Antique Vacuum Restoration - Almost 90 years old Vorwerk Kobold
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- My antique vacuum restoration video is ready! Till now thats my most elaborate restoration videos old tools. It took me a lot of time and work to get this vacuum restoration of an almost 90 years old Vorwerk Kobold vacuum cleaner done. This step by step restoration shows you the main techniques of my work like wood staining, grinding, mirror polish aluminium, electric motor restoration and more. Also iincluded is galvanic nickel plating to show you some kind of abonus stuff. By the way: It is a Vorwerk Kobold Modell 34, which means that it is from 1934.
I absolutely love those old home electrics, very charming and simply cool tools. In the end ypu can see a final test in which I demonstrate it to you. In my opinion a perfect restoration and cleaning job :)
#restorationvideo #vintagevacuum #mechanics
Choose your favorite chapter:
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00:00 - [ Intro and old condition ]
00:50 - [ Disassembling everything ]
05:20 - [ Cleaning the motor ]
06:10 - [ Ultrasonic cleaning ]
09:40 - [ Restoring the type plate ]
12:40 - [ Sandblasting all parts ]
13:25 - [ Restoring and Nickel plating the flange ]
16:10 - [ Restoring and mirror polishing the housings ]
20:10 - [ Restoring and bluing all the small parts ]
21:50 - [ Restoring the broom part ]
25:50 - [ Assembling everithing ]
30:27 - [ Finish and result ]
31:46 - [ Test and vacuuming ]
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1:24 are you vacuuming a vorwerk with a vorwerk? :))
Hahaha, I like your comment so much! Yes I absolutely vacuum a Vorwerk with a Vorwerk. But there are exactly 60 years between the Model 34 and my workshop Tiger 251. Thanks for joining my video.
@@restorationhouserestorations Your restoration work was excellent!
@@restorationhouserestorations it's like the grandson is taking care of the grandpa
@@restorationhouserestorations Im a bit late to the party but i was wondering about that too, saw the green nozzle and thought "Oh, another Vorwerk, sweet! and based on the sound i´d guess An older Tiger" Turns out i was right LOL
I’ve been wanting to view videos of a meticulously gifted talent such as yourself restoring old 1920’s to 1930’s vacuum cleaners such as Electrolux produced from that era. I’ve subscribed no matter what it is you restore! We need more creative people like yourself . Keep up the beautiful work you’re doing!!!
Meine Mechaniker was here 👏🥃
Love it :)
Awesome. Vacuum wars channel would appreciate this.
I thought no better restorers....but you are the BEST SIR.
I love the way you give the subtitles and the information...it's superb Sir....keep going .
Love to watch.
That was so interesting!!!! You can see that it was a labour of love. Thanks for keeping your notifications on long enough to be able to read comfortably. The end result was beautiful. I expected it looked and worked better than new.
That thing has been through the Great Depression, WW2, the beginning of the EEC, the Cold War, the premiere of StarWars and Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Fall of the Berlin Wall, the split of the Soviet Union, Facebook, Twitter and Netflix, not to mention the beginnings of Microsoft and Apple. And it still works...BIG WAU!
PS - Keep those dust bunnies! Most of them come from people and pets long dead! They are history!
Great job! Regards from Lisbon Portugal.
Thanks for your kind words! Yes I absolutely will keep it :)
It even comes with antique dirt. I also find it funny that you vacuumed a vacuum.
Original and fascinating.
Excellent craftsmanship
Fantastic job 👍 keep making good videos and I will keep watching your channel 🙂🙂🙂 peace and love from Tampa Florida USA
Thanks man, appreciate that
I’m weird. I’ve always loved the sound of vacuum cleaners. They sing me to sleep. If it’s nice and warm, and someone is vacuuming, I’m gonna fall asleep. Difficult when I was staying in a house with a maid that cleaned every morning. I’d get up, sit down in the library with a coffee or something and wake up an hour or so later. Haha
Hahaha, that's so cool and to be honest, I pretty much like them, too.
This nice sound of vacuums you're talking about is also fairly specific to large full-size vacuums and older vintage style ones. The smaller they are the more whiney they tend to sound.
For me the hair dryer is making me sleep peacefully 😅
@@janmina5620 Hmm, I have to try a hair dryer next time when I can't sleep. I`m absolutely convinced that my wife will love that :) :) :)
You're weird.
A very fine restoration
If only my modern vacuum cleaner were that quiet! Mine sends my cat racing out of the room.
What a excellent restoration you've done. Beautiful.
I love love watching this restoration....Superb.
Excellent Work. Greetings from Fort Worth, Texas.
