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Retromaniac Member Since: September 2005 Contributions: 7508 Gold Stars: 153 View User Posts	Goodbye old friend Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:20 pm Central Time We've had a vacuum just like this one as long as I can remember. It's a 70s model Electrolux, and still works well. However, it sat in the closet for many years after we got our Hoover. We just recently bought another vacuum, and I'm afraid we'll have to sell this one. _________________ Oh Gloria, with hair like granite.
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sbrening Member Since: May 2007 Contributions: 7605 Gold Stars: 235 View User Posts	Re: Goodbye old friend Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:24 pm Central Time Retromaniac wrote: We've had a vacuum just like this one as long as I can remember. It's a 70s model Electrolux, and still works well. However, it sat in the closet for many years after we got our Hoover. We just recently bought another vacuum, and I'm afraid we'll have to sell this one. view Why do you have to sell it? Was the new one THAT expensive? _________________ www.hauntingheather.com DISCLAIMER: I'm not trying to sell anything, just spreading the word.
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Retromaniac Member Since: September 2005 Contributions: 7508 Gold Stars: 153 View User Posts	Re: Goodbye old friend Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:08 pm Central Time We have no real plans, but we may end up selling it. Three vacuums is too many. _________________ Oh Gloria, with hair like granite.
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hulk Member Since: October 2006 Contributions: 3561 Gold Stars: 241 View User Posts	Re: Goodbye old friend Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:56 am Central Time Retromaniac wrote: We've had a vacuum just like this one as long as I can remember. It's a 70s model Electrolux, and still works well. However, it sat in the closet for many years after we got our Hoover. We just recently bought another vacuum, and I'm afraid we'll have to sell this one. view My parents still have and use the Electrolux. I remember as a kid when the guy came over to sell it to us. The bags are getting harder to find. I had to go across town and by a crate of them from the only dealer left in the city. Are there still door to door vacuum cleaner salesmen out there? _________________ Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage -- it can be delightful." -George Bernard Shaw
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Amberosia Member Since: February 2006 Contributions: 6361 Gold Stars: 201 View User Posts	Re: Goodbye old friend Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:15 am Central Time That's quite the awesome dinosaur of a vacuum! Did you ever ride it when you were little? My grandma had a similar one and hoo boy... it never had much speed, but it sure made for a great pretend rocket when I was five.
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D-Rock Member Since: December 2005 Contributions: 3297 Gold Stars: 107 View User Posts	Re: Goodbye old friend Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:39 pm Central Time Amberosia wrote: That's quite the awesome dinosaur of a vacuum! Did you ever ride it when you were little? My grandma had a similar one and hoo boy... it never had much speed, but it sure made for a great pretend rocket when I was five. view My mom had a Sears model of a similar design. I used to pretend that it was a Brontosaurus. _________________ Zombies, man. They creep me out.
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CairnTerrier Member Since: November 2005 Contributions: 1438 Gold Stars: 148 View User Posts	Re: Goodbye old friend Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:03 am Central Time Hey...this is one of those cases where if it SUCKS, then it's still good. _________________
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Jughead Jones Member Since: December 2005 Contributions: 5731 Gold Stars: 297 View User Posts	Re: Goodbye old friend Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:03 pm Central Time CairnTerrier wrote: Hey...this is one of those cases where if it SUCKS, then it's still good. view And, as we all know... "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux". _________________ "Every heartbeat is a soundtrack to your life" ~ Kylie Minogue
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Railyn Member Since: November 2005 Contributions: 693 Gold Stars: 12 View User Posts	Re: Goodbye old friend Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:03 pm Central Time My mom and dad still have that exact vacuum (even same color). I was in elementary school when they bought it. I remember the salesman coming to the house and sucking up huge ball bearings to prove it's power. We also bought the matching carpet shampooer, which looks like a giant Norelco razor.
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D-Rock Member Since: December 2005 Contributions: 3297 Gold Stars: 107 View User Posts	Re: Goodbye old friend Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 10:07 pm Central Time Railyn wrote: My mom and dad still have that exact vacuum (even same color). I was in elementary school when they bought it. I remember the salesman coming to the house and sucking up huge ball bearings to prove it's power. We also bought the matching carpet shampooer, which looks like a giant Norelco razor. view It's amazing how stuff from that time was built to LAST. A modern vacuum cleaner can't be expected to last more than 7 years at best, without looking beaten all to heck. I hate how cheaply everything is made now. I'd gladly pay more for an item if I knew its life expectancy would be as long as the products of yesteryear. _________________ Zombies, man. They creep me out.
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freakyfemme Member Since: August 2007 Contributions: 516 Gold Stars: 7 View User Posts	Re: Goodbye old friend Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:49 pm Central Time My parents had that same vaccuum, except it was all grey (light grey and dark grey). Anyway, they kept it until I was eleven or twelve or so, and then it just stopped working......which is understandable, because I think they bought it before I was born.
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Retromaniac Member Since: September 2005 Contributions: 7508 Gold Stars: 153 View User Posts	Re: Goodbye old friend Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:02 am Central Time Ours is tan and bronze colored. No, I never rode it LOL. I did, however, play a lot with the retractable cord. _________________ Oh Gloria, with hair like granite. Last edited by Retromaniac on Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:16 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Brak Member Since: November 2005 Contributions: 663 Gold Stars: 23 View User Posts	Re: Goodbye old friend Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:14 pm Central Time Up until about 5years ago we had the old Kirby upright that my parents bought sometime in the early '60's. It looked similar to this model. It worked like a charm except it sounded like a jet engine was running. Finally the bearings gave out and we tried to have it fixed. The only vacuum repair guy we could find wanted $300 to "re-build" it, so we scrapped it and bought a Eureka for $129. That POS only lasted three years. They don't make 'em like they used to. Now I wish I'd paid the guy the $300. _________________
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eddmarkstarr Member Since: November 2008 Contributions: 538 Gold Stars: 9 View User Posts	Re: Goodbye old friend Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:15 pm Central Time I found a picture of the post-war Electrolux my mom used til the early '60's. I don't know the model number but it had the metal runners instead of wheels, the "snake skin" patterned hose, and the "saloon-doors" opening where the hose attached. The whole vacuum cleaner looked so cool my mom used to let me play with it since I enjoyed turning it into Buck Roger's spaceship!
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Retromaniac Member Since: September 2005 Contributions: 7508 Gold Stars: 153 View User Posts	Re: Goodbye old friend Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:26 pm Central Time Well, it turns out we have no plans to sell it. _________________ Oh Gloria, with hair like granite.
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