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Post# 262349   1/8/2014 at 00:33 (3,761 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        

Hi,

Could someone either post a page of a Model XXX manual showing the attachments and their names or just list the names? Also, I'm wondering if all of the versions had the same attachments or if they were changed or updated? Someone told me once that because of the War the attachments were made in a different material than aluminum. Is that correct?

Also, I'm curious about when the TEXTURED crevice tools were first used--was it the tan Model G, 1205, Golden J, or later? Were there lots of different styles of crevice tools over the years or just a few? From what I have found there was an update for the tan Model G and for the Silverado (shorter).

Post# 262404 , Reply# 1   1/8/2014 at 09:54 (3,760 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
Elux atts

 Mo XXX-The early versions included suction adjuster to place between hose and att.Otherwise they used basicly the same 5 atts with most changes to improved rug nozzles and a few change to simplify manufacturing and maintain quality.The plastic rug nozzle was war years only only and rare today.As plastic improved it was used for upholstery and dusting brushes.Companion tool holder was post war.
Crevice tools-Went from wide fibre XXX version- to narrow plastic blue G-to modern(tan) type on tan G-blue for 1205-then white through Olympia(texture added on white)-then gray for Silverado-sandstone color when Diamond Juilee was introduced and short crevice with DJ to fit new clip ahead of above floor storage position on handle.

Post# 262435 , Reply# 2   1/8/2014 at 14:37 (3,760 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        

Thanks rugsucker. I appreciate your time and info.

If you could show me a pic of the blue (G) crevice tool and tan (G) crevice tool I would appreciate it. I didn't know that they came up with two new designs in the '60s. Also, how long did they make the textured ones--through the DJ? I'd just like to know in case I see any in a thrift store.

And could you tell me where the Model XXX's id is? I'm assuming it's something like the stamp on the metal trim of the LX and LXI. Are these the names of the Model XXX attachments--Floor Nozzle, Bare Floor Nozzle, Upholstery Nozzle, Dusting Brush, Suction Adjuster?

Post# 262559 , Reply# 3   1/9/2014 at 09:45 (3,759 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
Elux atts

 Crevice-Starting with the tan G all long crevice are same except colors.Texture remained on all after being added during white version.Short was also in Discovery UR att kit.(Long crevice will not fit snugly on Disc plastic hose end.)If you do see cheap at thrift store you should get as they are often missing on otherwise comeplete Eluxs.
XXX-ID is stamped under rear on early and around bag opening on later.The suction adjuster and an early drapery/upholstery nozzle that looks a bit like a computer mouse were on early XXXs and hard to find now.Also demother and spray bottle were included.They could be useful but were often unused and easily found now.The other atts were-rug nozzle,floor brush,upholstery nozzle,dusting brush and crevice tool.All but crevice would fit on Companion holder of about 1948 and later.

Post# 262678 , Reply# 4   1/10/2014 at 12:08 (3,758 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        

Thanks again rugsucker--you rock! I've noticed that you are really good at responding to questions--not just mine but others'.

BTW, how can I tell the difference between an aqua Model G crevice tool and a 1205 crevice tool? I'm assuming they're the same color.

As for the names of the Model XXX label and attachments, I found the following photo on a current Ebay listing.

Post# 263298 , Reply# 5   1/14/2014 at 10:14 (3,754 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
Elux crevice

 The G crev is a hard plastic with wider narrow opening and can be somewhat fragile.The 1205 is same as all from tan G foward and is a more flexible and durable plastic.The colors are different as are vacs.The G crev uses old logo as seen on XXX,tan G has Electrolux in plain lettering and all later have new logo seen on side of 1205 and later.
And more crevice trivia-In late 50s early 60s there was a period that the crevice tool was consided optional.On some otherwise identical G post cards you will see both with and without crev.Later made standard.

Post# 263438 , Reply# 6   1/15/2014 at 12:23 (3,753 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        

Thanks once again rugsucker. You are an Electrolux encyclopedia!

