Childhood vac
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Kirbylux... nice old Canadian Lux! I've been looking for someone who'd know... what similarities do those canisters (AP280) have to the newer 2100 plastic canisters that Aerus still sells today? I've been trying to find out recently, and I *feel* like the 2100 is just the same 280 machine you have pictured, but with new trim pieces (bag door, rear cover, trim, top cover). The machine bottoms are identical looking, and there are major similarities to suggest that your AP280 evolved into the 2100 with a modest face lift. Thoughts? No one in America knows because your model was never sold here.
Thanks =)
Also, the Diamond Jubilee was my childhood vac, passed down to me 5 years ago when I bought my first house. Ignore the other two
they're recent additions.
Thanks =)
Also, the Diamond Jubilee was my childhood vac, passed down to me 5 years ago when I bought my first house. Ignore the other two
kirbylux77
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Dave
You are correct....the Canadian AP series canisters, AP100, AP200, & AP280....did evolve into the E2000 model, introduced in 1982. It was identical in appearance to the 2100, except that it was beige instead of white & had an improved version of the AP series motor that had an increase in waterlift & CFM ratings. However, that motor was a HUGE nightmare for Electrolux as many of them died prematurely & needed replacement. The E2000 also had a Canadian version of the RugSaver PN4 power nozzle, the PN2000....painted beige with a slightly different quick-release neck that accomodated a lower wand with a buttonlock. That wand & quick-release neck were experimental, though....used only on the E2000....and discontinued when the 2100 came out. The 89, AP100, 200, 280 & E2000 models also had a trigger switch on the hose handgrip for the powerhead, & a sliding suction relief on the front of the handgrip. On the 2100, the trigger switch was eliminated & the suction relief was changed to a knob on the back of the handle, same as the American hose handles. Also, the E2000 was the last model to have separate dusting & upholstery tools & a plastic tool caddy....the 2100 introduced the combo dusting/upholstery tool & a shortened crevice tool, as well as the new PN5 power nozzle, which was later replaced with the PN6.
Also, it's important to note that the AP280 was the only Electrolux model ever made worldwide to have a 2 speed motor. I think that alone makes it special
. It's just amazing to me that this same design, starting with the AP100, has been around & still being made since 1973! It's such a simple design that works so well.
Here is a link below to an old Vacuumland thread on the E2000.
Rob
http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?4068
You are correct....the Canadian AP series canisters, AP100, AP200, & AP280....did evolve into the E2000 model, introduced in 1982. It was identical in appearance to the 2100, except that it was beige instead of white & had an improved version of the AP series motor that had an increase in waterlift & CFM ratings. However, that motor was a HUGE nightmare for Electrolux as many of them died prematurely & needed replacement. The E2000 also had a Canadian version of the RugSaver PN4 power nozzle, the PN2000....painted beige with a slightly different quick-release neck that accomodated a lower wand with a buttonlock. That wand & quick-release neck were experimental, though....used only on the E2000....and discontinued when the 2100 came out. The 89, AP100, 200, 280 & E2000 models also had a trigger switch on the hose handgrip for the powerhead, & a sliding suction relief on the front of the handgrip. On the 2100, the trigger switch was eliminated & the suction relief was changed to a knob on the back of the handle, same as the American hose handles. Also, the E2000 was the last model to have separate dusting & upholstery tools & a plastic tool caddy....the 2100 introduced the combo dusting/upholstery tool & a shortened crevice tool, as well as the new PN5 power nozzle, which was later replaced with the PN6.
Also, it's important to note that the AP280 was the only Electrolux model ever made worldwide to have a 2 speed motor. I think that alone makes it special
. It's just amazing to me that this same design, starting with the AP100, has been around & still being made since 1973! It's such a simple design that works so well.Here is a link below to an old Vacuumland thread on the E2000.
Rob
http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?4068
smow69
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child hood vacs
My mom started out with an electrolux model l blue with pn and all attacchments i still have it, and then she bought 2 eureka upright and a eureka canister at otasco. when I was a young boy I still have all of them and her later in years Rainbow se...the uprights one upstairs one down stairs the lux went upstairs also
My mom started out with an electrolux model l blue with pn and all attacchments i still have it, and then she bought 2 eureka upright and a eureka canister at otasco. when I was a young boy I still have all of them and her later in years Rainbow se...the uprights one upstairs one down stairs the lux went upstairs also
smow69
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pic 2
canister eureka and down stairs upright
canister eureka and down stairs upright
smow69
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pic 3 rainbow
smow69
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electrolux
I will add a pic tomorrow I dont have one of it yet i dont know why either........
I will add a pic tomorrow I dont have one of it yet i dont know why either........
dysonman1
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Childhood Vacuum
My mother bought this Rainbow model D, 18 days before I was born. She got the hair dryer attachment for free because she bought on the 'first call'. I learned to read from the instruction manual. Wet Dust Cannot Fly!!
My mother bought this Rainbow model D, 18 days before I was born. She got the hair dryer attachment for free because she bought on the 'first call'. I learned to read from the instruction manual. Wet Dust Cannot Fly!!
williamr1248
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Childhood Vacuum
Here is ours bought in the early 1950's for $92.50.
It was serviced by Air-Way in 1970 and again last summer by Duane from our club.
Here is ours bought in the early 1950's for $92.50.
It was serviced by Air-Way in 1970 and again last summer by Duane from our club.
