Vintage Bex Bissell Deluxe Shampoo Master

Yes! A bona fide carpet cleaner from way back when! This item benefits from its original box, suggesting – at least to my untutored eye – that we’re looking at a rare artefact from the 1950s. At the very least, the price tag of 72'6 dates it prior to 1971. This vintage household collectible is just the sort of thing they love in the in the Bridewell Museum, but if you’re happy to collect, then I’m prepared to let it stay in private hands. No instructions. Needs dusting.

4 August 2012