charles~richard
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For some time now, I have had a pair of beautiful early and late Electrolux Model Fs. (See link.) I have several original Model F hoses, including the one that came with the late F when I found it (ditto). However, none of these really matched the nearly-perfect condition of these two machines.
That changed recently. I just found a nearly flawless Model F hose -- the only blemishes being on the machine-end coupler, its being a little scraped up from having been in use.
The colors of this hose are still bright and vibrant; it's flexible yet completely airtight -- passed the Roger Proehl Hose Test with flying colors. It just makes my Fs look fabulous! See photos below of the early F (actually my favorite of the two, notwithstanding the fact that the later one was the first to feature the new Motor Driven Power Nozzle!).
An interesting point about the Model F -- it is, by a long shot, the noisest of the earlier machines. The LX, E and AE are all significantly softer-sounding when they have the rear filter installed (something that people were, later on, discouraged from using when the multi-layer bags came out - however, I still keep filters in these machines because otherwise they just don't sound "right"). The F was the first Electrolux machine not to have a rear filter. Instead, there is a "baffle chamber" back there that somewhat deflects the air flow and reduces the blower-end noise, but it's still quite a bit louder especially with the optional cord winder attached. They got that right with the G when the baffle chamber was much improved and the cord winder was integrated into the main housing, and the G is quite a bit softer-sounding than the F.
I know a guy here in L.A. who sold Electroluxes starting in 1956 and retiring 30 years later. He was a regional branch manager and won many awards during his stint with Electrolux. He has some wonderful photos of him showing off the "Brand New" Model F. One of these days I'm going to convince him to let me borrow those photos to put on my Electrolux History site.
Anyway, one day when I was talking to him I mentioned that I really like the F --- remember many of them from childhood, and always liked the understated color scheme. I said that the one thing about it that was somewhat of a turn-off was the fact that it was louder than the other Luxes.
He told me something funny -- Electrolux salesmen used that to their advantage with customers who complained about the noisier machine but were a bit gullible: The salesmen would say, "Well, yes, Mrs. Prospect, the machine is a little noisier than early models, but that's because it's so much more powerful!" SOLD!!
I asked him what they told people when the G came out and all he said was that they obviously had to change that tactic!
Anyway, just some musings about another beautiful Atomic Age vacuum cleaner!
Here's the first photo:
http://www.137.com/af
That changed recently. I just found a nearly flawless Model F hose -- the only blemishes being on the machine-end coupler, its being a little scraped up from having been in use.
The colors of this hose are still bright and vibrant; it's flexible yet completely airtight -- passed the Roger Proehl Hose Test with flying colors. It just makes my Fs look fabulous! See photos below of the early F (actually my favorite of the two, notwithstanding the fact that the later one was the first to feature the new Motor Driven Power Nozzle!).
An interesting point about the Model F -- it is, by a long shot, the noisest of the earlier machines. The LX, E and AE are all significantly softer-sounding when they have the rear filter installed (something that people were, later on, discouraged from using when the multi-layer bags came out - however, I still keep filters in these machines because otherwise they just don't sound "right"). The F was the first Electrolux machine not to have a rear filter. Instead, there is a "baffle chamber" back there that somewhat deflects the air flow and reduces the blower-end noise, but it's still quite a bit louder especially with the optional cord winder attached. They got that right with the G when the baffle chamber was much improved and the cord winder was integrated into the main housing, and the G is quite a bit softer-sounding than the F.
I know a guy here in L.A. who sold Electroluxes starting in 1956 and retiring 30 years later. He was a regional branch manager and won many awards during his stint with Electrolux. He has some wonderful photos of him showing off the "Brand New" Model F. One of these days I'm going to convince him to let me borrow those photos to put on my Electrolux History site.
Anyway, one day when I was talking to him I mentioned that I really like the F --- remember many of them from childhood, and always liked the understated color scheme. I said that the one thing about it that was somewhat of a turn-off was the fact that it was louder than the other Luxes.
He told me something funny -- Electrolux salesmen used that to their advantage with customers who complained about the noisier machine but were a bit gullible: The salesmen would say, "Well, yes, Mrs. Prospect, the machine is a little noisier than early models, but that's because it's so much more powerful!" SOLD!!
I asked him what they told people when the G came out and all he said was that they obviously had to change that tactic!
Anyway, just some musings about another beautiful Atomic Age vacuum cleaner!
Here's the first photo:
http://www.137.com/af
