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| Post# 76098 7/22/2009 at 09:22 (5,385 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
We are both just back from a fabululous long weekend break in Cardiff with Mathew and with some holiday souvenirs collected along the way. First off is this amazing Trident vac in blue, Nice and solid with quality attachments. Amazingly quiet in operation and also has excellnt suction and cleaning power, So to start off heres some pics, lets see what your Tridents are like too... 
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| Post# 76099 , Reply# 1 7/22/2009 at 09:23 (5,385 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
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| Post# 76100 , Reply# 2 7/22/2009 at 09:23 (5,385 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
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| Post# 76101 , Reply# 3 7/22/2009 at 09:24 (5,385 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
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| Post# 76102 , Reply# 4 7/22/2009 at 09:25 (5,385 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
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| Post# 76103 , Reply# 5 7/22/2009 at 09:26 (5,385 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
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| Post# 76104 , Reply# 6 7/22/2009 at 09:26 (5,385 days old) by turbomaster1984 (Ripley, Derbyshire) | ||
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| Post# 76115 , Reply# 9 7/22/2009 at 12:44 (5,385 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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trident trident 
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| Post# 76116 , Reply# 10 7/22/2009 at 12:46 (5,385 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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| Post# 76118 , Reply# 11 7/22/2009 at 12:48 (5,385 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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trident trident 
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| Post# 76119 , Reply# 12 7/22/2009 at 12:50 (5,385 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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| Post# 76120 , Reply# 13 7/22/2009 at 12:52 (5,385 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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thank you Walter thanks so much mate sorry im such a terrible photographer ... i can never get them right! thanks again mate Si | ||
| Post# 76121 , Reply# 14 7/22/2009 at 12:53 (5,385 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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blue TRIDENT lovely machine i love the noxxle holder on the hose handle! | ||
| Post# 76135 , Reply# 16 7/22/2009 at 16:57 (5,385 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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scanner i hope so Walter! we dont want anymore of my appalling work with a nokia phone ay? i did do my best!! Si | ||
| Post# 76153 , Reply# 17 7/22/2009 at 21:08 (5,385 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
Just a response to Karl's comment....
Hi Karl, I think you have the Eureka / Electrolux relationship a little inversed. No Electrolux vac is made by Eureka - it's the other way around. All Eurekas are now made by Electrolux. Even the American-designed power nozzles and uprights that are not available in Europe are now in essence made by Sweden's Electrolux. Let me try to explain the history very briefly. Up until the 1950's, North American Electroluxes were made by the same company that designed and produced the European Electroluxes - so the vacs looked pretty similar. In 1968, the European Electrolux company sold it's share in North America's Electrolux, including the right to use the "Electrolux" name in North America. From 1968 on, they were completely separate companies, with completely different designs and machines. Up until the Free Trade agreement signed between Canada and the USA in the early 1990's, the Canadian government forced all USA companies to open up separate plants in Canada if they wanted to sell their products here (GM, Ford, Electrolux, Hoover, GE, Eureka, etc.). So, often the Canadian plants would have different designs for their products than their American counterparts. That's why the Electroluxes made in Montreal were so different from the one's made in Old Greenwich Connecticut. Sweden's Electrolux bought back the right to use their name in North America in 2003, and at the same time bought the right to sell European Electroluxes like the Oxygen canister (made in Hungary) in North America. Because of this, the North American Electrolux company you are so fond of was now forced to use the name Aerus. To make matters more complicated, in 1974, Europe's Electrolux bought the Eureka Williams Company of Bloomington Illinois and its sister plant in Kitchener Ontario. For about 30 years after that, Eureka's vacs were still for the most part made in North America, though some Eureka vacs were actually Electroluxes imported from Europe and relabelled Eureka. That's why our Eureka "Excalibur" was actually a Volta machine, and our Eureka Oxygen was actually a Swedish Electrolux design married to a North American power nozzle. When Sweden's Electrolux bought back the rights to their name in the US and Canada, they began to sell vacs with the Eureka name and the Electrolux name. The American Electrolux company of 1968-2003 which you are so fond of is now know as Aerus. Just a final note - Consumer Reports consistently rates the Electrolux Oxygen (with the Eureka Power Nozzle) better in performance (and lower in cost) than the Aerus Guardian. If you want a more detailed history, see the link below. Hope this helps explain why the European Electroluxes look so different from the Connecticut Electroluxes with which you are more familiar. I'm excited to see the first pics of the new Aerus, aren't you? Brian :) in Canada CLICK HERE TO GO TO eurekaprince's LINK | ||
| Post# 76181 , Reply# 19 7/23/2009 at 07:01 (5,384 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Thank you, Karl........ | ||
| Post# 76270 , Reply# 21 7/23/2009 at 23:07 (5,384 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Karl....since you live in Queen's New York.......
