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emeritus · 23rd Nov 2019, 9:06 pm

The metal tube looks identical with the tubes supplied with my late mum's 1950's Electrolux (now long disposed of). I guess there would have been no need to change the design of such items.

Domestic appliances were certainly still being made in different versions for use with different mains voltages in the 1950's. We were on 200V AC in West Ham, and I well remember that when we were changed to 240V circa 1960, several of our relatively new appliances, such as Dad's Black & Decker, had to be taken away for a few days to have their armatures, and the the voltage ratings on their plates, changed.

23rd Nov 2019, 9:06 pm	#6
emeritus Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Brentwood, Essex, UK. Posts: 5,339	Re: Vintage Electrolux vacuum cleaner (Model Z25) The metal tube looks identical with the tubes supplied with my late mum's 1950's Electrolux (now long disposed of). I guess there would have been no need to change the design of such items. Domestic appliances were certainly still being made in different versions for use with different mains voltages in the 1950's. We were on 200V AC in West Ham, and I well remember that when we were changed to 240V circa 1960, several of our relatively new appliances, such as Dad's Black & Decker, had to be taken away for a few days to have their armatures, and the the voltage ratings on their plates, changed. Last edited by emeritus; 23rd Nov 2019 at 9:13 pm.