1966 Compact Electra C6

[danemodsandy]

Erik:

Interesting that you found an upholstery tool grille in sea green - that's a color I've never seen before.

Do you have any idea if it was the correct color for the turquoise tools? I have seen grilles in electric blue (gray tools), beige (clear/glitter tools) and clear (clear/glitter tools). But I've never known what color grille went with the turquoise tools, so this is very interesting to me.

 

[briankirbyclass]

To get rid of the smell inside the storage chest,, try spraying the inside of the storage chest very thoroughly with regular Lysol Spray and then leave the storage chest fully open, out in the bright sunlight, ALL day,, from early morning til night, as long as the sun is out. Move it around if you need to, as the sun moves, in order for the inside of the chest to get 100 % bright hot sunlight for as long as possible. If one day of sunlight dosent kill the smell, try it again and again.

 

[suckolux]

I remember the grill on our tool being the orange/ red.1959

 

[danemodsandy]

David:

What color were the tools on that '59?

 

[brandon_w_t]

I just picked up my childhood machine exactly like the one Al posted. It was my grandpas. He still uses 2 other compacts daily. The others are both C8s.

He has 3 of them. 1 c6, and 2 c8s. I used to call them "the green suckers" as kids. I didn't know about the gold C8 until a few years ago when I discovered it in its original box with all tools and manuals, as well as the power nozzle.


The C6 has the same power nozzle port near the switch like yours. I will always treasure this machine!

 

[floor-a-matic]

The ottoman is built with particle board type wood (what I call 'artificial wood') or faux wood.

 

[floor-a-matic]

The tools shrunk at the end where the hose connects, how can I get them to fit the wand/hose?

I also need the plastic coupling for the HANDLE end of the hose, the hose is just taped onto the wand.

 

[eurekastar]

The metal clips are designed to clamp onto the rug nozzle in order to make it glide more easily over thick shag carpet. Otherwise, the nozzle would just bog down. That's a very nice find!