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| Post# 225801 , Reply# 1 3/31/2013 at 09:36 (4,037 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
Hi 1930.
Welcome to our club.
What you have is the grandaddy of Electrolux's. Perhaps the top of the line, and a real collectors item. That is the model XXX (30) and was the first American made Electrolux, prior to that they were made in Stockholm, Sweeden. The model XXX ran from December 1937 until October of 1952 when it was replaced by the model LX (60), which was the first Electrolux to use paper bags. There are several things that might make it run slow. Have you checked the filter in the rear of the machine? Remove the cord winder by turning the thumb screw, the cord winder will lift off, simply lay it to one side. Now there are two thumb screws on the back cover, loosen them and the blower cover will come off. There should be a filter there, but the machine runs fine without it. My guess is that the filter has been there for years. Remove the filter, and reassenble the Electrolux. Test for suction. Also, the motor may need a tune up, after all it must be 60+ years old. I say that because the cord winder attatchment was introduced in 1948, making that machine 65 years old. Later I'll send you a history of this machine as it's quite interesting. Aside from having the vaporizor on top of the machine, it is set to correctly. The only things not original are the hose and wands. The wands were actually steel, those go to a later model lik the G, or 1205. So give this treasure a well deserved tune up, and don't let anybody try to take it away from you. That is a classic Electrolux. Enjoy it. Hire is mine, and the following picture is the model LX of 1952. Alex Taber, founder of the V.C.C.C. 
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| Post# 225803 , Reply# 2 3/31/2013 at 09:41 (4,037 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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Hi 1930. | ||
| Post# 225805 , Reply# 3 3/31/2013 at 09:48 (4,037 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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1930. | ||
| Post# 225814 , Reply# 4 3/31/2013 at 12:18 (4,037 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 225835 , Reply# 5 3/31/2013 at 14:18 (4,037 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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Hi suckolux
1930's right, that rug tool's not good for removal of pet fur! But the problem's not the tool, rather it's the carpets. In 1937, when that tool was designed carpets were paper thin, and the Electrolux factory had a cat named Sarah, that used to roll on the test carpet, and her fur was vacuumed up. It worked great back then. Today however, this tool's unable to get pet fur, and the gleaner's no help either. I use the bare floor brush, or a rug/floor tool from a 1205. As a last ditch effort, use the upholstry tool on the end of the wands.
The P.N. would work, but I wouldn't want to see him alter that great XXX. Once that machine's polished it'll look great. We need to give him a look at the instruction book. Alex Taber. | ||
| Post# 225851 , Reply# 7 3/31/2013 at 17:35 (4,037 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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Hi 1930
No, wheels are not out of the question, just hard to locate. Look at the Electrolux's in my collection. Those are on one of my machines. Right now however, they're in storage in Indiana. As it happens I'm bringing that stuff back here in the end of April. But post a thread asking if anybody has them.
Those wheels were optional with the model LX, and fit onto the runners by the cord winder. The user lifted up the hose and used the wheels to steer the Electrolux around the room. Good luck with the search, and I'll see what I can do on this end. Alex Taber. | ||
| Post# 225967 , Reply# 9 4/1/2013 at 14:30 (4,036 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
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Thanks rugsucker.
I know that there were at least two sets of removable wheels for the model LX, and I have both. What's pictured in my cut-away model LXI are two seperate wheels that fit over the runners. These would fit the models XX (20) and XXX, as well as LX, but not sure about the XI, or XII, that would depend on the runners. There's a simple screw with wing nut to hold them in place. The ones I used to use on my Electrolux LX, which was my daily driver till I got the Kirby Classic 111, has two wheels on a long bar and the two brackets all as one piece. On the later LXI's the plastic tube used to hold 3 wrappers (bags) was removed and a swivle caster was used.
As I said in a previous post, somebody must have a set of wheels that 1930 can use on his runners. Thanks again, and watch out for April Fool's day jokes. Personally, I don't like them, nor do I find them funny. Alex Taber. | ||
| Post# 228765 , Reply# 11 4/17/2013 at 10:08 (4,020 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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Found- -the wheel dolly on a shelf of Rexair atts.The one found is good with loose wheel.Will try to fit a retainer clip.Will be available. | ||
| Post# 234510 , Reply# 12 5/29/2013 at 21:15 (3,978 days old) by cheapswede () | ||
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model XXX Wheels I got my XXX from a thrift store. A previous owner had clamped a home made skateboard to the runners. Skateboard looks to be very old wood with very old tiny metal wheels. A pretty clever modification that doesn't do any damage to the unit. | ||
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