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Post# 74978   7/11/2009 at 14:46 (5,373 days old) by thevacuumman (Borger, TX)        

here is mine

Post# 74990 , Reply# 1   7/11/2009 at 17:53 (5,373 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
While not my favorite.....

(That position is held by the Electrolux model LX), this machine has a story all it's own
So, gather 'round kids and listen to the tale of the model
On March 1ST, 1957 at 9:45 AM, this little machine rolled off the assembly line of the Greenwich Connecticut Electrolux factory. Careful thought went into the production of this machine, every bolt designed to fit just right, color selection to fit with almost any decor, a powerful motor, everything! Everything that is - except a name! What to do
Coincidentally, In Urbana, Illinois at the same time, some thing else rolled off the assembly line. It was me! One important difference though...no planning whatsoever went into this unit. It was a total surprise!!! More like an accident..
However, the designers at Electrolux were at a loss. Thousands of the machines were flying off the line at a record pace....but what to name it! Finally, they consulted Alex Lennart Wenner-Gren, the main man, top dog, head cheese at Lux who said in his native Swedish: "Vrudenvoo tiebvroon vuden vuden zat ick phlumenregan der laden schnagen haas!" Which means in English: "How the Hell should I know". So, it was decided to comb the countryside for a child that was born at the exact same time the machine made it's debut and they would name it what ever the child's name began with in honor of that child!!
And there you have it! The Lux model "C" for Crevicetool.


Post# 74991 , Reply# 2   7/11/2009 at 18:00 (5,373 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
OK, OK, OK.........

Here's my REAL favorite. The Lux model LX. And the one above is an R, and it came out in 1958. How boring
Rick


Post# 74998 , Reply# 3   7/11/2009 at 18:28 (5,373 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Yes yes byes, the 1952 LX !!! My all time top of the heap favorite
My re-creation of the 1952 Owners Manual opening page.


Post# 75002 , Reply# 4   7/11/2009 at 18:52 (5,373 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        
"Touch no Dirt, Breathe no Dirt, See no Dirt"

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"Only the Electrolux has the automatic self-sealing disposable bag" Air-Way pioneered it...The LX launched it spectacularly into the mainstream
Paired with a 1955 LXI
Once you've experienced one of these formidable juggernauts launch a dustwrapper across the room, scattering all evil dustbunnies in it's path, well, you can just never go back to the way it used to be.
Notice I deftly avoided using mildly suggestive potentially innuendo-laden terms like eject, catapult, thrust, ram, erupt, spew, fountain, geyser, etc to describe the perfectly ordinary housecleaning vacuuming function of ejaculating a bag full of nasty stuff for hygenic disposal..
Huh? What? Oops....never mind
Dav


Post# 75003 , Reply# 5   7/11/2009 at 18:58 (5,373 days old) by vacman117 (Chicago, IL)        

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mine would have to be my electrolux Automatic G's. Which by the way I am getting a 5th for 10 dollars with the Power Nozzle. so that is kind of exciting.

Post# 75017 , Reply# 6   7/11/2009 at 21:43 (5,373 days old) by luxg ()        
I have to agree!

Rick, your version of the story of the birth of the Model C is much more exciting than the real one could ever be!
Dave, that is a beautiful display you have for your Model LX. In your first picture, on the second step, what are the four little pieces at the front of the machine? One I think is the key used to adjust the automatic eject but what about the others?


Post# 75026 , Reply# 7   7/11/2009 at 22:02 (5,373 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        

I know! I know! I know where Dave got them from too, but will let Dave tell
Rick


Post# 75027 , Reply# 8   7/11/2009 at 22:32 (5,373 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Right you are, Terry
Far from being simply (wink) a beautifully sculpted, complex and heavy vacuum cleaner the LX had the means engineered into it to be custom tailored to address the varying hard and carpeted surfaces, and dust conditions in any home in any geographical location.


Post# 75030 , Reply# 9   7/11/2009 at 22:54 (5,373 days old) by luxg ()        

Very interesting Dave, thanks for the information, who else but Electrolux would come up with a custom setting for each home!!

