lets see your WWII machines

[electroluxxxx]

Mine is the model 28
srry that it is soo big
Mike

 

[electroluxxxx]

anyone willing to show theirs off???

 

[collector2]

My favorite WWII era machine out of my collection is my grandmothers Goblin Ace which she bought around 1939/40

 

[charles~richard]

I have so many ... where do I start?!

 

[akabent]

GOBLIN

Hey Doug,

What a great machine, and all the better being 'family'. Well, grandmother. I have several from 'family' lol. That is a really beautiful vacuum, clearly she took very good care of it (for you!!)
Congrats!
Rick

 

[electroluxxxx]

charles you may start where ever you like the WWII ERA I think is the most intresting time where companies came out with many new designs and products to help with the war effort.

 

[watsonw]

Pre- WW2 cleaners

My favourites in my collection; Hoover 725, dustette 100 & early Goblin 'Ace' G55.

Does anybody have a spare G55 switch/flex plug housing thats in good condition that they wish to sell .....a friend has just finished restoring an early 55 but the subject part spoils it ?


Regards, Walter, UK.

 

[luxg]

Doug that Goblin Ace is a beautiful machine. You are so luck to have it. How long did she use this machine?

 

[collector2]

My Grandmother used the Goblin till she died in 1969. I was two when I inherited it. It kind of started things off. I've done alot of work restoring it too. When I got it most of the parts were missing, it was dirty from being in the basement and didnt work well (as I recall grandma also had a Regina electric broom by that time that she used alot). I made the accessory kit incidentally.

Re: spare switch housing. I'm not sure if I kept one from the one I used for parts but I'll take a look.

This is the commercial Goblin machine from the same era (Goblin Major)

 

[luxg]

I can see why that is such a special machine for you!! What an interesting history. Thanks for sharing.

 

[charles~richard]

Well, I guess one of my most interesting and rarest war-era machines would be the Electrolux Model XX (or "20")

 

[charles~richard]

I do have more pix of it somewhere but can't find them.