Early 20th Century Japanned Copper Vacuum Sweeper by Wizard sole makers bold block lettering

bold block lettering

merging utility with ornament

The cabinet is made up of 20 small width drawers

The body features a rounded "bull nose" end and a streamlined mid-century profile

5" W x 21" D x 3

Early 20th Century Japanned Copper Vacuum Sweeper by Wizard sole makers bold block letteringc. 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