Post# 75032 , Reply# 10   7/11/2009 at 23:01 (5,373 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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The brown canvas pouch, 17 page booklet - lushly illustrated with photos and diagrams - and two Plexiglas dust wrapper plate templates, along with the three LX-specific tools and the key comprise a trained Electrolux Salesman/Serviceman's kit for individually adjusting an LX Pneumatic Control brain in and for the Customers home.
You can use it to fine tune later LXs with the outside dial and LXIs, of course. I was lucky enough to find the key cellophane-taped in the cord receptacle in one of my six LXs (forgive me - each one is a distinct variation...toldja it was my favorite machine...LOL).
The kit was a chance Ebay find a few years back....back when you knew who you were bidding with. It cost me $40 on August 19 2007 and oh dear, I see it came from Atlanta GA. Sorry Rick if we were both in the running but I didn't know ya then...wouldn't have mattered anyway. I remember my heart racing while I forgot to breathe toward the end..
I will scan the booklet Sunday night which explains the procedure and results so much better than I can type. I have this pouch with me always in the Vacuum Gauge case wherever I take it. One never knows when an LX needs a tune-up and de-wheezing, eh
BTW, I recently acquired a second LXI, this one with the white dusting brush and wallbrush, and it will get the Davy Ultra Upgrade of a PN socket inside the bottom bumper of the swiveling hose receptacle and the Red & Yellow nameplates. I'd also like to add a third or fourth turbine stage for true Monster Vacdom - there is room to modify the engine bay to take 4 fans without encroaching on the bag eject mechanism.


Post# 75035 , Reply# 11   7/12/2009 at 00:32 (5,373 days old) by filterqueen83 ()        
dave

You are a true collector and the most passionate person off all that I have seen about your collection. I bet I would be amazed at the things you have, Thanks for adding so much to this forum. I love my lx and always wanted to see it eject the bag on its own.

Post# 75054 , Reply# 12   7/12/2009 at 05:29 (5,373 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)        
Favorite Lux

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My favorite older Luxes are the XXX, the AE, and the G, and I have one of each. All 3 are beautiful, quiet, and powerful machines, although my XXX only has the 475 watt motor instead of the 535. But all 3 bring back memories. My parents had a XXX, my paternal grandparents had an AE, and one of my uncles sold G's, and when we spent Christmas with the aunt and uncle when I was 9, he did a complete demonstration
Jeff


Post# 75058 , Reply# 13   7/12/2009 at 05:55 (5,373 days old) by thermokid (Casper, Wyoming)        
My Favorite Electrolux

would have to be my mom's old automatic Baby Blue G. That machine was rode so many times down the stairs by us kids, and it didn't even hurt it. Of course Mother doesn't ever use it any more. But it still runs as good as the day it was new......

Post# 75067 , Reply# 14   7/12/2009 at 08:53 (5,373 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)        

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Im horrible with Model #'s, But My fav older Lux is model E i think. its similar to mr.Crvicetool's model R but its gold,there also was a blue version I liked alot that had a PN with it... I don't know what ever happend to my blue one...

Post# 75069 , Reply# 15   7/12/2009 at 09:52 (5,373 days old) by sireluxomatic ()        
Can I pretty please with a rocker switch on top choose two f

Ken, I think your favorite would be a Model L; I believe it came in four different colors.
Here are mine; the 88 and the G. I really can't choose one, and anyway, they're quite obviously "related"; perhaps 2 brothers, or at the very least, cousins. I love these vacuums like nothing else.
That dog, by the way, is gazing longingly at the 88 out of pure coincidence.


Post# 75070 , Reply# 16   7/12/2009 at 09:54 (5,373 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)        
XXX excitement

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My favorite older Electrolux is the Model XXX.

Post# 75083 , Reply# 17   7/12/2009 at 12:40 (5,372 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)        

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Bob youre right again lol.Im thinking E proly because the E that I have wich is older . I dont care for the older rug too because it snags the carpet. But it does get the threads and hair better that the newer flip over tool.

Post# 75086 , Reply# 18   7/12/2009 at 13:00 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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We Canadians are so contrary...not only did we design our own Electrolux 80 series turning the bag sensibly sideways simulating a lower centre of gravity for making those sharp turns around corners...we even make our cordwinders 'dress on the right' instead of the left
Dave


Post# 75089 , Reply# 19   7/12/2009 at 13:49 (5,372 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        

Bouncing bananas are so neat.

Post# 75093 , Reply# 20   7/12/2009 at 13:57 (5,372 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)        

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I finally figured out how to get one of those little things. I was always so jealous of Robert and his. It brightens the day.

