With the start of a new calendar year I decided to collect, or "glean" using an Electrolux term, whatever online data I could to mark events on the Electrolux calendar from 2017 in 5-year increments.
105 years - Lux I canister--the original (Sweden)
95 years - Model VI (UK), Model VII (Germany)
90 years - First Floor Polisher/Scrubber (Sweden) Model B3 (?); Model XI (Sweden & US); plant openings in Luton, England and Courbevoie, France
85 years - Electrolux (Canada) Ltd. begins distribution
80 years - Model XXX tank (US)
65 years - Model LX tank (US); self-sealing, disposable "wrappers" (later "filter bags") (US)
60 years - Models F & S tanks (US); Models ZB88 "Elux-O-Matic" & ZB86 tanks (CA); Models 60 & 62 tanks (UK); Turbotool (US); aluminum wands for tank vacuum (US)
55 years - Model CA (US) commercial canister & Model GH (US) hospital tank (that I've nicknamed the Pink Panther line because of its pink filters which resemble Owens-Corning Pink Fiberglas Insulation marketed with The Pink Panther character), Turbo Rug Washer (US); new ABE logo; floor brush shape logo (US)
50 years - First upright Model 152 (UK); Model 80 tank (UK)
45 years - Model Z320 "Jumbomatic" (Finland); Model 330 tank (UK)
40 years - First upright, Model 1363 (US & CA)
35 years - E-2000 tank (CA) predecessor of *Model 2100 in US; E-Special tank (CA) predecessor of **Model 1623 & current Lux Classic tank (US/CA); Model B50 shampooer/polisher (CA); Model 1505/Silverado tank (US); Model PN-4A power nozzle (US)--rebadged as PN-2000 (CA)
30 years - (Mar. 6, 1987) Pointe Claire, QC factory closes after 23 years; (Oct. 4, 1987) Free-trade agreement reached between US & CA allowing Electrolux Corp. to market and sell its products in CA; (Oct. 30, 1987) Brockville, ON factory closes after c. 13 years (where Trivacs and other low volume products were made & assembled); (Oct. 31, 1987) Leveraged buyout of Electrolux Corporation/Electrolux Canada from Sara Lee Corp. for $230MM by senior Electrolux Corp. executives, First Boston Corp., & Wesray Capital Corp.; Model 1521/Marquise tank (US); Model 2100/System 90 tank (CA); Model 1562 Sidekick, mini pn, (US) introduced; Prolux commercial upright line (US/CA); Indirect sales lines--Special Edition series for trade shows & fairs; Regency Series for premium department stores)
25 years - US/CA Epic series (6000SR--predecessor of Lux Legacy tank, 3000SR--upright, & Model 1732 Floor Pro); Model 1521/Ultralux Classic tank (US); Model 1515 "Regency Series 1500" (replaced the 1000 & 2000); Model 1625 "AdvantageSeries" tank & Model 1746 "AdvantageSeries" upright (US); Model 1676 "Ambassador II" (US)
20 years - Model C133A/Epic 8000 tank (US); Lux 1 Royal (Finland)
15 years - Piney Flats, TN plant closes after 13 years.
10 years - Model U155D/Lux Classic upright (budget model--no Sidekick or HEPA filter)
*2100 (automatic) labels: "Hi-Tech"--1985-87; "Diplomat"--1989-91; "Special Edition"--1987-92; "Regency Series 2000"--1987-92; There was also one labeled "2100" and modeled C141 -A, -B, -F which sold from 2000-03 & C152B from 2004-05. Other models & labels of the same design were: 1677 "Diplomat LX"; ^C141 -C, -E "Lux 5000"; C141G & C152C "Lux 5500"; C152E "Ultralux", 80th Anniversary model--with system performance indicators and preset automatic shut-off mechanism.
^The "Lux 5000" label was used on a manual cleaner [models C101 -K & -L] in the direct sales line and an automatic cleaner in the indirect sales line [model C141s]--both had electric wands. The indirect line also included the "Lux 5500" automatic cleaner with standard wands.
**1623 (manual) labels: "L-E"--1985-88; "Special Edition"--1987-92; "Regency Series 1000"--1987-92; "Model 90"--1988-89; "Ambassador"--1989-91. Other models & labels of the same design were: 1625 "AdvantageSeries"--1992-94, 1676 "Ambassador II"--1992, "Ambassador III"--1992-94; C101s--"Ambassador III" & "Lux 5000" and C151s--"Lux 2000", "Ultralux 2000", & "Lux Classic")
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P. S. I was unable to locate the product history chart on Aerus's updated website.