Hey that's so cool, thanks a lot! The cousin of my Mum lives near to you. Greets from Germany
You are a perfectionist..Superb restoration... keep it up..and give some more restorations.
Beautiful job restoring this vacuum. I am amazed how quiet it is. Built in Germany in 1934 it was surely an expensive luxury to own when new. I really enjoyed this video!
Absolutely true, it costed about half a year of the netto income of a common worker. Absolutely incredible.
Musste es mir 2 x anschauen. Sehr schöne Arbeit
Danke für das Lob! Das freut mich so sehr
The way you have restored the old Vacuum, suggests there would be more exiting videos to come. Subscribed with no doubt! Thank you!
Thanks Homer, I appreciate that and I hope to be able to satisfy you again!
Now That was an AWESOME restoration. And the vaccum is unique. like my bad spelling. EH. Great job from Eastern Canada. Have a great Week please😀🤪
Thank you so much for those words, pretty much appreciate that!
awesome job
amazing & perfect work
Thanks a lot for that!
Dear Mr Restore House,
You've done a Terrific job. PS. After all Pop Rivets were invented in1916.
Best Regards, 🙂
Hey, thanks for that! This vacuum is from the 30s so maybe it already has pop rivets to fix the plate. I already sent an email to the Vorwerk historical guys to get a verified information :)
You have such a good tools...great Sir.
Amazing!
Beautiful. Better than when it left the factory. great attention to detail. Glad to see that you replaced the bearings. Surprised to see the original brush was in such good shape. Happy to have found this video!
Yes, the brush was really in good shape. It is almost impossible to repair them if they are in bad shape. You can build a new one but repairing the original is difficult, so I`m glad. Thanks a lot for commenting
As a vacuum repair guy from the USA, absolutely wonderful!
Thanks a lot my friend, appreciate that! Have fun repairing vacuums!
Before I forget it: If you'd like to, please share this. video to others. It was such a lot of work and it would be so cool if many people see it. Thanks a lot!
Excellent!!!
About ten years ago there was an Airway upright vacuum cleaner in a friend's shop from 1926 which was still in working condition. It had a hollow handle onto which a hose could be attached at the end. It also had a power brush roll with its own motor and headlight. Airway was best known for the introduction of sanitary paper bags for vacuum cleaners- they called it the "Airway Sanitary System".
Here’s the CZcams link to a video upload of one of those Airway Superchief’s in action that you are describing:
czcams.com/video/boDF2n8fcgg/video.html
You are gonna have thousands of subscribers in no time. You are just as good as any of the big mane restoration channels on CZcams. Good job.
WOW, what a comment!!!!! I so appreciate that and I hope you will be right :)
One of my best restoration video. Great job! And new follower.
Thanks man!!!!!! Appreciate that so much
What a fun machine! Enjoyed this video 🎉
awesome job!!!!!
Thansk man!
Enjoyed your restoration
Almost unbelieveable - perfectly performed cratsmanship
Ah jou
Wow what a truly amazing restoration 😍 well done 👏👏
i absolutely love it. when i was young i was selling these machines. still like the brand and it's nice to see these very old models. Back then they should have been something very impressive. great job !
Hey thanks and greetings to a former Vorwerk man!
Kobold aus den 30ern sieht wieder aus wie neu...nach fast 90 Jahren - KLASSE
Ja, teilweise besser als neu, früher hat man nicht so wirklich gut gearbeitet leider.
I found it kinda funny cleaning a vacuum with a vacuum
I'm glad that the work was done very carefully.
Thank you, I`m glad that you are satisfied.
It works better then most vaccumes made today, Great job.
Thanks a lot
Good luck with the spare parts thing... it's inevitable for me somehow. I even take pictures and videos sometimes. Here's hoping for the best. Lol
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Thank you so much Buddy.
Sehr gutes Video. Das ist noch gute alte deutsche handwerkskunst!!!! Grüße!
Absolut. Vielen lieben Dank
What a work of art
Thanks for those kind words!!!
I have a similar project lining up, so I came across your channel. Great work and considering it's a rather new channel you started, I have to say you're doing great. Keep it up!!!
Thanks a lot
Wow very good 👍👍
Thanks a lot!
we need vacuums like this again, where everything is in the head and the handle is super light
Yeah, you're so right
And so quiet!
Bellissimo...un lavoro perfetto fatto a regola d'arte!!! Bravo Complimenti !!! 💯👍
1. You criticise the casting? These parts were most probably made long before pressure die casting and only full die casting was available. I only now notice this machine is about 90 years old. That means I was not even a thought when it was made. Please respect the older folk for their achievements with the technology they had at hand - your grand technology which you take for granted today was based on that.