Post# 75097 , Reply# 21   7/12/2009 at 14:41 (5,372 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
Hope this helps with machine identification.

Depending on the source, you can get different dates of production runs.....and naturally all versions of the same machine aren't pictured.

Post# 75109 , Reply# 22   7/12/2009 at 15:15 (5,372 days old) by kirbfan94 ()        

That olympia one is beautiful!

Post# 75116 , Reply# 23   7/12/2009 at 16:38 (5,372 days old) by vibragroomer ()        
L

My favorite is early the Model L with aqua blue trim and cord winder. It sort of reminds me of an older Pontiac, while the Model G of that vintage looks more like an upscale Buick! LOL! But I just like the sound of the L -- it has presence.

Post# 75117 , Reply# 24   7/12/2009 at 17:10 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        
I demand equal representation...

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Cross border comparison. Similarly to the USA timeline poster, supernaturally all versions of the same machine aren't pictured. Such as the unfathomable exclusion of the 1953 ZB54 and 55 and the unforgivable bundling the 1957 red ZB 83, 86 & 88 series machines under the single picture of a green ZB89. :-
The green ZB87 & 89 were not introduced until late 1967
Davy - Kaptain Kanada


Post# 75120 , Reply# 25   7/12/2009 at 17:35 (5,372 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)        

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Just going for the vacuum locations instead of the model numbers in Dave's picture, I like the last one on the top row, and the first one in the middle row. As far as cars go, the models E through L in Crevicetool's picture remind me of the old 1951 to 56 Packards.

Post# 75121 , Reply# 26   7/12/2009 at 18:19 (5,372 days old) by sireluxomatic ()        
Observations, Objections, Etc.

I'm still not used to the G cord winder being on the "wrong" side...every time I use it I have to adjust my mind accordingly as to how to move the vacuum around when I'm cleaning. The front end, too, is massive looking when viewed from certain angles, what with the vertical bag orientation and the power nozzle plug on the bottom. As for heaviness, I find the G to be a great deal heavier than the 80 series, and not quite as easy to move around
Mind you, I'm not "dissing" the G in any way, inasmuch as I really consider it one of my favorite vacs. The Gs and the 80 series compare favorably with each other...super quiet, pleasant to listen to, excellent cleaning power, aesthetically pleasing, built to last, etc.
Now, to those Aerus time line pictures. I really wish they had put out a full version, with the correct dates and makes. They don't skimp as much with the newer models (spurring sales on new and reconditioned machines?), but anyone interested in the history can't learn a lot from the official time line. This explains why an Electrolux "old timer" once insisted to me that the Z89 was over 50 years old.
Ken, you just reminded me that I'm not happy with the styling of the older (Canadian) bare floor tools...they have the single long brush strip running the length of the nozzle, and no dirt channels. Whenever I use them, they end up clotted and matted with hair/lint/etc. No doubt a lot more goes into the bag, but I wish there were gaps in the brush, like the one that came with my Epic.


Post# 75126 , Reply# 27   7/12/2009 at 19:08 (5,372 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village)        

I'd say G but I still need good hoses for min
I have 2 Silverado's also sweet & a 2100 which says 84 to 8
I was sure it was more like 89 as that's a date on my 2100 manual & it I think was a US model not CA


Post# 75129 , Reply# 28   7/12/2009 at 19:28 (5,372 days old) by sireluxomatic ()        
American vs. Canadian Hoses (early)

That's one thing I regret about older Canadian Luxes; its either difficult or impossible to find new, genuine replacement hoses. Hoses for the U.S. models seem to be a dime a dozen. Too bad the two countries didn't get together and use the same machine end connector, since the handle end is more or less the same.

Post# 75143 , Reply# 29   7/12/2009 at 20:28 (5,372 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
Dis our G's huh???? Why, I outta....!

I find the 80 series quite a remarkable machine. Powerful, very, very, quiet, and will probably admit more maneuverable. One complaint. Unless there is a reason for it - that handle! There is no way to comfortably carry that machine. You have to strong arm it, impossible to carry it level, with the motor, winder, and filter door in back. If you try to carry it as say - the US 1205 through the end of the metal machines, the handle is going the wrong way, leaving only room for a couple of fingers. Then the heavy end is banging into your ankles at every opportunity.


Post# 75145 , Reply# 30   7/12/2009 at 20:35 (5,372 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
I went back and looked at my Lux timeline....

