I landed the mother load with Vintage Electrolux cylinders

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I got the call today that all of us that collect vintage vacuums dream of.


 


A friend also in the vacuum game called me, said he had just been got his hands on 7 vintage Electrolux vacuums. He sent me a pic on whatsapp and we agreed on a price, a fair one at that. I went to fetch them and I am so happy, Its going to be a long weekend ahead restoring them and I may need some help with some parts.


Here they are 


2x 1230's 


1x z 32


3x z 25's 


1x Z 62


 


They need work but I am so very excited to start 

 

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The z 32 It seems to be in the best condition and the vinyl is not damaged. 

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I'm sure you'll have a ball!!

ENJOY !! !! !! !!I have no doubt that the "after" shots will be FAB.
Keep us updated.

 

[kirbyloverdan]

Wow

What an amazing find Gareth it will be neat to see them all restored and then in display in your store .
Have fun restoring them if I was there I'd be helping you .

Dan

 

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Thanks very much  Dan, why not fly out for the weekend lol. Its gonna be a lot of fun. 


 


I am looking very forward to getting them working, Them and the two Columbus's standing behind them.


 


John 


Thank you very much keep watching 

 

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The Z 32 and the two 1230's  

 

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The 3 z 25's 


 


One is missing the back cover I hope someone on here has a spare  

 

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The 62 It was bought on the 18/10/ 1959 I know have a few of these models, They are so quiet  

 

[kevin]

Congratulations, Gareth! I'm glad the cleaners are in good hands.

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Does anyone have, or know of, a list of all the Swedish Electrolux cleaners and their years of manufacture? i don't recall ever seeing one--even on Electrolux Group's website.

 

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The manual 

 

[ronni]

Awesome collection Gareth! Looking forward to seeing photos of the machines after you've spiffed them up.
You're also fortunate to have the manual(s) with them.

 

[collector2]

Interesting find Gareth. The models 25 and 62 are the only ones I am familiar with and that 62 is not the same as the ones I have seen. The English 62 was a pale greyish green covering with dark green ends and the Australian one was blue with red ends.

You might want to verify the voltage of that machine though. In Canada using the white switch on them signified that it was made for other than the standard voltage (Usually meant it was 32 Volt for the farms). It may mean the same there.

I look forward to seeing the finished products.

Doug

 

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Hey Doug 


 


Thanks for the info on the 62, I will check it out. 

 

[vacbear58]

Luxes

Gareth,

I am afraid I am going to be a pain but that looks like a 55 rather than a 62 to me, although you have got a 62 manual there. This is mainly due to the crocodile finish and that the hose entry is towards the bottom of the front cover rather than the middle. As Doug rightly says the 62 has a VERY pale green body with dark green (you would almost think they were black) ends. If the rug nozzle in reply 5 belongs to this cleaner then it is a late 55 nozzle rather than 62. And the large Electrolux disc was replaced with a much smaller one under a plastic cover. I would venture to suggest that the original switch went faulty and it was replaced by one for the 65.

I wonder what the origin of the model 1230 was, I have never seen that designation on these style of cleaners.

@kevin - there was a web site (not Electrolux and as I recall and not in English) a few years ago which detailed a great many of the European Electroluxes, but there was a very wide variety of models sold in different countries, sometimes using the same model designation but with different features (such as in Germany the 55 was sold with paper dust bags, that did not come in in the UK until the 62)
that it is hard to keep track of them all, and then there are the varieties across brand names like Volta which would make tracking them all down a long but interesting project

Al

 

[watsonw]

Great haul!!!

Hello Gareth,

The 'hose coupling to machine suction end' on the 32 is unusual, how does it work, do you have the hose?

I have never seen this model before, I imagine its quite rare; a bit like our UK built Z18?

The 'croc finish covered' cleaner does not appear to have the usual electrolux badging on the side which is typical of the swedish built 55's. Yours looks distinctly 'grey'in colour.

The covering on the swedish 55's did not discolour like the Luton, Bedfordshire made machines, they were also fitted with dust bags that had a type of brushed cotton texture on the inner side of the bag.

Regards, Walter (UK)

 

[ronni]

@vacbear58's response - 13 ...


Regarding the "dark green that almost looks black"; I imagine you are speaking of jade (which is a dark green, not a dark blue like many surmise) or perhaps midnight blue.

I offer this information from en.wikipedia.org regarding the color jade: "Jade, also called jade green is a representation of the color of the gemstone called jade, although the stone varies widely in hue. The color name jade green was first used in Spanish in the form piedra de ijada in 1569. The first recorded use of "jade green" as a color name in English was in 1892." (The color chart below is from the same source.)

FYI Electrolux USA used a version of that color--if not identical--on one of the versions of the 1205's endcaps; on the neck, shoe, and roller of the first PN-2; and as the accent color of the Diamond Jubilee/1521, the Diamond Jubilee Floor Beautifier/1522, the CB2000 of that era, and the rug washer of that era (the last to be manufactured).

Since color perspectives are somewhat subjective, I merely offer my observations; not unmitigated facts. I just thought I'd make a possible connection. Anyway, it is evident that the Electrolux USA folks named their color jade, because they felt it was a shade of green.

I will say, I didn't realize that back in the day there were more than Swedish, American, and Canadian manufacturing plants; albeit I knew there were other markets. The accent color differences of machines manufactured at the plant in Sweden from those in the plant in Australia (and likely others) are interesting. Perhaps they were to distinguish one country's machines from the others?

 

[gsheen]

Vac bear, You are totally right, I didnt even bother to check it out, I have 3 of them, it is a z 55. he manual came attached to it and In all the excitement I just took it as a newer model. 

 

[gsheen]

I got another two machines from the same friend, he didn't even charge me for them.


 


First up another z 55  

 

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Then this Za 30 with a host of attachments 


I like the color of it to and it runs well bud needs some TLC