V vintagehoover Well-known member Joined Aug 30, 2006 Messages 2,883 Sep 8, 2007 #2 Does anyone know why certain Electrolux cleaners were branded 'Electrux'??
I ian88 Well-known member Joined Dec 10, 2006 Messages 1,548 Sep 9, 2007 #3 Corporate shorthand as far as I know, my 1970s 303 was branded Electrux on the rating plate. Ian
7 74simon Well-known member Joined Sep 6, 2006 Messages 346 Sep 9, 2007 #4 Apparently 'Electrux' was used on cheaper models from 1947 onwards, although it had been registered years earlier. They started to use it so that the could sue another company, Electrix, for infringement! http://tobaccodocuments.org/pm/2501...0&ocr_position=above_foramatted&start_page=11
Apparently 'Electrux' was used on cheaper models from 1947 onwards, although it had been registered years earlier. They started to use it so that the could sue another company, Electrix, for infringement! http://tobaccodocuments.org/pm/2501...0&ocr_position=above_foramatted&start_page=11
V vintagehoover Well-known member Joined Aug 30, 2006 Messages 2,883 Sep 10, 2007 #5 Ah, right, very interesting...still strikes me as wierd, though...like if Hoover called their Junior models 'Hoers' or something :S
Ah, right, very interesting...still strikes me as wierd, though...like if Hoover called their Junior models 'Hoers' or something :S