I have one example of every machine on that page except the bottom three and the AF. O M G ! So much for just originally wanting only a few representative machines from certain eras. Time to assemble more shelves
Rick


Post# 75146 , Reply# 31   7/12/2009 at 20:46 (5,372 days old) by sireluxomatic ()        
Getting a handle on the handle

Hmm. The 80 series handle seems aesthetically in the right place; with the slope of the bag chamber, the handle adds a bit of symmetry to the front end, but you're right, Rick; they aren't easy vacuums to carry. I do find that the G stays nice and level when you pick it up.
One thing, though; the 80 series is easier to set on its rear end than the G
Bob, who probably wouldn't diss something if it said "diss" to him (is relatively mild-mannered mostly)


Post# 75154 , Reply# 32   7/12/2009 at 22:06 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Quibble, quibble, quibble. Silly boys...you don't carry an 80, ya grab that handle like the saddle pommel it looks like and ride 'er til she's wet. Oh, there I go again, having flashbacks to 1959 when Gramma Kerr would pull me around her house on her 86, me in my Roy Rogers outfit...maybe it was Quicksdraw McGraw or Deputy Dawg?. Yes, Roy & Dale, Lone Ranger and Tonto were broadcast all the way up here to Canada
"Yippie Yi Yo Ti Yay, Gallopin' All The Way, Here Comes Quick Draw McGraw" and his faithful sidekick Babbalouie. :-
Back on topic: Same questing goal at my place, Rick "I have one example of every machine on that page". Got the Canadian page covered too, from 1935 to 1995-ish. I keep my twingle tuned for a nice Rennaisence some day and that will end my CanUSALux timeline
As for the smooth sexy soft & pliable generously sized 80 handle compared to the angular hard edged knuckle-skinning G handle, no matter how well balanced...well sometimes something practical's gotta give over for aethetics.
BUT
The 80 handle allows a 6" x 1.75" elliptical opening for hands and even the aluminum trim strip is concave to accommodate hulking Lumberjack knuckles. The less flexible G type handle has a rectangular opening only 4.5" x 1" with a much shallower concave dimple. Not to, like, quibble or anything..
Now, about the cosmetics, convenience and accessibility to the respective electric hose connection ports...:-
Dave -small hands, big grip. ROTF


Post# 75155 , Reply# 33   7/12/2009 at 22:07 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Ouch.

Post# 75159 , Reply# 34   7/12/2009 at 22:38 (5,372 days old) by sireluxomatic ()        

Nice hands, and handles too. You guys have reminded me that I have a long way to go to complete the Lux time line; I'd better go buy some shelves in preparation.

Post# 75210 , Reply# 35   7/13/2009 at 09:37 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        
How to get your LX/LXI in top bag tossing conditrion.

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First, take it all apart, in this case an early LX with no control dial, lay it out attractively on the floor and sprinkle the Fairy Dust of Deliberate Determination liberally about. take a deep breath.

Post# 75211 , Reply# 36   7/13/2009 at 09:40 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Turn parts over to get an even all over coating
Then clean it all off every square inch of the parts, working your way past lubricating the spring slide then turning your full attention to the bag door and internal pneumatic components.


Post# 75212 , Reply# 37   7/13/2009 at 09:43 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Bag door and base plate come off with 3 screw bolts of different lengths - bag & tag

Post# 75215 , Reply# 38   7/13/2009 at 10:04 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Remove all the separate components from the base plate and door, cleaning each piece and remembering where everything goes back
You'll find a liberal accumulation of fine dust throughout the system including under the master power valve diaphragm that pulls the bag spring and doorlatch and inside the control slave valve that monitors vacuum differential. The vinyl hose may be sticky and deteriorating and coated inside with more powder. The tube may be clean as a whistle or so badly deteriorating that it is stiff or even snapped in half. Replace it with a flexible piece of vinyl aquarium hose the EXACT same length & diameter as it must not stretch or bind when the door is closed. Ive taken to using rubber player piano hose with a ball point pen spring inserted at the hinge point. The pinhole bleed in the hose bezel rivet must also be unclogged. This bleed communicating with the rotating hose inlet sends the signal to the valve. I use a strand of copper wire for this as a dressmakers pin/sewing needle is too thick. Pipe cleaners soaked in lighter fluid are perfect for cleaning the oily green schmutz inside channels and will not harm the styrene plastic
Fortunately the control valve casings, unique to each model version, are held together with screws so its a simple matter to disassemble and clean the rubber diaphragm, wells and nipples.


