human
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So, I met up with fellow Vacuumlander Jl earlier today and went home with an Electrolux LX. It's a Metropolitan rebuild, probably done in the 1205 era, based on the blue paint job. It came with a set of wands, a few tools, and a plastic replacement hose. She also threw in a Eureka VibraGroomer II brush roll and belt she had no use for.
The machine runs whisper quiet and has excellent suction, but I can't say much for the paint job. Metropolitan took the 'Earl Scheib' approach and sprayed everything hammertone blue, including the brightwork that should have been polished but never painted. Some of that paint is starting to flake off, which tempts me to try and strip it back to bare metal, where appropriate, or maybe just sand the side trim with a sanding block, leaving a blue background behind the Electrolux nameplate. Unfortunately, it's missing its cord winder, which has been replaced with a white extension cord. Is Type T the proper winder for that machine?
My grandparents had an LX like this, minus the Metropolitan respray. They bought it new in the mid '50s and it was still in use when my grandfather went into assisted living in 1998. I have no idea what happened to that one, but I'm glad to add this example to my collection. Now,time to find that Vacuholics Anonymous meeting and pick up yet another white chip.





The machine runs whisper quiet and has excellent suction, but I can't say much for the paint job. Metropolitan took the 'Earl Scheib' approach and sprayed everything hammertone blue, including the brightwork that should have been polished but never painted. Some of that paint is starting to flake off, which tempts me to try and strip it back to bare metal, where appropriate, or maybe just sand the side trim with a sanding block, leaving a blue background behind the Electrolux nameplate. Unfortunately, it's missing its cord winder, which has been replaced with a white extension cord. Is Type T the proper winder for that machine?
My grandparents had an LX like this, minus the Metropolitan respray. They bought it new in the mid '50s and it was still in use when my grandfather went into assisted living in 1998. I have no idea what happened to that one, but I'm glad to add this example to my collection. Now,time to find that Vacuholics Anonymous meeting and pick up yet another white chip.




