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Hi Guys long time no speak! hope you are all well! just came across a pic on a certain photo sharing site of an ad about Walita vacuums theres a pic of one like a green lux 65 ive never heard of this before check it out!..... Si

hi folks after finally getting some info and pics on the Trident! i am trying to identify a lux cylinder that my neighbour had. The family moved in next door to us and i immediately got friends with the 2 daughters 1 abit older 1 a bit younger than me. They used to keep playing "long haired...

Have just loaned my electrolux polishing attachment to a friend who wants to polish up his newly uncovered parquet floors. Its still in origional box and labelled for 55 and 62 quiet suction cleaners. We actually linked it up to his Dyson Animal you should see it go! and it was going for quite a...

what a lovely machine, and with the "modern" tools with side conversion. i found this better (using 612) than the later rear conversion which surprised me! i thought the rear version would have been better being later, but the side version much more sealed and much stronger suction...and less...

hi guys just bought a lonely 55 off ebay with a handleless hose and no cord .... for a penny!!! havent got it yet dont know if it will work??? let you know! si

Hi Folks! Trying to identify a vacuum from my childhood. It belonged to our next door neighbour the earliest I can remember it was about 1972. It was an electrolux cylinder, sky blue, with white end caps, a bayonet hose coupling, z65 type handle, detachable usual cord connecter under blow hole...

hi folkes my latest venture! Adapting my 612 converter to take the flexible hose toolkit of my 652. I took the swive end peice out of a damaged old multipurpose brush, inserted it into the end of the 612 converter, secured it with insulation tape, ( I KNOW I COULD HAVE USED A BETTER COLOUR...

As a spin off thread to the blondie subject , what about tv series vac appearences? Who remembers what? One that springs to mind for me is a constellation in "Timeslip" 1970. Another a Junior 1334 being used in Crossroads 1964 onwards ( Amy Turtle doing the settee in the sitting room with the...

Hi folks Just bought a 612 on ebay for £9.95!! awaiting 2 cleaners now! Happen to have a hose and converter for this one too! Have never used a 612 with hose attached. How exciting is all this!!! Pics to come as soon as the machines get here Si

By the way guys, not moving house now so dont have to sell my collection which i am pleased about! Anyway, my question, starting with the first uk junior that used belt removing hose converter.... was it the 1334 in 1958? in rose and ivory? how did the sequence run including colourschemes? I...

am selling collection due to downsizing!! have got to sort out exactly what i have, then will post a list in case anyone is interested!!! speak to you later si

what a lovely pic i love that machine, it has a double stretch hose, right? and angled converter. anybody else got this type of machine ? would love to see the pics as they came after the brown ones and just before the more modern rear conversion seniors , yes? si

A customer of mine , now in his late 70s,Ron, used to work for Hoover in the 1950s/60s and often has a tale to tell! Many years ago when the Britain wasnt quite used to paper bags, in vacuums, Ron was called out to a very irate customer whose 6 week old Hoover Junior wasnt picking anything up...

vac of the day first ad hoover.... not sexist then ? or anything, in those days?...... si

Has anyone ever heard of the Winton Junior cylinder vac? Its something i had forgotten about till now, a vac someone gave my grandad in the early 70s. It was a small cylinder clad in blue leatherette with simple matching chrome end caps. All that came with it was the very skinny hose black and...

hi folks just bought a 1961 hooverette off e bay for just a few quid. all that came was the main turquoise body, the stick handle, and the hose. the cord was severed about a foot from the machine. i havent tried it yet as i havent sorted out a cord. inside the bag has rotted away the dirt filled...

I always used to think it was great to see vacuums used as props in tv series and films years ago. For instance there was a lovely scene with a constellation in "Timeslip" 1970, a lux z55 or 62 in "kizzy" 1970s about a gypsy girl, a connie and a junoir in "on the buses" and i think a lux 80 in...

HI Folkes cant remember where i found this pic of this lovely machine. it probably belongs to one of you guys. am i right in thinking its the Z60? only my nan had one in this exact shape but hers was clad in deep red leatherette i think and the end caps were black. would this be a different...

hi folkes Recently bought a maytag sat.Advantages~ good machine ;fantastic suction .good tools nice turbo rug nozzle, good telescopic tube,nice generously long cord.disadvantages~ too short hose gets shorter with suction,no under blower port like old connies why? no suction control on hose...

Picked this up 10yrs ago reconditioned and resprayed. There are traces of rose in places si