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Vacuum Cleaner Bank

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by Electrolux (Stockhom, Sweden and Charlotte, North Carolina, founded 1919)

AssociationAssociated with Electrolux (Stockhom, Sweden and Charlotte, North Carolina, founded 1919)

Date1950

Mediumplastic, metal

Dimensions5 1/2 × 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (14 × 5.7 × 5.7 cm)

ClassificationsVessels & Containers

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, Director's Discretionary Fund

Object numberVPC2000.52.3.1-2

DescriptionThis Electrolux plastic and metal vacuum cleaner bank comes in a small box with the front highlighting a mustard-yellow rectangle with the text "Deluxe ∙ Automatic" on the top in thin white lettering and "New! Exclusive!" on the bottom with the same lettering. In the center, a brown oval with a thin contouring yellow stripe around it brings the brand's name, "Electrolux," to the spotlight in white cursive lettering. Electrolux, created in the first half of the twentieth century, is globally recognized as a pioneer in manufacturing home appliances. Electrolux played an instrumental role in shaping modern home technology and significantly impacted environmental sustainability. On the lower right is a brown rectangle with a white-lined illustration of a man carrying the vacuum cleaner bank with the text "Save'n / Pay / Bank" in blocky brown lettering above the illustration, on the upper right corner of the box's front cover. The vacuum cleaner bank itself is gray and cylindrical. Four small wheels support it, with a switch on the top and an opening at the end. "Electrolux" is read again on the side of the cleaner bank

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