On Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:43:51 -0400, "Stormin Mormon"
wrote:

It's a Shop * Vac model 600a. Metal canister,
white plastic housing for the motor. I bought it,
maybe 1985 or so. They stopped making metal
canisters a couple decades ago.
Nope they still make a model with a chromed metal can - at least
sporadically. Mine is significantly less than a decade old - 8 gallon
(US, I think)