Thread Number: 27413
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
So I'm addicted: just found a pretty cool Electrolux |
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Post# 307254 , Reply# 1   11/24/2014 at 16:35 (3,438 days old) by bebring (Québec)   |   | |
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Nice find |
Post# 307255 , Reply# 2   11/24/2014 at 16:40 (3,438 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
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You have the granddaddy of the Electrolux line. It ran from the end of 1937-1956.
There's a great thread (#19227) on this model and the one that followed in in 1952, that being the Model LX, the first automatic Electrolux. Go to the Vintage, forum archives 2013 scroll down to 01/03 thread title 'Lux model 30/XXX,' post # 212375. There's a wealth of information including repair data. Have fun. Alex Taber. This post was last edited 11/24/2014 at 17:06 |
Post# 307260 , Reply# 3   11/24/2014 at 17:31 (3,438 days old) by Bikerray (Middle Earth)   |   | |
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Post# 307262 , Reply# 4   11/24/2014 at 18:00 (3,438 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
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Thanks for the input, I sat here debating the exact year that it was manufactured, so that year was simply a guess.
The XXX, however, was the lower priced model, with the LX being the main machine. As for the XXX, it did sell till around 1956 when the automatic E was introduced. The above mentioned archived thread 'Lux model 30/XXX,' will give all the correct data that I don't have near my desk right now. As mentioned in that thread, I was born and raised in Wallingford, Connecticut, (1950) which was about 45 minutes from the Electrolux factory in Old Greenwich. Here's a picture of me about 3 years old. I'm still into Electrolux and Kirby. This post was last edited 11/24/2014 at 18:16 |
Post# 307266 , Reply# 5   11/24/2014 at 18:19 (3,438 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
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Post# 307286 , Reply# 6   11/24/2014 at 23:25 (3,437 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 307313 , Reply# 9   11/25/2014 at 16:31 (3,437 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut)   |   | |
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There's been much debate over the Model XX (20) due to the fact that it was the machine set to replace the XXX. While I have three books written by top Electrolux staff, they only elude to the XX. My research tells one thing, others here at VacuumLand see it another way, and as I say, don't have the documentation. You however, have stated November of 1941 to Spring of 42, which fits with what I have. If you have any further data on the model XX, let me know. By the way I have a XX, and love it.
Alex Taber |