Electrolux/volta u194 Aus Del vacuum

[auslux708090d2d]

Hi all,

Apologies for my tardiness, been unwell for weeks and still are, but this is a little medicine of distraction that arrived yesterday and boy is it something special to me,

British built and very light compared to local built Electrolux of the era, I just slightly remember this vacuum in a light lemon yellow, never seen it in blue before and definitely not the other colour options English folk had, I pray to find the other colours now lol,

This individual vacuum has been lightly used and is very quiet ( I still will dismantle for service soon)

It came with it’s original packaging/brochure/ 1 spare paper bag and the original tools ( I think original from memory of yellow version)

I am in discussions with a IT guy who will be copying the original brochure for those who would like a copy, he will use the exact same thickness of paper etc , it’s a good read too,

Interesting one of the poles is longer than the other ( not pictured neither the hose but have both)

I have to say this vacuum has style oozing (my opinion)

Very happy to find this cleaner and probably cleaner of the year for my new additions to the collection,

Thank you for viewing etc!!

 

[paul]

Sorry to hear about your unwellness; I hope & pray for your full recovery soon.

Your medicinal lightly-used Volta U194 that you just obtained is quite something! It is appears to be quite similar to the Windsor Blue & Light Grey Electrolux UK Z94, produced from 1971 to 1974 .

How awesome that it came with the original hose, wands, tools, bag(?), carton and manual/guarantee for it. It's thoughtful of you to have the manual reproduced for those who desire copies fro themselves.

I agree with your fondness for the design; it is one of my favorites, too. I think it originated by the pencil of Sixten Sason, a Swedish industrial designer, for the Electrolux model ZE70 circa 1957.

Hopefully you will be able to obtain other models of the design in various colors; although it will take time and patience.

Thank you for the post, and again blessings on your return to wellness soon.

 

[cheesewonton]

What a beautiful example of good industrial design. And the condition is simply amazing. So old yet so well cared for.

 

[auslux708090d2d]

Sorry to hear about your unwellness; I hope & pray for your full recovery soon.

Your medicinal lightly-used Volta U194 that you just obtained is quite something! It is appears to be quite similar to the Windsor Blue & Light Grey Electrolux UK Z94, produced from 1971 to 1974 .

How awesome that it came with the original hose, wands, tools, bag(?), carton and manual/guarantee for it. It's thoughtful of you to have the manual reproduced for those who desire copies fro themselves.

I agree with your fondness for the design; it is one of my favorites, too. I think it originated by the pencil of Sixten Sason, a Swedish industrial designer, for the Electrolux model ZE70 circa 1957.

Hopefully you will be able to obtain other models of the design in various colors; although it will take time and patience.

Thank you for the post, and again blessings on your return to wellness soon.

Thank you for your thoughts prayers Paul,

A lot of people have been very unwell with pneumonia including myself, hospital has not seen so many people since early COVID, the helicopter keeps flying in taking the sickest away, really sad and I Pray that you don’t have the same experience with your approaching Winter ,

With regards to the Electrolux, and other vintage vacuum cleaners, our Australian society got swept up ( no pun intended) when Dyson hit the market, everyone had to have one, finally the tables seem to be turning and everyone wants a bagged vacuum again lol, Dyson reputation is not what it was, although people keep buying it so not sure, unfortunately Electrolux is no longer here even as aurus etc , we have started making Australian vacuum cleaners again (lol full circle ) but getting back to early Dyson, it seemed like overnight majority of people put their old vacuum out on the nature strip hoping someone would take it, which they did, scrap metal became the norm and sadly we lost a huge amount of vacuum cleaners to wire choppers and scrappies collecting the motors, then came new rules for second hand electrical appliances needing to be “tagged and tested “ overnight op shops stopped selling them second hand dealers etc , Godfrey’s was the last nail in the coffin unfortunately now gone to, I search high and when I find one it is usually immaculate condition hidden from daylight for decades,

luckily I have a interest in many electrical appliances and still find a bit, but more often importing from Germany Italy and England works out cheaper and easier for anything not vacuum related lol

Hope I didn’t rant to much,

Kind regards
Michael

 

[cheesewonton]

I'm sad to see Godfrey's go and I don't even live in Oz. They sold some interesting machines. They had a bagged power nozzle canister that was sold under the Hoover and another brand ( Sauber or maybe Wertheim ? ) that looked like it might be a decent machine for the price.