I recently got possession of my grandma's 562 Sanitronic and I have her original receipt! She paid around $240 for the Kirby and all the various attachments including the Handi-Butler. She was not wealthy, and that was an enormous sum for her. I know my grandpa flipped out about it, but she did...
I recently inherited my grandma's Kirby Sanitronic 562 that I've been playing with literally my whole life, and I'm now making it into more of a daily driver. I got a mini-emptor and a Heritage II bag, and that's working out great.
Unfortunately the handle spring is broken and I hear that's...