June 16, 2014, 07:41:55 pm

I did a job today for someone who was working as a professional carpet cleaner back in the 1970's.

I've no idea about the types of machines available back then, or their spec', so I wasn't able to compare my equipment today with hers.

Does anyone have any details (especially photos) of the carpet cleaning industry back then?

Title: Re: 1970's carpet cleaning machine
Post by: john martin on June 16, 2014, 07:54:17 pm

Quote from: david@zap-clean on June 16, 2014, 07:41:55 pm

I did a job today for someone who was working as a professional carpet cleaner back in the 1970's.

I've no idea about the types of machines available back then, or their spec', so I wasn't able to compare my equipment today with hers.

Does anyone have any details (especially photos) of the carpet cleaning industry back then?

There are a few on Ashbys( see oct 2012 on timeline) and Alltecs Facebook  pages somewhere .
And the extracta website is still running    :-X

Title: Re: 1970's carpet cleaning machine
Post by: tim handley on June 16, 2014, 08:22:32 pm

you going vintage???? :D

Title: Re: 1970's carpet cleaning machine
Post by: Susan Dean (1stclean) on June 16, 2014, 08:33:00 pm

still use one ! a good old model c from extracrta , single vac , one speed pump , three buttons and nothing else , are the good old days

Title: Re: 1970's carpet cleaning machine
Post by: Shaun_Ashmore on June 16, 2014, 10:33:07 pm

I used to have a dominator with a domed vac tank lid, one vac and 30 psi pump it wasn't new when I bought it so not sure when it was made.

Shaun

Title: Re: 1970's carpet cleaning machine
Post by: Hilton on June 16, 2014, 10:57:55 pm

Stimvak Junior , which was any thing but .