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Post# 4736   11/27/2006 at 15:28 (6,330 days old) by tommymilan (milano)   |   | |
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Hello again, I'd like to show you a picture of some luxes of mine, the only ones that I use to keep in myliving room. From left to right: Lux model V (5/26) Lux model XI (11/31) it features cloth covered hose and later bakelite power cord connection hose intake.(original box and all the tools) Lux model Z 25 (probably around 1938) Lux model ZA 55 (purchased for $2 in stockolm Sweden) Lux model Z 55 (purchased last monday in milan, perfectly working) In the second picture some of the Vorwerk kobolds I own, from left to right: Vorwerk kobold model s, 1938 wonderfully working; Vorwerk kobold model S, 1945 with all the original tools; VK 111, 1954; vk 114, 1960 powernozzle et 1 VK 115, 1965 powernozzle et 2 Vk 116, 1970 powernozzle et 4 vk 117, 1972 powernozzle et 10 Vk 117, 1976 powernozzle et 20 not shown here Vk 117 with et 30 electronic, 1982. you con see a picture of it with a 2003 kobold k 135 with eb 351 at this link (there's also a picture of me;-) tommy CLICK HERE TO GO TO tommymilan's LINK |
Post# 4750 , Reply# 2   11/27/2006 at 16:38 (6,330 days old) by tommymilan (milano)   |   | |
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Post# 4754 , Reply# 3   11/27/2006 at 17:10 (6,330 days old) by tommymilan (milano)   |   | |
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Post# 4755 , Reply# 4   11/27/2006 at 17:12 (6,330 days old) by tommymilan (milano)   |   | |
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Post# 4756 , Reply# 5   11/27/2006 at 17:14 (6,330 days old) by tommymilan (milano)   |   | |
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Post# 4814 , Reply# 9   11/28/2006 at 12:43 (6,329 days old) by tommymilan (milano)   |   | |
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well, Vorwerk vk 120-122 weren't very powerful, but they worked very well and they were simple and aeasy to use. Think that in Italy carpet is much less popular than in the usa. The meaning of a kobold has always been being a lightweight stickbroom for everyday surface cleaning, but the powernozzles, especially from model et 340, werevery good and powerful, the Ideal for cleaning even expensive rugs without any risk of damaging them. In the early nineties direct connect, triple brush floor polishers and bare floor cleaner were introduced meeting the request of the italian market. Things are much different today in terms of quality: the new generations (k 130-k 135) feature indirect air system, polipropylene high effeciecy disposable-self sealing bags, with charcoal granules inside to eliminate odours right inside the bag, pre-motor filter and true hepa filtration; The new model features a 900 watts motor which is designed to turn at a maximum speed of 38.000 rpm:amazing!!! extremely powerful, 2450 mm H20 (I don't know how it could be translated into american measures). when you use it for carpet cleaning, with the powernozzle it draws only 400 watts ( minimum for the vacuum-300 watts plus 100 watts for the powernozzle) and works fine.You can raise the speed when you need more suction of course. I purchased mine in 2003, complete with all the cleaning tools, powernozzle, floor cleaner/polisher,elecric upholstery cleaner and carpet/mattress dry cleaner ( a feature included in the powernozzle package of course, here in Italy) and it works fine. It is not a heavy duty vacuum cleaner but in most homes, even if carpeted, it is so easy to manouver around and under pieces of furniture and reach almost everywhere and everything. I just love it! As I have a large house, almst completely carpeted, with a lot of free-empty surfaces, whan I have to clean all of the carpet I prefer to use my kirby Gsix, or the Sebo X3 whose powernozzle is 50%larger than the vorwerk 351. IF I wasn't a vacuum cleaner collector and I had to choose between a kirby and a Vorwerk, I'd choose the Vorwerk, that's sure. At least I don't have to train my 65 years old maid for six months to use the kirby. My mother loves the kirby and thinks no other vacuum cleaner is better. She lives in a VERY large house with three floors...what did she do?...a kirby g three in the basement, a gSix in the ground floor, and a g5 in the first floor...she's not so crazy to have purchased three kirbies...she just took them out of my collection saying It's better to use them...it would be a tremendous waste to keep them in the collection room!One day I also found her in the living room with phones on her ears (probably listening to the guns&roses to cover that damn noise) massaging herself with the kirby Turbo Sander;-)...Since then i KNOW WHAT SHE'S DOING WHEN i PHONE HER AND SHE DOESN'T ANSWER... Greetings, tommy |
Post# 4822 , Reply# 10   11/28/2006 at 15:44 (6,329 days old) by charles~richard ()   |   | |
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Is that polisher turbo-driven, or belt-driven? I'd love to see photos of one. |
Post# 4824 , Reply# 11   11/28/2006 at 16:28 (6,329 days old) by tommymilan (milano)   |   | |
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Hello have a look at the translated version of the Vorwerk-Museumprivat: The floor polishers are electric as well as all of the Vorwerk tools. The floor polishers are called Pulilux, pl 510, 511, 512, 515!
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