Thread Number: 33515  /  Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Marking Electrolux Time in 2017 		[Down to Last]

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Post# 365074   1/12/2017 at 23:57 (2,654 days old) by Paul (USA)        

With the start of a new calendar year I decided to collect, or "glean" using an Electrolux term, whatever online data I could to mark events on the Electrolux calendar from 2017 in 5-year increments.


105 years - Lux I canister--the original (Sweden)

95 years - Model VI (UK), Model VII (Germany)

90 years - First Floor Polisher/Scrubber (Sweden) Model B3 (?); Model XI (Sweden & US); plant openings in Luton, England and Courbevoie, France

85 years - Electrolux (Canada) Ltd. begins distribution

80 years - Model XXX tank (US)

65 years - Model LX tank (US); self-sealing, disposable "wrappers" (later "filter bags") (US)

60 years - Models F & S tanks (US); Models ZB88 "Elux-O-Matic" & ZB86 tanks (CA); Models 60 & 62 tanks (UK); Turbotool (US); aluminum wands for tank vacuum (US)

55 years - Model CA (US) commercial canister & Model GH (US) hospital tank (that I've nicknamed the Pink Panther line because of its pink filters which resemble Owens-Corning Pink Fiberglas Insulation marketed with The Pink Panther character), Turbo Rug Washer (US); new ABE logo; floor brush shape logo (US)

50 years - First upright Model 152 (UK); Model 80 tank (UK)

45 years - Model Z320 "Jumbomatic" (Finland); Model 330 tank (UK)

40 years - First upright, Model 1363 (US & CA)

35 years - E-2000 tank (CA) predecessor of *Model 2100 in US; E-Special tank (CA) predecessor of **Model 1623 & current Lux Classic tank (US/CA); Model B50 shampooer/polisher (CA); Model 1505/Silverado tank (US); Model PN-4A power nozzle (US)--rebadged as PN-2000 (CA)

30 years - (Mar. 6, 1987) Pointe Claire, QC factory closes after 23 years; (Oct. 4, 1987) Free-trade agreement reached between US & CA allowing Electrolux Corp. to market and sell its products in CA; (Oct. 30, 1987) Brockville, ON factory closes after c. 13 years (where Trivacs and other low volume products were made & assembled); (Oct. 31, 1987) Leveraged buyout of Electrolux Corporation/Electrolux Canada from Sara Lee Corp. for $230MM by senior Electrolux Corp. executives, First Boston Corp., & Wesray Capital Corp.; Model 1521/Marquise tank (US); Model 2100/System 90 tank (CA); Model 1562 Sidekick, mini pn, (US) introduced; Prolux commercial upright line (US/CA); Indirect sales lines--Special Edition series for trade shows & fairs; Regency Series for premium department stores)

25 years - US/CA Epic series (6000SR--predecessor of Lux Legacy tank, 3000SR--upright, & Model 1732 Floor Pro); Model 1521/Ultralux Classic tank (US); Model 1515 "Regency Series 1500" (replaced the 1000 & 2000); Model 1625 "AdvantageSeries" tank & Model 1746 "AdvantageSeries" upright (US); Model 1676 "Ambassador II" (US)

20 years - Model C133A/Epic 8000 tank (US); Lux 1 Royal (Finland)

15 years - Piney Flats, TN plant closes after 13 years.

10 years - Model U155D/Lux Classic upright (budget model--no Sidekick or HEPA filter)


*2100 (automatic) labels: "Hi-Tech"--1985-87; "Diplomat"--1989-91; "Special Edition"--1987-92; "Regency Series 2000"--1987-92; There was also one labeled "2100" and modeled C141 -A, -B, -F which sold from 2000-03 & C152B from 2004-05. Other models & labels of the same design were: 1677 "Diplomat LX"; ^C141 -C, -E "Lux 5000"; C141G & C152C "Lux 5500"; C152E "Ultralux", 80th Anniversary model--with system performance indicators and preset automatic shut-off mechanism.

^The "Lux 5000" label was used on a manual cleaner [models C101 -K & -L] in the direct sales line and an automatic cleaner in the indirect sales line [model C141s]--both had electric wands. The indirect line also included the "Lux 5500" automatic cleaner with standard wands.

**1623 (manual) labels: "L-E"--1985-88; "Special Edition"--1987-92; "Regency Series 1000"--1987-92; "Model 90"--1988-89; "Ambassador"--1989-91. Other models & labels of the same design were: 1625 "AdvantageSeries"--1992-94, 1676 "Ambassador II"--1992, "Ambassador III"--1992-94; C101s--"Ambassador III" & "Lux 5000" and C151s--"Lux 2000", "Ultralux 2000", & "Lux Classic")

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P. S. I was unable to locate the product history chart on Aerus's updated website.


Post# 365086 , Reply# 1   1/13/2017 at 18:16 (2,653 days old) by Paul (USA)        
Additions

 Swedish industrial canisters:

ca. 65 years - Z33

ca. 55 years - Z71, UZ 71 "Volta"

ca. 50 years - Z73, UZ 73 "Volta"

ca. 45 years - Z74, UZ 74 "Volta"

ca. 30 years - Z75

Post# 365103 , Reply# 2   1/14/2017 at 10:28 (2,652 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)        

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Hey Paul - where did you find dates for the Sweedish industrial machines?

Post# 365177 , Reply# 3   1/15/2017 at 21:23 (2,651 days old) by Paul (USA)        

Hey Doug,

I'd seen a photo of my brother-in-law's dad using a Z73 (it was a copper color on top and a griege color on the bottom) which he'd donated to his church. They'd lived in England at the time, where he worked for Electrolux. So, that got us chatting about it, a Z33 he'd used in his shop, and the other industrial vacuums he'd remembered. They were his favorite, because of their power. He also gave me a brochure which listed domestic models and line drawings of them. For some reason, though, it didn't include the industrial models or triple brush cleaners, so my information isn't exact and may not be complete.

Post# 365182 , Reply# 4   1/16/2017 at 08:14 (2,650 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)        

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Hey Paul

I actually have the 33 and 73 but I have never heard of the 71 before. Everything I've seen skipped from the 33 to the 73. Wonder what the 71 was like


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