The VACUUM from THE WORLD of TOMMORROW Interstate Engineering 1946 READ

  

This item has NOTHING to do with the 1939 New York World's Fair because it was first manufactured in 1946... The Interstate Engineering Co was approached by Howard Hughes after the WW2 to design a compact vacuum to fit on airplanes. This is what they came up with.

But somebody over in Anaheim Cal. Must have been in love with the 1939 NYWF, Norman Bel Geddes, Buck Rogers.. If you check out the futurist automobiles created by industrial designer Norman Bel Geddes for GM's Futurama exhibit, you would swear they came from that designers hand.

We do not know who actually designed it and of what metal it is. Magnesium was mentioned, but it could be aluminum. Size is approximately: 19 inches long by 9 inches tall by 8 inches wide.

The skirted tires(one missing) is a wonderful study in aerodynamics! This thing looks like its traveling 80 mph! The entire thing was streamlined to the max. The motor is present and the remnants of the power cord is there, but absolutely no attenuation not was ever made to plug it in. The chrome metal parts (most there) are in great condition and no cracks found in the body of the piece. The "pie-in-the-sky "plan was to make it into one of Mr. Bel Geddes's future cars, or something 39 NYWF, But currently I have just too many projects currently. The piece was stripped of all paint and cleaned and ready for your creative hand and mind. What a great project for the person with imagination and a little skill. Presented here today is an incomplete vacuum from the "World of Tomorrow". But what is in it's future? Please inspect all photos and ask questions.