Thread Number: 27996
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Electrolux (UK) Ltd. List of Vacuum Cleaners |
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Post# 312884 , Reply# 1   1/21/2015 at 22:24 (3,380 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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It would really be cool to see a large spreadsheet of pictures showing the main Electrolux cylinder model offered in each country in each year...probably a really big project for some Electrolux amateur historian to take on. Just like Hoover, the name Electrolux seems prominent in the world of household appliances in so many countries. And from what I am learning from Vacuumland, there could have been a different style of Electrolux canister sold in 10 different countries in a given year - certainly by the 1970's.
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Post# 312898 , Reply# 3   1/22/2015 at 05:31 (3,379 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Electrolux were the top brand for cylinders in the UK for a lot of years. The rule generally was that if you wanted an upright, you got a Hoover and if you wanted a cylinder, you got an Electrolux.
That's not to say that Lux didn't make good uprights and Hoover didn't make good cylinders, but because Hoover started with uprights and Lux started with cylinders, I think that history still stuck out in people's minds when buying a vacuum. Personally, I prefer vintage Electrolux cleaners to vinage Hoover cleaners, but that's another kettle of fish altogether.
We never had Aerus made Electrolux's here. All our Lux cleaners were made by AB Electrolux (Sweden) and mostly at their Luton UK factory.
Old Lux cleaners are not uncommon here, especially the 500 and Twin Turbo uprights. Some of the higher end cylinders are a bit more difficult to get hold of. I do know of an old school friend who's parents bought a 303 when they first got married that is still very much in daily use. It does worry me what they would replace it with if anything went wrong, having not bought a vacuum in 36 years and with the market being considerably less quality than it used to be.
Sadly, Electrolux have pulled out of floorcare in the UK. In more recent years, they became associated with cheap, inefficient vacuums (largely due to the bagless craze) and their reputation for quality fizzled out. Lux now brand all their high end cleaners as AEG and their low end cleaners as Zanussi. A great GREAT shame. It would be so nice to see Lux reppear as a top end brand. |
Post# 312923 , Reply# 4   1/22/2015 at 13:38 (3,379 days old) by edgar (Belgium)   |   | |
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Post# 312949 , Reply# 6   1/22/2015 at 17:48 (3,379 days old) by Kevin (Livonia)   |   | |
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Edgar, I'm interested in seeing your list & photos of Dutch cleaners. |