I used the Electrolux (UK) Ltd. pamphlets that Doug Smith posted to provide this quick reference list. Additions are welcome, because the list only goes up to 1980 and the pamphlets only included vacuum cleaners; not floor polishers/shampooers, commercial vacuums, or devices.
I'm not sure just how many versions of Electrolux cleaners were made at one time. Did other countries, like the USA, Canada, S. Africa, Germany, the UK, Australia, and France, each have its own subsidiary or did AB Electrolux of Sweden fully own satellite production units in some of them and therefore sell its own models there? Also, are any of them still in operation?
The pamphlets were posted on the thread at this link (#3253, 3/29/2008) : http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?3253
Electrolux (UK) Ltd. List of Vacuum Cleaners
(All are tanks unless otherwise noted.)
1921: Model V (reddish-brown leatherette)
1922: Model VI (reddish-brown leatherette)
1926: Model X (dark greenish-gray leatherette)
1926: Model XI (dark greenish-gray leatherette)
1930: Model XII (brown or black leatherette)
1933-45: Model Z15/Z25 (bottle green, black grained leatherette)
1933: Model 16 (blue, black grained leatherette)
1934-35: Model Z18 (red, black grained leatherette)
1934-35: Model Z24 (red & blue mottled leatherette)
1946-48: Model 116/7 (blue crackle paint; lt. grey leatherette)
1946-49: Model 30 (reddish-brown, black grained leatherette)
1949-56: Model 55 (grey leatherette w/crocodile markings leatherette)
1951-56: Model 48 (reddish-brown w/black grain leatherette)
1957-60: Model 60 (red, black, & white multi-fleck leatherette w/matching trim)
1957-59: Model 62 (lt. grey horizontal ribbed plastic, dark green trim)
1960: Model 64 (ivory horizontal ribbed plastic, sepia trim)
1960: Model 65 (rose red horizontal ribbed plastic, ivory trim)
1965: Model U.137 “Challenge” (lt. grey horizontal ribbed plastic, maroon trim)
1965: Model U.138 “Challenge” (lt. grey horizontal ribbed plastic, maroon trim)
1965: U136 “Trident” (blue-grey horizontal ribbed plastic, lt. grey trim)
1965-68: Model Automatic ZC90 (sage green horizontal ribbed plastic, lt. grey trim)
1967-69: Model 80 (Windsor blue plastic, lt. grey trim)
1967-70: Model 77 (Cambridge blue plastic, lt. grey trim)
1967-69: Model Upright 152 (sage green & lt. grey plastic, lt. grey buffer--upright)
1968-70: Model Automatic 100 (deep sea green plastic, lt. grey & orange trim)
1969-71: Model 91 (flame red plastic, lt. grey trim)
1969-70: Model Upright 160 (mushroom & lt. grey plastic/lt. grey buffer--upright)
1970-79: Model 87 (oatmeal plastic, lt. grey & brown trim)
1970-73: Model Automatic 310 (beige plastic, brown & orange trim/accents)
1970: Model Upright 170 (saffron & lt. grey, lt. grey buffer)
1971-74: Model 94 (Windsor blue plastic, lt. grey trim)
1971-75: Model Twin 500 (medium grey plastic, saxe blue buffer & trim--upright)
1972-75: Model Automatic 330 (charcoal grey plastic; lt. grey, metallic & red trim/accents)
1974-79: Model 302 (pale beige plastic, tan trim)
1974-79: Model 305 (pale ivory plastic; lt. grey, brown, & tangerine trim/accents)
1974: Model 101/Luxomatic (deep sea green plastic, lt. grey & orange trim/accents)
1974: Twin 504 Super (rich golden yellow plastic, midnight blue & brushed aluminum trim--upright)
1975: Model Automatic 345 (brown plastic; brown, dark brown, & metallic trim/accents)
1975: Twin 502 (avocado green plastic, dark brown buffer--upright)
1979: Model 312 (mustard yellow plastic; mustard yellow & dark brown trim/accents)
1979: Model 96 (jasmine yellow plastic w/matching trim)
1979: Model 303 (black plastic w/red trim)
I'm not sure just how many versions of Electrolux cleaners were made at one time. Did other countries, like the USA, Canada, S. Africa, Germany, the UK, Australia, and France, each have its own subsidiary or did AB Electrolux of Sweden fully own satellite production units in some of them and therefore sell its own models there? Also, are any of them still in operation?
