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Airway 55a?
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I admire the dogged diligence of Mrs Housewife as she goes about her tasks but what in gawd's name is she doing mucking about INSIDE her piano on page 7!!! This can hardly be considered a dusty environment with a closed lid and music panel - a great way to snap off hammers and mis-align damper felts. 
But then again, the lucky Lady does have two pianos...and seems to change her hair colour with wild abandon. Like the other gals on her street she has a smart belted house dress for doing chores and in her case must have a closet full of duplicates. LOL
Busy little Bee even vacuums out her own 2 seat Business Coupe so perhaps she's a hardworking successful Bachelor Gal...
Dave
But then again, the lucky Lady does have two pianos...and seems to change her hair colour with wild abandon. Like the other gals on her street she has a smart belted house dress for doing chores and in her case must have a closet full of duplicates. LOLBusy little Bee even vacuums out her own 2 seat Business Coupe so perhaps she's a hardworking successful Bachelor Gal...
Dave
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Air-Way 55a
That's wonderful Dave. Did you notice the refrigerator? Notice too the first hose with the 55a was completely different from later production 55's. I know of only 2 club members that have the real "purple" 55a with the correct hose.
It would be interesting to find out how many and when they were put in production. I have the bill of sale for my grandmother's Electrolux model 20 and it was Dec 1941 and cost $49.95. Wish we still had the Electrolux 20 now!
I remember her telling how she was lucky to get one but of course it didn't register with me about World War 2 when I was a little kid and heard the story. Thanks for postinjg the instruction book. I didn't realize you use it on it's side but the instruction book even says you can. Now the top chrome ring coming out from the machine makes sense besides holding the hose for storage it help balance the machine if it was turned in its side.
Dave this what I enjoy about the club-learning something new about a design. I remember the first time a Hoover Lover showed me the difference between the ease of use of the Hoover 26 (which had the handle bail) and the later Hoover 28 or Convertibles with the handle bail at the rear. It was amazing how much more balanced the cleaner was with the large handle bail and it gave a perfect balanced spot to pick the machine up. The newer design was more streamlined but was much heavier to use and carry.
That's wonderful Dave. Did you notice the refrigerator? Notice too the first hose with the 55a was completely different from later production 55's. I know of only 2 club members that have the real "purple" 55a with the correct hose.
It would be interesting to find out how many and when they were put in production. I have the bill of sale for my grandmother's Electrolux model 20 and it was Dec 1941 and cost $49.95. Wish we still had the Electrolux 20 now!
I remember her telling how she was lucky to get one but of course it didn't register with me about World War 2 when I was a little kid and heard the story. Thanks for postinjg the instruction book. I didn't realize you use it on it's side but the instruction book even says you can. Now the top chrome ring coming out from the machine makes sense besides holding the hose for storage it help balance the machine if it was turned in its side.
Dave this what I enjoy about the club-learning something new about a design. I remember the first time a Hoover Lover showed me the difference between the ease of use of the Hoover 26 (which had the handle bail) and the later Hoover 28 or Convertibles with the handle bail at the rear. It was amazing how much more balanced the cleaner was with the large handle bail and it gave a perfect balanced spot to pick the machine up. The newer design was more streamlined but was much heavier to use and carry.
normvac
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Thanks Dave!
For scaning the 55 instruction book. I have tried on ebay several time to win a bid on a 55 and/or 66 instruction
manual. I remember reading our 66 manual over and over again.
Remember reading the 55 manual that friends of my parents had.
I too, vacuumed for Aunts and family on Sat. To help them
move furniture. You know moths loved those wool carpets
and mohair sofas. In the 50's I too got a quarter,and then
.50 cents later on.
I'm told that before I went to kindergarten,if my folks went
to visit family or play cards for the eve. The hosts would
ask what they could get for me to be entertained! "Bring out
the vacuum".Would be the answer! Guess I would be all over it playing and never want to turn it on. Till I got older !! LOL !
Norm
For scaning the 55 instruction book. I have tried on ebay several time to win a bid on a 55 and/or 66 instruction
manual. I remember reading our 66 manual over and over again.
Remember reading the 55 manual that friends of my parents had.
I too, vacuumed for Aunts and family on Sat. To help them
move furniture. You know moths loved those wool carpets
and mohair sofas. In the 50's I too got a quarter,and then
.50 cents later on.
I'm told that before I went to kindergarten,if my folks went
to visit family or play cards for the eve. The hosts would
ask what they could get for me to be entertained! "Bring out
the vacuum".Would be the answer! Guess I would be all over it playing and never want to turn it on. Till I got older !! LOL !
Norm
