Electolux G

[compactelectra]

While I Am In The Process

Of scanning the brochure that came along with the rebuilt machines of this era (1983) I am going to put up a picture of one of my favorite machines of all time. The Electrolux Model G. This one came from the crop that was found and sent to Charles. This is the machine that if I was asked to pick just one (God forbid!) this would be it. And to find the original rebuilt machine in the box the way it came from the factory - be still my foolish heart. These machines are quiet, built like a Sherman tank and do exactly what they were built to do - vacuum very well. You can get high filtration bags and original parts for these machines almost forty years later. Wow!

 

[compactelectra]

The Power Nozzle

Is a PN-4 which would have come around the time of the Super J. The G would have come with a PN-1. But since these machines are not original, I like to mix and match. But the PN-4, the new original Electrolux pigtail hose and the machine go well together.

 

[compactelectra]

The Brochure

These are from the Owner's Manual for the rebuilt machines from Electrolux from 1983. Over the years they rebuilt most of their machines AE - 1205. There were multiple models available at the same time based on the number of trade-ins taken and sent back to the factory. This page shows the three available at the time which would have been in the colors of the new machines sold at the time. In this case-silver - for the Silverado. I believe this was about the time that Electrolux stopped rebuilding the machines for resale.

 

[compactelectra]

The Rebuilt L

Description

 

[compactelectra]

The Rebuilt G

My favorite - I have two silver ones. The rebuilts would have come in multiple colors. I also had a brown one that was sold at the time of the Olympia. The dial description shown is actually a Model AE I believe.

 

[compactelectra]

And Finally

The 1205. What a beauty. I still think the G is better.

 

[compactelectra]

If You Want The Rest of This Brochure

Let me know.

Fred

 

[compactelectra]

Here Are Some Originals

L - B8 - 1205 in their original colors.

 

[luxg]

Yes Fred, please do post the rest of the brochure. I have to agree with you completely, the G is by far Electrolux at its best!!! I have the aqua, tan, and the rebuilt silver G thanks to you and I treasure them. They do what a vacuum is suppose to do and they do it well!! Thanks for sharing. Terry

 

[charles~richard]

Yes, if one had to pick ONE

Electrolux as the best of them all, the G would stand shoulders above the rest of them on just about every count. Except maybe for sheer beauty which of course would go to the XXX.

Thx for the brochure postings. I have a different version of this brochure that shows just the G, AE and L, printed in dark blue ink on white paper.

 

[compactelectra]

BTW

Does anyone know why or how they went from letters indicating models (i.e. E, AE, AF, G) to the 1205? I could never figure that out.

Fred

 

[charles~richard]

I do not know about the letters

nor do I know why the roman-numeral designations of the early models don't really make sense either -- V, VII, IX, X, XI, XII, XXX(/30), XX(/20), LX, LXI and then to the E and so on.

That list gets even stranger when you look at the country-by-country distribution of the various models. E.g., the VII, IX and X were only sold in Germany and Sweden.

Nor why, after the G, they went to "1205" and from the 1205 to 1210 (the Golden Jubilee).

This is probably some arcane, mystical secret known only to the 33rd-degree Electrolux Brethren!

 

[constellation86]

Souped Up Super Deluxe XXX

Is it hard to put a newer motor in an older machine? Will a Silverado motor fit a model G or L? I just got a model G it sure is a sweet machine, but I think the motor is on its way out.
BTW I learned tons from this thread! I love reading the old literature. Thanks guys!
Nicholas

 

[charles~richard]

New motor in XXX

It was VERY hard to do this!! The motor mounts and dimensions of the Super J motor are completely different from the earlier motors. It required unimaginably horrific vivesection to create this Monster, and after it was done I swore I would never commit such an atrocity again!!