Post# 75218 , Reply# 39   7/13/2009 at 10:11 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Put it all back together and adjust to taste for snappy action
This Service manual explains how the system works and what can be done to fine tune it if it does not perform to expectations after cleaning and re-assembly


Post# 75219 , Reply# 40   7/13/2009 at 10:12 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Title page

Post# 75220 , Reply# 41   7/13/2009 at 10:13 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Control unit explanation

Post# 75221 , Reply# 42   7/13/2009 at 10:14 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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next

Post# 75222 , Reply# 43   7/13/2009 at 10:16 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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At last, page 1

Post# 75223 , Reply# 44   7/13/2009 at 10:16 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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pages 2 & 3

Post# 75224 , Reply# 45   7/13/2009 at 10:17 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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pages 4&5

Post# 75225 , Reply# 46   7/13/2009 at 10:18 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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pages 6&7

Post# 75226 , Reply# 47   7/13/2009 at 10:19 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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page 8&9

Post# 75227 , Reply# 48   7/13/2009 at 10:20 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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pages 10 & 11

Post# 75228 , Reply# 49   7/13/2009 at 10:20 (5,372 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)        
booklet on the air powered polisher

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Dave, I've never seen that booklet, post it for all of us to see
Alex


Post# 75230 , Reply# 50   7/13/2009 at 10:24 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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pages 12 & 13

Post# 75231 , Reply# 51   7/13/2009 at 10:25 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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pages 14 & 15

Post# 75233 , Reply# 52   7/13/2009 at 10:27 (5,372 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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pages 16 & 1
Printing date December 195
Last page and inside back cover are blank for notes.


Post# 75234 , Reply# 53   7/13/2009 at 10:34 (5,371 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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What a fantastic example of 'damn the torpedoes full speed ahead' engineering !

Post# 75236 , Reply# 54   7/13/2009 at 10:47 (5,371 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Do you mean this April 1949 printing of the trifold pamphlet for the Electrolux Polisher and Scrubber included in the carton with fold out handles, Alex?

Post# 75237 , Reply# 55   7/13/2009 at 10:48 (5,371 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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reverse side with instructions for use.

Post# 75238 , Reply# 56   7/13/2009 at 10:55 (5,371 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)        
Thanks Dave

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That was awesome
I love the color ad too! Have a copy, but always fun to look at
I've just found a new partner and he's asking questions about my interest in Electrolux. Now he can see my favorite machine
Alex


Post# 75239 , Reply# 57   7/13/2009 at 11:01 (5,371 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK)        
polisher

i have an electrolux polisher with box i still use it. the box is marked "for models 55 and 62 quiet suction cleaners" i still have the luton guarentee, Have used it at my friends on his dyson animal you should see it go!

Post# 75240 , Reply# 58   7/13/2009 at 11:12 (5,371 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Yes Simon, the same air-powered 'War of the Worlds' polisher is shown in the Canadian late 50 series manual as well as the red 83 & 86 manuals.

Post# 75248 , Reply# 59   7/13/2009 at 13:13 (5,371 days old) by luxg ()        

Dave, that was very interesting. Thanks so much for taking the time to post it all for us.

Post# 75253 , Reply# 60   7/13/2009 at 13:45 (5,371 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)        
Electrolux polishing attachment

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Thanks again Dave, that was exactly what I wanted to see!

Post# 75255 , Reply# 61   7/13/2009 at 14:04 (5,371 days old) by caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)        
Last post.

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I just checked and my last post was #60, this makes 61. How interesting as I love Electrolux LX and LXI (60 & 61)!

Post# 75262 , Reply# 62   7/13/2009 at 15:33 (5,371 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
Oh, no. It ain't over - til it's over!!!!

Clever postings of images of disassembled LX's, scanned images of polisher/scrubber booklets - not to mention the directions on adjusting the LX wrapper-heaving mechanism - will deter me from protecting the great model G from earlier slander! The following pictures will demonstrate the hazards of attempting to carry the model 89.

Post# 75263 , Reply# 63   7/13/2009 at 15:38 (5,371 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        

Notice that the angle at which the heavy beast is forced to follow (due to an ill-placed handle) places the machine right at all moving parts of one's legs. Double ouch!!! Sorry about the calves...I see that some squats and donkey calf raises are in order.

