Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

Here is a manual of an Electrolux 1205

pg 1

Wow - well done for supplying the manual! I just adore the colours!

Well "Eric",
It looks like you are going to continue to make this a vacuum cleaner collectors club.  While a vacuum cleaner "enthusiast" can get warm and fuzzy at the site of a vintage manual, that is not what this forum is about..  No one even asked for the manual.  If someone needed one, they can ask, then someone can privately email a copy.
 
Mike W.
Moderator

vacmanuk wrote:

Hello vacmanuk:

The turquoise color of these vintage luxes was first used by GE in the early 50's on the Roll Easy horizontal cylinder vacuum.  The color was inspired by Freda Diamond, a fashion color authority at the time.

Carmine D.

Mike_W wrote:

A little harsh Mike...no? Bad Day? I for one welcome any info about vacs & the business. I have the ability to open posts or not, I don't see any problem.

Lucky1 wrote:
No.  Of course you see no problem.

Leave things to the moderator please.  You have no idea about the issues involved behind the scenes.  You do not know the history of some of the posters here.  You have no idea where some have come from. You have no idea why someone would do what they do.

Have you wondered why someone would post a picture of three appliances as their own, when in actuality, it is not.  The pictures were taken , in someone else's home, from a website/club they dislike.  I contacted the original collector  yesterday and received confirmation this morning.  There are other things going on beyond this thread.

Leave the workings of this site to the administration.  This site has a particular purpose and direction.  It is the job of the Moderator to try to keep the forum going in that direction and maintain its purpose. 

Lucky1, if you are that interested in being a part of a vacuum cleaner collectors club, I can think of two off the top of my head.  Plus, there are numerous Yahoo groups, I am sure.  Why not put up the money and start your own forum.

This is not up for discussion.  If you, or anyone else have an issue, you can email me.

Mike W.
Moderator

Lucky1 wrote:

Hello Lucky1:

I have no interest in joining vacuum collectors' clubs.  Never have and never will.  But I do like to read about vacuums and especially the vacuum business.  You sir provide both here and I enjoy reading your posts.  So please continue  to do so and keep it up.

Carmine D. 

Hi,

My only problem with this is that, possibility of photos not relating to current vacuum issues considered, the images appear to be part of Fred "Compact Electra's" collection at www.vacuumland.org. (Same walls, same green baseboards and same fancy shelving.)

If "hooverman" is actually Fred, I haven't much to say though I think for the purpose of points for reference images of older machines are important not so much for nostalgia's sake but for displaying landmarks as to what was and what is.

However, if the photo's presented here are not actually images of machines in hooverman's possession there's a lot to be said. But I'll say no more than that I always find it is as surprising as it is sad to encounter folks who are fool enough to actually believe everybody else is a fool too.

http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/00ShowCollectionGETD.cgi?photoshow=21@Back%20Together%202@COMPACTELECTRA.jpg&dir=/COLLECTIONS/COMPACTELECTRA/

http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/00ShowCollectionGETD.cgi?photoshow=20@Back%20Together%201@COMPACTELECTRA.jpg&dir=/COLLECTIONS/COMPACTELECTRA/

Venson

No, I am NOT Fred Nelson nor affiliated with Vacuumland in any way; & I forgot to add the "credit(s) courtesy of..." on the pics.  However vac collections is still my intrest.  Abbys Guide forum members here are more helpful than members in other forums I've posted on in the past.

hooverman wrote:

You're missing the point. What you said was -- "my Electrolux collection--nice 2 have the 1205-era Lux scrubber, 1205 & L." That's what I take umbrage at as there is no excuse for claiming something that's not yours or alluding to that. Also, it is indeed sad that you feel a need to do so. Is it a big deal? Beyond negating someone else's hard work, I don't know since I've been told lots of bigger fibs. What I do know is that it makes it very easy not to believe you and not to want to bother with your questions.

Venson

Venson, et al;

If you read my previous post, you will see that I already knew about it.  I contacted Fred to get confirmation, which he did.

I have a really big issue with others using info and pictures without giving credit, but instead make it their own.  This happens more than you think.  Let me give you an example.  One person talks about info on a website, lets say a news segment about Tacony canisters now available on Tacony's website.  Then a few days later, someone else comes on here and gives someone info about their link to the Tacony site with the news segment.  You see, that person just made the originator of the info obsolete and him the originator.  That is considered stealing.  Think about it.  It happened.  This is a big issue in this day and age.  Just ask any college.  In this site, if you  post any info, pictures, etc. you should always give credit to the originator.  If you take an image from a website, you should tell where you took it from. 

I will not repeat myself regarding the manual.  I will say again, leave matters to the Moderator.  There are things I know that you do not.

I appreciate "Hooverman" taking the responsibility to private message me instead of just posting something.

Mike W.
Moderator