Thread Number: 31453
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
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Post# 347764   3/16/2016 at 17:20 (2,962 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Post# 347817 , Reply# 2   3/17/2016 at 15:33 (2,961 days old) by electromatik (Taylorsville, North Carolina, U.S.A.)   |   | |
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Love that appliance! |
Post# 347865 , Reply# 3   3/18/2016 at 01:50 (2,961 days old) by Paul (USA)   |   | |
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Very cool! I've never seen a manual for one of these, but I take for granted that the lower speed was for scrubbing and waxing and the higher speed was for polishing. |
Post# 347867 , Reply# 4   3/18/2016 at 03:00 (2,961 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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This is the first version of the B7 that came out during the Model F - note the color coordination. (Very rare nowadays.)
The low speed was for spreading wax and the high speed for scrubbing and polishing.
There was also a B7 in turquoise during the early run of the Model G.
In 1962 or '63 the first B8 came out, which was the same machine as the B7 except it had a lighter-weight tubular handle, only one speed, and a new "Carpet Beautifier" setup.
There was also a chrome version of the B7 that was a salesman's prize. It's stunning!
Here are some photos of the various B7s and early B8s. (B8s were continued up through the Silverado with corresponding colors -- dark turquoise for 1205, gold for SuperJ, Chocolate for Olympia and dark gray for Silverado.) |