First up, the Electrolux Golden Jubilee, or 50th Jubilee, however you choose to put it, Model 1205J. This was released in 1974 to celebrate the first 50 years of (American) Electrolux*, in gold with beige trim. My model is in all-original condition, albeit with a dent in the side that occurred during shipping. In my (humble) opinion, this is the gaudiest machine Electrolux ever made, but hey, it was a 50th/Golden anniversary model, so what can you do? I do happen to have an original power nozzle for this machine, but I couldn't be arsed to dig it out...its in solid (silver) aluminum, not in gold as you might expect. I don't have the original hose or attachments for this one.
Full view, with dent:
50th Jubilee logo:
Front panel, with check bag light, automatic shutoff selector, and switch:
I'm not an aficionado of the American Electroluxes, but I do know that this basic body style (with a few modifications over the years) was used, more or less, from 1968 - 1984 (or thereabouts).
Next, this gigantic, heavy old beast of a Canadian Electrolux shampooer/polisher, the BX-10. I got this along with the GE polisher (featured elsewhere in this blog), and, I daresay I've used this thing for actual polishing once. That being said, its in decent condition, except for the end where the cord plugs into the machine and part of the 'T' handle, and I do have an original set of brushes for it. This machine, by the way, would have been the accompanying shampooer/polisher for the ZB/Z 88 vacuum cleaner, and I believe it was released over the run of both the first and second versions of the latter. As far as I know, the shampoo tank was a slightly later addition in the run of this machine; when it first came out, it was intended solely as a bare floor cleaner.
Closeup of logo. I believe this is the original Electrolux logo, used when the company started up, sometime in the 1910's or 1920's.
A pic of the BX-10 and GE on the day I got them:
*I'm reasonably sure that Electrolux Canada started up in 1932.
