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Thread Number: 22627
How rare is a circa 1936 Rexair Rwinbow? |
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Post# 252878 , Reply# 1 10/13/2013 at 23:17 (3,845 days old) by electrolux137  (Los Angeles) |
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| Post# 252884 , Reply# 2 10/13/2013 at 23:42 (3,845 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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First.. Make sure it is that old, it should be brown and say model A, if it is a 36 it will be a very low serial number as that was the first year. | ||
| Post# 252922 , Reply# 4 10/14/2013 at 10:03 (3,844 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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| Post# 252928 , Reply# 5 10/14/2013 at 10:32 (3,844 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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"Rainbow offices have no idea" Tom is correct.The Rainbow home office once sent pictures to dealers that were very pretty but but had mistakes such as Rainbows on wrong wheel dollies,etc.(Similar literature has come from Compact/TriStar with mistakes.) | ||
| Post# 252936 , Reply# 6 10/14/2013 at 12:26 (3,844 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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In Rexair's "Official" history, they never picture the model A (and they made almost 180,000 of them). The model B (1940 - 1950) is sitting on a model C's dolly. The model has the wrong date (1950 - 1955). The model D (1955 - 1961) is sitting on a 1964 dolly. The model D3 is pictured with the correct date of 1980 - but it's a 1983 model D3C pictured, not a 1980 D3A. There's no pic of their "Golden Anniversary) model D4 from 1986. They do not picture the model 3 (1941 - 1946). All in all, Rexair's official history is virtually, totally incorrect.
Another thing I notice, the front serial number plate on models B and C list the Canadian Patent dates of 1937, 1938, and 1939. People always assume that's when the models B and C were made. That's just the year the Rexair design (motor with separator over water pan) was patented in Canada. Underwriter's Labs were fooled twice by Rexair. According to UL, once an electrical design is approved, it doesn't have to be 'reapproved' unless something changes to the electrical system. The first Rexair (series A) to be submitted to UL did not use water, and was listed as 'safe'. That exact motor design was used until 1955, so even after water was introduced, the cleaner did not have to go back to UL for approval. The model D was the first motor change, but the original gold model D pans had no wording on them about how much water to put in. The model D was sent to UL minus an owners manual, and got approval again because water going into it was never mentioned. Rexair kept their motor design until 1979 - after Consumer Reports made great mention of their potential shock hazard. UL wouldn't approve the machine any longer, so a closed by-pass motor and plastic switch and shell had to be made to continue to get a UL listing on the cleaner - along with a 3 wire grounded cord as well had to be used. | ||
| Post# 252938 , Reply# 7 10/14/2013 at 12:36 (3,844 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 252947 , Reply# 8 10/14/2013 at 13:54 (3,844 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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I remember Clay Saying the Rexair guy he worked for Mr Mench, had the job in 37 of retrofitting all of the first machines sold in his territory to use water, I bet there are not many of the original ones. | ||
| Post# 252970 , Reply# 9 10/14/2013 at 22:01 (3,844 days old) by vacuumman206 () | ||
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I have one of those, advertising poster boards for Rainbow/Rexair with the wrong dates for machines pictured and The B on a C's dolly. Nice to have but it would be nicer if it was correct! I think a D-series model is also missing from the poster too. | ||
| Post# 253014 , Reply# 10 10/15/2013 at 14:44 (3,843 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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Here's Rexairs correct models and manufacturing dates:
Series A: Oct. 1936 - April 1940 Model B: April 1950 - Oct 1950 Model C: Oct 1950 - April 1955 Model D (gold): April 1955 - Oct 1961 Chrome Dome model D: Oct 1962 - April 1974 Chrome Dome model D2: April 1974 - April 1980 Model D3 (includes both D3A and D3C versions): April 1980 - April 1986 Model D4: April 1986 - Oct. 1990 Model D4 SE: Oct 1990 - April 1994 Model D4 PE: April 1994 - Oct 1998 E series (single speed): Oct. 1998 - April 2005 E2 (2 speed motor): April 2005 - today April is the month the new products are usually introduced, October is called "President's Month" by Rexair corporate - that's the big sales drive month and sometimes new products are introduced in October as well. | ||
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