Electrolux B-9, B-10, 1522 Q Floor Beautifiers

[kevin]

Floor Pro Encore/S105L (Aerus):

 

[caligula]

Hi Kevin.

Great thread! I know that Electrolux also made floor polishers around the time they introduced the model V which was about 1924, but I don't have a history of these. I have 2 the B-8, and the Epic Floor-pro pictured in reply 12. As I have the hard floors treated with polyurethane, they don't need to be polished, but I've got both ready to display. Here's a look of the set-up in 1994.


 


Alex Taber    

 

[kevin]

1st B-8 (c.1962, aqua)/Carpet Beautifier--original cord?:

 

[kevin]

Thank you for the pic and information Alex. Those old, old machines must be quite rare. I've never seen them on eBay before.

 

[kevin]

B-8/Carpet Beautifier (1205 J & 1401 era):

 

[kevin]

B-8 shampoo tank (c.1966--Aqua G to c.1982--Olympia One):

 

[kevin]

Brown B-8/Carpet Beautifier (Olympia One era):

 

[kevin]

Gray B-8/Carpet Beautifier (Silverado era):

 

[kevin]

Updated shampoo tank label for Gray B-8:

 

[kevin]

Teal B-8/Carpet Beautifier (1205 era):

 

[kevin]

Shampoo Tank c.1965 w/starbursts (Aqua G era--used for a brief time; originally posted by electrolux137):

 

[kevin]

Reply 10 Shampooer information:

Special Edition/2101A

 

[kevin]

1st Version B-7 (c.1957--Model F era; T-handle): originally posted by electrolux 137

 

[rugsucker]

Electrolux shampooer/polisher

Great line up.The B-8 & Floor Pro types were the best ever shampoo/polishers with the third brush and Elux quality.The smaller Special Edition types were not.They came to the US from Canada much as the plastic 2100 tank vac did.Is was available from branches in usual colors and at dept stores in red & maybe blue colors.It was smaller and not as good as its 'big brothers'with cordwinder contact and brush gear problems.

 

[kevin]

Thanks again rugsucker. I'm glad you gave your opinion about the smaller plastic shampooers such as the Special Edition, because I've been thinking about purchasing one.

I'm thinking I posted pics of most of the shampooers since 1957 (or so). Here's one, at least, that I missed.

Epic Series 1732 (owner wrote solution ratio and other information on tank):

 

[kevin]

2101:

 

[tig21er]

B-3

When the Model V was out it was B-3.

 

[rugsucker]

B-3s & 7s & 8s & 9s

Tig21er-Great information above.I have never seen this!Was it a page in Elux News?Maybe 78-80??-(The explanation of the B-8 belt compared with the later,smaller 2101 with metal motor shaft driving 3 plastic gears is just one reason the 'big brother' was better.)
Solution ratio-Was no need to write on tank as B-8 & 9 had markings on tank and cap was a measuring cup.

 

[tig21er]

B-8

The article did indeed come from Electrolux News about 1973.

 

[kevin]

Great article tig21er. Thanks for posting it.