"Deluxe" model vacuum cleaner, 1938
Malcolm S. Park; Manufacturer: Singer Manufacturing Companyexpand_more
Aluminum, clothexpand_more
The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesotaexpand_more 98.276.221
Not on Viewexpand_more
The responsibility for keeping up appearances within the home fell solidly on the shoulders of women, either wives or housekeepers depending on the means of the traditionally male breadwinner and head of the house. Labor saving devices such as the vacuum cleaner, iron, and washing machine promised efficiency, if not an end to domestic chores entirely, leaving more time for leisure activities.
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- Title
- "Deluxe" model vacuum cleaner
- Artist Life
- dates unknown
- Role
- Designer
- Accession Number
- 98.276.221
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