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| Post# 162283 , Reply# 1 12/16/2011 at 00:13 (4,514 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
That is a great find!
I do believe they are rare. For the body of the machine, I think some silver polish or something like that would get it looking nice and shiny again. You can clean the bag in the washing machine I think, but on a low temperature wash probably without spin. I'd be really interested to see it in action, so if you have a Youtube account could you make a video of it powered up and give us the link ? Oh, and I look forward to seeing your future finds! A true collector can never say no to "just another cleaner"! | ||
Post# 162288 , Reply# 3 12/16/2011 at 00:53 (4,514 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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hygiene903 May Help You Here | ||
| Post# 162316 , Reply# 6 12/16/2011 at 13:59 (4,513 days old) by tyson () | ||
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It seems like there were many companies that used the height adjustment like this one too. 
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| Post# 162382 , Reply# 7 12/16/2011 at 23:43 (4,513 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Model 230 Electro-Hygiene
That is a beautiful 230 you have there. And yes, that is the original bag. The 230 and 2-230 were the last straight suction Electro-Hygienes, built from 1945 to 1954. You are lucky that the printing on the bag is still intact, although it appears to be cracked a little. For this reason, I would not wash the bag--although it wouldn't harm the bag itself, it could cause some of the printing to flake off, and I wouldn't want to chance it. If you feel you absolutely must wash it, hand wash it gently with a little Woolite.
There were attachments available for the 230 that included a hose, curved wands, upholstery nozzle, floor brush, dust brush, crevice tool, sprayer, hose connectors for suction and exhaust, and a short handle, small bag, and cord with inline switch to convert it to a hand vac. You raise the lever next to the nozzle to remove the nozzle and the hose connector attaches where the nozzle comes off. Other than the handle, most of the Electro-Hygiene is cast aluminum, and Mother's Mag has always worked well for me for polishing it up. There is a lot more I could tell you about Electro-Hygiene, but think this will suffice for now. You can email me at pressmanjs@yahoo.com if you like. Jeff | ||
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Post# 162445 , Reply# 9 12/17/2011 at 15:33 (4,512 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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@tyson
Jeff did say a couple of years ago that Electro-Hygiene was shut down in 1983 since the brand had violated certain trade practices among door-to-door vacuum cleaner dealers. The few remaining Electro-Hygiene models that existed in '83, following the shutdown, were transferred to the Royal brand, including the 903 upright. ~Ben | ||
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Post# 162448 , Reply# 10 12/17/2011 at 15:40 (4,512 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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A Vintage Link
@tyson
You may have an interest in this thread (scroll down to post #11991). ~Ben CLICK HERE TO GO TO KirbyClassicIII's LINK | ||
| Post# 162449 , Reply# 11 12/17/2011 at 15:55 (4,512 days old) by tyson () | ||
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Thanks Ben that was interesting.I read the thread and wow! That was very interesting to me as well as educational.I didn't know that Royal took those Models over when Electro Hygiene closed shop. | ||
| Post# 162451 , Reply# 12 12/17/2011 at 15:58 (4,512 days old) by tyson () | ||
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Here's my Email too Ben tysonp1974@aol.com.Fell free to drop me an email anytime. | ||
| Post# 162975 , Reply# 13 12/21/2011 at 09:15 (4,508 days old) by tyson () | ||
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I was able to find some attachements pictured on line.YAY!!Now I just have to watch for them for sale. | ||
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