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And then, sadly, their store got burned down in the late 1980s. ~Ben

Stan, Glad to hear back from you, and awesome you went ahead and bought it! Sorry to hear about the slip-up from the vac shop that last tried to repair it. ~Ben

What model is it? U3105 in Holly Green? ~Ben

Jeff, That is correct about the bag being replaced on yours, also. The light blue bag I see here was taken from a model 870 Prince II upright circa 1987. ~Ben

Kitra, Going by the model number 4-603, this would originally have had a blue bag reading "STARK SPECIAL" on the front. Since you said that this machine runs perfectly, I recommend you hold onto it for now. ~Ben

Kitra, Welcome to VacuumLand! Your model 603 was built during September 1971. Pictures of this machine would help us determine whether or not this vacuum is worth keeping. ~Ben

Check the brush roll itself first. Then check the motor fan for any broken fins. ~Ben

For Laurita, Here's some key differences between the Classic Omega 1-CB and the prior Classic 1-CR: * The Classic Omega 1-CB has a dark rosewood brown trim; the Classic 1-CR has a "milk chocolate" brown trim * The Classic Omega 1-CB has a closed headlight; the Classic 1-CR does not * The...

Laurita, You're most welcome! Back in '72, the Classic 1-CR was the current Kirby model being sold. ~Ben

The Classic Omega 1-CB was produced from 1973 to 1976, so it's likely it was last used in the '80s or '90s. ~Ben

If this is such an exotic-looking Sanitaire, then my bet is that it would have the Express powerhead with the VGIII. ~Ben

for lesinutah Les, If you are interested, Jared aka huskysteel is going to sell one of his Super-Sweeps. If you can, try and get in touch with him about it here. https://vacuumland.org/members/huskysteel.2280/ ~Ben

Paul, Yes, that's the one. And this video is how I found out about why I corrected them again: (look at when he flips the vacuum over) ~Ben

I corrected the dates again for the labels I shared: 1987 = end of date for old label style 1988 = start of date for new label style If you have any vacuum with the new silver label but no date code yet, chances are you have a 1988 model. I wonder if the S485A first appeared in 1988, also...

I corrected the dates for the labels again, this time to 1987 for the old style end date and 1988 for the new style start date. Why? Just watch this video, and look at when he turns the vacuum over. His machine is a 1987. ~Ben