I thought I would share a few of my Elux Rebuilt model Ls with the group. Found these through an estate sale resource for a former Electrolux salesman. I absolutely adore the rebuilt Electrolux canisters!
Electrolux Model L - Rebuilt NOS
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Wow, Keith...you strike again!
You have some of the nicest, most immaculate vacuums!
Nice find!
Barry
You have some of the nicest, most immaculate vacuums!
Nice find!
Barry
Keither,
Well you did it again!!! Two fab beauties for sure!! Growing up in Boca Raton there used to be a vac shop just up road from me and there was always a lux or two in there.
A neighbour gave me a model L that belonged to her mother. The suction was so strong. I put the hose to my face and when I pulled it off there was a huge red mark on my cheek. I tell you that thing would have sucked a baseball through a length of garden hose.
Electrolux was always the favourite brand for mom.
You can start a museum with these two and the rest of your collection.
These two gals are sparkling beauties for sure!!!
Gary.
Well you did it again!!! Two fab beauties for sure!! Growing up in Boca Raton there used to be a vac shop just up road from me and there was always a lux or two in there.
A neighbour gave me a model L that belonged to her mother. The suction was so strong. I put the hose to my face and when I pulled it off there was a huge red mark on my cheek. I tell you that thing would have sucked a baseball through a length of garden hose.
Electrolux was always the favourite brand for mom.
You can start a museum with these two and the rest of your collection.
These two gals are sparkling beauties for sure!!!
Gary.
@ Barry and Gary - Who me 
L o L @ you did it again!!! Thanks guys ..you all are awesome! I love these vintage machines as they continue to exceed expectations to this very day. We don’t have the luxury today of being able to go to the Woolworth appliance section to see the latest vacs on display or to see the Electrolux salesman walking up to the door with a new 70s-80s demo! I’m down for keeping the Lux Legacy alive 
Have a great Saturday 
L o L @ you did it again!!! Thanks guys ..you all are awesome! I love these vintage machines as they continue to exceed expectations to this very day. We don’t have the luxury today of being able to go to the Woolworth appliance section to see the latest vacs on display or to see the Electrolux salesman walking up to the door with a new 70s-80s demo! I’m down for keeping the Lux Legacy alive Have a great Saturday 
Keith,
Just stunning. Can I visit Casa Keither sometime to see all your wonderful Luxes? It is so nice to see so many mint Electroluxes in one home. Thanks for sharing so many wonderful photos!
Just stunning. Can I visit Casa Keither sometime to see all your wonderful Luxes? It is so nice to see so many mint Electroluxes in one home. Thanks for sharing so many wonderful photos!
Love that hammered paint finish
I’ve always wondered where I could get really good hammered paint like this. I’ve tried rustoleum brand’s version and Hammerite brand’s version as well liking the Hammerite better but a nice finish like this one these vacs is what I’d like to obtain on an old Electrolux AF that needs a paint job.
I’ve always wondered where I could get really good hammered paint like this. I’ve tried rustoleum brand’s version and Hammerite brand’s version as well liking the Hammerite better but a nice finish like this one these vacs is what I’d like to obtain on an old Electrolux AF that needs a paint job.
You are going to make me want to get a model L!
I don’t need any more vacuums but this is going to make me want to get myself a model L. Though I may resist...I can visit my Mom’s original annually which resides at their summer home and is in beautiful shape and runs just as nice as it always did.
I don’t need any more vacuums but this is going to make me want to get myself a model L. Though I may resist...I can visit my Mom’s original annually which resides at their summer home and is in beautiful shape and runs just as nice as it always did.
@ Charlie : Come on over!!! Its not often I get to meet other collectors! Thanks so much for the kudos
@ Joe: They are very light weight and can pack a formidable cleaning punch! I love the hammer tone finish and the way the machine sounds - the sound of the airflow is almost therapeutic! Trust me you will not go wrong with a Model L
@ Joe: They are very light weight and can pack a formidable cleaning punch! I love the hammer tone finish and the way the machine sounds - the sound of the airflow is almost therapeutic! Trust me you will not go wrong with a Model L
Yes
Yes Keither I agree, the Model Ls are durable and quiet and powerful and light weight. I use an AF for my remodeling jobs instead of a shop vac. It has the same motor as an L I think as it sounds nearly identical to many of the Ls I’ve used. I chose an AF over an L for this purpose because the handles on the AFs don’t rip like more common on the model S,R, and L. They’ve been apt to tear at the front right where they turn to go under the screw and tool clip that holds them in place. Plus I figured the AF added the automatic feature which is convenient so I don’t overrun the unit with a clogged bag from plaster dust. I didn’t get one with a cordwinder to keep it light.
