vintage Electrolux vacuum cord return, oak, lamp hardware The base of the lamp is from my grandfather's old Electrolux vacuum cleaner. I've always loved how those old automatic cord returns snap back. The oak is scrap from the original Wedding Mirrors. The shade is from Moonshine Shades. /2016/01/12/electrolux-as-a-modern-idea/ on this server.AEG wins silver at the House Beautiful Awards 26 September 2016 | Posted in: AEG, awards, Awards & Recognition, Design, innovation, innovative designs, Innovative products AEG is delighted to announce that its ProSource hot water tap range won silver in the Best Kitchen Product category in the prestigious House Beautiful Awards 2016. The accolade was presented during an exclusive ceremony, held at the British Film Institute, London, on 22nd September. Zanussi, innovative white goods brand, is now 100 years old 22 September 2016 | Posted in: innovation, innovative designs, Innovative products, Zanussi Zanussi turned 100 years old this year, 2016.

To celebrate this milestone, earlier this year it launched an engaging, integrated campaign across key retail channels to highlight its rich history as one of the most creative and exciting brands in the industry. AEG F55412VI0 dishwasher awarded prestigious Which? 21 September 2016 | Posted in: AEG, Awards & Recognition, Best buy, Design, innovation, innovative designs, Innovative products The AEG F55412VI0 dishwasher has been awarded coveted Which? Best Buy status after recent testing. The dishwasher was reviewed as part of Which?’s continuous, rigorous testing. Electrolux celebrates 10 consecutive years as industry leader in sustainability 12 September 2016 | Posted in: awards, Awards & Recognition, Corporate Governance news, energy, energy efficiency, Energy Efficient appliances, energy saving, environment, innovation, innovative designs, Innovative products, News about sustainability, Sustainability Electrolux has been named Industry Leader of the Household Durables category in the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), for the tenth consecutive year.

This year’s assessment, published by RobecoSAM, showed a notably big improvement for Electrolux in the area of corporate citizenship and philanthropy.awards prestigious Best Buy status to four Zanussi freestanding cookers 26 August 2016 | Posted in: Best buy, cookers, cooking, freestanding cookers, innovation, Innovative products, Uncategorized, which?, Zanussimini car vacuum cleaner malaysiahas put the Zanussi freestanding cookers through meticulous testing, and four have achieved an outstanding Best Buy status.vacuum cleaners dirt devil AEG & Zanussi washer dryers achieve Which? miele vacuum cleaner how to change bag 25 July 2016 | Posted in: AEG, Awards & Recognition, Care, Design, Energy Efficient appliances, innovation, innovative designs, Innovative products, laundry, which?

After rigorous testing, the AEG L75670NWD and Zanussi ZWD71460NW washer dryer have both been awarded the coveted Which? The AEG L75670NWD Washer Dryer has a 7kg drum and effectively removes stains from clothes, even at 40 degrees. verdict: “We love the way this AEG washes clothes and that’s why we’ve […] Helen Casewell from AEG wins Best Sale Representative at the Bathroom & Kitchen Update 2016 awards 27 June 2016 | Posted in: AEG, awards, Awards & Recognition, People and Management AEG is delighted to announce that Helen Casewell from the Kitchen Studio team, has won Best Sale Representative at the Bathroom & Kitchen Update 2016 awards. The award ceremony took place on Thursday 23rd June at Shakespeare’s iconic Globe Theatre in London and was hosted by Paul Sinha, one of the star ’chasers’ on ITV’s […] Discover the secret of great tasting food with AEG’s new GourmetPro™ Series 21 June 2016 | Posted in: AEG, cooking, Design, innovation, innovative designs, Innovative products, SDA, small appliances, Trends in the home

AEG has unveiled its best in class food preparation range: The GourmetPro™. The range has been designed to the highest professional standard with LeCordon Bleu Culinary Institute and already awarded Good Housekeeping Approval. The range features a blender, food processor and stick mixer, all to help you produce delicious tasting results. The products use innovative PowerTilt® technology: the secret to intensifying taste by changing the way ingredients are sliced, chopped and blended. AEG launches new ProFresh fridge freezers 17 June 2016 | Posted in: AEG, Cooling, Design, energy efficiency, Energy Efficient appliances, energy saving, innovation, innovative designs, Innovative products, Sustainability AEG is delighted to unveil the newest additions to its ProFresh fridge freezer line. The new ProFresh fridge freezers are designed to keep food fresher for longer with clever MultiFlow technology. Separate cooling systems for the fridge and freezer ensure that the fridge temperature is cold, stable and always has the correct level of humidity so you can rest assured you’ll enjoy great tasting fresh food, every time.

Plus, the separate systems mean that there is no transfer of smells between the fridge and freezer. AEG launches Tasteology – a new documentary series uncovering the essential steps to the ultimate taste experience 27 May 2016 | Posted in: AEG, cooking, innovation, Innovative products, steam and induction, Take Taste Further, Tasteology Tasteology is the name of a new AEG-initiated documentary series uncovering the four steps required to achieve cooking results that are multisensory, sustainable, nutritional and delicious all at once. The four-episode series invites viewers on a culinary journey around the world to gain inspiration and knowledge far beyond TV cooking shows. Insights are gathered from […]I have been spraying glazes on pots for 45 years, with the same old Electrolux vacuum cleaner. Like some politicians, it sucks and blows all at the same time. It came with a paint sprayer, which probably worked like a finger on a toothbrush would. I took out the little brass nipple at the end of the spray pipe, and have used it ever since for all of my glazes.

The jars size is identical to canning pint jars or mayonnaise jars, and the seals are also available in canning season. I name the jars for their glazes, so as to not contaminate one glaze with another. Junk shops in larger cities have the best selection of these old relics, but I have had good luck at places that do vacuum cleaner repairs too. I bought a lifetime supply from one fellow for $10.00, and he thought I was the fool. Obviously, I use the blowing end of the Electrolux for my work, and find that the volume of air is exactly right for my needs. I have made a small glaze booth, and have an external fan that sucks much of the over spray outside. The fan and the vacuum are hooked into a switched duplex outlet, so they both go on at the same time. Because of the low pressures made by the vacuum cleaner, there is really not very much in the way of over spray, but I do wear a good dust mask at all times when glazing this way. One of the big advantages of the vacuum cleaner/sprayer is that the glazes do not need to be thinned for spraying.

This means I can dip, or pour the glazes as well, and I do. I find pouring the insides of vase forms much better than spraying, and limit the spraying to the outsides of most forms. The glazes for the most part have Specific Gravities around 1.40. It is still important with porcelain, to make sure that the inside glaze is applied at least a day before anything happens on the outside. Two days is better, but at least one must be taken. It is also not a bad idea, especially on heavily worked surfaces to glaze the inside, and then give the outside a damp sponge job to get rid of any residual dust that will cause pin holing later on. [I am assuming here, that the piece is bisqued.] It is an easy step, and will not change the rate of drying for the last outside spray or dip. If you have spent days carving the surface of your piece, another thirty seconds of sponging only makes sense, and re-firing is a pain. It is usually much better to spray heavily worked surfaces for me. I find that dipping them usually results in a pinhole or crawl no matter what I have done in terms of cleaning.