Electrolux Carpet Attachment.

[aeoliandave]

Of course, I meant to write `discontinued this flip-over style nozzle AFTER the LXi`.

Thanks Charles for filling in the gaps - I was mainly making the point that Canada Electrolux continued the flip-over nozzle for decades after USA Lux abandoned it.

I`m in Sarnia with Pete right now but when I get home I`ll be checking that I have the correct nozzles with the appropriate models. Thanks for the panoramic photo with labels - I`ll be printing that reference for sure.

Dave

Ah yes, the illusive Tuftor...

 

[aeoliandave]

1952 LX manual pages 10-11

 

[caligula]

Thank you Charles Richard!

This tells it better than I ever could.

Alex Taber.

 

[arh1953]

Married...With Electrolux

Al Bundy was trying to vacuum a pie plate out from under their sofa with a Model LX on one episode. He just had the hose on it.

Lucky me, I have two of those beautiful rug tools!

 

[caligula]

Great prctures of the owners manual for the Electrolux LX

Now can post the ejection system in action?

Alex Taber

 

[aeoliandave]

Great idea, Alex. Something I've been meaning to do is YouTube the LX ejecting. On my list of things to do this week...

Stumbled across this late all plastic with stainless steel trim bits Combination nozzle at Pete's. It has the non-rotating knurled gleaner rod.

 

[aeoliandave]

Closeup of the gnarly knurled gleaner rod.

 

[caligula]

As they say a pictire is worth a 100 words, or something lik

Thank you Charles Richard and Dave for those great pictures of the Electrolux rug tools. Reminds me of the ones that are now boxed up and in storage. With the exception of the two Model V tools and the plastic war issue XXX tool, I have every one of those. Check my pictures and my "Electrolux Wall Of Fame" to see these.

Anybody who has the "Companion" (ride on too holder) for the XXX and LX, please post pictures for others to see. And finally if any of you have the booklet for the Model LX, how about letting us see that too.

Thanks,
Alex Taber

 

[electrolux~137]

I agree it would be nice to have the LX brochure online. It's surely among the most beautiful and lavish vacuum cleaner instruction manuals ever produced, with full-color watercolor images on every page. But I just don't have the time to do it.

 

[aeoliandave]

I posted the three LX manual versions in threads a long while back and always meant to upload all my manual scans to the manuals tab on the homepage. Another winter project on the to-do list...

 

[briankirbyclass]

Someone does already have the Ejection System in action, posted on YouTube,, its about 10 seconds long,,,sorry i dont know how to post a link here, but if you go to YouTube, and type in "Electrolux 60 Ejection" , it should come up. Someone named "johnnyb59c" is who posted it on Jan.8,2008.

 

[em-tor64]

My XXX with attachment carrier.....

 

[em-tor64]

One more.......

 

[luxg]

Michael, that is a beautiful XXX!!! The bumper on the rug nozzle looks perfect!!

 

[aeoliandave]

The Canadian Tool Saddle

Electrolux called it The Kompanion and it was painted brown to match the Z57. The spring loops are thicker nickle-plated steel stock than the American plain tempered steel loops.

 

[aeoliandave]

The Companion clips to the bag door latch fittings on the 57. No clip for the crevicetool.

It was an available option in 1953 so you could have gotten one for your earlier 55 or 30. Kinda scarce and I have only the one. My latest Z57 above from the Stratford Lady last week has the later all chrome flip-down cordwinder.

I've included a few additional tools from the 1939-50 Model 30 and 50 series Loafs. The correct woven hose is a brown/beige hose that matches the 'tweed' pattern leatherette. Until I find one I pair up the red Z8X hose rather than the two-tone gray common to the 30 & 50.

Note on suction regulators...I don't think the ladies used or liked it much. Every CanLux hose I've found invariably has the valve ring Scotch, Electrical or Masking taped in place and of course I clean it up to restore function.

 

[aeoliandave]

Naked de-tooled Kompanion.

Naturally, the Kompanion fits only a Canadian Loaf and I see now that it will only attach to the 50 series side trim, not a 30 series.

 

[electrolux~137]

Michael, I second the motion -- that's a gorgeous XXX! And you have the original hose. WOW!!

Dave, nice Z57s. I have the lovely maroon and blue Z55 with wheel set and cord winder but don't have the "Kompanion" for it.

 

[caligula]

Wonderful pictures Dave

Nice to see the word kompanion etched into the tool holder. Thank you for posting them.

To the member who posted the youtube Model LX ejection process, sorry, I couldn't find it. several nice clips including my friend Charles Richard, but no Electrolux LX and no ejection thingy either.

Are there any Electrolux collectors out there who were salesmen around the time that model was sold. Love to talk to any old timer about the home demo of that model.

Alex Taber