|
Thread Number: 20954
Electrolux Model LX and LXI |
[Down to Last] |  |
| Post# 234559 5/30/2013 at 13:44 (3,977 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
|
Please let me know where the model ID is located on the Electrolux models LX and LXI. Thanks. | ||
| Post# 234575 , Reply# 1 5/30/2013 at 17:44 (3,976 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
The first model LX had the I.D. plate underneath the cleaner near the back end. The later model LX as well as the LXI have the model number stamped into the aluminum top trim - near the front of the handle. You can always tell an LXI because it has permanent rear wheels with axle and a permanent front swivel wheel - it pulls as if it's weightless.
| ||
| Post# 234587 , Reply# 2 5/30/2013 at 22:05 (3,976 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
|
Tom, Once again you have come through for me. Thanks man! | ||
| Post# 234592 , Reply# 3 5/30/2013 at 23:48 (3,976 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
 | ||
| Post# 234619 , Reply# 4 5/31/2013 at 09:54 (3,976 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
|
Model ID on top trim | ||
| Post# 234621 , Reply# 5 5/31/2013 at 09:55 (3,976 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
|
Swing-Away cord winder | ||
| Post# 234622 , Reply# 6 5/31/2013 at 09:57 (3,976 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
|
Only the LXI | ||
| Post# 234625 , Reply# 7 5/31/2013 at 09:58 (3,976 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
|
Front Swivel Caster | ||
| Post# 234675 , Reply# 8 5/31/2013 at 19:12 (3,975 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 234677 , Reply# 9 5/31/2013 at 21:33 (3,975 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
|
| ||
Post# 234685 , Reply# 10 5/31/2013 at 23:59 (3,975 days old) by Electrolux137  (Los Angeles) |
||
 Tom, I was thinking at first that my Air-Way 88 Mark II has both wheels and runners, but when I took a look it just now (I haven't pulled it out in a while ... wait ... that didn't sound just right hahaha!) ... Anyway, I saw that it doesn't have runners, just a metal "foot" that allows the user to stand the machine upright, then there is a caster on the same side as the big wheels so the user can set the machine horizontally. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Electrolux137's LINK | ||
| Post# 234708 , Reply# 11 6/1/2013 at 09:53 (3,975 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
|
@Charles | ||
| Post# 234710 , Reply# 12 6/1/2013 at 09:55 (3,975 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
|
Wheels and Runners | ||
| Post# 262679 , Reply# 13 1/10/2014 at 12:12 (3,752 days old) by Kevin (Livonia) | ||
|
Where is are the serial I.D.'s located? | ||
| Post# 283710 , Reply# 15 6/8/2014 at 14:50 (3,602 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
Hi Paul. Congratulations,
Wow, you just got a first addition Electrolux Model LX. I'm talking the first months it was produced, way to go my friend.
I don't imagine the original hose could have lasted this long, the rubber base would be 62 years old. I have 2 hoses but they are useless and just for show, let's face it, after all these years we can't expect them to be in great condition. You say it has all the original attachments. I assume you mean bare floor tool, rug cleaner, upholstery tool, dust brush, and narrow space cleaner (crevice tool.) Did it come with the 'Companion,' ride-on tool holder? and how about the cord winder? If any of these were not included, there are members out there who can get them for you. The other tools (shown here) were the power polisher, garment bag, sprayer, vaporizer, wall brush with white bristles, and white bristled dust brush. The wands for this classic machine were steel not aluminum, and it didn't have the wheels under the cord winder. These were optional, and introduced a year or so later. If you plan to attend the V.C.C.C. convention in Cleveland, bring it along, if not, please take pictures of this great find. You have the granddaddy of them all! Alex Taber. 
| ||
| Post# 283723 , Reply# 17 6/8/2014 at 17:55 (3,602 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
|
Hi Paul.
The wheels, were attached to the runners under the cord winder. Without the winder in place, they stick out and make standing the cleaner on end impossible. If you don't have them, but want a set I do, and will see that you get them right after I get home from the convention, as they're in a box of attachments. I probably have the other tools you need. I know I have a sprayer, but not the jar. For that, an old mayonnaise jar will do fine. I may have a vaporizer too, but in chrome not Hammer tone blue, let me see what's in there.
Yes, the power polisher is correct to that model, and you have the correct cordwinder too. A word of caution, the spring on the winder tends to mess up, and get sprung. If that happens DON'T try to repair it!!! The spring was coiled by machine at the factory, and is razor sharp. Here's what I suggest, pull out a normal amount of cord, but don't over-do it! Don't pull further than the normal amount, it could spring the mechanism, and never rewind again. (Been there, done that!) And here's a tip. To make the cord rewind better, dust your hands with talc (baby powder) and run the cord over the hand. Dusting it every few weeks is easy, and lets it rewind smoothly. As for the companion, there are two types for the LX, and your machine IS a LX, NOT a LXI!! Both companions are in hammer tone blue, but one has a clip for the narrow space tool, the other does not. Do you have the instruction book?, you can acquire one by going to the Vacuum Land library. Locate that on the main web page, and follow the directions. Mine is pictured with the extension cord, which in reality it's not, it's the main power cord, but as the cordwinder replaces it, the main cord is now an extension one. Perhaps the only useless tool is the tufter, and in place, prevents the rug tool from the swivel. It also seems that you have the correct rug tool, the turquoise Bakelite top is correct. If you want an original hose I may have one, but as I say, it's useless, but great for show. (I'll see what's in my storage shed.) So my friend, enjoy your model LX, as I say, you have a rare find. Alex Taber. | ||
| Post# 283744 , Reply# 19 6/8/2014 at 22:15 (3,602 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
|
Hi Paul.