2. This old machine most probably saw a lot of hard "mileage" during it's days and your restoration of it is greatly appreciated. The result looks pretty good, I must say.
Very interesting to watch.
Hey Pieter. First of all: Thank you for your detailed comment. Second: You are absolutely right!!!!!! It wasn't my intention to discredit somebody and yes, one can think I did. I`m sorry about that, I should know it better, because this is part of my real life profession. And one additional point: If my spoke would be the truth, this thing would never have lasted so long and that's the evidence for the quality!
Thanks again for your honest and true words and I hope to see you again with another critical comment, I pretty much like that way of conversation, that's what comments are made for.
Greets
WOW! The best restoration video I have seen in a long time! You get a 10
Man, thank you so much for those words! I always try my best and I hope to see you again!
Love this video sir hope to see more content soon
Hervorragend. Deine Liebe zum Detail und Dein technisches know how sind beeindruckend. Vielen Dank, dass Du uns daran teilhaben lässt :-)
Danke für das Lob! Das freut mich immer sehr.
@@restorationhouserestorations gern geschehen. Deine Arbeit ist doch sehr besonders:-)
@@Am1p045 Ooooh, danke, da werde ich ja wohl gleich rot!
@@restorationhouserestorations Auf deine Fähigkeiten kannst du Stolz sein. Du musst dein Licht nicht unter den Scheffel stellen. :-)
Amazing job👍
Thanks a lot man!!! Appreciate it
Ein deutscher Restorator Mal was anderes super gemacht hast ein Abo mehr als verdient
Mann, vielen lieben Dank. Ja anscheinend gibt es nicht viele hier in D, wobei einer der größten wenigstens aus dem DACH Raum kommt :)
Beautifully restored!
Thank you my friend.
Hmmm…I never though about that, that the first vacuum cleaners would be modified brooms. Fascinating! Beautiful work!!
Yes, funny, isn't it? All started with electrical motors for gramophones and after this business became less profitable Vorwerk invented a broom with a motor :)
Very innovative! Thanks for the extra details!
The first vacuum was in 1908 and sounded like a lawnmower
Surely better than new! Beautiful work 😍
I hope so, thanks!
Fantastic work! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks a lot man!
A guy cleaning a vacuum cleaner, doesn't that make him.... the vacuum cleaner!
:)
Ooeee is see wera tools!! Huge fan of them!!
Nice restauration!!
Hey, yes Wera are the best! Affordable and good. Screwdrivers can be used as chisels without any constrains, tough tools :)
That is an amazing restoration! So happy to see you brought it back to life😁👌
Thanks a lot
What a good job of work you did here!
Thanks a lot
Brilliant restoration, I really enjoyed watching that👍
Thank you so much!
Perfect restoration work 👍
Thanks a lot!
Колоссальное отличие от других рестораторов, в лучшую сторону 👍🏼
Incredible work!!!
I love your kind words, thanks.
There's somewhat of a irony about cleaning a hoover with another hoover. Nevertheless a great little vintage machine and a great restoration.
Yes, that's absolutely crazy, and one other thing: I cleaned a Vorwerk with a Vorwerk :)
I like the black lacquer better than natural wood.
I wonder if this vacuum cleaner holds a candle to the competition? (Wow reference)
Great job. Very interesting. I have never seen such a vacuum cleaner
Thanks a lot, this thing is so great :)
@@restorationhouserestorations I agree. Compared with modern design and the scheme is the simplest. Just a brush motor and a bag. But cleaning the house with it is much better and even pleasant.
Excellent work done.
Thanks a lot
Man, I wish my country 🇲🇾 had good restores like most European YT restorers.
Thank you so much! Why don't you copy my work in your country! Come on, lets start :)
The Addams family kiss is funny as hell😍
Thingy sends greetings :) Thank you
It's a very good Work Love it auf jeden Fall Daumen hoch da lasse Hammer ❤️👍❤️
Vielen Dank 😊 Freut mich riesig!
Great job, well done.......wow
Thank you so much for your comment! Appreciate that
Moin
Super Video mach weiter so 👍
Vielen Dank dir!!
Просто отличное восстановление. Привет из Сибири, Россия.
Большое Вам спасибо.