A HOOVER "Convertible", model 67
My dad bought it 2 weeks before I was born! It's been beaten to heck by EVERYONE. I still have it (Tom put a new motor in it last year). But, I now have another identical one, thanks to Tom and Ed Schenkle, (Morrison's Vac Shop) premiere vac store in North Canton, Ohio. The "nice" one is on the left, "fawn brown", next to a few other trinkets. I run "Mummy's" every once in a while..... esp on her birthday, Sept 24
My dad bought it 2 weeks before I was born! It's been beaten to heck by EVERYONE. I still have it (Tom put a new motor in it last year). But, I now have another identical one, thanks to Tom and Ed Schenkle, (Morrison's Vac Shop) premiere vac store in North Canton, Ohio. The "nice" one is on the left, "fawn brown", next to a few other trinkets. I run "Mummy's" every once in a while..... esp on her birthday, Sept 24
Thanks for the affirmation, kirbylux! I didn't even know that series existed until I recently purchased a 24 bag pack from Aerus, and after close studying, I noticed that there was something very odd about what I initially thought was an Olympia One. Once I found pictures of the AP series, I couldn't overlook the similarities... the handle indentation, the location of the control valve, the shape of the plug cut-out, and the pontoons on the bottom of the canister. I knew they had to be the same vacuums underneath the cladding, so thanks for verifying!
brad845
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Dirt Devil
My parents owned this type of Dirt Devil, not sure what the model is, I would climb on and mom pushed me around while she vacuumed!
Not my picture
My parents owned this type of Dirt Devil, not sure what the model is, I would climb on and mom pushed me around while she vacuumed!
Not my picture
loganvac
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Mine was a Eureka Powerline plus. My dad threw ours out when I was six, but I still have no idea why as it worked just fine. I just recently found one at a flea market. Using it really brings me back...
panofan
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My childhood vac memories are wall inlets connected to a Canavac powerunit and a beam air driven accessory pack (with a Swiss made TK2 that looks like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NuTone-CV35...261487362804?pt=US_Vacuum&hash=item3ce1dc82f4 (you can see the brushroll in the last photo)).
Others - grandmother's hoover convertible that 'lived' in our fruit cellar, and my parents old hoover celebrity that had basement duty util an inlet was put into the basement.
The powerhead on the red old hoover used to scare me as a kid, but hearing a turbo brush wind up is a sound I love to this day. (Vacuuming was my chore). Say what you will about turbo brushes, but 30+ years later, bedrooms are all that is left with carpet and it still looks great. They ditched using the central vac a few years ago - and bought a bagless cheap Canadian Tire upright with a 'great' hepa filter.
Others - grandmother's hoover convertible that 'lived' in our fruit cellar, and my parents old hoover celebrity that had basement duty util an inlet was put into the basement.
The powerhead on the red old hoover used to scare me as a kid, but hearing a turbo brush wind up is a sound I love to this day. (Vacuuming was my chore). Say what you will about turbo brushes, but 30+ years later, bedrooms are all that is left with carpet and it still looks great. They ditched using the central vac a few years ago - and bought a bagless cheap Canadian Tire upright with a 'great' hepa filter.
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Elite and Fury!
Are the two childhood vacuums I distinctly remember. We had a burgandy Hoover Elite (identical to the one in Mrs. Doubtfire). Then we got a Fantom Fury (the one with the green handle-grip). I was obsessed with the Fury. I would always watch the instructional video on it haha. My parents gave both of them away, sadly. I would love to find a burgandy Hoover Elite that comes with all of the attachments. It would be cool to go back in time and use it again!
Michael
Are the two childhood vacuums I distinctly remember. We had a burgandy Hoover Elite (identical to the one in Mrs. Doubtfire). Then we got a Fantom Fury (the one with the green handle-grip). I was obsessed with the Fury. I would always watch the instructional video on it haha. My parents gave both of them away, sadly. I would love to find a burgandy Hoover Elite that comes with all of the attachments. It would be cool to go back in time and use it again!
Michael
super-sweeper
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GREEN Furry!?
Was it olive green, or the regular blueish-green color most Furries were manufactured in? In the few short months before Fantom filed bankruptcy, the Fury was made in olive green, with the single-cyclonic logo. This would've been in early-to-mid 2001, Fantom closed in October 2001. These single-cyclone Furries are EXTREMELY rare. I've seen ONE since vacuumland began in 2006.
Was it olive green, or the regular blueish-green color most Furries were manufactured in? In the few short months before Fantom filed bankruptcy, the Fury was made in olive green, with the single-cyclonic logo. This would've been in early-to-mid 2001, Fantom closed in October 2001. These single-cyclone Furries are EXTREMELY rare. I've seen ONE since vacuumland began in 2006.
adiostor3ador
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I grew up
I grew up in a eureka home for about five years then my parents bought a rainbow d4 then gave that to a family friend to be replaced by the first incantation of the E2. The picture is of the Eureka after my grandparents gave it back after upgrading to a Hoover Mach 6.
I grew up in a eureka home for about five years then my parents bought a rainbow d4 then gave that to a family friend to be replaced by the first incantation of the E2. The picture is of the Eureka after my grandparents gave it back after upgrading to a Hoover Mach 6.
eurekastar
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My Mom had a series of Kirbys over the years. My parents were given a new Kirby as a wedding gift when they were married in 1953. So I'm guessing that was a Model 513. That's the vacuum we used when I was growing up, although I didn't pay attention to the model number and avoided using it like the plague! They traded it in on a Classic Omega, which I now own. I rebuilt it about five years ago. I guess it was a moment of weakness when my Mom bought a Tradition. We lived in a 2 story house, so I guess that's how she justified that purchase -- one for upstairs (Omega) and one for downstairs (Tradition) She now owns a Diamond G.
super-sweeper
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Stareka,
Does the Tradition still see use?
Does the Tradition still see use?
floor-a-matic
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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif;">Electrolux 1205 with blue PN1</span>