Post# 265010 , Reply# 7   1/27/2014 at 21:05 (3,741 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

rugsucker,

I found several online pics of crevice tools. Is this the blue one for the aqua Model G:

Post# 265011 , Reply# 8   1/27/2014 at 21:05 (3,741 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

Is this the one for the tan Model G:



Post# 265013 , Reply# 9   1/27/2014 at 21:15 (3,741 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

I think this is the one for the Golden J and Super J (not textured):

Post# 265017 , Reply# 10   1/27/2014 at 21:48 (3,741 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

Olympia One (textured)?

Post# 265018 , Reply# 11   1/27/2014 at 21:52 (3,741 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

Silverado attachments (textured crevice tool):

Post# 265019 , Reply# 12   1/27/2014 at 21:55 (3,741 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

Diamond J attachments (textured crevice tool):

Post# 265020 , Reply# 13   1/27/2014 at 22:04 (3,741 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

Marquise dusting brush/upholstery tool & textured crevice tool:

Post# 265068 , Reply# 14   1/28/2014 at 10:51 (3,740 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
Elux atts

 reply 7 is 1205(and L or CB from same time)
8 is tan G,earlier seen with plain ELECTROLUX lettering
11-Silv atts should be gray(also the matching Special)
13-MQ should be sandstone
First Olympia might have had smooth white,later textured.
The 3 that appear white may be recent with the plastic blue/white Lux.(There are many vacs with good atts and more atts but these 3 are among the very best and will do almost any cleaning job.)

Post# 265120 , Reply# 15   1/28/2014 at 19:57 (3,740 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

Hey rugsucker,

Thanks for the response. If you ever come across the original Model G crevice tools with the plain lettering (blue and tan) please post them.

As for the crevice tools that appear to be white, I thought that that type of crevice tool was discontinued after the 1521s after the short ones were introduced.

Post# 265182 , Reply# 16   1/29/2014 at 10:37 (3,739 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
Elux atts

 The blue G crev is different(wider & flatter)and hard to find.
On the white atts maybe we should call them ivory/white & white/white.The brighter white atts would be recent with the blue/white Luxes that continued a standard plastic model(Classic?)tank that used the old style metal wands.Also some would be used on central vac & upright.

Post# 265249 , Reply# 17   1/29/2014 at 17:43 (3,739 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

Thanks again rugsucker.

1) So the blue Model G crevice tool design is different than the ones of preceding machines, right? I always thought they were the same except for the colors. If you happen to find a pic of either of the original Model G crevice tools please post them (rugsucker or anyone else reading this).

2) Good idea to distiguish between the colors of the 1205 J through Olympia One and the later models. I agree that the color used on the '70s cleaners was an ivory--not brilliant white like the Aerus-Lux machines.

3) I didn't realize that some of the combination tools had a ivory/white combination. Was that how they were made, or have the colors of the different polymers shifted over time?

4) Do you know if the uprights had/have the same attachments as their canisters of the same eras? If not, do you have pics and information on them?


Post# 265369 , Reply# 18   1/30/2014 at 10:56 (3,738 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
Elux atts-more

 One place to see the G with atts is now in SuperMarket-'EBay bidders---Lux literature'-reply 9,showing the rare GH and the 3 G atts.
Combo tools will be 2 different shades on models including AE,AF and G(both).Others may have different shades from replaced parts such as the upholstery side 'wings'.
Uprights(and standard tank,CB and central vac)usually had same atts as deluxe tank depending on model and att kit.Discovery style URs had a standard kit with hose,2 plastic wands,short crev & above floor in cardboard box.Later had deluxe kit with plastic caddy/carrier that had long crev,electric hose and Sidekick.

Post# 265437 , Reply# 19   1/30/2014 at 17:26 (3,738 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

Thanks for the info. rugsucker. I checked out the Super Market thread like you suggested and learned a lot--besides seeing the crevice tool.

To me, that crevice tool looks like the ones from previous models (LX, F...), so did I understand you correctly that it was different--not only in color--but also in style?

What's interesting is that the G manual shows a sketch of a slim crevice tool--not the wide one. In fact, I also have an R manual with the same sketch. That made me wonder when the slim crevice tool was first used. I didn't see patents for the crevice tool on Charles Richard Lester's website, so I wonder if another company, or two, made them which could have been why there were different styles. Either that, or the artist that provided the sketches just drew a generic tool.

Not that important, I know, but I just want to make sure that I'm looking for the original part--not one from a different era.



