oldcrankman
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Well I got this for $1 and it works but sometimes it has trouble turning on. Bag door is broken and needs bag. I've never seen this before.
(1980s) Viking 241 Electronic canister vacuum.
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human
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I've never heard of that model, but it looks like it has a bit of Electrolux DNA in it.
rugsucker
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Viking/Electrolux
This is an Electrolux from Europe using the Viking name in USA as they owned Viking sewing machines.The correct bag is different from our Electrolux C bag as it has a tab in the upper center.Many Elux bag doors are made to not latch without the proper bag.Hard to tell from above picture if this is the reason your door seems "broken".
This is an Electrolux from Europe using the Viking name in USA as they owned Viking sewing machines.The correct bag is different from our Electrolux C bag as it has a tab in the upper center.Many Elux bag doors are made to not latch without the proper bag.Hard to tell from above picture if this is the reason your door seems "broken".
collector2
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Just a photo of a Viking 241 with parts for reference that was up on ebay a number of years back.
eurekaprince
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In Canada, vacuums made by Electrolux of Sweden could not use the Viking name due to the fact that Canada’s transnational Eaton’s department store used that name on their store brand vacuum. Eaton Viking vacuums were for the most part made by Eureka’s Canadian division in Kitchener, Ontario - which was also owned by Swedish Electrolux after 1974. The solution? These European vacs were branded with the name Dometic or Euroclean in Canada up until Electrolux bought back their right to use their brand name in North America.