 

[danemodsandy]

Hoses: Old vs. New

Charlie:

I do the same thing you're doing in regards to hoses- I prefer the new vinyl ones to the originals when it comes to actual use. My 1205 does not have an original woven hose, but my Diamond Jubilee does. I had to replace the hose when it developed a bad leak. The increase in flexibility was huge- I had not realised how stiff that woven hose was until I got the vinyl one. Now, I have vinyl hoses for both machines, and both are genuine Aerus (I HATE those cheapie bojack hoses from eBay; they don't last). While I suppose one could say these machines aren't completely original, I feel that they are in the sense that OEM parts are still available for these machines decades after they were built, even if the parts have been redesigned.

I have kept the Diamond Jubilee's hose for the sake of originality, and if I found a 1205 hose (pretty!), I would almost certainly pick it up, to have an original for that one, too. But I wouldn't use it, even if it were perfect. Too stiff, and it would almost certainly crack in short order, since it would be over 30 years old now.

Someone in this thread wondered why the attachments don't ever seem to make it to the thrift store along with the cleaner. Actually, they do- it's the sorting process in the back room that separates things. Burger-school dropouts do most of the work, and they often don't have any clue what goes with what. It doesn't help that things get dumped onto the collection trucks, dumped again into sorting bins in the sorting room, and generally banged around. Usually, a thrift store will have bags of odds and ends hanging on the wall somewhere; you'll often find vacuum tools in them. When I'm thrifting and find something with a part missing, I always search the entire store to find the missing part- it often gets put on another shelf or aisle. When I found my Diamond Jubilee in the vac section of my local thrift, the PN-5 was in the shoe department, left there by a tired shopper or a hyperactive kid who'd maybe been playing with it. $2.02 for the whole shebang.

 

[danemodsandy]

P.S.: compactelectra

I love your B-8 shampooer-polisher! That's the next mo-chine on my list. Gotta be a turquoise one to match the 1205, though.

 

[charles~richard]

"But the most fabulous B8 of them all"

was the second creamy turquoise model that came out with the second version of the turquoise G. THIS machine is an absolutely dreamy icon of early '60s retro art!

Look at the wonderful starbust detail on the shampoo tank!

 

[charles~richard]

Closer view of tank

isn't it just too wonderful!!

I had been looking for one of these for YEARS, and finally a COMPLETE - and I mean ==COMPLETE== set came up on eBay a year or so ago. Somehow, someway, I was the only bidder.

It is in pristine condition, clearly hardly used at all - and it's all there - the machine, wax squirter, shampooser setup (tank, hose, splash guard, shampoo brushes, sample bottle of shampoo), 3 different sets of polishing/scrubbing brushes, green and orange burnishing pads, lambs wool buffing pads, original accessory boxes (the only thing missing was the large shipping box), and all the original literature ... for $15!! Of course the shipping charge was a bit of a slam, but really!!

I just jumped for joy when this machine arrived at Casa Electrolux!!!

 

[danemodsandy]

Now See Here, Maggie Hamilton!

Charlie:

Why oh why oh WHY do you show me things that tempt me beyond my strength? ;-)

 

[charles~richard]

hee hee

Sandy, knowing your eye for 50s and 60s icons, I just knew this B8 would make your heart thump a little!! You just gotta come to L.A. and visit it...!

 

[air-waycharlie]

Echoing on Charles Richard's comments about switching motors---trying to move them around especially with the Diamond Jubilee is hard and will cut up your hands!

I gave a DJ to Tania Voigt, but, since those motors were plagued with issues, I wanted to put in an Olympia motor. After a lot of cutting with a hack saw, (the motor mounts welded in by Lux at the factory), I was able to make it work. The Olympia motor is much heavier and far more reliable.

So, Tania got a one of kind, as far as I know, DJ with a near mint Olympia motor and boy does that baby perform! You can get bojack replacement DJ motors from most of the industry suppliers but if you have the interest, time and tenacity, you can put a Silverado, Olympia or Super J motor in. Just be patient!

Charlie W.

 

[danemodsandy]

Dear, dear compactelectra!

Yes, PLEASE post the rest of that manual! I am thrilled to death to have the four pages you've posted so far- this is as close as I've come to having a manual for my 1205. I'd love to be able to print out a complete copy of this for my files.

Thank you EVER so.