Post# 265451 , Reply# 20   1/30/2014 at 18:36 (3,738 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
Elux crev

 You might call the crev for XXX,etc wide with wide opening and the blue G crev wide with narrow opening.The XXX was a fibre material and the G a hard plastic.To me the best ever to use is the long crev from 1205 and newer.Just clean a car,sofa or edges to find out.

Post# 268027 , Reply# 21   2/16/2014 at 20:39 (3,721 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

I'm guessing these tools originally went with the Marquise? Does anyone know what color the original tools of the Grand Marquise and other 1521s were?

Post# 268223 , Reply# 22   2/17/2014 at 16:08 (3,720 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)        

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turquoise model G crevice tool.

Post# 268255 , Reply# 23   2/17/2014 at 20:53 (3,720 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

Thanks for the pic of the turquoise Model G crevice tool dysonman1! That's the same style as the Model XXX ones, right? I wonder if they changed to the slimmer turquoise version during the Model G's run, because the instruction manual I have shows it instead of the flared one like you pictured.

If you have a pic of a tan Model G one with the classic logo please post that too.

Post# 268400 , Reply# 24   2/18/2014 at 16:25 (3,719 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

Is this the first series crevice tool for the tan Model G? I have never seen this logo before!

Post# 268487 , Reply# 25   2/19/2014 at 09:52 (3,718 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
crevice tools

 Above crevice is for the tan G.
The blue G and XXX crevice are similar but NOT same.The XXX is wider from opening to hose connection.

Post# 268560 , Reply# 26   2/19/2014 at 17:02 (3,718 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

Jimmy,

Thanks for the information. Is this the Model XXX crevice tool (with upholstery tool)? Were the crevice tools all the same style from the Model XXX through the Model R?

Post# 268654 , Reply# 27   2/20/2014 at 09:52 (3,717 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
Elux crev

 Above is XXX style.It could be seen in different colors.Not certain about the -R-.The crevice as well as paper bags were considered optional on the -S-.Crev might have been optional on -R- as well.Others will know more.

Post# 268698 , Reply# 28   2/20/2014 at 15:18 (3,717 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

Thanks Jimmy (#27)!

Post# 268760 , Reply# 29   2/20/2014 at 19:55 (3,717 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

Here's an unusual ivory crevice tool for the Super J--with a rectangle border around the other border. At least I haven't seen it before:



Post# 268761 , Reply# 30   2/20/2014 at 19:56 (3,717 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

Did/do other another company manufacture the crevice tools? I don't remember seeing an Electrolux patent for them.

Post# 273613 , Reply# 31   3/26/2014 at 22:55 (3,683 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        

Model XXX Rug Cleaner--I'm guessing by the box that it is from the late '40s or '50s era. Come to think of it, though, to my knowledge I've never seen a earlier style of box; just those with the trefoils in the '60s and the versions with the "boat-shaped" border that came later. I'm guessing there were boxes with '50s cursive lettering box that was introduced on the 1952 Model LX's red on yellow wordmark. Does anyone have any info. on the subject?

Pic #1 (attachment and box):

Post# 273614 , Reply# 32   3/26/2014 at 22:56 (3,683 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        

Just the box (from previous reply):

Post# 312951 , Reply# 33   1/22/2015 at 18:03 (3,381 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        
Crevice "Tip"

 Did Electrolux make the short crevice "tip", so it could be stored in the dust brush? Was it standard or optional? Does Aerus still sell it?

I'm guessing it went with the 75th anniversary machines because of its oyster color.

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Post# 312957 , Reply# 34   1/22/2015 at 18:20 (3,381 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        

Gray Ambassador III tools:

Post# 312959 , Reply# 35   1/22/2015 at 18:39 (3,381 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)        

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The Crevice tool in Reply 24 is from the Canadian Electrolux Z57 and was one of the first of that design made (dark blue made at the same time for the 54 and 55)
The one for the tan G doesn't have that style of logo.

In reply 33 the short crevice tool first appeared about halfway through the run of the 2100 in Canada (and,I believe,the Diamond J in the US). It was made to easily fit on the tool clip on the exhaust cover of the 2100 and the handle clip of the US model. They were standard equipment with the machines until the Diplomats came out, when they reverted to the full sized crevice tool.

