My New Electrolux Upright !!

[eluxomarty]

Okay it's not new but it's new to me!! My friend Greg Bushman is visiting from Seattle and he brought a little present for me! Another friend, Marty Warnke who also is from WA but now lives here in the desert, Greg and I went to lunch then on to my place for vacuum fun!

 

[eluxomarty]

what's in here?

opening the big box

 

[eluxomarty]

two heads are better than one

Marty WA helping Marty CA attaching the handle

 

[eluxomarty]

maiden voyage...

okay, not so maiden BUT maybe on Califronia soil. Greg wanted to be the first one because its been sealed in the box at his home all this time and it was killing him not being able to open it! LOL!

 

[eluxomarty]

okay my turn

This Lux was from about 1986.. The model number is 1451 E.

 

[eluxomarty]

The best part however!!!!

Is the salesman's bag that the vacuum was carried around in. Electrolux guru's, please help me out on this, you may be able to share more about the bag! One side of the bag has a cut away photo showing the "works", the belt, fans, motors, etc.

 

[eluxomarty]

other side

the other side of the bag lists all the exclusives and features of Electrolux's Automatic Upright Cleaner! Thanks so much to Greg for a wonderful gift!!!! It was a great day to get together and vacuums and just have fun!!!

 

[luxg]

Marty thanks so much for the great pictures. You are going to love the Electrolux upright. I just got an Electrolux Discovery III from Roger when I was out in Tucson. I am really enjoying using this machine. It is so good to see Marty W again. I haven't seen him since we were in Portland. Hope that you can talk him into coming to the Convention in Sept. Terry

 

[myvacsrock]

so did you get it NIB???

 

[luxg]

No Kyle, the one Roger gave me wasn't NIB but it was in beautiful condition and looked like it had an easy life. We found in this past November at a thrift shop in Green Valley. Roger kept it for a few months and enjoyed it and then passed it on to me. I felt very lucky to get it.

 

[compactelectra]

My Lux Upright

Bought new in the box on Ebay. This one was the very first. I am posting here because Morgan just sent me the attachment converter and hose. It is not original to the machine but works like a charm. This one is special because it came out at the same time as the Lux Super J which I bought new. What a fabulous machine. The attachments went with the upright that was out at the time of the Silverado, but works. Morgan also sent me bags which you cannot get any more.

 

[compactelectra]

Here is the attachment converter!

Silver, but it works!

 

[compactelectra]

Another Shot

The serial number.

 

[petek]

Very nice Fred. Are you giving those vacuum hoses a workout?


duckz n runz

 

[petek]

Cause it looks like little Connie is waiting for her turn on the machine.

 

[compactelectra]

Pete

My vacuum hoses always get a workout!!

 

[compactelectra]

Another Shot

Of the attachment converter.

 

[ian88]

Strange tool converter there mate, we never had any cleaner that fitted like that in the UK, far as I'm aware.

Ian

 

[charles~richard]

Yeah, Fred,

I was gonna say, "Looks like you are putting your exercise machine to good use ... AS A HOSE HANGER!" But others beat me to it!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

 

[compactelectra]

The Expensive Hose Hanger

Indeed, Charles, that is a very expensive exercise machine. One of a few that I had set up in an exercise room in California. If you can believe it, (and I am sure you can) I had a personal trainer come to the house when I lived in LA. All of that went out the window when I moved back to the Midwest. Charlie Watrous, Terry Lattz and Jeff Parker moved the room around and got rid of the treadmill and free weights. Of course, I didn't argue!

 

[compactelectra]

Here is another one!

Rearranging my basement!

 

[compactelectra]

BTW Pete

As you can probably tell, little Connie doesn't have to wait long, does she?

Ida

 

[charles~richard]

Lux hose converter

That is one of the strangest things I have ever seen! I mean, it works, but what a kludgy setup!!

 

[compactelectra]

Charles

In the overall scheme of things, for the time it was manufactured, it really wasn't that bad. No worse than the Kirby setup - probably better. And good suction. The vacuum itself for rug cleaning was pretty bulky, but it was Electrolux's first attempt at an upright. I haven't had any experience with the later ones, but not a bad first attempt.

Fred

 

[petek]

Kludgy setup: I thought you were talking about the exercise machine and the helpers..LOL