Liked the restoration, because it was so well done and attentive to originality, even if I usually prefer to leave the patina to such old things. You made a very faithful restoration work here....and how much time and patience !The only thing i do not agree is leaving the wooden parts visible instead of repainting them black as original....this happens quite often with old Kobolds and make them look a bit too prehistorical to me....i personally prefer seing them exactly as they came out from the factory, but this is a very personal point of view ( and i also did the same thing with one of my 1920's Hoovers years ago....but I changed my mind later ). Thanks for sharing, many interesting tips and krafts ! Guido - Italy
Yes, the timber parts were pretty much always painted back then. The brush attachments sometimes had beautiful faux grain finishes! I think my 1934 AEG Vampyrette (inherited from my great-grandmother via my great-aunt) originally had one but it's more or less completely gone due to damp storage in the past, my great-aunt dragged it out of her barn when she gave it to me. It even still had the original deep red mains lead with moulded plug, an absolute rarity in that era!
Hey and thanks for that comment! You are absolutely right and if I would (I maybe will) do it again, I definitely will use black glossy coat for the brush and the handle. I now even have a small can of ORIGINAL Vorwerk coat which feels to be still a fluid inside! I don't want to open it till I got another Kobold Vacuum. Thank you so much for your honest an 100% true words!
@@restorationhouserestorations That sounds absolutely amazing!
This vacuum cleaner is funny 😁
Sei bravissimo, ottimo lavoro fratello, complimenti 👍👍👍👍👍
Grazie mille!
Awesome restoration. You can buy those twisted rivets that hold the name tag but it took me ages to find them though. I like the way it’s hand held and has a long handle as well. Fantastic engineering for the time. I wonder if a Dyson will still work in 90 years. Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
Thank you so much. Yes I also love those old engineering things. Do you know that the origin of those vacuums were motors for phonographs and gramophones? The gramophone business brake in and so they decided to use the motors in another way.
@@restorationhouserestorations No, I didn’t know that. Thanks 👍👍👍
Great job! Like many others have mentioned your work is as good - if not better than what other Restorers show on their channels. The only thing to improve: I would suggest putting a bit more emphasis on the correctness of your "subtitles".. Many typos and "false friends" used due to direct translation from German ;-) But again... Respect for the demonstrated craftsmanship!
Thanks a lot for that!
Super👍
Tanks a lot
I used to be so scared of vacuums despite having a toy vacuum,now almost everytime I see these vacuums I get curious to hear them.
I’m not sure but we used to have this Hoover vacuum & maybe it was completely cloth,I know it was grey,I had a nightmare about it when I was little so my memory of it might be off,I also started vacuuming once as a teen & now as a adult I vacuum because it is quite fun! 😂
I think I was scared because there is this horror movie of electronics turning on themselves! 😂
Great job! Just subbed.
Thanks Toby!!
완전히 새것이 되었네요 ,,,,ㅎ
Thank you for commenting
A-1 👍
Thanks a lot.
Reminds me of an original Regina Electrikbroom
I am pretty sure that you painted the label the opposite that it originally was. On etched tags like that one, the background is usually painted, and the letters are bare metal.
Nope, you're not right my friend. Maybe you didn't watch the video careful enough but you can see the original condition of the tag at 0:06. And all the Vorwerk pictures of this model tell me the same.
Great job,....but the pop rivets are "Stiehl Bruch". The original studs to secure the name plate/Logo would have made it perfect.
Originally there habe been nails for the name plate.
Könnte ich stundenlang zuschauen. Freue mich schon auf den nächsten Film. 👍👌
Hey mein lieber, vielen herzlichen Dank, das freut mich riesig!!!!
This old Kobold 34 is very quiet! The Kobold from the 1950s and 1960s are loud like a Siren!
You are so right, the models between 70s and late 90s are so disgusting and loud and the don't have a good suction power.
25:20 Great way to get a trip to the hospital. 🥺
Not if you are an experienced guy ;)
@@restorationhouserestorations even experienced guys have bad days.
🤓Remember, Safety never takes a holiday😬
Who needs a Dyson when you have a Vorwerk...
Absolutely right my friend!
good result - I wonder whether (at 12.12) you could have used a small, firm, very short-haired paint roller to paint the letters? Would be worth an experiment, and I understand our lovely English road signs used to be painted that way. I bet that in the factory that made this device, they used a little roller or maybe a paint pad of some sort to do the lettering. Best wishes from your friends in the UK!
Thanks a lot. I tried sooooo much things but the main problem was the height of the letters. I fund nothing to be successful.
sure - trial and error - "experiment is the best teacher" but I've looked at some of my old tools and machines and there is no way these badges were painted with a brush.
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Many thanks!
If you replaced only the main body, the motor and the pipework with Dyson parts, you'd have the equivalent of a modern machine!
Cool, what a funny idea.
Excellent restoration. What was the first sewing machine shown in your video?