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Vorwerk Kobold



The little Kobold can do all of this: an advertising pamphlet for the Modell 33.
Photo: Vorwerk
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Now, if that isn’t a good reason to buy: Starting in late 1950, Kobold accessories included the new, now legendary, hair-dryer hood.
Photo: Vorwerk
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Free of dust and stable smell: Thanks to the practical grooming brush, the Kobold even proved itself very useful in horse care.
Photo: Vorwerk
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Reliable and of excellent quality, the Kobold also became an international hit early on in its career.
Photo: Vorwerk
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The Kobold 53, for the first time in green and white design, soon sweeps Germany’s housewives off their feet.
Photo: Vorwerk
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Innovation in room care: The Kobold 53 is made of unbreakable thermoplastic.
Photo: Vorwerk
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Handy as a broom and child’s play to use: the Kobold 115 from 1961.
Photo: Vorwerk
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The 50 millionth electrical appliance comes off the production line at Vorwerk – and naturally, it’s a Kobold. Johannes Rau, at the time prime minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, congratulates.
Photo: Vorwerk
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Vorwerk Thermomix



All ready for the party: The Vorwerk kitchen mixer is ideal for preparing cocktails.
Photo: Vorwerk
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The Vorwerk Mixer VKM 5 from the 1960s in classic design.
Photo: Vorwerk
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Pop on the attachment and the VKM 5 is transformed into a juice extractor in a jiffy.
Photo: Vorwerk
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Vorwerk Engineering



Carpet production at Vorwerk around 1903. Even the looms were developed and produced in part by Vorwerk.
Photo: Vorwerk
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The Vorwerk “design workshop“ around 1900: This is where the carpet designs were created.
Photo: Vorwerk
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This is how dust bags for the Kobold vacuum cleaner were sewn in the 1950s.
Photo: Vorwerk
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A glimpse behind the scenes: the Vorwerk electrical assembly shop in 1958.
Photo: Vorwerk
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