James JVP180A



James is a vacuum cleaner produced by Numatic international, between 1985 - present.

The original model of James was grey in colour, and included a metal bucket as well as the standard Henry lid, though it lacked the cord rewind feature, This version of James is quite hard to find nowadays,, as it was discontinued around 1989.

James was not in production throughout the 1990’s, being replaced by other models such as Basil and David. These models were Numatic’s attempts at making a “budget” vacuum cleaner, having cheaper parts and features missing when compared to the standard Henry. In the early 2000’s, the James was re-introduced to the line, although this time he had a larger plastic bucket (with bumper), painted aluminium tubes, and a caddy-style top. This model was only produced for a year or two, as in 2003, the colour of the James was switched to yellow, the bucket was reduced in size, and James was now widely available on the domestic market, marketed as the “budget” version of Henry, replacing the Basil cleaner.

In January 2019, the colour of the James was changed from yellow to blue. Since the introduction of the Henry 160, the James is now marketed as a “professional” cleaner.