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Thread Number: 3079
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| Post# 34063 3/4/2008 at 21:34 (5,888 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 34064 , Reply# 1 3/4/2008 at 21:40 (5,888 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 34066 , Reply# 2 3/4/2008 at 21:42 (5,888 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 34072 , Reply# 4 3/4/2008 at 21:57 (5,888 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Yes Yes Yes, IT'S ANOTHER 1952 LX !!
I have one other colored logo LX but it has the plastic dial upgrade door. This one begins and completes the LX collection lineup. Has the polished cord connecter cover and hose bezel as mentioned by Charles...and the key taped inside the cover door. I had asked the seller about these details and on his confirmation I 'needed' to have it. No one else was bidding, probably because of the lack of tools, caddy and the wrong hose. Excellent condition, all it needs is the full Spa Holiday Makeover. 
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| Post# 34073 , Reply# 5 3/4/2008 at 22:03 (5,888 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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The bottom. Amazingly the runners aren't bent. No rust, dings, scratches or rips. Same for the cordwinder tho it's a bit askew - easy to set right. This one deserves a proper plug, I think. the cord is, again, excellent. By the way, because I am often confused, which Electrolux models did this hose come with? because it's the first such hose in like new sucking condition so I should mate it up appropriatly. Dave. In his Happy Place while the snow falls the next few days. 
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| Post# 34076 , Reply# 6 3/4/2008 at 22:23 (5,888 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 34083 , Reply# 7 3/4/2008 at 22:42 (5,888 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 34088 , Reply# 9 3/5/2008 at 01:14 (5,888 days old) by petek (Ontario) | ||
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Oh you do have it bad LOL Little Felix looks like he's growing quick too... and btw didn't I have an old typewriter sitting here that you were supposed to take back with you the last time? | ||
| Post# 34091 , Reply# 11 3/5/2008 at 01:28 (5,888 days old) by charles~richard () | ||
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| Post# 34092 , Reply# 12 3/5/2008 at 01:29 (5,888 days old) by charles~richard () | ||
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P.S.: I agree that that's a turquoise Model L hose. Yes, too dark to really match the light turquoise G, but goes nicely with the darker turquoise accents of the LX. | ||
Post# 34125 , Reply# 14 3/5/2008 at 14:45 (5,888 days old) by arh1953  ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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| Post# 34128 , Reply# 15 3/5/2008 at 15:39 (5,887 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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Heavy Metal!!!! I wonder if the towers will be able to accommodate the arrival of the latest B-Day presents! | ||
| Post# 34138 , Reply# 16 3/5/2008 at 18:17 (5,887 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Lou, sleek & sexy shorthair Hector is 11 years old now and it was his biobrother Dexter - black longhair - who died suddenly in November just as I was heading out on the road. I have Pete and his sister to thank for finding Felix and socializing him until I got back from the Winter Grand Vacuum Tour down south of Lake Ontario and west to Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. After the initial day or so of meeting, Hector mopes no more and these days both of them snooze & play together and join me on the couch for TV and on the bed as I read the bedtime novel. It's not easy to pet two cats with one hand so they've learned to lie side by side. Felix has VERY BIG PAWS for his tiny kitten head. Hector's overnight spot is beside the pillow while Felix likes to nuzzle under my neck or on top of my head. LOL Felix has a strong double pitch purr with a third 'chirp' on top when he's really content. They are both always there when I wake up at 7AM and if I try to sleep in I get stereo ear licks & nuzzle nudges in the face til I do. Alan, I have only one LX without a cordwinder. Charles states that it was optional and I imagine when one was paying this much for a brand spankin' new freshly styled LX the chrome cordwinder was a must have. Later LX's got the Hammertone blue cordwinder. A few months back when I got the LXI (is that a 'one' or an 'L') it came with two LX hoses, one saran and the other cloth weave. Guess which one is being paired with this one? :-) Rick, No matter how I squeeze, only 5 widebody LXs will fit on one floor of The Towers downstairs. This one is so pretty I think I will find a place for it separately here