My housekeeper wanted me to get her an Electrolux off eBay for her personal home vacuum because she loved my Silverado so much. I asked her some questions about what she wanted for preferences and light was one of them. I chose an L for her and she loves it and says her Mother came to visit and loves it too.
My only complaint about the L is that it tips over too easily.
I cleaned for a lady growing up who had cats and was a customer on my paper route. Well it started as a paper route customer who asked me if I could feed her cats on her long 2 week summer vacations. The house was dirty and I found she had an Electrolux model L in the closet and loving the Electrolux, I cleaned the house while she was away because it was fun to do and satisfying also and I got to use a neighbors Electrolux in the process. She noticed that I had cleaned and asked me and I said yeah, I just thought it would be nice to clean up after the cats while you were away because they left a lot of cat hair around on the couches and there were cat hair dust bunnies around on the floors. After that she started asking if I would vacuum the house for her if she paid me, I said yes. Hers had a nice PN2 with it and she also had an aftermarket shag rug tool which I didn’t like but didn’t know better that it was for her shag living room rug. I went to town on the shag rug with the power nozzle which wore out the shag of the rug some years later. Being a teenager, I had no knowledge of the proper way to clean a shag rug as we didn’t have them in our house.
I always enjoyed using the L in her house though as she had a mix of area rugs and hard floors and lots of furniture to get under and around and of course the furniture all had to be cleaned from cat hair. 3 cats in a medium 3 bedroom house. I vacuumed about once every 3 to 4 weeks and filled a fresh bag every time I cleaned because of those cats and their hair. Even when I was in college and would come home for a break, she would ask me if I had some time to do a “good vacuuming” because it needed it. She would do it some but never nearly as good of a job as I did. I always made time to do the vacuuming since it was using the Electrolux Model L. At one point I think I did tell her that I enjoyed the vacuuming because of the Electrolux and that we had one at home too and I found it easy and enjoyable to use and that it does a good job.
I remember the original box had a date written on it of November 1975 and I assume that was the date she bought it. It was the blue version and It had a Golden Jubilee mustard colored hose with the blue external wire wrap so it was right at the end of the blue L era just before they changed the color to the gold.
I remained friends with her until she passed away and I am friendly with her children still and hopefully her son, who lived locally, took the L as he did most of the emptying out of the house. I thought about asking for it but I would have had to deal with shipping it from NJ to TX where I now live and I already had my Silverado. He also had a model L but the tan bronze colored version he must have gotten used as I went to his house once and saw it in the coat closet when we went to hang up our coats. His house was two story so hoping he kept it for his second story.
Yes Keither I agree, the Model Ls are durable and quiet and powerful and light weight. I use an AF for my remodeling jobs instead of a shop vac. It has the same motor as an L I think as it sounds nearly identical to many of the Ls I’ve used. I chose an AF over an L for this purpose because the handles on the AFs don’t rip like more common on the model S,R, and L. They’ve been apt to tear at the front right where they turn to go under the screw and tool clip that holds them in place. Plus I figured the AF added the automatic feature which is convenient so I don’t overrun the unit with a clogged bag from plaster dust. I didn’t get one with a cordwinder to keep it light.
My housekeeper wanted me to get her an Electrolux off eBay for her personal home vacuum because she loved my Silverado so much. I asked her some questions about what she wanted for preferences and light was one of them. I chose an L for her and she loves it and says her Mother came to visit and loves it too.
My only complaint about the L is that it tips over too easily.
I cleaned for a lady growing up who had cats and was a customer on my paper route. Well it started as a paper route customer who asked me if I could feed her cats on her long 2 week summer vacations. The house was dirty and I found she had an Electrolux model L in the closet and loving the Electrolux, I cleaned the house while she was away because it was fun to do and satisfying also and I got to use a neighbors Electrolux in the process. She noticed that I had cleaned and asked me and I said yeah, I just thought it would be nice to clean up after the cats while you were away because they left a lot of cat hair around on the couches and there were cat hair dust bunnies around on the floors. After that she started asking if I would vacuum the house for her if she paid me, I said yes. Hers had a nice PN2 with it and she also had an aftermarket shag rug tool which I didn’t like but didn’t know better that it was for her shag living room rug. I went to town on the shag rug with the power nozzle which wore out the shag of the rug some years later. Being a teenager, I had no knowledge of the proper way to clean a shag rug as we didn’t have them in our house.
