An Elusive Model Finally Shows Up

I'm not sure why this particular machine is 'elusive', but it is true that I very rarely saw it for sale or elsewhere. Today, however, the 'Guardian by Electrolux' Model C134E arrived, in great cosmetic and working shape. 

Full ensemble shot, including the unseen small attachments, which were the only accoutrements to come with the vacuum. The wands, combo nozzle and Sidekick are shared with other models, while the hose was received some time ago. The power nozzle is shared with the later Aerus by Electrolux Guardian C154B. 

Attachment door logo. They certainly wanted to emphasize the 'Guardian' with this one...the 'By Electrolux' is not very visible unless you look closely.

Side bumper. Identical to the C154B.

Ratings sticker.

Some comparison shots of the C134E's brother models. First, a side view of the C134E and C154B together. Identical save for the attachment door badge, the 'Made in USA' sticker (which I have seen on some C154Bs), and, in addition, the C154B has a different motor.

Attachment door badges. 'Guardian by Electrolux' and 'Aerus by Electrolux', and, of course, there is the later 'Lux Guardian by Aerus'. I miss the straight-up 'Electrolux Guardian' nomenclature, but, what can you do?

The C134C (Guardian Encore) and C134E together, looking almost identical.

There you have it. It should be noted that, despite my nitpicking the details out of the Guardian and Lux 9000 Style R models, that they are pretty much all exactly the same in terms of cleaning efficiency, power, and usage, except perhaps for the C154B and C154E, which have different motors. I haven't measured, of course, but I daresay the latter two are a little bit more powerful. 

My Style R collection is nearly complete. All I need now is the Guardian 75th Anniversary C134B and the Aerus Lux 9000 C154A, and I daresay they'll come along. I wouldn't mind, in addition, having a complete set of attachments and accoutrements for each of the machines, instead of having to share them. We shall see.

Polishing Off the Style R Collection

 First, the Aerus (by Electrolux) Guardian C154B, the first Style R machine I ever got, finally, after pretty much 9 years, gets a proper pale blue cord winder pedal. 

A new full ensemble shot. Looks better than ever now that he's back to 'original' status.

Next up, two 'new' PNs:

The left matches the Aerus Lux Guardian C154E, and the right the Electrolux Guardian Encore C134C.

134C:

C154E:

Guardian Encore with PN:

Lux Guardian with PN:

Finally, the matching set of the Guardian Encore and Lux 4000:

Next, the elusive* hose with the "Guardian" logo:

Logo closeup:

*I say 'elusive' only because the model this hose supposedly goes with, the 'Guardian by Electrolux' C134E, is almost never seen around. I'm always on the hunt for it. 

Stepping Up on Stage for an Encore

The Style R family is steadily growing. Here is the latest member, the Electrolux Guardian Encore, Model C134C.

Logo closeup. Yes, its still dirty, as the machine is fresh out of the box, but it will of course be getting the full-on 'Eluxurious' spa treatment before it gets put into regular service.

Note that this logo matches the later Guardian Model C134E...on the latter, the black stripe bears the notation "By Electrolux", and the stylized "E" becomes a "G".

Logo and Good Housekeeping guarantee sticker, which leads me to believe the Guardian Encore and the Lux 4000 came out at the same time.

Left side view:

Kitted out with hose, wands, Sidekick, and combo floor/carpet nozzle. This, by the way, only came with the small attachments, which aren't shown. I just borrowed everything else from my other blue and white Style R models. I don't happen to have the original power nozzle for the Encore, which features the "Electrolux" in dark blue script, exactly like the Lux 4000 power nozzle.

I do happen to have a hose, the handle of which features the "Electrolux" in the same script as the side bumper, as this picture shows:

The hose itself is rather yellow; I'll just get a new or newer one one of these days and stick this handle on it.

Side bumper logo:

Ratings sticker. Same power ratings as the Guardian 75th Anniversary C134A, and right up to the Aerus Lux 9000, I believe. The Encore certainly sounds exactly like those models.

Speaking of sound, I naturally turned the Encore on, to see if things were good to go, and, to some extent, they were, but, when I put my hand over the hose end to check out the suction, the motor shut off. Uh huh. Something, of course, was askew in the auto-shutoff system, so I dismantled the front cover, and found that the little hose connected to the suction inlet had fallen off completely. Back on it went, back on the front cover went, back on the motor went, and all was good.

I'll be adding more comments after the Encore has completed its first tour of service, and after he's been cleaned and shined. In the meantime, I'm happy to have another addition to the Style R lineup. I still need to get the Electrolux Guardian C134B 75th Anniversary, the Electrolux Lux 9000 C134D, and the Electrolux Guardian C134E.

Since the Encore is its sister/brother/whatever you please to call it vacuum, and since its the current upstairs upright, here is the Lux 4000. Vacuums when not in use make good doorstops.

The Guardian Encore all cleaned and polished up. This was the first of the Style R machines with the new white and blue colour scheme.

Into service as the bare floor/dusting/upholstery vacuum, along with its model line-mate, the Lux 4000: