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Thread Number: 2029
a VERY scarce Electrolux just came and went on eBay |
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| Post# 21832 , Reply# 1 10/9/2007 at 06:07 (6,036 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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I know... I was watching it. Just can have another machine lying around right now. Would have loved to have had it. | ||
| Post# 21841 , Reply# 3 10/9/2007 at 08:49 (6,036 days old) by ian88 () | ||
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Ah yeah, I do like a bit of austerity. (love the old Soviet/Eastern European cars) As for my East German vacuum? you name another 70s vacuum that was made out of thin steel and fibreboard :P | ||
Post# 21842 , Reply# 4 10/9/2007 at 09:11 (6,036 days old) by arh1953  ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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Less is more was the thing when I was growing up. We always had what we needed, were well taken care of, and had first class parents, but BOL appliances and vacuum cleaners were the main thing. Our Swivel-Top GE I keep talking about was so spartan but deluxe in comparison to the mysterious Elgin Standard that keeps coming up time and again. Our GE was grey, but actually had the floor washer with it. It was the non electric or mechanical unit, it surprised me Daddy or Mom thought to get it. It didn't see much use here (floorwasher) even with all terazzo floors. My sister ended up with it after Mom bought the new Electrolux. Who knows where it ended up after that.
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Post# 21850 , Reply# 5 10/9/2007 at 10:04 (6,036 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Gosh I had one of those once and I didn't realize how rare they were. I got it for about $3 at a estate sale. I though it was silly that it didn't have an on/off switch so I drilled into the poor thing and added one. I know, I know. Then to top it off I accidentally left the drain hose out of the sink from my 1958 Frigidaire Unimatic and the poor thing got drenched. I found this picture of it when that happened back in my old house about six years ago... The title of the aw thread from years ago that this picture was in was "What Happens when you leave the drain out of the sink????" ***looks down towards floor*** ***waits patiently for well deserved beatings to begin*** 
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| Post# 21857 , Reply# 6 10/9/2007 at 11:02 (6,036 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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YIKES! Robert you are a brave man...I don't know that I would have posted the picture thats for sure... | ||
| Post# 21868 , Reply# 8 10/9/2007 at 12:53 (6,036 days old) by charles~richard () | ||
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| Post# 21869 , Reply# 9 10/9/2007 at 12:53 (6,036 days old) by charles~richard () | ||
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| Post# 21870 , Reply# 10 10/9/2007 at 12:54 (6,036 days old) by charles~richard () | ||
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| Post# 21872 , Reply# 11 10/9/2007 at 13:08 (6,036 days old) by charles~richard () | ||
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P.S. Perhaps the third-rarest Electrolux is the Model S, which was only made for a year or so. It's the cutest and dantiest little thing! I remember quite a few ladies who had them when I was a kid. | ||
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Post# 21878 , Reply# 13 10/9/2007 at 14:03 (6,036 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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I think you are right Jeff
blatant mistreatment of Americana. Despicable!!! I can't believe that person had the nerve!!! I can't deal with this right now. I have to go rest. I am so upset!!!! Whoops, please accept my apologies Rick, that was not my intent what so ever. That picture was taken about seven years ago and I was very vacuum ignorant at that time, the only thing I knew anything about was the XXX Electrolux. It was my attempt at being silly at that time. Believe me, had I had any idea how rare that vacuum was it would still be in my collection today and I would have never added the switch. Being a lower end model that it was I sort of just figured they were a dime a dozen. I know better now, but unfortunately it is too late. Since I've met the VCCC guys, I've learned so much about what is a rare vacuum and what are more common machines, what makes a good vacuum as opposed to just the average machines. Even though I'm not a big vacuum collector per se, there is still a place reserved in my heart for them. I still buy them up at sales and play with them, then I get to give them away to other collectors who will truly appreciate them and that part has been the most fun of all. | ||
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Post# 21880 , Reply# 15 10/9/2007 at 15:47 (6,036 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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RICK! WELL I've never! | ||
| Post# 21881 , Reply# 16 10/9/2007 at 15:50 (6,036 days old) by hoover1060 () | ||
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well don't be upset Robert, as I am always saying: There are more to be had yet. That goes for "T"s as well as for 1957 Imperial Unimatics. | ||
| Post# 21921 , Reply# 17 10/10/2007 at 07:45 (6,035 days old) by laspirateur () | ||
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I'm so glad to find out that I'm not the only idiot who forgets to put the drain hose back in the pipe when I'm switching washers. | ||
| Post# 22800 , Reply# 19 10/23/2007 at 14:58 (6,022 days old) by swingette () | ||
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with a little help from a zero-feedback bidder as well. this is how i feel about zero-feedback bidders... 
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