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Tan G question |
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Post# 47180 , Reply# 2   7/26/2008 at 20:17 (5,745 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT)   |   | |
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Here's a picture of all 3. Oldest on the left. |
Post# 47198 , Reply# 4   7/26/2008 at 23:27 (5,744 days old) by luxg ()   |   | |
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Wonderful machines at any rate! IMHO the Model G is Electrolux at its finest!! |
Post# 47204 , Reply# 5   7/27/2008 at 01:52 (5,744 days old) by briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas)   |   | |
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Until seeing them lined up like this, i didnt realize there was a turquoise G and a baby blue G,,WOW! How cool! One of my Aunts had a Turq. model G that i remember being crazy about,,Especially the PN,,,it was a PN1, but without any sheath on the wand of the PN(and the wand was one piece of strait chrome pipe) ,,just a couple of cord clips to hold the cord onto the wand,,,there was a PN socket and plug at the end handle of the hose, with the cord strapped to the hose with turquoise rubber straps. The regular flip over floor tool did have the "Gleaner" bar that had a little lever on the side to turn it on or off. I also remember being facinated with the little louvered trap door over the exhaust. If i caught my Aunt in a good mood she would let me vacuum the whole house with that G,,,,that vacuum was a pleasure to use! She had different colors and textures of carpet in each room, so it was fun to see how the PN reacted on the different carpets. She had a long stairway carpeted with a piece of each color and kind of carpet in the house, so, each stair was different,,,ha, how 1960s can you get! lol I realize now what a workhorse the Model G really was,,,my Aunt's house was very large, with wall to wall thick carpet, and i know she had that model G for well over 25 years, and it was the only vacuum she had. She was one of those ultra fussy people that vacuumed twice a week,,so that model G had a heck of a life! I know she traded it for a new Olympia in the early 80s, and the model G was still going, but had seen better days. I dont think it had ever been in the shop, or anything ever replaced on it,,including the hose. Really is remarkable. Got a nice early model G (with the PN socket in the front) off of E-Bay once, but sold it to a friend. Darrrnnnn it,,,why did i do that?!! I remember one neighbor lady back in the late 60s (who had a brown model G), that stored the cannister in her downstairs bathroom right next to her toilet! ( i have no idea why, as her house was large, and certainly had enough closet space), so id always make an excuse to have to use her bathroom, just so i could play with that Brown model G for awhile. HAHA,,,memories! |
Post# 47214 , Reply# 6   7/27/2008 at 06:54 (5,744 days old) by constellation86 (Roy, UT)   |   | |
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Sorry to get your hopes up but the early one on the left is a repaint. Not an exact color match but it does look good. you'd never know the difference if I didn't put it next to the newer original one in the middle. Nicholas |
Post# 47246 , Reply# 8   7/27/2008 at 19:52 (5,744 days old) by kirbykid63 (Wilmington Delaware)   |   | |
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Hi I have sold many restored G's on Ebay,Yours looks like one that I restored did you buy it from new2youvacuums or trend designs? I love repainting them,they look like new again. Richard Groski |