My Post War model XXX.
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Telling you what it came with, and the price, OPA ceiling price,75:67, Electrolux present selling price,69:75, since 1938,the OPA was the Office of Price Administration,the government set the maximum price that could be charged for household and other goods to keep down price gouging after World War 2, manufacturing took a few years to convert from war production to regular goods, so there was a tremendous shortage, some stores tried to charge rediculous prices for there goods when they could get them, Truman said NO WAY!
Telling you what it came with, and the price, OPA ceiling price,75:67, Electrolux present selling price,69:75, since 1938,the OPA was the Office of Price Administration,the government set the maximum price that could be charged for household and other goods to keep down price gouging after World War 2, manufacturing took a few years to convert from war production to regular goods, so there was a tremendous shortage, some stores tried to charge rediculous prices for there goods when they could get them, Truman said NO WAY!
Did a little research..
The OPA was in effect from 1941 thru 1947, during the Korean conflict the OPS or Office of Price Stabilization was the agencys name, since the last letter is not readable on the label, it could be a s instead of an a so the actual age of this machine could vary a few years, but it does have the round runners and the 535 watt motor, so I believe it to be a 50 or 51 model, I wonder who could tell by the serial numbers???
The OPA was in effect from 1941 thru 1947, during the Korean conflict the OPS or Office of Price Stabilization was the agencys name, since the last letter is not readable on the label, it could be a s instead of an a so the actual age of this machine could vary a few years, but it does have the round runners and the 535 watt motor, so I believe it to be a 50 or 51 model, I wonder who could tell by the serial numbers???
dysonman1
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I remember asking the question of decoding the serial numbers when the VCCC went to the Electrolux factory and I got the tour with the President of the company. The Lux serial numbers do not betray the cleaner's age. The company does maintain a record of when a particular serial number was built - but it was never made public to any of their service branches.
Thanks Tom..
I do know anything with a Lamb motor can be dated, it is stamped on the fan case as well as the armature, I think Royal uprights have the fields or the armature stamped, when I got my Silver Knight, I replaced the brarings, the armature of the 4450 Lamb is stamped 10-55, meaning it is a late 55 or early 56 model, 55 was the first year for the Silver Knight.do you know of any other ways to date machines.??
I do know anything with a Lamb motor can be dated, it is stamped on the fan case as well as the armature, I think Royal uprights have the fields or the armature stamped, when I got my Silver Knight, I replaced the brarings, the armature of the 4450 Lamb is stamped 10-55, meaning it is a late 55 or early 56 model, 55 was the first year for the Silver Knight.do you know of any other ways to date machines.??
It's cool to be old enough to remember when there were many housewives with Model XXXs. I can think of a dozen of them right off the top of my head -- and not all of them were old biddies either!
hygiene903
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I Agree, Charles!
And one of those housewives was my Mom, who got her Lux XXX in 1952. Wish I had hers now. It had gray hammertone paint on the back end and the plastic dusting brush and upholstery tool. She had it until 1974, when I replaced it with a 966 Electro-Hygiene tank.
Jeff
And one of those housewives was my Mom, who got her Lux XXX in 1952. Wish I had hers now. It had gray hammertone paint on the back end and the plastic dusting brush and upholstery tool. She had it until 1974, when I replaced it with a 966 Electro-Hygiene tank.
Jeff
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Gee, I'd forgotten all about that XXX, Hans. Is the polisher you have the one we found in the closet upstairs in that filthy, junky thrift shop? Seems there was also a canister vacuum there that you wanted but the guy had a high-dollar price on it.
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Gee, I'd forgotten all about that XXX, Hans. Is the polisher you have the one we found in the closet upstairs in that filthy, junky thrift shop? Seems there was also a canister vacuum there that you wanted but the guy had a high-dollar price on it.
human
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My grandparents had one of those
My grandparents had a vacuum almost identical to that. It was in regular use until my grandmother passed away and my grandfather went into assisted living in the late 1990s. I have no idea what became of it after that.
My grandparents had a vacuum almost identical to that. It was in regular use until my grandmother passed away and my grandfather went into assisted living in the late 1990s. I have no idea what became of it after that.
Ok, then. It seems that no one knows much about the elusive drapery tool's manufacture--either that or my post got got hidden when other replies were posted afterward that had nothing to do with my query.
I'm guessing that the tool either wasn't that effective or was so similar to the crevice tool and upholstery tool that customers didn't have much need for it.
I'm guessing that the tool either wasn't that effective or was so similar to the crevice tool and upholstery tool that customers didn't have much need for it.
caligula
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The drapery tool,
WAS used on the early models like the X11, and the pre-war XXX! To see the info on this go to Vintage archives January 3, 2013, thread #19227 Lux Model 30/XXX tools, starting with reply #17.
This is an extensive thread of tools for models V, X1, X11, XXX, XX, LX, and so on dealing wth machines, tools and other Electrolux goodies. This tool was called the 'teardrop.'
Alex Taber.
WAS used on the early models like the X11, and the pre-war XXX! To see the info on this go to Vintage archives January 3, 2013, thread #19227 Lux Model 30/XXX tools, starting with reply #17.
This is an extensive thread of tools for models V, X1, X11, XXX, XX, LX, and so on dealing wth machines, tools and other Electrolux goodies. This tool was called the 'teardrop.'
Alex Taber.
Thanks very much, Alex. I did do a "Electrolux drapery tool" search but don't remember seeing that particular thread.
I am hoping at some point to see an owners manual page, so am hoping to view it there.
Recently I saw this 8 1/2 x 11 (1937?) Model XXX manual page posted on eBay that showed all the tools except the drapery tool, so I didn't think it was available at that time.
I am hoping at some point to see an owners manual page, so am hoping to view it there.
Recently I saw this 8 1/2 x 11 (1937?) Model XXX manual page posted on eBay that showed all the tools except the drapery tool, so I didn't think it was available at that time.
