Vintage Electrolux 302 Cylinder Vacuum Cleaner Unboxing & First Look

Apparently vintage is a term to describe something 20 years or older. Antique generally refers to items of 100 years or more, so this Electrolux 302 cylinder vacuum can definitely be described as vintage.
Probably dating from the 1970s, this basic Electrolux cleaner has non of the bells and whistles of its more deluxe relative, the 345 that would have been sold alongside this cleaner in stores and catalogues.
Made in England and still functioning fine, it really goes to prove that they don't make them like they used to.

[@philliphurley3883]

The Electrolux 302 was in production from 1974 until 1979 when it was replaced by the similar 303 in red and black.

[@LlyleHunter]

I was so pleased to see your Facebook post yesterday stating that you’ll be posting new content on your Roger’s Bits and Doings Channel beginning this Friday. So happy to hear it. I’ve missed getting my fill of Roger fix.

[@ibaisaic]

Have you not seen the caravan video I posted a few days ago.

[@Tymetraveller.martin]

@@ibaisaic u doing a restoration video of the machine and it would be cool if we could see the electrolux with the turbine nozzle

[@kristofferwesterlund2434]

So now I have two volta vaccums the U1840 and the U147. The U1840 have I got from my Dad and it still Works like it was brand new.👍👍

[@nathan.matoss]

I have subscribed! I love watching your videos and you help me and my family fix vacuums watching your videos and getting ideas! Thank you for being on KZbin!

[@paco3343]

I like how your socks and the sand match the Z302's trim color!

[@ethelryan257]

I love vintage vacuums. Your channel is really great. It's also drama free, which one can not always say for vacuumland...

[@ibaisaic]

Any drama comes from nasty people in the comments section, but they get deleted and blocked.

[@trentenfarmer4878]

I always wanted a vintage

[@paco3343]

Some trivia ... 1 - AB Electrolux, for whatever reason, used the 'Electrux' label on its economy cleaners from around the 1940s to the 1970s. 2 - The '538' serial number is coded for the production time of the 38th week (October) of 1975. 3 - Other Electrux cleaners of this style with likely only color changes are the Z91 in Flame Red (1969-71), the Z94 in Windsor Blue (1971-74), and the Z303 in Black (1979-82). 4 - The Z345 sold for around £65, and the Z302 was about £45 (from what I could read of a blurry scan of a catalog page).

[@henryhooverfun1839]

I remember my nan having this or very similar, awesome find 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@dblissmn]

We had this vacuum new when I was a kid. But in the opposite colour scheme; white plastic accents and a red vinyl body. The back end sort of gives it a face, which I have to say on this one is in amazing shape; as long as I remember one or two of the slats on ours were already broken. The thing that's striking about this vacuum and you really see it in this video is how completely the bag fills the casing. You definitely should use it with paper bags and I remember thinking that bag fitment was very sketchy; I certainly didn't want to touch it. Sound is exactly as I recall it.

[@UkSkin]

Lovely sounding machine

[@MartinKubaS5]

Hey, this looks like 70's Eta vacs! :D

[@kristofferwesterlund2434]

Beautiful electrolux z302 👍👍💖. I have bought an volta u147 from Tradera some I going to fix so I can use it.

[@janeclark4915]

I find that star ⭐️ drops is good for cleaning 🧼 Roger xx

[@macraghnaill3553]

In the Argos autumn/winter catalogue the Electrolux 302 is£35.95 that would be £383.80 today, that is some budget cleaner! My wages in 1975 were £23 pw, take home pay around £20 pw

[@audreyfforbes-hamilton]

I’m an old girl and I have to be careful about not snapping anything too!

[@robertnogues8345]

Nice vac I have two one from new a second I got about twenty’ years ago at a student house It was free I was happy

[@chandlerdempsey8412]

Nice!

[@trentenfarmer4878]

You should do like who house cleaning with the vacuums you get

[@neilmansfield8329]

This is a good vacuum cleaner

[@cat_guy-]

Hi I like your video

[@LlyleHunter]

It’s funny, though the British call these cylinders and Americans call them canisters and always called the style that a modern Miele is a canister, we use to now call this style a canister but until the 1970s called this style (hot dog vacuum) a tank vacuum.

[@paco3343]

As is often the case - with time the incorrect use of 'canister' rendered the disuse of 'tank'. This actually began in the '60s or perhaps earlier according to user manuals I have perused. The difference is how the motors are positioned: canister - horizontal and tank - vertical. A cleaner's body size and style are irrelevant.

[@LC_sirens_and_Sounders]

My grandad had one of these!! But then it was scrapped with the rest of the rubbish in the garage sadly.

[@trentenfarmer4878]

I want one

[@briant5378]

Thank you Roger for another great unboxing and demonstration! The “Electrux” name on the ratings plate is so bizarre! Can anyone hazard a guess as to how that happened? Was it by accident? Surely a large company like that would not allow an error that blatant to leave the factory. I wonder if it was some temporary legal problem due to copyright. Can any Electrolux historian provide an answer?

[@ibaisaic]

It’s not an accident Brian because I noticed it in the instruction book too. I have no idea why this is the case, but I’m sure I’ve seen Electrux printed somewhere before.

[@briant5378]

ibaisaic I see. Thanks for this response. Time to consult Google - or better yet: ask the knowledgeable citizens of Vacuumland!

[@davidclarke10]

How is that model differ from the 345?

[@v-g-z3689]

To me, old or vintage is anything built before 1990. Everything from 1990 onwards I consider as "new".

[@chandlerdempsey8412]

V-G-Z, same.

[@trentenfarmer4878]

My oldest vacuum I have is a Kirby

[@janeclark4915]

It looks like mice 🐁 have had a chew on one of the cards 😱

[@Alex-jn1ez]

I’m not first but not second but not last are you first!

[@ethanhopkins1808]

This is a re-upload think but I’m not sure

[@zenhypnotic]

Had one of these once.. it exploded and caught fire ...

[@ianwootton8371]

Have you an Electrolux automatic 310 ?

[@ibaisaic]

No

[@robertnogues8345]

I have my granny’s

[@GrahamReid34]

1975 Roger

[@callumlindsayvideos399]

COULD YOU DO A ARGOS VALUE RANGE BAGLESS CANISTER VACUUM CLEANER

[@x3mann]

haa interesting and I always want to ask you this question did ever in Great Britain existed clothing hose on older model of vacuums.Per example in Yugoslavia we had clothing hose till 80s after they start with plastic ones. Clothing hoses are like million times better they have inside wire construction so they are literally indestructible. And NO you should not soaked it in water it could be rusty .Here is Yugoslavian classic vacumm of Progress-Sloboda from mid of 70s ibb.co/sjHNVnW

[@butterball33]

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[@ibaisaic]

I am a male human being and haven’t worn an Anorak since I was 5.

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