Post# 312963 , Reply# 36   1/22/2015 at 19:28 (3,381 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        

Thanks, Doug.

Post# 312984 , Reply# 37   1/22/2015 at 21:53 (3,381 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        

Hey again, Doug -

Re: replies #5, 14, 24, 25, 29

It's been awhile, so I reread the replies in this thread and found that Jimmy mentioned that the first tan G crevice tools had plain lettering (#24) and the later ones carried the boat-shaped logo as seen in #8. So, I'm thinking that the US purchased its initial batch of crevice tools for the tan Model G.


In addition, #29 shows a pic of an ivory crevice tool that looks a bit different with a rectangle-enclosed boat-shaped logo next to a Super J. Would that have gone with the Canadian AP series?


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Diplomat LX/1677 attachments:



Post# 313015 , Reply# 38   1/23/2015 at 06:47 (3,380 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)        

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Here is the crevice tool for the tan Model G. (See first photo.)

Also, there were two different crevice tools for the turquoise G.

The early one is as shown in the thread above, shaped identically as the earlier versions made from pressed fiberboard but made of plastic which proved to be rather brittle and easily broken or cracked.

The later one was exactly the same shape, style and material as the tan one shown here. These types were made of a softer, more flexible plastic that was much more durable.

The 1205's crevice tool was the same as these two but darker turquoise in color. (See second photo.)

The Golden Jubilee, Super J and Olympia tools were also the same but were off-white and had a textured surface on the flat part of the tool -- the same texture as the metal sides of the motor housing.

The Silverado tool was light gray and also had a textured surface. The Ambassador tool was charcoal gray, also textured. (See third photo.)

I believe it was after the Ambassador that the much shorter (and largely useless) crevice tool was introduced.



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Post# 313152 , Reply# 39   1/23/2015 at 20:40 (3,380 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)        

One correction to your info., Charles. The textured crevice tools didn't come until sometime during the run of the Olympia One (maybe when it was remodeled 1401B with the two handles and other revisions). The Jubilee and Super J also had the smooth ivory crevice tools (same as the tan G and teal 1205).

Those crevice tips must not have lasted long in the US, because I hardly ever see them in online auctions. A couple other possibilities are that they were only sold with the Canadian 2100s, L-Es, etc. that were assembled and sold here, or they were only sold with some uprights. The owners manuals would give us the info.

Post# 326079 , Reply# 40   5/30/2015 at 11:20 (3,253 days old) by viking66 ()        
XXX Crevice tool material

 Is the Crevice Tool for say a 48-51 XXX metal or plastic?

I am in need of one to complete my new to me XXX and think I may have found one, but want to be sure of what it is made of. I am the type that I want it all original if at all possible.

Anyone know the dimensions, or have one they could take some from?

This is a cool place. I didn't realize vacuums had such a following ;-)

Post# 326179 , Reply# 41   5/31/2015 at 13:49 (3,252 days old) by ronni (USA)        

Most of the Model XXX "narrow space cleaners" (as Electrolux referred to them at the time) were a black, pressed fiberboard, or composite.

If memory serves I believe I read that the very early cleaners (e.g. Model V, Model XII) had metal ones. I do not know if the first versions of the Model XXX would have had those or not.

In reading the earlier replies it looks like the pressed fiber material was used until the hard plastic version of the first aqua Model Gs; followed by the soft plastic in later aqua Model Gs that is still currently used.

I wonder if the color would have changed from black to blue-gray (the color of the Model LX and LXIs').

Post# 329119 , Reply# 42   7/12/2015 at 11:38 (3,210 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)        

Does anyone have a tan model G crevice tool? Mine split in half; I glued it with super glue but it didnt hold very good; maybe I should use tape?

What does the late turquoise model G crevice tool (later style) look like? Or is it like the early style one posted by Dysonman?

Post# 329120 , Reply# 43   7/12/2015 at 12:14 (3,210 days old) by blknblu (CT)        

some type of epoxy meant for plastic would be better than super glue.
The one that you have to mix the two, then apply.
I have used the JB Weld plastic weld in the past. Devcon makes a similar one.

www.jbweld.com/collections/epoxy-...


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