Speaking of Turquoise...

[charles~richard]

Does anyone know -- or want to speculate -- which was the very first turquoise vacuum cleaner, and when it was manufactured?

 

[constellation86]

Lux E

To me the model E hints of turquoise. But most people would say it's blue. I have never seen one in person.
Nicholas

 

[charles~richard]

The Electrolux Model E

is not turquoise, it's hammertone blue. The Model G, on the other hand, is a creamy turquoise-- not as intense as, say, the G.E. Roll Easy. (And of course the last issue of the Model G was tan.)

The first photo shows the Model E in front and the Model AE behind it. Next I'll post a photo of the Model G.

 

[charles~richard]

Model G

Here are four Model Gs - the two early turquoise models, the white and turquoise Hospital G, and the tan G. The only one missing is the white and tan Hospital G, which you can see in next photo.

 

[charles~richard]

Tan Hospital G

 

[constellation86]

Hospital G filter

Can you use the filter on the back with a regular G? How does it attach to the machine?
Nicholas

 

[charles~richard]

Hospital Filter

No, it will not work on a regular G unless you vandalize it. You would have to break off the plastic deflecting louvre (the louvre is held in place with a slender metal pin and there's really no way to remove it without breaking it). The Hospital filter has little feet that go inside the exhaust hole, held in place by tightening thumb screws that you access by opening the filter case (it hinges open).

 

[frkirby511]

Well...

I would say that the candidates in the running for the first turquoise vacuum would be:

The Compact C-4
The GE Rolleasy
The Mid 50's version of the Kenmore Commander Kencart.

I don't know which one of these arrived first on the scene, but I know theyhave to be very close in time.

 

[charles~richard]

Yeah, I was thinking the Compact may have been first,

but I am not sure exactly which year their first turquoise model came out. The G.E. Roll Easy came out in 1857; I ==THINK== the first turquoise Compact was 1953 or '54 but again am not sure.

The turquoise Ken-Kart was later, I believe -- 1958 or '59? Then there was the salmon and pink Ken-Kart that I think came out in 1960. Our returning Founding Father, John Lucia, should know the answer to the Kenmore questions.

 

[frkirby511]

This is from the Compact History Page..

If this is accurate, it looks like the Compact C-4 came out in 1955; but the Compact Revelation in 1953; and it's hard to tell whether that was turquoise or a blue gray. I feel sure it was not hammertone like the Electrolux or the Lewyt. But it doesn't look exactly turquoise to me.

On the other hand, the C-4 was definitely turquoise because my Aunt Fran had one and I have vivid memories of discovering it in it's decorative carton looking like a birthday or wedding gift, and once found, dragging the whole thing down the steps to her living room. I remember especialy the little red/orange latch on the exhaust that really stood out and made the thing even more eye catching. In fact 1955 is just about right because she was recently married at the time and quite surprised that I was able to get this vacuum down her steps.

Anyway..I have no doubt about the turquoise color of the C-4, so that, in fact, may be the winner.

 

[charles~richard]

"The G.E. Roll Easy came out in 1857"

duhhh, of course I meant to say 1957, heh heh!

 

[laspirateur]

I think I've asked this before but,

speaking of my favorite Elux models, the E and the AE, I once saw an E in an Elux dealer that was hammertone blue, as usual, but it had a chrome-plated suction end, like the G. Did this ever really exist or was this a restoration? It was very fetching and I want one.

and let us not forget, of course, the first actress to come out in turquoise was our favorite, Mag the Hag, that Hamilton woman (flying monkey is in hammertone blue):

 

[charles~richard]

Maggie

actually was not turquoise but Green -- courtesy of Max Factor greasepaint makeup!

I have not ever seen an E with a polished end but that doesn't mean it never existed. I -have- seen, and have in fact, one that has a chrome plated "butt" --- the part that comes off with the thumb screw to replace the rear filter and that the halo attaches to. This was what the first LXI had, in place of the aluminum end in the earlier LX. If you look at my Electrolux history, and specifically the page on the LX, you can see the differences in the rear ends of the LX and LXI. And the rear of the LXI is the same as the (apparently) very early E that I found.



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