Post# 75264 , Reply# 64   7/13/2009 at 15:39 (5,371 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        

Ahhhhhh......

Post# 75266 , Reply# 65   7/13/2009 at 15:42 (5,371 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        

Over-lapage of appendage digits may cause blood circulation problems, interfering with the ever useful wrist action.

Post# 75268 , Reply# 66   7/13/2009 at 15:44 (5,371 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        

Ahhhh, (again).

Post# 75269 , Reply# 67   7/13/2009 at 15:47 (5,371 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        

I can only say thank goodness the cord winds from the wrong side on the 89. Think of what damage that could cause!

Post# 75287 , Reply# 68   7/13/2009 at 18:46 (5,371 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        
Bouncing bananas indeed!, Mr Crevipoo.

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Butt do not think that your feeble, yet compelling, attempt to divert our rapt attention from serious design flaws by provocatively posing in crevice clinging, banana enhancing designer label EORGIA fleece shorts can mask the primary shortcoming of the G
Aww, you big brutes bruise so easily; must be the poor circulation from being so tall. And that Georgia heat is befudding your common sense..
Can your G do this? That's 81" of raw suction straightening out curly 2-legged pocketbear chest carpeting. Even if you could on that massive sun bronzed muscular frame that puny, top heavy, so-tip-prone-it-needs-a pair-of training-wheels-up-front G would be hard pressed to summon up much more than 60-70" draw. The bowlingball lifting 89 has a wind cheating profile as well as a pair of waterwing hydrofoil/snow ski skids to cleave its way through any dense uneven debris field ya wanna plow through on an inherently stable 3 wheel arrangement..
And what's with carrying the vacuum around anyway? Is the G so delicate it can't stand & roll on its own 5 feet? No vacuum on the second floor or basement? A sorry substitute for proper weights to keep those massive limbs inflated I suppose. Now, I grant that ya got yerself a pair of purty legs, sorry calves and silly girlyman socks notwithstanding, but those gym sessions ain't workin' out so well if the 89 is so heavy it causes you to topple over banging it into your ankles. Surely those wide shoulders and biceps so bulge-y ya can't get your arm all the way down must hold the vacuum well away from vertical plane sway contact with lower limbs
But wait! Those artfully placed, transparently obvious sympathy-begging medico patches are not even in line with indicated 'documented' mid femur/tibia 'injuries' and cannot fool our august assembly of constant thread readers.
Just wait til that G hits the door frame or banister on the way up to your shamefully vacuum-less 2nd storey or down to the basement, swings around and fractures a kneecap...or crushes a bannana
What's that I hear? Is that the sound of Big Man Sobbing
Wee Davy was small but oh my! He struck that Goliath down...


Post# 75289 , Reply# 69   7/13/2009 at 18:57 (5,371 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        

And don't think those band-aids didn't hurt yanking them off either!!
OK, OK......I give up! I just set fire to the G.
Now those Z67's, Don't get me started! What the He..
Oh skip it
FOTFLMAO
Rick


Post# 75300 , Reply# 70   7/13/2009 at 19:48 (5,371 days old) by sireluxomatic ()        
*Gulp*

I've stirred up a hornets' nest...or enough dust bunnies to block the bags of the aforementioned machines. May I offer a metaphorical bandage to all parties and their affected limbs/digits/bodily hair concerned
Your most humble and faithful servant
Robert J. (who used both vacuums today without noticeable bodily harm, although he didn't carry them
*insert dancing banana here*


Post# 75304 , Reply# 71   7/13/2009 at 20:05 (5,371 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)        
These pictures are making

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This happen again! See what happens with a group of unsupervised adult males?

