![]() The 50th Anniversary machine is silver and black, and the CXL pictured on TriStar's website is silver with dark silver. But every 50th Anniversary machine I've ever seen, including my own, says "CXL" on its emblem, a designation that TriStar's website says did not happen until 1990. According to the TriStar site, the 50th Anniversary machine has no model designation, like your machine. The decal was something of a scam it referred to the 50th anniversary of Interstate Engineering, not their vacuum cleaners (the first Compact, which you can see on Charles Lester's site, dates from 1940, which would have put the 50th anniversary at 1990). In '86, the colours were changed to silver and black, the two-speed feature was dropped, and a "50th Anniversary" decal added. The version you have was made from 1982-1985. It should be a two-speed machine, controllable by means of a switch mounted on the side of the canister, close to the afterfilter. In 1982, they changed the name of the machine to TriStar, changed the colour to red, and did not give it a model designation. ![]() From 1946-1981, Interstate called their vac the Compact, and used a "C" designation in front of a number- C-1, C-2, and so on. ![]() That TriStar falls into a "grey" area so far as the model designation is concerned. Post# 44007, Reply# 1 at 21:42 (5,592 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) It was pretty bashed up with an industrial cord and missing wheels - they said it was used regularly on a Canada Forces Cargo Transport, I think. I remember Doug Smith & I saw this colour model in a Regina Vacuum Shop, in for repairs. Found the red Electrolux floor brush inside the bag compartment, under the bag. Cloth bag still good and unstained, suction fantastic as Compacts are. Had to chip at it carefully to get the bolus out but all is well. ![]() There's no model number (how about C-10?) so I'm assuming it is right around 1986 to 1998 because of the wider bumper band? The paper bag was full to the top with dirt, sawdust and plaster dust that has hardened into a solid mass. Slightly paintchipped maroon & speckled gray Tristar & matching power nozzle - with the sexy Compact shape before Tristar redesigned it in tghe 1990s. I have an earlier chrome model with no power outlet. Pursuing close-to-home means to get my boat's engine lift hydraulic pump fixed I was in Woodstock today and stopped by the Sally Ann.įlawless Fairfax with Fax-A-Matic power nozzle. ![]()
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