Unused Electrolux 345....

[kirbymodel2c]

<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Hi, Last week I was contacted by a member of the pubic wanting information on the Electrolux 345 Automatic as he had one that was in the box unused.</span>


<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">After a phone call or two and asking him for various pictures he decided to sell it to me....

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<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Since this was the first model vacuum cleaner that started my interest I thought it would be a good example to add to my museum display/collection. So with a quick drive I went over to collect it...
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<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I got around today to taking pictures. So I thought I'd share them on here as it's not every day you come across a unused vacuum cleaner like this from 35 years ago.
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<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">James

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[vintagerepairer]

I wonder why on earth it was bought and never used?

 

[human]

Interesting arrangement with the cord coming out of the wheel.

 

[boxer_rules]

what a great machine, congratulations for this finding. I remember well when those Electrolux vacuums were new. They were on an expensive level and had a great quality. A long lasting swedish quality product.
We used to have the "Volta Model U155" canister vacuum, it was an indestructible vacuum cleaner.

And yes, it would be interesting to know the story about your unused Electrolux! Why was it bought and why was it never used then...

 

[vintagerepairer]

That Volta is interesting as I have seen it on the internet in many colours and models for many countries, yet in the UK we only ever had the one model like it -The Electrolux 310- and that was a very conservative grey-green colour. The design was never seen here before or since.

 

[countryguy]

A very nice looking machine. Is the wand telescopic or is there a wand missing? It seems to be to short for use otherwise.

Gary

 

[collector2]

Hey James - Great find. And even with the hook to hang it up. You don't see those often.

Hi AJ - would you have any pictures of the U155 with the parts? I have one (They were also sold in Canada) but don't have the parts with it. Only the hose.

Hi Gary - The European Electrolux's came with a single long wand (about 30")and the handgrip on the hose was considerably longer (roughly 12") than ours.

 

[kirbymodel2c]

Hi,

<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I asked the guy I got it off how he came across it. He said he found it in the loft/attic and that a old lady lived in the house previously before he moved in...</span>


 


<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Oh Doug. I e-mailed you last week as I was contacted by another member of the public who had something that might of interested you as your a big Goblin fan. Did you get the e-mail ok?</span>


 


<span style="font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">James

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[vintagerepairer]

As explained by Collector2, most European Electrolux cleaners (upright and cylinder) came with one long tube and a very long handle. The exception to this were the Trident & Volta cannister cleaners, and later on the Slimline range. They had a shorter handle and two short tubes. The reason for this was very simple: the box which the cleaners were packed in were a lot shorter in length and the long extention tube would not fit.

As time progressed through the 1980's, the upright cleaners were supplied with plastic tool kits, comprising short plastic hose handle and one or two short plastic extention tubes. Some of the cylinder Slimline and store-exclusive cleaners also had the same arrangemnet. But by the late 1980's the use of plastic on cylinder cleaners was widespread across practically even brand of vacuum cleaner. To this end Electrolux began supplying cleaners with a long plastic hose handle the same size as the metal ones had been, and two very short (in comparison) plastic extention tubes.

 

[boxer_rules]

@collector2
Unfortunately I don't have any other pictures. I took this on from hanger.ch webpage. the original parts used to be exactely the same as you see for the electrolux 310 or 345. we had to replace the hose and the substitute came in plastic in a dark gray striation hose, black handle and black nozzles.

 

[gsheen]

I am always amazed that the guys in the USA seem to always find unused machines from 30 to 40 years ago.

Its nice to see it happens in the UK too now if only it would happen here.

Congrads on your find James It looks awesome and is one of the machines I will need to find to complete my Electrolux collection one day. They were never sold in Sa we had our own design models Namly the sp 747 in white and brown and the s1000 with a white top

 

[boxer_rules]

Hi gsheen. What a nice collection! Congratulations. Great pictures!

 

[vintagerepairer]

There were are: three versions already of the 310 model. And we only had the one!

 

[djub85]

I have to ask... what do you guys in Europe think about when you see American Electrolux/Aerus products?


 


To me, it's so bizarre to see a clearly 80s product wearing an Electrolux badge that has nothing remotely in common with our 80s Electrolux products in America.


 


The history itself is so confusing, and now there's Aerus (formerly Electrolux USA), Electrolux (Sweden), and Lux International (maker of the Guardian Platinum/Lux Intelligence).


 


[There's also Sauber; I believe that's just a rebranding of Lux International for other markets, but then again, they have 3 versions of the Platinum Intelligence, and Lux only has 1. So Idk.]


 


I've read before, but I'm still not totally sure how they're all 3 related. If anyone cares to explain again

 

[vintagerepairer]

Indeed I did think they looked very 1980's. Other than designs which constitute home fashion accesories as much as they do form the look of the thing (kettles, lamps, etc) which go in & out of fashion in circles, we don't really have things in the UK which bear any resemblance to designs from yesteryear.

That is of course not withstanding the occasional product which has been deliberatly designed to be "vintage" and is got up to look like something from another decade.