105 years - Lux I canister--the original (Sweden)
95 years - Model VI (UK), Model VII (Germany)
90 years - First Floor Polisher/Scrubber (Sweden) Model B3 (?); Model XI (Sweden & US); plant openings in Luton, England and Courbevoie, France
85 years - Electrolux (Canada) Ltd. begins distribution
80 years - Model XXX tank (US)
65 years - Model LX tank (US); self-sealing, disposable "wrappers" (later "filter bags") (US)
60 years - Models F & S tanks (US); Models ZB88 "Elux-O-Matic" & ZB86 tanks (CA); Models 60 & 62 tanks (UK); Turbotool (US); aluminum wands for tank vacuum (US)
55 years - Model CA (US) commercial canister & Model GH (US) hospital tank (that I've nicknamed the Pink Panther line because of its pink filters which resemble Owens-Corning Pink Fiberglas Insulation marketed with The Pink Panther character), Turbo Rug Washer (US); new ABE logo; floor brush shape logo (US)
50 years - First upright Model 152 (UK); Model 80 tank (UK)
45 years - Model Z320 "Jumbomatic" (Finland); Model 330 tank (UK)
40 years - First upright, Model 1363 (US & CA)
35 years - E-2000 tank (CA) predecessor of *Model 2100 in US; E-Special tank (CA) predecessor of **Model 1623 & current Lux Classic tank (US/CA); Model B50 shampooer/polisher (CA); Model 1505/Silverado tank (US); Model PN-4A power nozzle (US)--rebadged as PN-2000 (CA)
30 years - (Mar. 6, 1987) Pointe Claire, QC factory closes after 23 years; (Oct. 4, 1987) Free-trade agreement reached between US & CA allowing Electrolux Corp. to market and sell its products in CA; (Oct. 30, 1987) Brockville, ON factory closes after c. 13 years (where Trivacs and other low volume products were made & assembled); (Oct. 31, 1987) Leveraged buyout of Electrolux Corporation/Electrolux Canada from Sara Lee Corp. for $230MM by senior Electrolux Corp. executives, First Boston Corp., & Wesray Capital Corp.; Model 1521/Marquise tank (US); Model 2100/System 90 tank (CA); Model 1562 Sidekick, mini pn, (US) introduced; Prolux commercial upright line (US/CA); Indirect sales lines--Special Edition series for trade shows & fairs; Regency Series for premium department stores)
25 years - US/CA Epic series (6000SR--predecessor of Lux Legacy tank, 3000SR--upright, & Model 1732 Floor Pro); Model 1521/Ultralux Classic tank (US); Model 1515 "Regency Series 1500" (replaced the 1000 & 2000); Model 1625 "AdvantageSeries" tank & Model 1746 "AdvantageSeries" upright (US); Model 1676 "Ambassador II" (US)
20 years - Model C133A/Epic 8000 tank (US); Lux 1 Royal (Finland)
15 years - Piney Flats, TN plant closes after 13 years.
10 years - Model U155D/Lux Classic upright (budget model--no Sidekick or HEPA filter)
*2100 (automatic) labels: "Hi-Tech"--1985-87; "Diplomat"--1989-91; "Special Edition"--1987-92; "Regency Series 2000"--1987-92; There was also one labeled "2100" and modeled C141 -A, -B, -F which sold from 2000-03 & C152B from 2004-05. Other models & labels of the same design were: 1677 "Diplomat LX"; ^C141 -C, -E "Lux 5000"; C141G & C152C "Lux 5500"; C152E "Ultralux", 80th Anniversary model--with system performance indicators and preset automatic shut-off mechanism.
^The "Lux 5000" label was used on a manual cleaner [models C101 -K & -L] in the direct sales line and an automatic cleaner in the indirect sales line [model C141s]--both had electric wands. The indirect line also included the "Lux 5500" automatic cleaner with standard wands.
**1623 (manual) labels: "L-E"--1985-88; "Special Edition"--1987-92; "Regency Series 1000"--1987-92; "Model 90"--1988-89; "Ambassador"--1989-91. Other models & labels of the same design were: 1625 "AdvantageSeries"--1992-94, 1676 "Ambassador II"--1992, "Ambassador III"--1992-94; C101s--"Ambassador III" & "Lux 5000" and C151s--"Lux 2000", "Ultralux 2000", & "Lux Classic")
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P. S. I was unable to locate the product history chart on Aerus's updated website.
