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Well, apparently I AM collecting vacuum cleaners now! I can't believe my luck! I mentioned earlier in another topic that I amazingly found a local vacuum shop, and the owner has a bunch of vintage vacuums which he was willing to sell. The last time I was there, I saw a really cool early...

Yeah, I'm just learning how different vacuum sales were back then compared to today. I guess I assumed you would just walk into an appliance store and buy a vacuum cleaner like anything else! I had no idea they were so expensive and that some of them seemed to be kind of an "exclusive" or...

I really hope you have luck finding the missing parts! I'm new to this and I don't know much about vintage vacuums yet, so unfortunately I can't be of much help. Just a quick question though - have you tried powering it up yet? You might want to at least test to be sure the motor is ok before...

Thank you so much, Jon! That will be a huge help! I'll plan to follow your steps and take a look at the motor soon, maybe later this week after Thanksgiving. - Chris

Very interesting! Thank you for posting that! I've always liked seeing original receipts and advertisements, and seeing how much the antique things I've collected cost when they were new. I have a few reel-to-reel tape recorders, and I have one that has the original box. I found a price on it...

Holy cow...I looked up the equivalent in today's dollars and $149 in 1966 would be over $1,300 today! The power nozzle alone would be the equivalent to about $450! So if you wanted the entire setup, it would be over $1,700! Yikes. I really like the Model G and I love how well it was made...but...

Overpowering motors I'm sorry, I have something a tiny bit off topic from the post, but I thought it was hilarious. There is a guy on Youtube from the UK (I think his channel is "ibaisaic") and he was showing some vintage vacuum cleaners he had actually imported from the US. He was talking...

So far, I'm really liking the vintage Model G vacuum I bought recently :) It's working great, and even the "weird smell" it had is starting to disappear the longer I play around with it and run the motor. (Or Am I just getting used to it?? Ha.) I'm really curious now, what would the original...

Very cool! It looks to be in good condition - after all your cleaning! By the way, how did you remove the door? There is a little bit of a weird smell in my Model G and I want to clean the bag compartment. I saw a couple of screws on the edge which I think should free the bag cage if I remove...

Hi, I'm a bit new to this myself and I don't know a whole lot about vacuum models yet. But I'm doing a little bit of digging on Google and trying to find Hoover vacuums from the mid-90's that might match up to what you're describing. Is it possible that it could have been from the "Hoover...

Some pictures of my Model G Thanks, Paul! I actually got really lucky and the vacuum came WITH the original manual! That was one of the things that convinced me I had to have it! And the funny thing is that the Electrolux dealer where the vacuum was originally bought was written in the...

Thank you, Jimmy. And I agree, the vacuum is really well built. It's a work of art in machinery. I wish they still made things like this! It's also amazing how strong it is despite being so quiet, and I'm pretty sure it's even stronger than the modern ones I've used!

An 11 amp motor is pretty impressive! I don't know much about vacuums (I'm kind of new to this), but I remember one time I saw a vacuum rated for 13 amps and I thought that was nuts! Lol just a little more and it would probably trip a circuit breaker! That might be an interesting topic - what's...

That's awesome! It looks like you guys really had a good time. It's great when you have friends that you share a hobby with. Lol I always seem to have trouble finding anyone that's into the same things as me! - Chris

Thank you, Barry! I was looking in the bag compartment again, and from what I can see of the parts farther back, it actually seems to be fairly clean. I don't see any obvious signs of caked on dirt, dust, etc. I'll try to post some pictures soon. I guess since it's a "clean fan" type of vacuum...

Hi all, I just joined this forum tonight. I just recently bought an Electrolux Model G, and so far I love it! I'm not necessarily a vacuum collector per se, but I really like antique machines and electronics in general. After see pictures and videos of the model G, I decided I wanted one! It's...