As Promised.......

[normvac]

Charles, congratulations. Then Thank you, for sharing the very
wonderful pictures and info. Althought I would have to
say that there are alot of machines I own and would give
up in a New York min. To have such a wonderful XXX. They
are so vivid in my minds eye from my childhood. The only
other cleaners I would covet are a 505 Kirby with tools or
a Hoover 28 with tools! in almost new/box condition!
In fact, if I had all three of those, I would give every
other cleaner away, except my Air way 66, that I grew up
with! LOL
Thanks again.
Norm

 

[hygiene903]

Nice Lux Charles!

The Lux XXX's are all beautiful machines, but you are so lucky to get one of the first versions of it, so complete and in such fine condition. And even the original box, instruction book, and sales receipt--WOW!! And thank you for sharing the photos and accompanying story.
Jeff

 

[constellation86]

I have to thank Charles and his site for getting me interested in Electrolux. A year ago I had none and now I have 8.
So keep up the posting! This kind of information helps us all.
Nicholas

 

[charles~richard]

Thanks, Nicholas. Funny, I was the same with other brands, especially Hoovers, before I began meeting other collectors. I really never paid much mind to Hoovers because I saw so relatively few of them when I was a kid. I can only remember a couple of them and they, for whatever reason, didn't really make much of an impression on me.

Now, I have quite a few of them -- 12 or 15 I think -- and like the different eras for different reasons. I like my 102 because it's so primitive looking -- looks more like some sort of farm tool! Then the later 'motor dome' series are all lovely, especially the 925 that I still miss. The 150 is my favorite of all Hoovers. It just doesn't get any better than that, on every count - design, appearance, color scheme, lightness of weight, performance -- it's a great vacuum cleaner. Then I like the 63 because of the blue and gray color scheme. Then of course the space-age Constellation.

I am not really too wild about the later machines. I appreciate their beauty and performance but generally they're just later than my area of interest. The one that I'd love to have, just for the color, is the turquoise Convertible - the one with the headlight.