Electrolux Model L w/Cord Winder

[keither]

You can never have too many favorites, especially where Electrolux canister vacuum cleaners are concerned. I've had the Lux Model L fever for a few months now and I absolutely adore the color of this 1964 model. Its so quiet and I actually like using the model L more than the Special model(s) that replaced them back in 1979-80.

[this post was last edited: 7/29/2020-20:05]

 

[lesinutah]

Nice

Your carpet looks great. I'm going to ask did you clean it up before you took pics because I see the vacuumed floor and I can't find any signs of use on the vacuum.
Its nice to have a vacuum that works well and is quiet.
My c9 compact it's mustard yellow is what I like to use. Its not super loud it's suction is unmatched and the only noise is the hose sounds like it's inhaling air.
Les

 

[keither]

Thx Les...yes I groomed the carpet with the machine before I took the pics Thanks for the kind feedback and I hope your doing well

Keith

 

[electromatik]

Why does that look BRAND NEW!?

Did someone refurbish it or was it like that when you bought it. Golly, what a nice machine. My Mamaw had the blue Model L with a cord winder and Mom had the bronze Model L with no cord winder. The only difference I see is the power switch was different on their machines. Mamaw's and Mom's had a slider switch that had ribs on it.

 

[dysonman1]

That is one sweet model L. Congratulations on a complete machine - and the box too.

 

[luxlife]

Beautiful!

One hardly ever sees these in the white color scheme. I've only seen the blue.

 

[keither]

Christopher, Tom and John thanks for the kind words and feedback! I bought the machine as is and the owner took really good care of the machine for the last 56 years of its life Model "L"ucky

ttys

 

[jo]

Barely a scratch

Judging from the box still in tact, and barely a scratch of the machine...that “Doris Johnson” rarely used this Electrolux. I wonder if she didn’t like it, and hence had something else...or rather liked it so much that she only pulled it out once in a while on special occasions to enjoy it. Maybe she has a house cleaner who brought their own vacuum so it was only used rarely. Wonder if you got any more information on why it is in such good shape!

For those wondering as I saw a comment on this .....near the end run of this white color, the switch was upgraded to the sliding switch instead of the flip type switch on this one here...which was used on the Model E, Model S, Model R and most of these white L’s. The black flip switches tended to wear out prematurely, growing up, we had to replace the one on our Model S at least twice. When something as simple as a switch goes, sometimes people could assume it’s the motor That is dead and throw the whole machine away.... by improving the switch to last longer, they avoided dissatisfied customers like these.

Keith...another beautiful Electrolux you’ve collected and are preserving. I actually haven’t seen a white L with the cordwinder that has the louver blower port cover on it. Most of the White ones I see with the cordwinders have no louver. Though I have to say I haven’t come across a lot of white Ls with the cordwinder.

Jon

 

[real1shep]

I suspect.......

this is more common than one might think. I know of homes where a Electrolux was used for all the hard floors and what was left in carpet was maintained by another vacuum....usually an upright.

Uprights gained a lot of following when you could just shove them in a closet to hide, wheel them out and just go to it. They were almost the death knell for tank cleaners. I think some tank cleaners were just left in closets while the uprights were made to do everything. That would account for the pristine tanks still found about.

I bought a G once at a second hand store with accessories that looked hardly used.....it was obviously extremely low hrs and kept perfectly. I know it belonged to a woman, but the rest of the story is lost to time.

Kevin

 

[huskyvacs]

I always get this one confused with the Hospital model due to the big cord reel and the color scheme.

 

[jo]

The difference

is...the hospital models filter box is squared and it’s a G which has the big switch on the top up high just past the handle. Smaller details on the hospital model that are different are larger front wheels, all wheels were equipped with chrome “hubcaps”, automatic control dial on the front bag door, which I think is polished aluminum and full length teal colored side bumpers. But yes, if you don’t look carefully the white L’s especially the ones with the cordwinders could quickly be mistaken for the hospital G’s since the basic main body and coloring scheme are the same. Of course the hospital G has a cordwinder too, but since it was standard equipment for the G it is an integrated design forming the back end of main unit whereas the cordwinders for the L were designed as a “plug and play” design that was quickly added by removing the cord halo with two screws, unplugging the plug in power cord, and the plugging in the cordwinders pigtail, and putting the cordwinder in place of the halo using the same two screws.

In fact, when I’ve had AF’s R’s or L’s with this cordwinder, if the motor goes bad, the cordwinder is easily swapped onto another of these machines that doesn’t have one. Though the cordwinder does tend to weigh the machine down quite a bit. I don’t know if the filter box for the hospital G is easily removable or not and could be put on another machine. That would be something to look at if I ever get my hands on a hospital G.

Jon