THE HOME CLEANER

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 October 1928, Page 3

THE HOME CLEANER

That the Electrolux Home Cleaner surpasses any other machine of its type manufactured in efficiency, durability, and price, is thje claim of Electrolux, Ltd. The truth of this statement was forcibly brought home to a “Star” reporter on Saturday, when he was given a practical demonstration of the machine by the Coast representative, Mr J. Ogle, in a private residence. The machine thoroughly cleaned everything in a room, from a picture to a piano, and proved in a convincing manner that the invention of the Electrolux marks a great step in the revolution of labour-savflng devices. Easily assembled, transportted, manipulated and adapted, the Electrolux can be used in every home installed with electricity, a patent adaptor being provided for either a heating or lighting point. , A long connection allows the device to be shifted about the largest room in the easiest possible manner, special insulation of all danger points eliminating every possibility of injury through short circuits to the user. A child can use the Electrolux' without the slightest difficulty. An important feature of its construction is the disinfecting pad, which kills all germs entering the dust bag (one grain of dust carries millions of dangerous bacilli germs). This pad can be renewed at intervals, and gives the cleansed air in the room in which the machine has been used a sweet and clear crispness.

The motor is of the best Swedish design, and is inspected regularly by an Electrolux man, a speciality in its construction being the fact that it needs no oiling, and requiries inspection once only in every two years. A light handle and fittings militate against awkwardness, -and facilitate usage, allowing the user to stand erect while cleansing. The Electrolux people claim that the suction of their cleanser is 60 per cent, greater thaq, that of any other machine, and can substantiate their claim. The motor uses only cloven shillings’ worth of electricity in twelve hours. The whole device runs on a sleigh and can be dragged about, upstairs or over slight obstructions, without damage to itself or to carpets or flooring. Special ’appliances can be fitted to the suction tube in order to clean various articles. A factor of importance to the economically inclined householder is that instead of brushing the surface dirt off a carpet and brushing the rest into the pile, the Electrolux cleans it through from the floor; in fact, after several applications, a machine has cleaned through nine inches’ d 3pth of material on a divan or Chesterfield. Its use doubles the life of Carpets, furniture, coverings and fabrics, besides effecting a saving of half tl:e time required when the ordinary appliances are utilised. A housewife d eads the cleaning of mattresses, although necessary (luring the annual renovation. With the Electrolux one cm capture the tiniest particle of di? t from the remotest corner, and makes mattress and bedstead cleaning the simplest process. The clean, r can be. used on evening gowns, pictures, ceilings, walls, crockery, antiques, floors, and even animals, with equally satisfying results, while with some . slight adaption, it can bo used to dry silk fabrics and my lady’s hair. The Electrolux people are opening a great campaign, and hope soon to realise the hope expressed in their slogan: “An Electrolux to every home.” And every home thus equipped would surely be a happy home. The Electrolux can be purchased for cash, or on easy terms, and to be in the possession of one of these “home-cleaners De Luxe” should be the aim of every conscientious housewife, and thoughtful husband.—A.D. .