The FILTEX is here!
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suckolux
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Nice! Very classy looking tools too
caligula
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Sweet!
But are my eyes playing tricks? That looks like 'Electrolux' written on the upholstry tool. Could also be 'Filtex,' but I can't read it.
What say you? my friend.
But are my eyes playing tricks? That looks like 'Electrolux' written on the upholstry tool. Could also be 'Filtex,' but I can't read it.
What say you? my friend.
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Very lovely, Hans! Just wondering ... did the seller just ship the machine in the original box, or did they pack it in an outer box?
btw Hans, a copy of the instruction book is here in Vacuumland. See the link below.
To Alex, the upholstery nozzle has the Filtex logo on it.
http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?2660
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Very lovely, Hans! Just wondering ... did the seller just ship the machine in the original box, or did they pack it in an outer box?
btw Hans, a copy of the instruction book is here in Vacuumland. See the link below.
To Alex, the upholstery nozzle has the Filtex logo on it.
http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?2660
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btw I used to have a very similar model but the leatherette was turquoise in color, and the nameplate on top only said "Filtex," so I assume it was an older model.
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btw I used to have a very similar model but the leatherette was turquoise in color, and the nameplate on top only said "Filtex," so I assume it was an older model.
caligula
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Hi Charles Richard.
Thanks, that print was far too small read. At 64, everything is going. Well, almost everytning that is.
Thanks, that print was far too small read. At 64, everything is going. Well, almost everytning that is.
EMDEKO...
For a few years Compact had Emdeko on their machines also..This one I think, must be one of the last ones made, the hose is different from the older ones in that there is a rubber cuff instead of it being all metal, I know its original because the rubber cuff is stamped Filtex corp....the tools really are quality, not at all like the stuff found today.
For a few years Compact had Emdeko on their machines also..This one I think, must be one of the last ones made, the hose is different from the older ones in that there is a rubber cuff instead of it being all metal, I know its original because the rubber cuff is stamped Filtex corp....the tools really are quality, not at all like the stuff found today.
Re Shipping,
Charles, The machine was in Gibsonville NC, So I met the guy in Greensboro and picked it up...Gibsonville is near Burlington., so I drove about 2/3 of the way to get it, about an hour or so, that gave me an excuse to eat lunch at Stameys BBQ!
Charles, The machine was in Gibsonville NC, So I met the guy in Greensboro and picked it up...Gibsonville is near Burlington., so I drove about 2/3 of the way to get it, about an hour or so, that gave me an excuse to eat lunch at Stameys BBQ!
williamr1248
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The Filtex is here
Hans,
Thanks for sharing the pictures. I made me think of a friend whose parents had a Filtex. I think the box looked JUST like yours. I remember going to their "Kirby closet" to get the Kirby to clean up a small mess and seeing the box in the back or the closet. Also remember I was shocked as the outside of the box looked more contemporary and the machines looked very old school. His parents had bought it but never used it. I guess the rollers would catch on their rug edges and for some reason the rug nozzle would not lie flat or work on their nylon carpeting. I remember I thought it had very high quality attachments. I wonder what happened to the machine? I did not ask too many questions but they did buy it from some guy going door to door and she said she paid a lot of money. I am guessing it was bought in the late 1960's.
Hans,
Thanks for sharing the pictures. I made me think of a friend whose parents had a Filtex. I think the box looked JUST like yours. I remember going to their "Kirby closet" to get the Kirby to clean up a small mess and seeing the box in the back or the closet. Also remember I was shocked as the outside of the box looked more contemporary and the machines looked very old school. His parents had bought it but never used it. I guess the rollers would catch on their rug edges and for some reason the rug nozzle would not lie flat or work on their nylon carpeting. I remember I thought it had very high quality attachments. I wonder what happened to the machine? I did not ask too many questions but they did buy it from some guy going door to door and she said she paid a lot of money. I am guessing it was bought in the late 1960's.
dysonman1
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Emdeko was a sales club (buying club). Kind of like an early version of Costco or Sams. People paid to be a 'member' and could select products like a vacuum or sewing machine. I've seen a number of sewing machines with the Emdeko label on them as well as Filtex and Compact vacuums. Ironic that the Compacts were C-4 models sold in the mid sixties - long after that model was retired from the door to door sales force.
Filtex no longer had a sales force in the 1960's. The Endeko labeled cleaners were all they were producing until the start up of the Central Vac production.
Filtex no longer had a sales force in the 1960's. The Endeko labeled cleaners were all they were producing until the start up of the Central Vac production.
williamr1248
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Filtex
Tom,
Thanks for clearing that up. So the machine I saw much have been much older. I know I had never seen or heard of one before or since but I sure remembered the tools when I saw Han's. This would have been around 1969-70 time frame. I am almost sure it had a cloth covered hose. Who knows how long they had had the machine. I was too shy to ask many questions. I know they liked their 1950's Kirby much better than the new in box Filtex.
She did work for a huge distributor of appliances so maybe she bought it from that source and was confused when she said they bought it from a door to door salesman or maybe she was thinking of the Kirby purchase.
Tom,
Thanks for clearing that up. So the machine I saw much have been much older. I know I had never seen or heard of one before or since but I sure remembered the tools when I saw Han's. This would have been around 1969-70 time frame. I am almost sure it had a cloth covered hose. Who knows how long they had had the machine. I was too shy to ask many questions. I know they liked their 1950's Kirby much better than the new in box Filtex.
She did work for a huge distributor of appliances so maybe she bought it from that source and was confused when she said they bought it from a door to door salesman or maybe she was thinking of the Kirby purchase.
