mchmike
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Hi I'm looking to buy the door kit for the XXX . If anyone has one to sell please let me know . Thanks 
Electrolux XXX paper bag door kit
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electroluxxxx
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all I can say is good luck trying to find one of those! they are pretty rare and the only collector that I am aware of who has one is Charles Richard Lester.
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A couple of them have come and gone on eBay recently, with no bidders.
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A couple of them have come and gone on eBay recently, with no bidders.
dysonman1
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This is how my model XXX was delivered to the customer in August of 1955. I have the original receipt. Apparently, after the launch of the model 61, the paper bag kit was part of the model 30 as well. Makes sense, since they wanted to sell paper bags
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Yes, I have the same identical version of the XXX except that mine has metal dusting attachments and the older-style floor nozzle. (Oddly, the dusting brush it came with has a black rubber bumper instead of gray or grayish-blue.)
When I found mine it had both the bag adapter and the original cover (finished in matching, later-style hammertone blue instead of polished aluminum).
It also came with the wheeled dolly which is a genuine Electrolux aftermarket product. It fits both the XXX and the LX/LXI.
http://www.1377731.com/bagchamber
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Yes, I have the same identical version of the XXX except that mine has metal dusting attachments and the older-style floor nozzle. (Oddly, the dusting brush it came with has a black rubber bumper instead of gray or grayish-blue.)
When I found mine it had both the bag adapter and the original cover (finished in matching, later-style hammertone blue instead of polished aluminum).
It also came with the wheeled dolly which is a genuine Electrolux aftermarket product. It fits both the XXX and the LX/LXI.
http://www.1377731.com/bagchamber
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Speaking of Electrolux dusting brushes with black rubber bumpers... the ones with black bumpers (early XXX) and gray bumpers (later XXX) have been far easier to find over the years than the ones with the grayish-blue bumpers, which came out with the LX.
The rubber material these later ones were made of was inferior and it cracked and deteriorated over time, gradually crumbling away. I've also seen replacement XXX handles made of the same grayish-blue rubber and they, too, are a mess. It may be that the new grayish-blue dye color was not compatible with rubber. There are some products, such as oil-based materials, that degrade rubber. It's possible that the new grayish-blue dye contained oil and they didn't know at the time that it would adversely affect the rubber.
Also, the same thing happened to the gray rubber handles used on the Kirby Model 508 (and, possibly, early runs of the 509). It had a ribbed rubber handle in the same style and design as the 505 but was gray instead of black. I have several black 505 handles in perfect condition but have never seen a gray one that wasn't all cracked and deteriorated. When the 509 came out the handle was changed from rubber to gray vinyl, and those have held up very well over the years as long as they weren't abused.
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Speaking of Electrolux dusting brushes with black rubber bumpers... the ones with black bumpers (early XXX) and gray bumpers (later XXX) have been far easier to find over the years than the ones with the grayish-blue bumpers, which came out with the LX.
The rubber material these later ones were made of was inferior and it cracked and deteriorated over time, gradually crumbling away. I've also seen replacement XXX handles made of the same grayish-blue rubber and they, too, are a mess. It may be that the new grayish-blue dye color was not compatible with rubber. There are some products, such as oil-based materials, that degrade rubber. It's possible that the new grayish-blue dye contained oil and they didn't know at the time that it would adversely affect the rubber.
Also, the same thing happened to the gray rubber handles used on the Kirby Model 508 (and, possibly, early runs of the 509). It had a ribbed rubber handle in the same style and design as the 505 but was gray instead of black. I have several black 505 handles in perfect condition but have never seen a gray one that wasn't all cracked and deteriorated. When the 509 came out the handle was changed from rubber to gray vinyl, and those have held up very well over the years as long as they weren't abused.
dysonman1
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Charles:
I noticed that too about the rubber bumpers on the dusting brushes, as well as the handles. I have a number of pre-war model XXX dusting brushes with black rubber, and they are all supple and complete.
I noticed that too about the rubber bumpers on the dusting brushes, as well as the handles. I have a number of pre-war model XXX dusting brushes with black rubber, and they are all supple and complete.
