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Thread Number: 43926
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Gleaner? |
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| Post# 457908 11/12/2022 at 11:48 (530 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas) | ||
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Does anyone know what that feature is on Electrolux floor tools is for? What is gleaning? | ||
| Post# 457910 , Reply# 2 11/12/2022 at 17:01 (529 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
I don't recall ever seeing anyone using the gleaner. Most just used the floor brush for everything.
I would imagine it was a holdover from the days of oriental rugs and short pile area rugs from the old days and it ceased being able to function properly once wall to wall carpeting was invented. I can see it working well to fluff the carpeting on those rugs. I never tried using mine either, as I only recently found out what that was for and I was afraid it might damage my carpet, which rightly so seemed to have been the fears many already had during their original time period. | ||
| Post# 457986 , Reply# 5 11/15/2022 at 20:01 (526 days old) by Paul (USA) | ||
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Oh, that's right, Jimmy. Thanks for the correction. I do recall reading that the on/off gleaner bar switch was added in 1949. | ||
Post# 458011 , Reply# 6 11/16/2022 at 19:35 (525 days old) by countryguy  (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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Here is the description of the rug tool and gleaner rod from my ZB89 instruction manual.
Gary | ||
| Post# 458015 , Reply# 7 11/16/2022 at 20:54 (525 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas) | ||
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On Ebay, There is a plastic version of the carry caddy. I was interested, but really don't need it enough to pay that much. Plus, it is tan which probably originally belonged to the later AP models. | ||
| Post# 458138 , Reply# 8 11/22/2022 at 16:58 (519 days old) by Jo (Dallas,TX) | ||
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Gleaner Mostly the gleaner was for getting stubborn threads and hairs out of the carpet. It was switchable because on some types of carpeting, particularly loop, it would grab the carpet and you couldn’t slide the tool over the carpet so it had to then be switched to a smooth bar. Jon | ||
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Post# 458147 , Reply# 9 11/23/2022 at 17:58 (518 days old) by countryguy (Astorville, ON, Canada) |
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| Post# 458519 , Reply# 10 12/11/2022 at 18:22 (500 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas) | ||
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a belated, thanks to all who responded. I appreciate that. | ||
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