The Electrolux Godess Mechanical Maid of Canada strikes again...

[hoover1060]

You're right Terry

You could buy the Singer Power Glide canister with the Power Master Upright for one price. Back in their day it was about $90 for both.
That canister is vintage 1975-1978.

Dave the house should be crushproof, off white to match the tools and swivel at both ends.
Thats a nice find!!

 

[collector2]

Hey Dave

The Singer is a model 12AC which, thanks to another thread here, I now know was produced in 1975. They also did a model 12BC - A as in Apricot color B as in Blue C meaning the Canadian version.

Doug

 

[aeoliandave]

Good Lord, I hope my house is crushproof!!!

Best laugh I'd had all day, Jeff.

Yup, that would be the hose that's in the box in the car with the Singer.

Now, about these 3 flip-over floor tools with Gleaners on the narrow slot...

 

[aeoliandave]

The top one has a black rubber bumper sandwiched between the sole plate and body. Middle one has a solid cast body. The bottom one has a solid cast body from the top joint down.

 

[aeoliandave]

On the topside, the top two have a slotted gleaner edge integral with the back plate.

The bottom one has a fixed cylindrical gleaner bar surround by a half tube that swivels using the tab to cover over the gleaner presentinmg a smooth face to the floor. The assembly is located in the middle of the wide intake, forming two thin slits either side.

 

[aeoliandave]

Gleaner closed

The bottom tool came with the 1938/41 ZB30 tool set. Flipper tab on the right.

 

[aeoliandave]

Gleraner exposed.

This tool has 12 separate parts, 4 screws & 2 bolts.

 

[aeoliandave]

Wand swivels are identical and interchanagble.

I think the bottom two are Canadian and the top one is the American model?

 

[arh1953]

The hose on my late model Singer is beige plastic.

 

[collector2]

Hi Dave - you're right about the rug nozzles - the lowest one was actually used both in Canada and the US (In Canada on the late model XII's and the early ZB30's - in the US on the early XXX's) the middle one was from the late canadian ZB30's and the top one with bumpers was from the US model XXX

Doug

 

[aeoliandave]

This Electrolux flip-over would date or pre-date the 1935 Canadian XII then, according to that 1935 American manual?

Manual page to follow...

 

[aeoliandave]

I luv these details!.

Page from 1935 Electrolux Manual. Rug & floor tool shown with radiating groove plate.

 

[collector2]

yep - that rug nozzle was used on the model XII around the world as well as alot of other models in Europe.