Early 20th Century Japanned Copper Vacuum Sweeper by Wizard sole makers merging utility with ornament

merging utility with ornament

The sofa is in fair condition with visible wear: the leather shows cracking on one front arm

particularly the horses and wagon wheels

Everything works as it should

5" W x 21" D x 3

Early 20th Century Japanned Copper Vacuum Sweeper by Wizard sole makers merging utility with ornamentc. 1910s 1920s; The Wizard Manufacturing Co. Madison, WI Tall, hand operated floor vacuum produced by The Wizard Manufacturing Company, featuring a japanned copper body with sinuous painted accents and a funnel form debris chamber. Early vacuums of this style relied on a hand pumped piston system: the operator worked the T handle to create suction, drawing dust and debris into the lower canister through an attached hose. The Wizard Mfg. Co. was one of