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| Post# 152988 9/25/2011 at 03:59 (4,589 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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| Post# 152991 , Reply# 1 9/25/2011 at 04:02 (4,589 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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262 Ensemble | ||
| Post# 152993 , Reply# 2 9/25/2011 at 04:10 (4,589 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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The only snag
with this cleaner was the flex (cord). The rubber outer coating seems to have reacted with itself, especially around the cable hooks. The inner cores appear to be OK, although i was very cautious about running the cleaner, just in case. Unfortunatly the flex appears to be unique to the cleaner, so replacing it might be a problem - I dont really want to use black cable.
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| Post# 152994 , Reply# 3 9/25/2011 at 04:13 (4,589 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Of similar vintage | ||
| Post# 152995 , Reply# 4 9/25/2011 at 04:16 (4,589 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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other side | ||
| Post# 152996 , Reply# 5 9/25/2011 at 04:19 (4,588 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Up front and close | ||
| Post# 152997 , Reply# 6 9/25/2011 at 04:24 (4,588 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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handle detail | ||
| Post# 152998 , Reply# 7 9/25/2011 at 04:27 (4,588 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Something even older | ||
| Post# 152999 , Reply# 8 9/25/2011 at 04:30 (4,588 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Logo | ||
| Post# 153000 , Reply# 9 9/25/2011 at 04:33 (4,588 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Cable connection | ||
| Post# 153001 , Reply# 10 9/25/2011 at 04:36 (4,588 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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I like the mottled finish | ||
| Post# 153002 , Reply# 11 9/25/2011 at 04:38 (4,588 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Money shot | ||
| Post# 153003 , Reply# 12 9/25/2011 at 04:41 (4,588 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Behind front cover | ||
| Post# 153004 , Reply# 13 9/25/2011 at 04:43 (4,588 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Close up | ||
| Post# 153005 , Reply# 14 9/25/2011 at 04:46 (4,588 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Moth Crystals | ||
| Post# 153006 , Reply# 15 9/25/2011 at 04:53 (4,588 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Connected up and ready to go
Unfortunatly there was no instruction book with this cleaner, although there was some of the purchase documentation. Apparently an electrolux was traded in for it, which raises all sorts of thoughts. Back then a cleaner would be expected to last for years and years (and there are plenty of Electroluxes from that period still around and running) so could it have been a model V? Or was it a later model that gave trouble? Lost in the mists of time I am afraid
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| Post# 153007 , Reply# 16 9/25/2011 at 04:56 (4,588 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Lets come right up to date ..... | ||
| Post# 153008 , Reply# 17 9/25/2011 at 05:03 (4,588 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Side on
The main competition to this cleaner was the Hoover Junior. This cleaner is noticeabley lighter than the Junior and, although it used similar bags, they filled from the top. Introduced in 1963 it took Hoover until 1975 to catch up with that particular innovation.
The white lever at the bottom is the carpet height adjuster and rather than cord hooks this cleaner had a pocket on the back of the bag to store the cable in. Not such a good idea as the cores of teh cord tend to twist a lot more that when using hooks 
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| Post# 153009 , Reply# 18 9/25/2011 at 05:11 (4,588 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Tools connected | ||
| Post# 153014 , Reply# 19 9/25/2011 at 07:02 (4,588 days old) by pinkge (Indianapolis,Indiana) | ||
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Vacbear... you have some really nice cleaners.My fav,would be your Morphy upright.It was so modern for that time.Very Deco. | ||
| Post# 153017 , Reply# 20 9/25/2011 at 07:33 (4,588 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
I second that | ||
| Post# 153046 , Reply# 21 9/25/2011 at 10:04 (4,588 days old) by goadie12 () | ||
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Well I must say those are some real good looking vacuums I think my favorite would have to be that little canister the "unit" thanks. Zach | ||
| Post# 153060 , Reply# 22 9/25/2011 at 10:22 (4,588 days old) by hotpoint95622 (Powys, UK) | ||
hotpoint 95622 | ||
| Post# 153169 , Reply# 23 9/26/2011 at 07:48 (4,587 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Sticking with Hotpoint 1960s | ||
| Post# 153170 , Reply# 24 9/26/2011 at 07:51 (4,587 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Hose attached | ||
| Post# 153171 , Reply# 25 9/26/2011 at 08:00 (4,587 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Moving into the 1970s
With two Goblins
The one on the right is the "traditional" style Goblin which had been around since the mid 1960s, although this version is early 1970s, pretty much unchanged. This cleaner does not have the original bag or flex (the flex would have been torquoise, and was very prone to wear). Given that these were sold not only under the Goblin name but also branded through Electricity boards there are remarkably few of them around. Its yellow younger sister is an Electricity Board exclusive. I always thought that the elongated front was a headlight (in the manner of the Hoover Junior 1354) but no, its just a fancy cover 
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| Post# 153173 , Reply# 26 9/26/2011 at 08:05 (4,587 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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From the rear
The knob in the centre rear is the carpet height adjustment.
The Electra normally goes for quite a lot of money, but i got it, and Senior 6525c (US Convertable) and two juniors for 99p the lot! Fair enough it took a tank of petrol to go and collect them, but still, it was worth it for the Electra alone 
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| Post# 153175 , Reply# 27 9/26/2011 at 08:08 (4,587 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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And the tools | ||
| Post# 153176 , Reply# 28 9/26/2011 at 08:09 (4,587 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Which would be here | ||
| Post# 153178 , Reply# 29 9/26/2011 at 08:13 (4,587 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Motor | ||
| Post# 153181 , Reply# 30 9/26/2011 at 08:31 (4,587 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Another rarity
A couple of months ago I posted pictures of one of my "holy grail" machines, the Electrolux manufactured Trident cannister. I remembered seeing this cleaner many centuries ago during my childhood. Well a couple of years ago at a mini meet ChesterMike produced another Trident, similar to the one I remembered but with a different colour scheme and handle. That was the only one of those I had ever seen till this one came up on ebay a coupe of weeks ago
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| Post# 153182 , Reply# 31 9/26/2011 at 08:34 (4,587 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Colour-cordinated | ||
| Post# 153184 , Reply# 32 9/26/2011 at 08:36 (4,587 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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In between | ||
| Post# 153287 , Reply# 35 9/26/2011 at 20:03 (4,587 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
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| Post# 153289 , Reply# 36 9/26/2011 at 20:05 (4,587 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR) | ||
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