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Post# 158721   11/12/2011 at 05:51 (4,728 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Yea it finally arrived yesterday looking rather sorry for itself
Its a really old one as it stil has the wooden handle and not the Bakelite one of newer models
Now for a full rebuild and polish and every thing. bags had it but I have a spare
that's my youngest son Anthony a avid vacuum enthusiast standing next to it , yes he is very cute , gets it from his dad |
Post# 158854 , Reply# 1   11/13/2011 at 10:39 (4,726 days old) by vacuumfreak (Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Never seen a vac that looks like that before. Cant wait to see what it looks like after you polish and re-build it! Daniel :) |
Post# 158884 , Reply# 2   11/13/2011 at 12:17 (4,726 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 159060 , Reply# 3   11/15/2011 at 10:20 (4,724 days old) by Docker (Cape Town, South Africa)   |   | |
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That is a Columbus B12 polisher with vacuum attachment. The B11 version did not have the clips to remove the brush base. I am still using my mom's 1958 B12 to polish my Stinkwood dining-room table. They did not buy the vacuum attachment at the time as the polisher alone cost 48 Pounds. |
Post# 159070 , Reply# 4   11/15/2011 at 12:55 (4,724 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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hey Docker sorry to say my one pre dates the b12 it is a M111 , I have a later model like yours as well nice condition.
I also have the b11.
Your one is in great condition, I have a b11 electrolux head unit that I use on my table as well
were abouts are you in Cape Town ? This post was last edited 11/15/2011 at 13:37 |
Post# 159130 , Reply# 5   11/16/2011 at 05:53 (4,724 days old) by Docker (Cape Town, South Africa)   |   | |
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Gareth I'm in Bothasig. I see you also have an Electrolux S1000. |
Post# 159133 , Reply# 6   11/16/2011 at 06:38 (4,724 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 159608 , Reply# 7   11/21/2011 at 13:56 (4,718 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 268517 , Reply# 8   2/19/2014 at 14:04 (3,897 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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So 830 days later I finally finished it, Wow that took a while, I am sorry i didn't take more photo's during its restoration. I only started working on it a few weeks ago. Just to many things ( life ) happened and it got sidlined for a long time.
I also have a band new workshop at home again and this is helping me finish many of my projects.
She runs beautifully |
Post# 268518 , Reply# 9   2/19/2014 at 14:05 (3,897 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 268534 , Reply# 10   2/19/2014 at 15:54 (3,897 days old) by ronni (USA)   |   | |
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Nice restoration job! You should have had Anthony present it again--this time with two thumbs up and two toes up! haha |
Post# 268545 , Reply# 11   2/19/2014 at 16:40 (3,897 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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