Thread Number: 39212  /  Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Should this be brown? 1205 ? 		[Down to Last]

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Post# 416042   11/17/2019 at 11:59 (1,614 days old) by rodknock95 (Salem, Missouri)        

I have never seen a brown 1205 before. Can someone educate me on this one? LOL

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Post# 416043 , Reply# 1   11/17/2019 at 12:16 (1,614 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)        

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It is not. That was rebuilt during the time the Olympia One was sold and then passed off as an Olympia One at vac shops for more money.

Post# 416044 , Reply# 2   11/17/2019 at 12:46 (1,614 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma)        
mines blue

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i think it came right after the model g

Post# 416050 , Reply# 3   11/17/2019 at 13:05 (1,614 days old) by rodknock95 (Salem, Missouri)        
Ah ha!!!

 That makes sense.. Thanks

Post# 416052 , Reply# 4   11/17/2019 at 13:11 (1,614 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma)        
looked like this

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Post# 416057 , Reply# 5   11/17/2019 at 13:36 (1,614 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)        
I love these

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Here's mine. It is my favorite (running) Electrolux. It is a weird one, the blue part is textured like a later model. The suction is fantastic!

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Post# 416058 , Reply# 6   11/17/2019 at 14:22 (1,614 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma)        
thats a nice unit

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still have the pn and attachments?

Post# 416059 , Reply# 7   11/17/2019 at 14:23 (1,614 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma)        
i think it used the same pn as the g?

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but blue


Post# 416068 , Reply# 8   11/17/2019 at 15:36 (1,614 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky)        

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This was a junk shop find with no tools or hose. I got the one piece pn1 from a g with it, but need an electric hose.
~K

Post# 416103 , Reply# 9   11/17/2019 at 21:15 (1,613 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree)        
“Passed off as an Olympia 1 at vac shops for money”???

 Highly doubtful.
This is a factory rebuilt, repainted in the color of the Model which was considered to be current at the time of its rebuild. Kirby did the same thing with their rebuilds. This is why there’s DS80’s in blue. They were rebuilt during the era of the Tradition. Vac shop owners are/were far too busy maintaining their customer base to try and fleece anyone in a manner which you have suggested. Vac shop owners aren’t that diabolical....

Post# 416118 , Reply# 10   11/18/2019 at 08:28 (1,613 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)        

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I have a Classic 1CR where they changed the trim to look like a Tradition. At least it sort of resembles the Tradition with the 16 inch nozzle. I don't any vac shop today would bother trying to make a Generation 3 look like an Avalir 2.

Post# 416120 , Reply# 11   11/18/2019 at 09:39 (1,613 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)        

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I've seen 1205s repainted in Silverado gray before. This is the first one I've seen in Olympia brown. But yeah, that's most likely a factory rebuild. I do not believe the intent was to deceive unwitting buyers but to offer an alternative to the 'latest and greatest' for budget conscious buyers.

Post# 416121 , Reply# 12   11/18/2019 at 09:43 (1,613 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)        
Brown 1205

 While some vac shops would repaint to make a vac look better this has white trim under handle and brown front cover from factory rebuild.Should have a metal plate on side with 2 rivets or rectangular sticker inside bag door.There were many brown and then gray G,L & 1205 factory rebuilts.The last were Super J & Olympias as HPR(High Performance Rebuilt)to match Diamond Jubilee.

Post# 416136 , Reply# 13   11/18/2019 at 19:38 (1,612 days old) by gregvacs28 (U.S.)        

That would have been a lot of work to repaint. Plus, the plastic trim pieces wouldn't have matched, the hose may not have matched.... power nozzle?

They probably found it just wasn't worth the effort after a while.

Of course, Sears used to sell new power nozzles in the catalogs, but that's just plug and play.


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