Post# 75306 , Reply# 72   7/13/2009 at 20:10 (5,371 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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After waiting through what seems like weeks of rain on days off, Tuesday is going to be sunny clear and warmish at 72 F. In anticipation I took the new 89 over to clean up the boat carpet and crevices. Because The G Just Ain't Powerful Enough For Such A Big Job. LO
Powernozzle IVed every surface and filled the gas tanks and took the Subaru through the car wash and then used the 89 to vacuum the car out stem to stern. Filled darn near half a new bag with fine road dust and pine needles (don't ask)
Hey Rick, try dead-lifting 25 litres of gasoline straight up 4 feet from the ground leaning over a gunnell...twice - that'll build up that weak right arm of yours. :-)


Post# 75308 , Reply# 73   7/13/2009 at 20:24 (5,371 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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On the way back from the grocery store for boat snacks I found this pair of 59 cent cobalt blue anodized Ray-O-Vac electric candlelights at Sally Ann's. I think I can safely date them to the 1960s because of the white glass flames, internal electrics and insulation cardboard and Mica. I even loaded them with Ray-O-Vac C cells
Should look very nice framing the Altar of Fallen Winkler-snappers...naw, I'll put them with the other flashlights
Davy


Post# 75318 , Reply# 74   7/13/2009 at 21:40 (5,371 days old) by luxg ()        
You had better not had!!!

Set fire to that beautiful Electrolux G!!!!

Post# 75326 , Reply# 75   7/13/2009 at 22:01 (5,371 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada)        

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LOL @ Dave.....your antecdotes are just too funny
Gary


Post# 75503 , Reply# 76   7/15/2009 at 17:56 (5,369 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK)        
favourite luxes

mine are the whole "loaf" series

Post# 75505 , Reply# 77   7/15/2009 at 18:12 (5,369 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK)        
trident

i cannot for the life of me find any info on the trident vacuum in yellow! there were 3 in our street at the turn of the decade (1960s/70s) nobody seems to be familiar with these machines i havent seen 1 for about 35 years! i asked 1 ex-owner and they couldnt remember where it came from! As far as i can remember it was in the "body" of a lux z80 (blue and white) it had a detachable cord like the rest of the loaf series going from z30 that connected under the exhaust. It had white end caps and a yellow case and TRIDENT logos on the sides.It had a bayonet hose lux single wand white lux crevice and two way upholstry/dusting brush. I would love to see a pic of 1 as its 1 of my ELECTROLUX FAVOURITES but nobody seems to know anything about this model. Ive seen trident models illustrated in the lux listings posted here but not this yellow one! someone please! somebody must know something there were 3 in our street! it must have been a popular vac at the time! look forward to your imput.

Post# 75507 , Reply# 78   7/15/2009 at 18:17 (5,369 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK)        
challenge

challenge by electrolux c1965

Post# 75586 , Reply# 79   7/16/2009 at 16:55 (5,368 days old) by ridgidvac ()        
Super J on back

my fav Luxes + the Rug Washer (G thru Diamond Jubilee style)

Post# 75596 , Reply# 80   7/16/2009 at 19:04 (5,368 days old) by bmgilk ()        
The LX

The LX is my favorite. The suction is really strong and the self ejecting feature is great.Plus they are real easy to work on!
Mike


Post# 75616 , Reply# 81   7/16/2009 at 23:23 (5,368 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Was killing some time and started reading the Consumer Reports scans from the home page. There are 3 Vacuum Cleaner issues from 1951, 1954 and 1959. They are fascinating when one is familiar with the actual vacuums surveyed
here's the blurb on the LX:


Post# 75617 , Reply# 82   7/16/2009 at 23:26 (5,368 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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And the 1954 price and features comparison to the Westinghouse T-6 and Filtex 19-A, all of which I have examples of:

Post# 75624 , Reply# 83   7/17/2009 at 00:26 (5,368 days old) by buffster ()        
Dear Mr. Crevicetool...

Rick
Again, I'm amazed at the immaculate condition of your Lux C and Gs. Stunning restoration jobs. It's clearly a labor of love. Bravo.
By the way, if you ever need to clear any space in your home, feel free to send some of your collection my way. I've got plenty of room. (You can ask Ida why I say that with a big smirk on my face.)
Hope to meet you some day
Mike aka Ms. Alicia Pears (I rarely use that alias these days.)


Post# 75646 , Reply# 84   7/17/2009 at 12:08 (5,367 days old) by watsonw (Newport, Shropshire, UK)        
Z30 -model Z156

My favoufite old luxes are the models ZA62 and the Z156 or if you like the 'Yellow' trident. I have a mint 62 the only thing missing being the cardboard carton. My Z156 was gifted to me only a few months ago.
Z3OSoulbrother; Simon, It has the Z90 550 Watt motor with 30-65 size fans (did the 90/100's have larger fans). The hose is like an 80's but with a bleed valve(shutter type) and integral dusting tool clip. The floor brush and carpet nozzle is identical to the 62's but obviously in off white as are the crevice tool / crevice brush and sprayer which was an optional on this model......oh not to forget; its Luton made
I also have the instruction manual......I don't yet have a scanner but if you'd like a photocopy then feel free to email me with your address.
Glad to help
Regards, Walter.