upstairs with a full compliment of accessories arrayed around it for gaze appeal. It has the lowest serial # of all my LXs - M68351P. 2nd inset coloured logo strip early LX has no dial, SN# N78381R. The rest of the LXs have the all metal side strip. SN# T05987R has the metal dial upgrade. SN# T18020H has no dial. Escaped the upgrade? SN# T77645K has the plastic dial. By this time standard issue? SN# V86186R is the LXI with the plastic dial, wheels and side opening hammertone cordwinder. Since the door and bottom plate are easy to remove with 3 bolts there's no certainty the machines are absolutely correct and even the dial-less ones can be considered suspect, I suppose, tho less likely. I need two more LX toolcaddy saddles 'cause I have the tools for 'em. I invite anyone with Electrolux LXs to post their serial numbers in this thread with identified variations according to Charles' excellent outline. Perhaps from this a timeline survey can be established for this handsome overly engineered dreadnaught bag-thrusting brute model. Now to do a photo survey of the Typwriters... CLICK HERE TO GO TO aeoliandave's LINK 
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Post# 34168 , Reply# 18 3/6/2008 at 12:32 (5,887 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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| Post# 34605 , Reply# 19 3/12/2008 at 21:15 (5,880 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Took a while due to weather but present #2 arrived today.
Not that I needed another Swiveltop but hey, it almost matches the GE Polisher, the paint's good, has the matching caster base and a couple of salmon plastic tools. Model VI3C-3 from 1956? The long hose turns out to be good with minimal suction loss. Black cord is cracked up toast so the seller sent along a reddish/pink extension cord. Nice cord but the color is just too wrong so I dug out a brownish red one with molded plug to consider that I had in the bin. For now it will remain cordless. What's missing to make it a complete ensemble is the bag-top pink disc pan that seals to the swivel...and a salmon dusting brush & upholstery nozzle. And GE wands. The only GE wands that fit I have are for the Roll-Easy but no...just no. :-) 
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| Post# 34607 , Reply# 20 3/12/2008 at 21:25 (5,880 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Speaking of the seller...
It was very securely packed and came from north eastern Michigan. Eric, did your Eureka ever arrive from the same seller? The one he broke the handle packing it, apologized for and had fixed? Thread 2981? Also pictured is a Filter Queen Pow-R-Polisher I had to go out and find once I saw such a thing existed, thanks to Beerad. Something else to be on the lookout for this weekend - GE wands. 
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Post# 34636 , Reply# 22 3/13/2008 at 15:32 (5,880 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida) |
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| Post# 34667 , Reply# 23 3/13/2008 at 19:33 (5,879 days old) by electrikbroomgu (Rome, NY) | ||
5 LX Electroluxes
Just a snap of my 5 LX's, one of which is a Metro rebuild. The three with cord winders are all different with the chrome one being the more common unit with raised letters. The hammertone ones are different from each other with the end one having the raised circle around the lux lettering. They all work very well and the 2 newer ones to the right have the clear plastic with red letter selectors and the other 3 are devoid of this feature. The Metro rebuild is a mix match of older and newer. It has the original bag ejector assembly but the newer side trim pieces painted hammertone blue. Also interestingly the Metro rebuild has the brain disabled with the plunger end sitting under the actuator. The bag ejector is frozen in place and was painted silver. Apparently Metro wasn't about to play around with these early fussy systems and took the easy way out.
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| Post# 34670 , Reply# 24 3/13/2008 at 20:07 (5,879 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Thanks Joel for the great picture.
Nice to have visual proof I'm not the only LX fanatic appreciater - who also embraces all the other vacuum styles and makes. LOL Betcha that Metro un-baked paintjob comes off real fast in a Polystrippa bath (baked hammertone won't). :-) Unless its a really fine example of Metro's refurbishment skills. Dave | ||
| Post# 34680 , Reply# 26 3/13/2008 at 21:56 (5,879 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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LX's are functional Heavy Metal Sculpture. | ||
| Post# 34682 , Reply# 27 3/13/2008 at 21:59 (5,879 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany) | ||
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Ugh! I'll take two! Fabulous! | ||
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