Thread Number: 38685
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
It felt like Sophie's Choice! |
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Post# 411113   7/2/2019 at 20:11 (1,730 days old) by completenutt (West Hollywood, California)   |   | |
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Ok, that might be an extreme analogy...
But, today I gave the biggest vacuum gift to anyone ever from my personal collection and it felt scary and exhilarating and ultimately satisfying.
1968 Electrolux tan Model G
I have 4, and I narrowed it down to the two that I was willing to part with. It came down to ding/dent count and faded "electrolux" name painted on sides of vacuum along with safety of electric cord.
I picked the better of the two to gift. It was like ripping off a band aid!
I had collected 1940s and 50s brushed aluminum tools to give her with it that pre dated the vacuum, but added a wonderful user experience! 4 vintage tools total; floor brush, carpet tool reversing to pet hair side, upholstery tool and dusting brush. I gave her a generic plastic crevice tool as well.
We polished all tools together, then I showed her how to use them using the machine I picked...and then gifted her the whole thing!
She was elated, really loved it!
This post was last edited 07/02/2019 at 20:27 |
Post# 411138 , Reply# 1   7/3/2019 at 16:02 (1,729 days old) by dysonman1 (the county)   |   | |
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Post# 411168 , Reply# 2   7/4/2019 at 18:44 (1,728 days old) by Luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree)   |   | |
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She’ll begin to appreciate it even more as she begins to use it more often. She’ll see the difference in cleaning with vintage. |
Post# 411174 , Reply# 3   7/5/2019 at 00:07 (1,728 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB)   |   | |
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