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Thread Number: 4319
Another blue XXX on eBay |
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| Post# 48569 8/13/2008 at 20:02 (5,728 days old) by charles~richard () | ||
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I only draw your attention to this one because of the hilarious item description the seller wrote! CLICK HERE TO GO TO charles~richard's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 48572 , Reply# 1 8/13/2008 at 20:08 (5,728 days old) by lux1521 () | ||
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Very funny indeed! On a more technical note, it appears that the filter cover is not the original. It does not have the dual blower doors that I would expect on that version. | ||
| Post# 48574 , Reply# 2 8/13/2008 at 20:29 (5,728 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
And then there is this gem coming up.
I mean, to me this is a highly coveted gem to help complete my American Lux XXX lineup. With the blue LX patterned vinyl tank fabric...but not at that opening bid. Arghhhhhhh..... Suddenly, the factory refurb blue hammertone XXX above is looking awfully attractive as well - it's only a couple or 3 hours away in Toledo for personal pickup. Mmm... dave CLICK HERE TO GO TO aeoliandave's LINK on eBay 
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| Post# 48590 , Reply# 3 8/13/2008 at 22:13 (5,728 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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How clever... At least the seller has a sense of humor...I like that thanks, Charles | ||
| Post# 48593 , Reply# 5 8/13/2008 at 22:23 (5,728 days old) by charles~richard () | ||
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erg, Erick, I meant to say, the one in the link I posted, with the blue-painted side rails, is a 1947 version - note the flat runners. Then the one Æ-D just posted is the 1949 version; flat runners and saloon-type rear doors. | ||
| Post# 48594 , Reply# 6 8/13/2008 at 22:37 (5,728 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Good eye, Rick. my guess is someone had a 52 body can and thought it would look better with chrome & polished ends (I wouldn't disagree) and jammed it together carelessly wrinkling the LX vinyl...and that is the LX pattern. So...if I had both machines, swapped back the factory hammertone bits, polished out the bag cover fins & side trim, re-laid the vinyl and latched on a hammertone cordwinder... Oh, never mind. Makes more sense to check out my 6th LX, the rusty beater parts machine and see if the leatherette is in one piece at the front under the handle and could be peeled off big enough to fit an XXX. Oh, never mind again. But someday I really would like a last gasp XXX to match the LXs. (:{] Enthusiastic Dreamin' Dave | ||
| Post# 48779 , Reply# 8 8/15/2008 at 22:46 (5,726 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Well, I had to go for it. Why? Because of the cloth weave hose and the paint job. Whether it is a genuine Electrolux refurb or a Metropolitan bojack job, it will at least be an good complete example of an XXX painted refurb in the collection. I'll be real interested in examining the paint. Hammertone baked enamel or scratchable spray paint. Also, I knew from previously contacting 'VacMom'aka Vaccraft Industries, that I would be able to do a personal pick-up. :-) And I've wanted to meet VacMom Laura Bytwerk, anyway sometime - she has quite a few used vacuums come up in her auction business. I almost got a turquoise Dyson DC07 but missed it by minutes. Missed this Royal Cylinder Set, too, dammit! by 10 minutes. Grrrrr Hope one of us 'bought-it-now'. Do tell... Dave, heading to Toledo on Monday - hope to locate the old Air-Way plant while there. I know there's a thread about that building... CLICK HERE TO GO TO aeoliandave's LINK on eBay 
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| Post# 48785 , Reply# 9 8/16/2008 at 01:53 (5,725 days old) by charles~richard () | ||
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I agree, the hose looks very nice and certainly worth the price of admission. :) | ||
| Post# 49618 , Reply# 10 8/25/2008 at 19:19 (5,716 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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1947 (?) Hammertone XXX update
Intense examination took place this afternoon. Although it is clear the vacuum was totally disassembled before painting the various parts it does seem odd that the side trims as well were painted. While the vacuum is clearly badged as an Electrolux Factory BRANCH rebuild I can only assume that branch manager decided to exercise some creative license. :-) One huge anomaly has come to light that I haven't the knowledge or experience to explain. So here goes with a 9 picture photo essay. 
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| Post# 49619 , Reply# 11 8/25/2008 at 19:23 (5,716 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 49620 , Reply# 12 8/25/2008 at 19:23 (5,716 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 49621 , Reply# 13 8/25/2008 at 19:24 (5,716 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 49623 , Reply# 14 8/25/2008 at 19:31 (5,716 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Front. Where the fun begins. The clue is the side profile of the cover latch lever... Btw, the cord is as supple as new with original molded on Electrolux plug and socket. It is also quite thick compared to later XXX cords, the like of which I have only seen on original but crumbling XII & XXX cords. The cloth weave hose is I'd say 98% airtight still. 
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| Post# 49624 , Reply# 15 8/25/2008 at 19:34 (5,716 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 49626 , Reply# 16 8/25/2008 at 19:40 (5,716 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Now for some differences. | ||
| Post# 49628 , Reply# 17 8/25/2008 at 19:50 (5,716 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Here's the surprise, at least to me.
The hammertone's cover is not an aluiminum casting, it is a die stamping. So is the latch lever a piece of stamped and folded steel brilliance with three exterior rounded ribs as opposed to the cast lever's 5 stepped edges. The latch tongue mechanism is geared to rotate the tongues upward to lock position, as opposed to the side sliding action of the cast cover. 
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| Post# 49629 , Reply# 18 8/25/2008 at 19:56 (5,716 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 49630 , Reply# 19 8/25/2008 at 20:25 (5,716 days old) by crevicetool (GA ) | ||
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WOW Dave.... What an unusual find!!! Great detective work too! I am waiting on pins and needles for an answer on this. I have never seen that combination before. Rick | ||
| Post# 49653 , Reply# 22 8/25/2008 at 22:59 (5,716 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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My thinking was perhaps during the war with aluminum a restricted metal Electrolux did tests and stamped out some covers & backplates & levers from cheaper and available steel, found it a good stopgap and produced enough that some were sent out to Depots as replacements for exactly this - painting. But that doesn't really support the geared handle as it has more precise parts than the later sliding lever. There's a deep nick on one inside corner that seems to show a copper core...another pea-sized worn area on the cover shows that it may be plated.(Understandably, I'm loathe to remove it to see if the cover is chromed plated) It's the triple gear tongue rotator that has me mesmerized... As for the paint, it is hard & shiny like baked. I wouldn't say it is thin as in transparent. Sort of a puddle-y pattern. There is no hint that there is the usual patent printing stamped on the inside cover backplate but on the lower body rim in the usual place, read clearly through the paint it says: Model 30 DC to 50 CYCLES AC 115 VOLTS 475 WATTS AHAH!!! Check your early 30s... Rick, I thought the pictures showed the hammertoone pattern quite clearly? This any better? More pictures can be taken Tuesday night as I have it off. Thanks guys. 
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