The Canadian Electrolux Cranberry Sisters.

[sireluxomatic]

Lux Shampooers

I always liked the look of the B20 and B21. My grandparents had a B21 and I remember it was very pleasant to use, easy to maneuver, with a soft sound.

 

[luxg]

Dave, thanks for the kind words!!! Not sure they are all true but thanks anyway!! Are you coming to the convention this year? Sure would be great to meet you. Other than finding a bag and belt cover for my Westinghouse upright I think I am set. Of course new wishes always come around and that is a good thing.

 

[petek]

Put something in my trunk?

Now don't forget I've only got an itty bitty trunk and with all the other things I plan on pilfering from the hotel and Freds house lets' hope there's some room for whatever it is because I don't do roof racks. I may need the assistance of one or two people to load his Western Electric switchboard into the back seat. The Sunbeam Rotisserie is going on the floor behind the passenger seat and the new Compact will take the front passenger seat.
I could drive the Ram and trailer but I'm trying to be eco-friendly and green these days.

 

[luxg]

Oh Pete, with so many goodies just bring the "Ram" !!!

 

[ronni]

Was the Handikit a container for the attachments, or were there other accessories included with it?

For some reason I get the feeling that Electrolux Canada Ltd. had an edge of Electrolux Corp. USA in terms of quieter motors and extra perks such as the Handikit and seat/chests. I know we had the seat/chests, also, but I've never seen them advertised in a colored-page manual like that.

I wonder if other Electrolux divisions were more similar to Canada or the U. S. in that respect?

Wish Electrolux USA would have used the cranberry color at some point. With the exception of a few models it has pretty much stuck with variations of black, white, gray, and navy.

Anyway, the Cranberry Sisters are incredible! [raising my cranberry juice-filled wine glass as a toast]

 

[DesertTortoise]

Absolutely beautiful collection of Electroluxes! I knew Kenmore had different trim and features on Canadian models, didn't know Electrolux did the same thing. Very nice.

The Handikit seat/box thingie looks an awful lot like my childhood toy box, which I still have sans the padding! When the vinyl cover cracked and the stuffing came out, I simply removed it all and painted the wood underneath. It sits in my closet filled with toys and old models pretty much the way it was when I graduated high school.

 

[beerad]

Berry nice!!

I really like the colour scheme of these Canadian Luxes)

 

[eurekaprince]

Beautiful Canadian vacs.....made right here in my hometown of Montreal!

(Would have been fun to own one....but was hooked on Eureka even when I was a kid!)

 

[DesertTortoise]

We gravitate towards the vacuums we grew up with, do we not?

 

[eurekaprince]

We do indeed Mr. Tortoise!!!

 

[collector2]

Hey Fred

Yes the handi kit was just a kit to hold the attachments in. Electrolux in Canada did have a variety of optional accessories that didn't seem to be available with the US models, a lot of which came from the English / Swedish plants. The seat chests were made by Chatham Fabrics in Chatham, Ontario for them. They also made chests for Compact, Filter Queen and Kenmore (And a few others I cant remember).

If you think Electrolux Canada had some wild colours you should see the colours the European Electrolux's came out in at that time. Bright Blues, Greens, Reds, Yellows, Tans, Oranges etc.

Doug

 

[ronni]

Here is a photo of a current eBay listing for a supposed "Model B28" (although on the bottom of the machine it indicates 'B20') Floor and Rug Conditioner that appears to match the Canadian cranberry series. Did it succeed the BX10 in the series, or did it match another series? Interestingly, it resembles the later Model 2101s that were sold in the USA along with the Hi-Tech 2100s. L-Es, and Diplomats.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ele...633?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item2592d749d9

 

[ronni]

I almost forgot ... thanks for the information, Doug.

I'm unfamiliar with the English and Swedish cleaners so will have to search them out sometime to check out those groovy colors of the '60s and '70s!