Thread Number: 28161
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
A variation of the Electrolux 1205 |
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Post# 314829   2/7/2015 at 09:26 (3,337 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)   |   | |
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The other day I came across a stripped Lux 1205. the motor is unfortunately gone, but what struck me as odd is usually the metal casing has a rippled finish. This one was smooth and painted over the usual teal. It has the cord clip and around where it says "Automatic Control" is blue, so I know it's not one of the earliest, but is this rare? It's the only one I've seen without a textured finish.
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Post# 314831 , Reply# 1   2/7/2015 at 09:29 (3,337 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 314855 , Reply# 3   2/7/2015 at 17:54 (3,336 days old) by sonnyndad ()   |   | |
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Just today, I got a smooth finish 1205 at the thrift store store for $12. |
Post# 314907 , Reply# 5   2/8/2015 at 10:24 (3,336 days old) by floor-a-matic (somewhere)   |   | |
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Here are two of my for 1205s Early 1205 at left Late 1205 at right |
Post# 315018 , Reply# 6   2/9/2015 at 14:59 (3,334 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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The first 1205's had the black automatic control panel, no dusting brush clip, round bag 'lock out' plunger, smooth body, and no screen at the back of the dust compartment (to keep big dirt out of the fans if the bag broke). The Power Nozzle had a solid plastic one-piece wand.
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Post# 315068 , Reply# 7   2/9/2015 at 23:25 (3,334 days old) by DJub85 (Virginia)   |   | |
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I really prefer the early look. I have no idea why they changed the color of the bag door...
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Post# 315094 , Reply# 8   2/10/2015 at 09:12 (3,334 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)   |   | |
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Post# 315101 , Reply# 9   2/10/2015 at 10:54 (3,333 days old) by Kirbyduh (Kentucky )   |   | |
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Tom, I have the first version and it is exactly like the one you have pictured, but it does have the dusting brush clip. It is so neat how Manufactuters changed thing incrementally. Or my dusting brush clip could have been added later. |
Post# 315139 , Reply# 12   2/10/2015 at 22:20 (3,333 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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My 1205 seems to be a transitional version between the earlier and later ones. It has the darker jade plastic control panel with the lettering molded into it, but the bag door is still the original brighter teal (same color as the body) like the earlier one; however, it has the later power coupling design that's integrated into the hose connector instead of a pigtail connector below it. The Power Nozzle has a two-piece, telescoping wand with a teal plastic sleeve.
I have a full set of accessories that came with it, but the original teal hose has a badly cracked handle and poor suction, so I use it with a later white cloth hose that works much better. I got the vacuum and accessories (except for the white hose, which I just bout about two years ago) at a Goodwill store about 10 years ago for $19. That thing may be 45 years old, but it works much better than a lot of newer ones. |
Post# 315162 , Reply# 14   2/11/2015 at 08:06 (3,333 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Mine has the pistol grip with a slider on top for the suction control. The shape is superficially similar to the grip on the later white hoses like the one I'm how using with that machine. It does have several cracks at the base of the grip. It was wrapped in clear packing tape when I got it, but I eventually replaced that with a couple of nylon cable ties. I actually found some teal ones at the Dollar Tree, so they're color coordinated.
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Post# 315188 , Reply# 15   2/11/2015 at 11:06 (3,332 days old) by ronni (USA)   |   | |
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Please post some photos of your 1205 and the hose. |
Post# 315199 , Reply# 16   2/11/2015 at 11:36 (3,332 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 315262 , Reply# 17   2/11/2015 at 21:45 (3,332 days old) by ronni (USA)   |   | |
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Sure--whenever works. |
Post# 315647 , Reply# 19   2/16/2015 at 09:48 (3,328 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Very nice indeed. Perhaps Miss Pupek swooped down upon it and bought it? Who knows.
In any event, the electric hose and electric wand were not in the original box. The standard hose was swapped out for the electric hose (for an additional cost), and the telescopic wand was included with the power nozzle in a separate box. So there must have been a power nozzle at some time. The halo is missing to wind the cord upon too. Maybe a salesman had this and his widow is now selling it? Nice bit of unused history right there. |
Post# 315648 , Reply# 20   2/16/2015 at 09:51 (3,328 days old) by Dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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This is my 1968 model L complete.
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Post# 315759 , Reply# 21   2/17/2015 at 12:24 (3,326 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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I finally had a 'snow day' today (down here in Carolina, it only takes about three flakes to paralyze the city and trigger a panic run at the grocery store) and that gave me a little unexpected time to take some photos of my 1205, reunited with its original teal hose for the first time in more than two years. My cat couldn't help but get in a couple of them. Based on previous posts, this is most likely a 1969 model with the bright teal face on the bag door and the early pistol grip on the electrified hose (note the teal cable tie holding the back end of it together where it's cracked.
I now have three hoses for this machine. I've been using it with a later white cloth hose for the past couple of years, but last week I picked up an even newer gray plastic hose on the cheap. The metal tip of the nozzle was all bent up to the point that it wouldn't accept any attachments (thus the cheap price) but I had a spare white nozzle just like it, so I took the best bits of both nozzles, repaired the hose and now have a two-tone nozzle. It's ugly, some might even say "bojack" (a word I'd never encountered before I found this forum) but it is functional and that's what counts. |
Post# 315809 , Reply# 23   2/17/2015 at 18:25 (3,326 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Ronni,
Yeah, I had posted about the cat being terrified of the vacuum cleaner but that cat, Havoc, died in 2011 and I got Lily, the cat in the picture, three weeks later. Havoc would hide until at least an hour or two after I had put the vacuum away. Lily will bolt initially but then come back to see what all the noise is about. I've always enjoyed making something good and serviceable from otherwise scrap parts. I guess it started with the '68 Volkswagen I rebuilt when I was in high school. Saving money is only part of the overall satisfaction equation. And now for your viewing pleasure, here is a pic of the two-tone "Frankenhose":
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