I always enjoyed using the L in her house though as she had a mix of area rugs and hard floors and lots of furniture to get under and around and of course the furniture all had to be cleaned from cat hair. 3 cats in a medium 3 bedroom house. I vacuumed about once every 3 to 4 weeks and filled a fresh bag every time I cleaned because of those cats and their hair. Even when I was in college and would come home for a break, she would ask me if I had some time to do a “good vacuuming” because it needed it. She would do it some but never nearly as good of a job as I did. I always made time to do the vacuuming since it was using the Electrolux Model L. At one point I think I did tell her that I enjoyed the vacuuming because of the Electrolux and that we had one at home too and I found it easy and enjoyable to use and that it does a good job.
I remember the original box had a date written on it of November 1975 and I assume that was the date she bought it. It was the blue version and It had a Golden Jubilee mustard colored hose with the blue external wire wrap so it was right at the end of the blue L era just before they changed the color to the gold.
I remained friends with her until she passed away and I am friendly with her children still and hopefully her son, who lived locally, took the L as he did most of the emptying out of the house. I thought about asking for it but I would have had to deal with shipping it from NJ to TX where I now live and I already had my Silverado. He also had a model L but the tan bronze colored version he must have gotten used as I went to his house once and saw it in the coat closet when we went to hang up our coats. His house was two story so hoping he kept it for his second story.
L is for 'Limited' & also 'Lovely' in the csse of your two 'Refurbished - Reassembled' Model Ls. Congrats!
They must have been redone during the Silverado era; what with the black PN5 & gray paint.
I own Model Ls in each of the original color schemes: ivory with teal trim ('63-'66); tan with brown trim ('66-'68), teal blue with ivory trim ('68-'77) & honey gold with ivory trim ('77-'79).
Speaking of refurbs, I purchased a Model G, that was done in the mid-1970s due to its 1205 blue paint and white hose with the teal/gold/teal tracers.
They must have been redone during the Silverado era; what with the black PN5 & gray paint.
I own Model Ls in each of the original color schemes: ivory with teal trim ('63-'66); tan with brown trim ('66-'68), teal blue with ivory trim ('68-'77) & honey gold with ivory trim ('77-'79).
Speaking of refurbs, I purchased a Model G, that was done in the mid-1970s due to its 1205 blue paint and white hose with the teal/gold/teal tracers.
@ Paul : Thanks Yes I believe these were sold during the Silverado run ! Would you mind sharing some pics of your model G ? Take care and will ttys
Yes I believe these were sold during the Silverado run ! Would you mind sharing some pics of your model G ? Take care and will ttys
dysonman1
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Just curious. Did you not get the hose and attachments that would have been packed with those machines?
@ Tom : No - the machines were sold to me w/o attachments. I already had the accessories that would have normally been packed with the machines when they were on the market. [this post was last edited: 4/27/2020-15:44]
Dang
Nice looking machine. I must say your choice in in colors is similar to mine. The majority of the time it's the first time I've seen certain models in said colors.
I'm guessing you got your mojo back.
Thanks for showing the vacuums there excellent.
Les
Nice looking machine. I must say your choice in in colors is similar to mine. The majority of the time it's the first time I've seen certain models in said colors.
I'm guessing you got your mojo back.
Thanks for showing the vacuums there excellent.
Les
Hey thanks Les 
Yeah...I think I got it back. Its probably been on reserve due to the challenges of life we all go through from time to time. Thanks again and hope your doing well.
Yeah...I think I got it back. Its probably been on reserve due to the challenges of life we all go through from time to time. Thanks again and hope your doing well.
opelgtkarl
Well-known member
Very Nice Machines!
Not everyday that we see something as new as an out of box machine! Love this model too! It's on my list to find someday. Thanks for sharing!
Not everyday that we see something as new as an out of box machine! Love this model too! It's on my list to find someday. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Karl and thanks for the kind compliment! I feel its my duty to help keep the Electrolux USA memories alive , and I enjoy sharing with the group! Take care and see ya soon! [this post was last edited: 4/29/2020-11:59]
opelgtkarl
Well-known member
I agree!
I totally agree with you! These older Electroluxes are certainly pieces of our history that are meant to now be celebrated for surviving all these years in whatever condition they're in. I will try to get all of my Electroluxes together for a picture soon.
I totally agree with you! These older Electroluxes are certainly pieces of our history that are meant to now be celebrated for surviving all these years in whatever condition they're in. I will try to get all of my Electroluxes together for a picture soon.
