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Thread Number: 21827
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| Post# 244242 8/7/2013 at 12:07 (3,913 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
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| Post# 244243 , Reply# 1 8/7/2013 at 12:07 (3,913 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
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Here | ||
| Post# 244244 , Reply# 2 8/7/2013 at 12:09 (3,913 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
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It runs well | ||
| Post# 244255 , Reply# 3 8/7/2013 at 13:08 (3,913 days old) by markus79 (Finland) | ||
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Holland Electro I have exactly the same vacuum but itīs named Holland Electro. Made in Holland. Best Regards Markus | ||
| Post# 244270 , Reply# 4 8/7/2013 at 14:15 (3,913 days old) by anthony (leeds uk) | ||
thats nice  | ||
| Post# 244310 , Reply# 5 8/7/2013 at 16:34 (3,912 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
And in the UK | ||
| Post# 244545 , Reply# 6 8/8/2013 at 17:26 (3,911 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
Hey Guy:
The Arrow Electro was made by Holland Electro for the Arrow Sewing Machine Company. I have never seen the full set of parts for the old ones but this picture of Jim Hibberts machine shows what the rug and floor nozzle were like. I also have a newer Arrow Electro (from the late 1950's or early 1960's) that I'll post next but its parts were different from these. Doug 
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| Post# 244546 , Reply# 7 8/8/2013 at 17:29 (3,911 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 244547 , Reply# 8 8/8/2013 at 17:32 (3,911 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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Similar machines were also made by Ruton and Wilfa of Holland but with different sets of parts.
This is a Ford vacuum (made by Ruton in Holland) As you can see the body design is very similar but the placement of the hose connections on the machine is slightly different. (With them facing more forward instead of up) 
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| Post# 244679 , Reply# 9 8/9/2013 at 10:20 (3,911 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
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Thanks | ||
Post# 245278 , Reply# 10 8/11/2013 at 21:18 (3,908 days old) by countryguy  (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Hey Doug,
I've been trying to identify the vacuum my grandmother owned when I was a kid and the one you posted in reply#6 seems to be the one. It was a green colour I think. I remember that rug nozzle & floor nozzle. She also had a floor nozzle with some kind of mop like cloth on the bottom. There was also the other standard tools. Both the upper and lower wands were curved and the hose was rubber. It had a shake out cloth bag. My grandmother gave it to me when I moved into my first apartment. I know I gave it to my mom after I got my Lux AP280 but I don't know what happened to it after that. Gary | ||
| Post# 245294 , Reply# 11 8/11/2013 at 22:59 (3,908 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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Post# 245327 , Reply# 12 8/12/2013 at 07:05 (3,908 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Doug,
The machine is long gone. After I got my AP280, I brought the Arrow Electric to my parent's cottage. It sat in the closet for a few years and then one summer I went back and it was gone. I assume my mom took it to the dump. I didn't really have too much interest in collecting vacs back then otherwise I would have kept it. I am kicking myself now. :-) Gary | ||
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Post# 245329 , Reply# 13 8/12/2013 at 07:21 (3,908 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Doug,
In what stores would these machines have been sold? I've been trying to figure out how my mom would have gotten hold of one. I know it was the first vacuum she owned after she got married in 1954. Then a couple of years later she bought a Filter Queen and gave the Arrow to my grandmother. She lived in a very small town in northern Ontario where the only department type stores would have been McLeods and a couple of other independent stores. Gary | ||
| Post# 245342 , Reply# 14 8/12/2013 at 09:04 (3,908 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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Hey Gary:
I think Arrow (and Ruton) machines were actually sold door to door. Same as the President and Silovac machines were. They probably had a dealership in a larger city (In the case of President and Silovac it was State Vacuum Stores - not sure about Arrow) then sent salesmen out to all the smaller places. Doug | ||
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Post# 245372 , Reply# 15 8/12/2013 at 12:33 (3,908 days old) by Electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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 Here's my Wilfa. It came from Sweden, sent to me as a very surprise gift by a husband and wife collector duo who found me on the Internet. (See my very old web page about them at the link below.) I haven't heard from Ingeborg & Ronnie in quite a few years. The last time I tried to contact them, both of their email addresses were defunct. I hope wherever they are, they are well and happy. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Electrolux137's LINK 
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| Post# 245388 , Reply# 16 8/12/2013 at 13:56 (3,908 days old) by jade_angel (Fort Collins, CO) | ||
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Those tools look awfully similar to some of the older Silver King tools. Coincidence? | ||
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Post# 245412 , Reply# 17 8/12/2013 at 17:08 (3,907 days old) by Electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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| Post# 363932 , Reply# 18 12/20/2016 at 18:00 (2,681 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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