I am guessing that you may also be a collector of memorabilia from the two New York World's Fairs at Flushing Meadows! That's another one of my hobbies - world expositions. The transportation exhibits and pavilions in both 1939-40 and 1964-1965 were amazing! I was born in 1959 and remember well my visits as a five year old to the NYWF in 1964 and 1965. The AMF monorail was so cool! And who could forget GM's Futurama Pavilion. And I will never forget seeing those General Electric vacuums on stage at Disney's GE "Progressland" Pavilion. But we better leave all that for another message board! Brian | ||
| Post# 76281 , Reply# 23 7/24/2009 at 06:02 (5,384 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
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Nice! | ||
Post# 76329 , Reply# 25 7/25/2009 at 03:42 (5,383 days old) by chestermikeuk  (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Lux
Nice Lux there boys and even better seeing it work!!! it was my understanding that this was more of a semi-commercial vac in UK or certainly promoted for large houses, i know they did a bigger commercial model, but I remember seeing this size a lot in librarys, shops etc as well!!! for the lower wattage it certainly provides a good suction and soooo quiet, just that Lux hum!!! Was this a later model because I remember seeing a couple with the Flip-Over white floor tool as of the Z100?? Nowthen Simon & Walter, you two are just a teasing us a lot!!!....Lol fab brochure - we need to see it all - please drop me a mail and i`ll send address, post us a scan and I`ll put it onto a file to see!!! My mums friend had this blue version and it was bought from Trident near us the independant shop, its my understanding that they where introduced to the independant stores like Trident, Wigfalls as was, small independants (think Euronics chain) and where also sold door to door!!! I remember Aunty Joan showing us how good it was and showing us it even had the paper bags!!! | ||
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Post# 76330 , Reply# 26 7/25/2009 at 03:46 (5,383 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Trident... | ||
| Post# 76332 , Reply# 27 7/25/2009 at 04:35 (5,383 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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strooooth Mike! Now whos teasing.....i havent seen one of these machines in over 3 decades... i was beginning to think theyd been a figment of my imagination! | ||
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Post# 76334 , Reply# 28 7/25/2009 at 04:42 (5,383 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Just For You!!! | ||
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Post# 76335 , Reply# 29 7/25/2009 at 04:44 (5,383 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Trident Vac... | ||
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Post# 76336 , Reply# 30 7/25/2009 at 04:46 (5,383 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Trident Vac | ||
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Post# 76337 , Reply# 31 7/25/2009 at 04:49 (5,383 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Yellow Trident | ||
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Post# 76338 , Reply# 32 7/25/2009 at 04:50 (5,383 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Trident Vac | ||
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Post# 76340 , Reply# 33 7/25/2009 at 04:52 (5,383 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Trident 156a | ||
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Post# 76341 , Reply# 34 7/25/2009 at 04:54 (5,383 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Trident 156a | ||
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Post# 76342 , Reply# 35 7/25/2009 at 04:55 (5,383 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Trident 156a | ||
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Post# 76343 , Reply# 36 7/25/2009 at 04:57 (5,383 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Trident 156a | ||
| Post# 76348 , Reply# 38 7/25/2009 at 06:09 (5,383 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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lovely find what a lovely find, Mike cant wait to see further stuff on it cheers mate | ||
| Post# 76438 , Reply# 39 7/25/2009 at 20:38 (5,382 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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| Post# 76506 , Reply# 40 7/26/2009 at 04:43 (5,382 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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trident yes Doug i saw that one listed i think the shape was the same as this one but the colour scheme obviously in blue and grey. Maybe it was a lower wattage and didnt have a bag full whistle option Si | ||