The pamphlets were posted on the thread at this link (#3253, 3/29/2008) : http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?3253
Electrolux (UK) Ltd. List of Vacuum Cleaners
(All are tanks unless otherwise noted.)
1921: Model V (reddish-brown leatherette)
1922: Model VI (reddish-brown leatherette)
1926: Model X (dark greenish-gray leatherette)
1926: Model XI (dark greenish-gray leatherette)
1930: Model XII (brown or black leatherette)
1933-45: Model Z15/Z25 (bottle green, black grained leatherette)
1933: Model 16 (blue, black grained leatherette)
1934-35: Model Z18 (red, black grained leatherette)
1934-35: Model Z24 (red & blue mottled leatherette)
1946-48: Model 116/7 (blue crackle paint; lt. grey leatherette)
1946-49: Model 30 (reddish-brown, black grained leatherette)
1949-56: Model 55 (grey leatherette w/crocodile markings leatherette)
1951-56: Model 48 (reddish-brown w/black grain leatherette)
1957-60: Model 60 (red, black, & white multi-fleck leatherette w/matching trim)
1957-59: Model 62 (lt. grey horizontal ribbed plastic, dark green trim)
1960: Model 64 (ivory horizontal ribbed plastic, sepia trim)
1960: Model 65 (rose red horizontal ribbed plastic, ivory trim)
1965: Model U.137 “Challenge” (lt. grey horizontal ribbed plastic, maroon trim)
1965: Model U.138 “Challenge” (lt. grey horizontal ribbed plastic, maroon trim)
1965: U136 “Trident” (blue-grey horizontal ribbed plastic, lt. grey trim)
1965-68: Model Automatic ZC90 (sage green horizontal ribbed plastic, lt. grey trim)
1967-69: Model 80 (Windsor blue plastic, lt. grey trim)
1967-70: Model 77 (Cambridge blue plastic, lt. grey trim)
1967-69: Model Upright 152 (sage green & lt. grey plastic, lt. grey buffer--upright)
1968-70: Model Automatic 100 (deep sea green plastic, lt. grey & orange trim)
1969-71: Model 91 (flame red plastic, lt. grey trim)
1969-70: Model Upright 160 (mushroom & lt. grey plastic/lt. grey buffer--upright)
1970-79: Model 87 (oatmeal plastic, lt. grey & brown trim)
1970-73: Model Automatic 310 (beige plastic, brown & orange trim/accents)
1970: Model Upright 170 (saffron & lt. grey, lt. grey buffer)
1971-74: Model 94 (Windsor blue plastic, lt. grey trim)
1971-75: Model Twin 500 (medium grey plastic, saxe blue buffer & trim--upright)
1972-75: Model Automatic 330 (charcoal grey plastic; lt. grey, metallic & red trim/accents)
1974-79: Model 302 (pale beige plastic, tan trim)
1974-79: Model 305 (pale ivory plastic; lt. grey, brown, & tangerine trim/accents)
1974: Model 101/Luxomatic (deep sea green plastic, lt. grey & orange trim/accents)
1974: Twin 504 Super (rich golden yellow plastic, midnight blue & brushed aluminum trim--upright)
1975: Model Automatic 345 (brown plastic; brown, dark brown, & metallic trim/accents)
1975: Twin 502 (avocado green plastic, dark brown buffer--upright)
1979: Model 312 (mustard yellow plastic; mustard yellow & dark brown trim/accents)
1979: Model 96 (jasmine yellow plastic w/matching trim)
1979: Model 303 (black plastic w/red trim)