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<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">This was posted a few days ago on a local classified site for $75...cylinder + PN + dusting/upholstery tool, yellowed with age, scuffed and dirty, side bumpers stuck on the wrong way...I thought I'd pass. Checked the same site again...

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">By far the most expensive vacuum I've ever bought, even though its used, is this very nice Aerus Guardian "by Electrolux", as the logo reminds us. Came with all the accessories, plus extra bags, Clean Sweep chips, and an extra...

<span style="font-family: Garamond,serif; font-size: large;">Determining to look at the good rather than bad, I found another Epic 3500, this time with (almost) complete attachment kit. This came for a little less $ than the seller originally wanted, since I was the only caller he had. Runs...

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Not an Epic 3250, but an Epic 3500 in charcoal gray, for only $20, to complement the cylinder. </span>   <span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Here he is, "out of the box"; well, out of my trunk...

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">To many of you, this might be very ho-hum, but this is the first time I've ever dared to dismantle a vacuum and see what was going on inside. I was using the Ambassador II yesterday, and suddenly decided, come what might of it, to...

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Well, shampooer/polishers to be exact. Once again, the "journey of discovery" has yielded some good results. Answered an ad for "3-brush Electrolux polisher + 2-brush GE polisher" today, and this is what came of it: An Electrolux...

<span style="font-family: georgia,palatino; font-size: medium;">Here's a find I made today, via classified seller: An Epic 6500 in rather striking charcoal gray. The lady I got it from is moving into an assisted living condo, and has no need of it anymore. Lucky me, I suppose. Its in perfect...

Along with the 1453 I got (posted in Vintage forum), the seller included an upright attachment kit, in the original cardboard box. Used vacuums often come with strange and unexpected extras.

No idea if this should be in Contemporary or not, but here's an Electrolux 1453 I picked up today, in pretty good shape, with the original hose, wands, and combo floor/rug nozzle. This is a cute little machine, and appears to work well. Other than that, I'll admit I know nothing about it. I'm...

I scored an Electrolux non-electric upright hose and plastic wands from a classified seller, figuring I could use them on the 30/50/80 machines. I do have a variety of original hoses, some in fairly good functional condition, but none as good as a new one, and I wanted to "restore" my older...

I'm not hugely interested in newer (i.e. '80's and beyond) Electrolux vacuums, but in the last month or so I've been lucky enough to acquire 4 of them, all through local classified ad postings, and I must say I'm pleased with them all. Here's the 1st, an AP280 with a brand X vinyl hose and PN6...

A fellow had posted an ad on a local classified website for an "old style beige/yellow Electrolux"; nothing more, nothing less, for $20. I thought to myself that it could be a 57, AP 100, AP 200, or a Super J. I called him up today and arranged to go and see it, not even asking him what model it...

As noted in a thread some time back, I recently got my grandparents' old B21 shampooer, including two sets of brushes, nap lifters, and shampoo tank. Have never used one of these before, so am wondering: 1. Are the brushes supposed to lock or snap into the base? Mine don't (they look as old as...

I never say things like "awesome", by the way, but I think this deserves it. Today I got the Electrolux B21 shampooer/polisher that originally belonged to my maternal grandparents. A little history: In 1972 (my birth year) or 1973, my grandparents retired in St. John's. These are the same...

Remember the shag rug nozzle thread a while back? Well, I busted out the shag nozzle today, and here are the results:

Here are two great finds, courtesy of Doug Smith: the AP 200 and AP 280. When I was growing up in the 70's, the AP series had recently started production, and consequently I saw these machines everywhere. Even on my side of the street, with six houses, there were two AP 280s and an AP 100 (My...

Some time ago, Doug Smith posted about some surplus Model 30 rug nozzles he had, and he also mentioned that he had some surplus machines. I asked him if he had any 80 series machines, and he did, but when he showed me these others, I couldn't turn them down. Back row = 88 1st version, 86 2nd...

I received an email a few days ago from a fellow in Italy, asking if I wanted to buy a Holland Electro vacuum. I emailed him back declining, and also asked if I could pass on this information to other collectors, which he agreed to. So, for what its worth, here's a picture he sent me of the...

I was doing a Google search the other day for an archived topic on this forum, and one of the results that came up led me to a website called "howtomendit.com". Anyway, I decided to search this site for vacuum cleaner questions, and when I searched for "Electrolux", a surprising number of...

(The following conversation was overheard by an eavesdropper, er, wonderful guy, and is presented here, along with pictures, with the consent of all parties concerned) Tan G: Hey, big brother! Where have you been? Turquoise G: Didn’t you know? I’ve been traveling from down south for the past...