NZ Electrolux machines

[centralsweeper63]

A few weeks ago I purchased four Electrolux vacuums and thought that I would post about them.

When I met with the Trademe seller ( NZ's version of ebay) he passed on, via email, a full list of Electrolux models ever sold in NZ until the year 2000.

When Electrolux changed to Lux in 1992 that was the name we got them under. Lux over the years then went on to sell some Vorwerk Kobold products as well as some Central vacuum units.
Interestingly in 2018- 2023 they sold the dark green 80s, 90s and 00s machines. Now they sell a central vacuum that looks suspiciously like a BVC silver line unit, a water filter, an air purifier, two steam cleaners and most interestingly a Ritello water filter vacuum. Electrolux went on to sell models like the Excellio, Ultra silencer, Ultra one and Oxygen etc

Anyway here are some pics of a few NZ Electrolux machines.

the machines in my pictures are my z56, ze65, one of my 333's, 338, 720 and 735.

 

[cheesewonton]

Are any of those made in Australia? The D720 was sold in the US briefly with Viking branding, an electric hose and one of two different Eureka power nozzles.

 

[centralsweeper63]

sorry, the link didn't work. here's the list


Electrolux years and models made

1918 - 1922 Electro Lux hand held Brown and silver model 5

1922 - 1926 Electro Lux hand held or pull along with hose brown and silver model 5

1928 - 1930 Electro lux Black and silver model 11

1930 - 1935 Electro Lux green silver and black Model Z 25

1935 - 1945 Electro Lux brown and black Model Z 31

1946 - 1948 Electro Lux redish brown and black Model ZA 40

1949 - 1954 Electro Lux brown snake skin pattern vynal and black Model ZA 55

1955 - 1957 Electro Lux cream and black Model ZA 56

1958 - 1962 Electro Lux cream and black model ZA 62

1962 - 1966 Electrolux red and cream model ZA or ZE 65

1966 - 1968 Electrolux green and white model ZC 89

1968 - 1972 Electrolux Teal and white model Z 99

1973 - 1977 Electrolux yellow and black model Z 328

1978 - 1982 Electrolux orange and white CORD O MATIC model Z 333

1982 - 1984 Electrolux cream , brown and silver Ambassador model D 338

1984 - 1986 Electrolux orange and brown model D 720

1987 - 1989 Electrolux cream and brown model D 725 electronic

1990 -1992 Electrolux white blue and silver Auto model D 735

1992 Electrolux grey two tone Deluxe Model D 740

1992 - 1996 Lux by Electrolux Royal two tone grey model 745

1997 - 2000 Lux greenish model D 746


The Electrolux company remade the Model 328 as model 336 in green colour to sell with 720 and 725

also The company remade the 333 in blue and white colour to sell with 735

and remake of the 333 in grey colour to sell with 740 and 745

popular commerical Electrolux big blue 747 sane motor as the domestic models 333 720 etc just a large dust bag

 

[centralsweeper63]

I think all of the from the z89 onwards were made in NZ, if any of them were it would be 720 onwards. I will post later tonight when I can check

 

[centralsweeper63]

had the time to check. the 720 in made in NZ, but the 735 is made in australia

 

[cheesewonton]

Something isn't right on that list. Electrolux AB was not established as a company until 1919 and they didn't produce their first vacuum until 1920 or 21. Their very first product under the Electrolux AB brand name was a wringer washing machine.

 

[centralsweeper63]

That is very interisting to hear, this information came from a ex-employee of electrolux in the 1990s. I do not know much about very early vacuums, other than the hoover model O. I am quite intrigued by that. There might be a corelation between electrolux and dudley-electric. I have seen some dudley-electric postage stamps on trademe from the 50s. The design they used, closely resembled the early electrolux machines on high sled (model 5, model 25 etc), this was at the time that elux had moved to all in an oval design.

 

[cheesewonton]

That is very interisting to hear, this information came from a ex-employee of electrolux in the 1990s. I do not know much about very early vacuums, other than the hoover model O. I am quite intrigued by that. There might be a corelation between electrolux and dudley-electric. I have seen some dudley-electric postage stamps on trademe from the 50s. The design they used, closely resembled the early electrolux machines on high sled (model 5, model 25 etc), this was at the time that elux had moved to all in an oval design.

This is a good early history though not complete. Vacuum company histories are a minor hobby of mine.

https://www.companieshistory.com/electrolux-group/

Here is a really good history of the two companies that would merge to become Electrolux AB and their common denominator Axel Wenner-Gren

https://www.electroluxgroup.com/en/history-timeline-1900-1918-27557/