Post# 75743 , Reply# 85   7/18/2009 at 11:46 (5,366 days old) by gsohoover (Reidsville, NC)        

My favorite has to be my Model G.It was my first electrolux.

Post# 75759 , Reply# 86   7/18/2009 at 13:28 (5,366 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)        
Hands Down

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The Model G. This one is rebuilt from the factory tricked out with a PN-4. Not original, but still fabulous!

Post# 75765 , Reply# 87   7/18/2009 at 14:27 (5,366 days old) by luxg ()        

I have to agree with you on that one Fred!! One beautiful machine that I have thanks to you!! I still have to get an electric hose and power nozzle for it. One of these days!!!!

Post# 75766 , Reply# 88   7/18/2009 at 14:39 (5,366 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)        
Yes Indeed Terry

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We know we got you the right thing! (Even though we rigged the competition - OH well!
Ida


Post# 75767 , Reply# 89   7/18/2009 at 14:42 (5,366 days old) by compactelectra (Palm Springs)        
Now Terry

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Don't get too excited


Post# 75822 , Reply# 90   7/18/2009 at 21:31 (5,366 days old) by luxg ()        

Oh my, Fred I can't believe you still have those pictures!! I can't even remember how many glasses of champagne we had when those were taken!!!

Post# 75846 , Reply# 91   7/19/2009 at 11:16 (5,365 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        

Glasses of Champagne?.....more like a 55 gallon drum to me.

Post# 75866 , Reply# 92   7/19/2009 at 15:41 (5,365 days old) by kirbykid63 (Wilmington Delaware)        
It would be all the model G's

My favorite is all the model G's they are so quite and easy to restore I have three a blue a tan and my prize 1967 hospital G.
Richard
new2youvacuums


Post# 75951 , Reply# 93   7/20/2009 at 20:32 (5,364 days old) by electrolux-dude (Canyon, TX)        
Here's My Favorite Electrolux

Here's Mine--My Hospital G

Post# 76223 , Reply# 94   7/23/2009 at 18:28 (5,361 days old) by electroluxkirby ()        

I have AE and Olympia. Out of the two I like the AE the best, it's lighter, more quiet than the Olympia, and I like the shape of it better. Both are real workhorses.

Post# 76389 , Reply# 95   7/25/2009 at 16:44 (5,359 days old) by ridgidvac ()        

The B-8 shampooer/polisher is also my fav Lux (esp those from the Diamond Jubilee on back)

Post# 76542 , Reply# 96   7/26/2009 at 17:29 (5,358 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        
My favorite old Electrolux...today.

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Wasn't going to start a new thread for it as I won't be working on it for some time and I have a perfectly nice XII on top of Luxious Towers.

This is not a joke. This was on my doorstep when I got home from work today, Sunday. No note, don't know who left it but clearly they think of me.

Hauled it in, put on a cord and...nothing. Took the motor cap off...the brushes are worn off but the springs are still there and the armature turns freely without play - that's hopeful.

Note the fabulously clever handle repair. :-)



Post# 76545 , Reply# 97   7/26/2009 at 18:32 (5,358 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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It has been nicely recovered in real brown leather over the leatherette which tells me all I need to know about the condition of the leatherette. :-)

The hose is not correct of course but is a blue & gray saran weave that will come in handy. Co-incidentally the screw-in connector I found in that box with the Goblin and Vacuna nozzles two weeks back fits!


Post# 76546 , Reply# 98   7/26/2009 at 18:40 (5,358 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Obviously it has sat long time and was maybe found in a damp basement. There's no mold and the cloth bag is still good but rust is lining the bag chamber and skids.

I think it's sweet as is and won't change a thing other than the cosmetics. Whoever recovered it in leather took the trouble to remove and re-rivet the Electro-Lux badge. Thank you for that. The simple door handle hardware is a nice touch so I'll just re-paint it glossy black.

Gave it a quick wash and thus it will sit for the foreseeable future as the doctor has a backed up appointment book...and he got his passport last Thursday, at last.

Dave



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