You don't need to purchase the parts, aside from the wheels, which I'll never use anyway, the sprayer and vaporizer and other things are in my holding shed. Here's what the attachment walls looked like. Now all these tools, attachments and so on are in boxes. Yes, they will be cleaned and displayed again, but I have more Electrolux attachments than I know what to do with. Postage should be less that $10.00, so don't sweat it. But let's wait till I get home from the convention, who knows what'll be in the 'FREE' pile that I can bring home.
Alex Taber. | ||
| Post# 283748 , Reply# 20 6/8/2014 at 22:26 (3,602 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
|
Hi Paul.
Yes, the companion to the LX should have the narrow horizontal clip for the narrow space cleaner. It fits under the swivel (wand end) of the bare floor tool. See my picture on how to arrange the attachments. The companion can also face the front (upholstery tool behind the on/off switch) This gives access to the door leading to the cord connection. There's a button on the side, press it and the door pops open, and there's the female plug.
| ||
| Post# 283896 , Reply# 22 6/9/2014 at 18:20 (3,601 days old) by BikerRay (Middle Earth) | ||
 | ||
| Post# 283903 , Reply# 23 6/9/2014 at 19:33 (3,601 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
|
Hi Paul.
As a kid, I used to look in peoples closets to find the vacuum cleaner. With very few exceptions, people thought it was funny and let me either look at the vacuum cleaner or take it out of the closet and use it. On rare occasions I got yelled at by the woman who owned it, and this resulted with my grandmother telling the woman the 1950's version of 'get over it!' Being that I have a photographic memory, I remember every one of those vacuum cleaners. Aside from all the Air-Way's, Electrolux's, Eureka's, Hoovers, and Kirby's, there was the occasional odd-ball like a G.E. Roll-easy, or Hamilton Beach Hatbox and so on. Needless to say, I knew what every one of my friends mother, grandmother, aunt and so on had.
The one thing I never did was ask for a vacuum cleaner, so I had to wait till I was grown and working before I bought my machines. My first (shown here) was a non electric called the Lakeside,' and it dates back to 1890. Interestingly, I got it from a man I'd worked for. This was also he man who found my Whirlwind. By now, I was going to vacuum stores, and getting machines, the attachments, wands, hoses and optional tools that came with them were also displayed, but the things you see on the walls were from years at Kirby. I also went to garage sales, flea markets, and junk stores. At the same time was on the look-out for every vacuum cleaner I'd seen in those closets as a kid, and got them. So the year I started acquiring machines was 1972, and I've never really stopped!
View Full Size
This post was last edited 06/09/2014 at 19:49 | ||
| Post# 285093 , Reply# 24 6/17/2014 at 15:03 (3,593 days old) by kevin (Livonia) | ||
|
Here is a Model LX manual I found in another thread. www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-... | ||
| Post# 285186 , Reply# 26 6/18/2014 at 01:32 (3,593 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
|
Hi Paul.
Content to just look when I was a kid? Nothing could be farther from the truth! Mine was a hands on education.
While my grandmothers friend Jeanette, (aunt net to me) let me watch her use the model LX, she understood that even at two, or three, I had a respect for it. My job in those early years was to carry the cord when she changed outlets. In later years I was able to take a tool off the companion and hand it to her, but never the main rug tool, that remained unused. For some strange reason, she used the upholstery tool on the carpets, but yes, she did use the bare floor took on the kitchen and bathroom floors. My maternal grandmother had two vacuum cleaners, an Electrolux XXX, upgraded to a model E. She also had a Kirby 512, but it was never used other than in the upright configuration. And while Jenrette never let me vacuum, just watch or pass her tools, my grandmother did, and I was in heaven. As I grew older, I needed to know what my grandmothers friends used. Sometimes I'd ask, at other times, I blatantly opened the door to what I thought was the cleaning closet, and looked. My instincts were at work here, I knew who I could ask and who I could not. In many cases I was asked, "would you like to use it?" That was always a red letter day for me, but I knew how to treat that Electrolux, Hoover, or Kirby with great respect. As my maternal grandfather (who's name Alexander) worked for a boy's prep school, he knew where the storerooms were. And in these rooms were discarded vacuum cleaners. While there was no electricity in these storerooms, I took each vacuum cleaner for a test drive none the less. In the 1950's and 60's the world was a safe place, so when my mom, grandmother, and so on went to Sears to buy dresses, I was left in the vacuum cleaner department. I was on cloud nine! By the time I was ten, I knew every vacuum cleaner on the market, I also know what every one of my friends mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and so on were using, and in many cases, had used them myself. Add to this my reading material were instruction books, and ads in magazines. So, as you see, my childhood was centered around vacuum cleaners, in fact, in my baby book is the question "what do you want to be when you grow up. I said "vacuum salesman," and I was, my first paying job was selling the Electrolux 1205. It also states my first word was vacuum, but pronounced 'vacum' (short u) I'll scan that in tomorrow and show you. Yes, the vacuum cleaner, and it's history has been a lifelong, and very hands on experience. | ||
| Post# 285189 , Reply# 27 6/18/2014 at 01:58 (3,593 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
|
Hi Paul.
Those scratches dings and all add to the value. To do anything other than polish it would diminish the antique status.
Machines are still out there, but at astronomical prices. One 1910 foot operated beast was $1,250.00 on E-bay. I got this for $60.00 in 1976. It's a San-vac. made in Ludlow, Vermont in 1895. Crazy!! 
| ||
| Forum Index: | 
| Other Forums: |
|
|
|
|
|
Comes to the Rescue!
;){kind=link}
;){kind=link}