Electrolux Super J for $5

[texasflute]

Hello all! I've lurked in here from time to time....came over from automaticwasher.org. I've always wanted an Electrolux vac. I've looked on eBay, but they are so heavy the shipping is killer. I work in the antique business, and work for people who conduct estate sales. I was working at a sale this weekend. I walked through the utility room and there it was....an Electrolux Super J, with all the pieces and parts and some bags, for only $5. Needless to say, it came home with me (along with some other things). Works great, except the hose is leaking all over. I guess I need a new one, but that isn't in the budget right now. I'm going to try wrapping the hose in gorilla tape so I can use it until I can order a new hose. (The rationale I gave to my husband for buying this vacuum was that it was cheaper than replacing the hose on my modern Kenmore.....there went that rationale, as this one also needs a hose.)

I spent last evening cleaning it up, shining the chrome, and getting it ready to use. No one understands my elation over a 34 year old vacuum!

 

[joe22]

congrats on the great find. im big on royals and luxs. btw are you on the wacem, im joe22 also in fort worth

 

[texasflute]

Yep, that's me on WACEM. I'm actually in beautiful downtown Weatherford in one of the old houses filled with old "stuff".

 

[luxlife]

That's a great model to have.

My faverites were J /Olympia/Silverado models. These were models that I got a hold of time and time again and gave away because I figured I could always find another. That's not the case anymore. I'm now trying to find another one because Miele bags are so darn expensive and I'm not happy with the power nozzles. Hang on to that Lux. It's a great machine .

My partner and I are up in Ft. Worth a lot. We've gotten so disgusted with the so called antique malls in town and haven't been impressed with what's in Azle or Burleson either. We both like to find bona fide antiques, but I also like to look for old "stuff" that most folks would not be interested in. Are there a lot of antique/old stuff places in Weatherford? I know somewhere there's another old Lux with my name on it.

 

[ohio_tuec]

Yes, John I must agree. I've been going to the antique malls and flea markets in Adamstown, PA for years now, and I must say since the advent of eBay, the quality of the antiques you find there has declined sharply. Almost never do you find vintage vacs at these places, and when you do, they are usually the pre-electric "bug sprayer" types. Like everything else, Lux Super J's are becoming harder to find. I love collecting Hoover Dial-A-Matics. I recall 15 or 20 years ago, you would see one at every garage and church rummage sale. Nowadays, they're almost nowhere to be found.

 

[texasflute]

"Are there a lot of antique/old stuff places in Weatherford? I know somewhere there's another old Lux with my name on it."

luxlife-there are quite a few "old stuff" places in Weatherford. We've got a couple of really good antique stores (Sparks' Antiques and Just 3 Days), and there are quite a few antique/junque/stuff stores. Be warned, if you're looking for furniture, most of what you're going to find here is Victorian, rustic and A Brandt Ranch Oak. The Estate Sales out here are where you can find stuff like good vacs, mixers (yea, I like those, too) and other "stuff". Thankfully, I work for a number of people who conduct the sales, so, well....there's the $6 Kitchenaid K5A, the $5 Super J, the $50 Ironrite and the $20 Ironrite (to be cannibalized for parts), and if I bring another Ironrite home, my husband will kill me for sure!!

 

[luxlife]

Well this just confirms my theory about looking around some of the "old oil money" areas to find the good stuff. I work in oil/gas in DEEEEEEP East Texas and you wouldn't believe what's out here! You'd need a tractor/trailer to bring the good stuff out of of the Tyler/Kilgore area! There's a direct relationship between what once was and what's been left behind. I'm making a mental list. Even in the smallest of towns I've been to, there's a Kirby or Electrolux dealer. I just need the chance to weed through some of this.

 

[aeoliandave]

"There's a direct relationship between what once wa

Good observation, John.

I would say the same about the finds I find in the Sarnia/Petrolia in Ontario at the southernmost tip of Lake Huron where it drains into the St. Clair River on it's way past Port Huron and Detroit on the way to Lake Erie.

Petrolia is the site of the the first discovery of oil and Sarnia became the area of refineries and the associated chemical industries over the decades since the 1850s.

Man, those gas & oil folks had money and knew how to spend it! architect designed Houses, luxury cars, appliances, you name it they had the best Canada and the USA had to offer in the 1940s/50s/60s.

Dave