Thread Number: 39562
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
A "New to Me" Model G! |
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Post# 419654   2/7/2020 at 19:13 (1,510 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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~ I went to the local vacuum cleaner store & repair shop run by my friend Ron, to see if he might have the plastic feet I need for my E-Automatic.
I went upstairs to his junk rooms and rooted around. He didn't have the E-A feet, but he did have something very beautiful that he gave me ... a reconditioned Model G! It was way back in a dark corner where I almost overlooked it.
It's painted in dark turquoise hammertone -- not the color of the Model E/E-A but more the color of the 1205. Whoever did the refurbishing did a wonderful job, even filling in the Electrolux logos on the sides. As you can see, it's in immaculate condition and it runs smoothly and perfectly!
So while I didn't find what I was looking for, I hit the jackpot anyway!! |
Post# 419655 , Reply# 1   2/7/2020 at 19:31 (1,510 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 419663 , Reply# 2   2/7/2020 at 21:04 (1,510 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Nice find! The Model G is a great Electrolux to start out with. It was middle of the road for this generation's model line so it a nice rugged cleaner and pretty straightforward and easy to find.
Electrolux had a system where if a vintage model came in to be rebuilt, it would be repainted into the color of the current Elextrolux that was available for sale at the time. This was for protection so it couldn't be sold as a brand new vacuum when it was not. That might have been done with this vacuum, where it was painted to the color of the 1205. It is also not impossible that someone could have done a professional repaint. I have a formerly tan Electrolux that has been repainted red - I am not sure if it was done by the factory or by someone else, but it is also 100% perfect too.
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Post# 419694 , Reply# 5   2/8/2020 at 10:34 (1,510 days old) by sitop (Bradenton, FL)   |   | |
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Post# 419701 , Reply# 6   2/8/2020 at 16:16 (1,510 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Post# 420159 , Reply# 8   2/18/2020 at 08:50 (1,500 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)   |   | |
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I have seen a very few factory rebuilt AE & other that had a clear tape with exact white lettering of 'Electrolux' that was placed on rebuilt after painting. |
Post# 420198 , Reply# 9   2/18/2020 at 20:46 (1,499 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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