Australian made electrolux 331 and others

[auslux708090d2d]

Hi to all the vintage vac enthusiasts here, I thought I share my experience of Electrolux Aus built vacuum cleaners made in glen waverly Victoria, this one has always been my favourite ( probably boring to most) the 1970s automatic model 331 $156 in 1976 still in use paper bag inside cloth bag faithful beast,

I have a few other Electrolux models including a rare Electrolux rebuild model which Godfrey’s took over later on,

I also have the green 338 cord retractable same as the 331 I think it was made in NZ and from memory was sold here as the green Goblin following the previous model called ambassador , it’s interesting to note that Australia sold Electrolux vacuum here also called Volta which wasn’t sold door to door and mostly was a budget item lacking features like cord retractable the power supply light etc , my favourite is the Volta red devil which is again I believe a NZ built Electrolux model , this is only my opinion, I did spend a lot of time visiting the Electrolux vacuum shop back in the late 80s and learned a lot about them as well as being given a salesman booklet of all the Electrolux models which had colour identification in a tiny book, unfortunately long lost, otherwise vacuum cleaner your opinion very much appreciated

 

[eurekaprince]

Welcome! Love learning about cleaners from various countries around the world! Thank you for posting!

 

[cheesewonton]

View attachment 169151Hi to all the vintage vac enthusiasts here, I thought I share my experience of Electrolux Aus built vacuum cleaners made in glen waverly Victoria, this one has always been my favourite ( probably boring to most) the 1970s automatic model 331 $156 in 1976 still in use paper bag inside cloth bag faithful beast,

I have a few other Electrolux models including a rare Electrolux rebuild model which Godfrey’s took over later on,

I also have the green 338 cord retractable same as the 331 I think it was made in NZ and from memory was sold here as the green Goblin following the previous model called ambassador , it’s interesting to note that Australia sold Electrolux vacuum here also called Volta which wasn’t sold door to door and mostly was a budget item lacking features like cord retractable the power supply light etc , my favourite is the Volta red devil which is again I believe a NZ built Electrolux model , this is only my opinion, I did spend a lot of time visiting the Electrolux vacuum shop back in the late 80s and learned a lot about them as well as being given a salesman booklet of all the Electrolux models which had colour identification in a tiny book, unfortunately long lost, otherwise vacuum cleaner your opinion very much appreciated

Volta is a subsidiary of Electrolux AB. They shared many models over the years.

 

[ddk848]

Welcome! I have a few of the 300 series as well and am also in Adelaide. I have a copy of the instruction booklet for the 331 as well as an original purchase receipt.

The Volta version of the 300 series was called the 175 - it had a different pedal arrangement with no gap between the on-off and cord rewind and a different exhaust grille - below is a pic of one I restored a while back.

The Volta vacs also had more basic tools - plastic crevice tool instead of the soft grey rubber and a single multi function floor tool. But the two-way winged brush and the wands were identical.

 

[cheesewonton]

Welcome! I have a few of the 300 series as well and am also in Adelaide. I have a copy of the instruction booklet for the 331 as well as an original purchase receipt.

The Volta version of the 300 series was called the 175 - it had a different pedal arrangement with no gap between the on-off and cord rewind and a different exhaust grille - below is a pic of one I restored a while back.

The Volta vacs also had more basic tools - plastic crevice tool instead of the soft grey rubber and a single multi function floor tool. But the two-way winged brush and the wands were identical.

View attachment 169156

That's a good looking vacuum you have there.

 

[paul]

Welcome and thanks for posting! I think your Z331 is sharp; its mustard yellow color reminds me of the UK's model Z312, but I'm guessing it has the same styling as the UK model Z330. View attachment 169151Hi to all the vintage vac enthusiasts here, I thought I share my experience of Electrolux Aus built vacuum cleaners made in glen waverly Victoria, this one has always been my favourite ( probably boring to most) the 1970s automatic model 331 $156 in 1976 still in use paper bag inside cloth bag faithful beast,

I have a few other Electrolux models including a rare Electrolux rebuild model which Godfrey’s took over later on,

I also have the green 338 cord retractable same as the 331 I think it was made in NZ and from memory was sold here as the green Goblin following the previous model called ambassador , it’s interesting to note that Australia sold Electrolux vacuum here also called Volta which wasn’t sold door to door and mostly was a budget item lacking features like cord retractable the power supply light etc , my favourite is the Volta red devil which is again I believe a NZ built Electrolux model , this is only my opinion, I did spend a lot of time visiting the Electrolux vacuum shop back in the late 80s and learned a lot about them as well as being given a salesman booklet of all the Electrolux models which had colour identification in a tiny book, unfortunately long lost, otherwise vacuum cleaner your opinion very much appreciated

 

[ddk848]

this one has always been my favourite ( probably boring to most) the 1970s automatic model 331 $156 in 1976 still in use paper bag inside cloth bag faithful beast,

You got ripped off! Just found my receipt, was $137.50 in May 1975! Or maybe they were dealing with inflation back then too... I'd complain to your "Friendly Electrolux Man" about price gouging...

 

[auslux708090d2d]

It’s very interesting that the vacuum cleaner 331 changes so much throughout the world, some countries the canister separates in two pieces along the entire unit but more how colour changes varied so much and the time in between, something else I have noticed is that any upright Electrolux is called a Volta in Australia and mostly but not exclusively any non cord retractable version is also called Volta from the 331 onwards other than the green 338 canister version which had a chrome clip to secure the cord,