This Weekends find.

[electrikbroomgu]

A 1986 model like yours

This is from 1986. Several interesting things to note and indetify this as an 86. Notice the fully automatic floor nozzle, shorter height, orange color, intergrated handi-Handle, snap on upper bag retainer(instead of screw on like the year before)and last but not least but un-seen from view was it's two-piece assembly. Yes one had to assemble the late 1985 on up Electrikbrooms. They came in two pieces with the bag seperate from the upper handle portion.

 

[electrikbroomgu]

NIB 1986 Powerteam

Here is a NIB 1986 powerteam. Notice how it is in two pieces that require assembly.

 

[electrikbroomgu]

1976 NIB

One speed NIB won off Ebay a few years back. This is all metal from upper portion of handle down to motor housing and neck and was the last full metal body broom ever.

 

[electrikbroomgu]

1992 Model

This is the last of the traditional style brooms refered to as the Cosmo and is a one speed. This year saw an improvement in cord length to 20' but was otherwise similar to the 90-91 models.

 

[electrikbroomgu]

A 1974 style full feature floor nozzle

This was the first of the full boat floor nozzles which featured rug pile dial, edge cleaners and air-pulse. Notice how everything is fully functional.

 

[electrikbroomgu]

1983 style full feature nozzle

This is when the cost cutting really started. Notice that the operational rug pial dial is replaced by the word "automatically". It's worse underneath as the dual nylon brushes were replaced by a single plastic strip with spring action that glided over the floor surface and adjusted automatically. The edge cleaners and pulse were still adjustable.

 

[electrikbroomgu]

Last pic, I promise!

The late 1983 designed fully automatic nozzle. Nothing was adjustable by this point. The air-pulse flapper was always there, the edge cleaners were always operational and the automatic plastic strip was it's cheap self. Sorry for the long post but it was fun to compile this.

 

[petek]

thanks for posting that, it was very informative. So how many did you say you have in your collection?

 

[electrikbroomgu]

Too many! LOL

I just did a count and it came out to 157. Yikes!

 

[luxg]

Joel as Pete said, thanks so much for posting this. It was very interesting. WOW that is some collection!!!!

 

[ridgidvac]

I had the Mdl #1 E-broom & early 1983 style E-broom PT (Power brush) but never used the PT E-broom. My parents bought it new at Kmart but I can't remember how much they paid 4 it. Is there any differences between any PT E-brooms from the 1st thru current?