| Post# 76571 , Reply# 41 7/27/2009 at 07:42 (5,380 days old) by sireluxomatic () | ||
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The yellow Trident is one of the nicest looking vacuums I've seen in some time...absolutely beautiful color. The hose on the blue Trident is equally nice. It's great to see these. | ||
| Post# 76670 , Reply# 42 7/28/2009 at 16:05 (5,379 days old) by edgar (Belgium) | ||
special | ||
| Post# 78183 , Reply# 43 8/12/2009 at 10:14 (5,364 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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Doug that Trident u136 1965 model is listed in that literature you have added to the lux cylinder thread for James right? it came in blue.. but this yellow one is the follow up yes? but it is not listed there it appears to havr a slightly different handle and bag cover clip i think Si | ||
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Post# 78186 , Reply# 44 8/12/2009 at 11:19 (5,364 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Trident U156 Blue | ||
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Post# 78187 , Reply# 45 8/12/2009 at 11:23 (5,364 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Which One is It!!! | ||
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Post# 78188 , Reply# 46 8/12/2009 at 11:28 (5,364 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Lux Trident Literature...!!! | ||
| Post# 78192 , Reply# 47 8/12/2009 at 12:44 (5,364 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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| Post# 78380 , Reply# 49 8/14/2009 at 00:32 (5,363 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Its not missing
The 30/55 is only missing here, Doug loaded the full Lux model listing on another thread, but here is the page with the 30/55 again. Whilst I agree that the 55 was popular (and maybe more so than the 62) I have only ever seen one Lux 30, and that is Mike's Do you know I never noticed it, but the hose connection on the 62 is (apparently) higher than on the 55 looking at the manual, will have to check it out on the actual machines. My 62 manual shows the use of paper bags. Al 
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| Post# 78381 , Reply# 50 8/14/2009 at 00:34 (5,363 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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trying to load the scan again | ||
| Post# 78384 , Reply# 51 8/14/2009 at 02:13 (5,363 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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corrected i stand corrected Al Si | ||
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Post# 78405 , Reply# 52 8/14/2009 at 15:26 (5,362 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Volta | ||
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Post# 78406 , Reply# 53 8/14/2009 at 15:36 (5,362 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Differences | ||
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Post# 78407 , Reply# 54 8/14/2009 at 15:38 (5,362 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Differences | ||
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Post# 78408 , Reply# 55 8/14/2009 at 15:43 (5,362 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Differences | ||
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Post# 78409 , Reply# 56 8/14/2009 at 15:45 (5,362 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Differences | ||
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Post# 78410 , Reply# 57 8/14/2009 at 15:51 (5,362 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.) |
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Hooked Up & Ready...!!! | ||
| Post# 78418 , Reply# 58 8/14/2009 at 18:47 (5,362 days old) by sireluxomatic () | ||
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Mike, I love those Luxes, and the way they can hang up like that...great way to store them. | ||
| Post# 78419 , Reply# 59 8/14/2009 at 20:12 (5,362 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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fantastic! Mike its great to see the luxes in all their glory like that and spot the differences... thats the first 65 ive seen with a metal cover was that the first batch then still using a metal one? | ||
| Post# 78421 , Reply# 61 8/14/2009 at 20:28 (5,362 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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vapouriser thread Mike am i right in thinking only the 55 out of those has the thread on the filter cover to take the vapouriser? and the 62 and 65 dont? you also have a z30 dont you i bet that has it? | ||
| Post# 78428 , Reply# 62 8/15/2009 at 00:47 (5,362 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Rug nozzle cont ....
