Electrolux Hi-Tech 2100

[ronni]

Thanks for the information, John. I had taken for granted that the Special Editions replaced the Regency Series at the premium discount stores. I appreciate the correction.

I am curious to know why they went with different models for door-to-door, fair shows, tv, etc. Was it simply easier for record keeping; was it to differentiate the mechanics; and/or was it to mark the difference in prices?

 

[tig21er]

Ronni,

To know a companies mind is hard. Making money is good. When you go to a fair, you go to get leads, it is also nice to sell a cleaner as well. When the Special Edition came out the cleaner was one that was no longer produced due to more powerful motors and certain feature changes in the door to door model. At a fair or home show everybody has a fair or show special. Why not Electrolux. Back then we asked is there any way to have a special. They listened. If you were at the fair and was wanting an Electrolux and got a good deal you might buy then. You always had the better machine to show but if it was buy now and save many did. That is not say it isn't done today but we are talking history right now.

 

[tig21er]

Just for history information,

Electrolux and now Aerus don't change models on a whim. If there is something significant that will help the cleaners and be better than it's predecessor a model number and name will change as well. This is what I have witnessed thru the years. The Model G was Aquamarine for I believe 5 years and Tan for the remaining 3 years. The Significant change was the motor. The 1205 was all new from A-Z when Consolidated Foods bought Electrolux in 1968.

 

[rugsucker]

Electrolux

Much good information on also good vacs.
To clarify the motor info the the Super J,Olympia & Silverado had the same motor with continuing improvements.Then the Diamond Jubilee,the last Silverados and later metal body deluxe tanks had the new motor that required much continuing improvement.
The Special in reply 37 has front from earlier model.
"don't change on a whim" is very true as once a factory has equipment or molds for certain size and shape parts a change is a big production.Also consider that if you make say 50,000 new shape and color vacs you will need 100,000 rear wheels,50,000 top trims,50,000 left bumpers,50,000 right bumpers and on & on & on.
Electrolux always had vacs that were easier to interchange bags,hoses,atts and many other parts.

 

[kevin]

Thanks for all the responses, Christopher, Jimmy, Ray, John, and Ronni. This thread is getting more interesting and informative each time!

Our McDonald's has a Lenten Filet-o-Fish special on Fridays ($1.29 each), so I'm getting ready to go there and am short on time. So I'm not going to respond to each comment, but I do appreciate all of them along with the vid Christopher posted. I did view that and found it interesting. I don't know if he's a Vacuumlander or a VCCC member, but he does a nice job and seems like he knows his vacuum cleaners.

Ray mentioned the Regency Series, so I did some digging and found the following pics on eBay. It seems there were four canisters and one upright in the series:

Regency Series 1000 (Model 1623) Economy:

 

[kevin]

Regency Series 1500 (Model 1515)--Automatic:

 

[kevin]

Regency Series 2000 (Model not known)--Automatic:

 

[kevin]

Regency Series 3500 (Model not known)--Automatic:

 

[kevin]

Regency Series Upright (no series #; Model not known):

 

[kevin]

Just noticed that I goofed in reply #46 (Regency Series 3500). This appears to be an economy model instead of an automatic.

 

[kevin]

One more thing ... thanks, Jimmy for your replies. Somehow I overlooked you in reply #43.

Time for some Filet-O-Fish sandwiches!

 

[tig21er]

In the

reply #45 that is Regency Series 2000 Automatic came with sidekick, p/n 6 ,a standard (10.0 Amps) motor,standard floor tool,short crevice tool,combo tool(dusting,upholstery),
244 Airwatts power, and 2 year warranty.
Reply #46
Series 1000 Non Automatic no Sidekick, Standard (10.0 Amps) Motor,2 Year Warranty, and 244 Airwatts power.Short crevice tool,standard floor tool , combo tool ( upholstery/Dusting brush)
Reply # 47 There was no model number , Standard (8.5 Amps) motor,140 airwatts power, 2 Year Warranty, Accessories kit and caddy, 30 foot cord.
The door to door models were:
Ultralux: HP(11.0 Amps) motor, 292 Airwatts Power, Metal body, Sidekick, Best floortool, long crevice tool, Combo tool, 5 years warranty,P/N6
Diplomat HP (11.0 Amps) motor Hi impact plastic body, Sidekick ,Long crevice tool,Better Floor tool, Combo tool, five year warranty P/N 6
Genesis Upright HP(9.5 Amps) motor ,154 Airwatts power, Sidekick, Accessories kit, 35 foot cord, 5 years warranty

 

[bikerray]

From what I've seen -

Regency model 2100 year 1988
Regency 1000 model 1623 year 1989 -
Regency 1500 model 2100 year 1991 -
Regency 2000 model 2100 year 1989 -
Regency upright model 1572E year 1989

The first Regency upright the cord plugged into the body then in 1991 the cord was in the handle

Is that Fillet-O-fish glutin free?

 

[tig21er]

Sorry

Regency series came out in 1990.The Regency was referred to as Premium Department Store Line.

 

[kevin]

Thanks for the additional information, John and Ray.

I think I goofed on the 3500 Series, though. First, I doubt that Electrolux would have had another 3500 Series along with the Epic. Second, I tried an online search for it and found nothing except the Epic. So, either I mislabeled the pic, or an eBay seller had mislabeled it. Anyway, sorry for the inaccuracy.

John, what you mentioned about the Regency Series in #50 fits regarding the Special Edition, and that's why it only had the two canister versions (minus the door-to-door version). Please post the detailed information on them like you did the Regency Series if you have it available.

Ray, I'm wondering where you got your model information, as my search indicated that the Regency 1500 Series was a Model 1515. The next two pics are of the same machine--a Regency Series 1500--a current eBay listing.

Also, I did an online search for McDonald's Gluten-Free Menu and found this:

http://celiac-disease.com/mcdonalds-gluten-free-menu/

I also learned that the Filet-O-Fish was introduced in 1962, was developed by a franchise owner whose store was in a predominately Roman Catholic neighborhood and wanted to offer his customers during Lent (the time that many Roman Catholics do not eat meat on Fridays), is made mostly of pollock, was the first non-hamburger sandwich on the menu, and was temporarily replaced by the Fish Filet Deluxe 1996 to 1998 but was brought back by popular request. Can you tell I like trivia? haha

Regency Series 1500--top and side view:

 

[kevin]

Regency Series 1500 inside cover showing model id:

 

[tig21er]

Here is the Special Edition Line up. 2101 Floor polisher

, Canister and Upright.

 

[tig21er]

Here is some more of the book

on the Special

 

[kevin]

Awesome, John. Thanks for posting. I've often thought it would be cool to have all the machines in a set.

 

[tig21er]

And

some more. Specs are 10.0 Amps ,200 Air watts power. No sidekick. Upright was 8.5 Amps and 140 Airwatts power. Sold in mid 80 to late 80's. Haven't found my paperwork to be accurate.