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[briankirbyclass]

Question for the Electrolux guys, in todays POD of the 50s Lux, Model LX?,, underneath the White Wall Brush at the bottom of the pic is some sort of plastic thingy,,,what is it? Is it some sort of insert for the brush?

 

[crevicetool]

That was called a Tuftor.

It was used for cotton rugs, Whatever those are. It fits inside the Rug tool.

Rick

 

[crevicetool]

Here's what it looks like....

Un-inserted, meaning not in.

 

[crevicetool]

You bend the Tuftor up...

and slip it under the tabs...

 

[crevicetool]

Just prior to applying pressure in a ....

downward fashion to anchor, if you will, the Tuftor device within the appropriate section of rug tool.

 

[crevicetool]

The Tuftor device now

seated in position and ready to provide the extra care that cotton rugs require. Whatever those are.....

 

[crevicetool]

One should note.

The rug tool above is shown with the Gleaner in it's "on" position. One would turn the Gleaner "off" before the rug tool's use on cotton rugs.


Whatever those are.....

 

[williamr1248]

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Rick,
Now I am showing my age but the cotton rugs they are referring to were "room size" rugs for example 9x12 or 10x12 that looked like the shag rugs of the 70's except they were made of cotton. The Electrolux would have so much suction the it would draw the rug into the rug tool and it would be difficult to push. Many times people would buy these for their bedrooms and the ones I remember did not always have regular rug pads underneath. It was almost impossible to use an upright on these rugs. I remember people having that device with their Electrolux sweeper and thought it was great. That Electrolux was really a looker and very expensive for the day.
Rob

 

[briankirbyclass]

WOW! Thank you so much,,i had no idea!
So the main purpose of the "Tuftor" was to keep the rug fibers from getting sucked up too much into the rug tool? Or to keep the suction in the rug tool concentrated or limited mostly in the center?

 

[williamr1248]

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It is my understanding that it was used to keep the rug from being sucked up into the nozzle. My instruction book for this Electrolux shows this in the rug cleaning secton. Many baby boomers moving into new 50's ranch homes had KENTILE floors and these rugs were used without a pad. They came in all colors. I remember friends of my parents having very modern furniture and they had one in the living room. She had a upright vacuum and it was just impossible to clean because the vacuum would just suck up the rug into the nozzle. They were much like a cotton throw rug only bigger so they could not be just picked up and shaken or machine washed.
Somehow they looked right on a black Kentile floor with a 50's sectional sofa and blond 50's furniture. What fun!

 

[crevicetool]

Rob, I think I know what

you are describing now. The image of the Kentile (haven't heard that name in a while) with that type of rug sort of sparked a memory. Do you remember if they tended to snag quite easily too? Or unravel? If they did I know exactly what you are talking about.

Rick

 

[normvac]

OH, Rob
I have to chime in here too. Yes, we are showing our age !
I remember someone in the family having a "cotton" Shag
9x12 rug. They had a Kirby and had to use the attachments
to clean the rug, when they did the tile and wood floors.
In fact it was a White one and in Miami, at the time (1956)
We drove with an Aunt and Uncle in his '53 Green Buick "Roadmater". Oh What memories ! First and only time
I got to Key West !!
Norm

 

[hamiltonbeachbo]

???? Cotton Rugs ?????

Back in the 50s, what type of throw rug was there other than the "rag rugs".
These were common rugs used in doorways and path areas.
They were typically woven out of miscellanous rags from the rag bag.
With the regular rug nozzle without the insert, the rug would have been sucked into the nozzle chamber and gotten stuck.
I think their solution was to limit the suction path of the nozzle
Any other thoughts???