My recollection from the blue trident, was that the tools were similar to those used on the 62 in the UK, and on various models overseas, particularly in Australia for some reason. The tools were in white. Although the 64 has separate tools, they were NOT the same. Here are the tools from the 62, the Trident has a smaller, more convential white plastic dusting brush. The late model 55 had a similar looking carpet nozzle, but apparently in metal Al 
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| Post# 78429 , Reply# 63 8/15/2009 at 00:51 (5,362 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield & London) | ||
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Vaporisers
Although vapourisers were supplied by other manufacturers (Vactric & Bylock) I have checked all three of my Lux 55 manuals and none of them make any mention of a vapouriser, nor does the 62 manual. Pehaps with the ball bearing lock fitting of the hose, it was not possible to fit a vapouriser which would presumably meed a thread fitting Al | ||
| Post# 78449 , Reply# 64 8/15/2009 at 10:10 (5,361 days old) by watsonw (Newport, Shropshire, UK) | ||
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Just won.............. brand new / old stock trident/volta floor / carpet nozzle like Edgars, except in white,now all I need to complete my orange volta is the white crevice brush, please keep a look out folks. Regards, Walter. | ||
| Post# 78488 , Reply# 65 8/15/2009 at 22:22 (5,361 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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Hey Al: The models 30 and 55 both had the threads on the back cover to take the vaporizer but the 62 did away with it. Most places (Europe, Canada etc) it was supplied with the machine but, from what I can tell it was an optional accessory in England. I would suspect that, since the 62 came out with the new style attachments the vaporizer that was available for it was the same style that the later Canadian machines used (It hooked onto the end of the hose as opposed to the end of the machine and the hose hooking into it). This is a picture of my Swedish model 30 which I traded with Edgar for (Thanks again Edgar). The vaporizer is beside the dusting brush. I've recently bought the sprayer for it on ebay so, if I could only find the crevice tool and manual it would be pretty much complete. Doug PS - anyone else want to trade for some Canadian Machines :) ?? 
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| Post# 78679 , Reply# 66 8/17/2009 at 09:16 (5,359 days old) by z30soulbrother (West Midlands, UK) | ||
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vapouriser yes Doug i always wondered what the outer thread was for when i was a kid as we never had a vapouriser | ||
| Post# 79035 , Reply# 67 8/21/2009 at 15:26 (5,355 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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Hey guys: Time for me to do some begging again. Anyone have any of these parts they'd like to trade for Canadian stuff? To finish the machines I have I need the following (I'd settle for a scan of the books): Electrolux model 25 - vaporizer, sprayer and book Electrolux model 30 - crevice tool, book Electrolux model 90 (sage green) - rug nozzle, crevice tool, book Electrolux model 330 (charcoal grey)- dusting brush, brush for crevice tool, book Dometic upright model 505 (mustard yellow) - rug/floor nozzle, crevice tool Volta 155 (very dark brown) - rug nozzle, dusting brush, crevice tool and brush head Goblin Triumph G46 - lower wand, felt floor tool, crevice tool, small nozzle, book Thanks for the help Doug | ||
| Post# 79037 , Reply# 68 8/21/2009 at 16:57 (5,355 days old) by edgar (Belgium) | ||
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chestermike | ||
| Post# 275045 , Reply# 69 4/6/2014 at 21:02 (3,666 days old) by markanthony5 (England Isle of Wight) | ||
electrolux z65
I i have an electrolux z65 it has the lower serial number starts with oo then numbers.
It also has the aluminium polished back plate for the exhaust. I assume this is early 1960s would anyone know the answer to this . I have seen an advertising pic which the lady using it looks to be early 60s about the same period of the senior 652 pink and white one, could the z65 be the same age im wondering | ||
| Post# 275081 , Reply# 70 4/7/2014 at 06:54 (3,665 days old) by watsonw (Newport, Shropshire, UK) | ||
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Z65 with metal exhaust/ filter holder assemblY .......1960 until circa 1964? I can actually remember the later model with the plastic cream coloured rear assembly being demonstrated in the electricity board showroom in Glasgow...that would have been around 1965/6? Regards, Walter. | ||
| Post# 275187 , Reply# 71 4/7/2014 at 23:08 (3,665 days old) by Collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk) | ||
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