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    It's nice to know that important parts like the main spring can still be purchased for these after over 100 years. In contrast, my...
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    If you lift the player box off of the lower cabinet, that would be the size of my music box. Makes me wonder if there was an option to...
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    Human, if yours looks close to the photo you have a nice looking piece of history there. I like the legs on the player sitting atop the...
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    kirbyklekter replied to the thread Updating the back house.
    Belated Happy Birthday! That's great that you were able to get all the grand kids together at once. Do they live in close proximity to...
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    kirbyklekter reacted to vacmadman's post in the thread Updating the back house with Like Like.
    Well my family came out to make my dream come true. I only had one thing on my bucket list and that was to get all of my 6 grandkids...
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    kirbyklekter reacted to Human's post in the thread kirby with Like Like.
    That's what I love about Kirbys. They're designed to be repaired, maintained, and last for decades. Too few things in this world are...
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    kirbyklekter reacted to kirbyuser's post in the thread kirby with Like Like.
    i've worked on kirbys for many years but never did i tear one down to pull the armature out.today i did.was a lot easier than i...
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    kirbyklekter replied to the thread Kirby 1-CR.
    Check lesinutah's post earlier in this thread for more info on Kent Oyler's passing and his web site.
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    kirbyklekter reacted to ajc31980's post in the thread Kirby 1-CR with Like Like.
    Less. Thank you commenting and letting us know what happened and is going on with his store. I tried looking back through posts on...
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    kirbyklekter reacted to Lesinutah's post in the thread Kirby 1-CR with Like Like.
    Kent Oyler passed away sep 23 2022. I met him in person and considered him a great friend. His wife Yolanda is running the store...
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    kirbyklekter reacted to Lesinutah's post in the thread Kirby 1-CR with Like Like.
    The Cardboard piece ypu have looks like a mod made by someone after it left the factory. Kirby changed motor manufacturers mid to late...
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    kirbyklekter reacted to texaskirbyguy's post in the thread Kirby 1-CR with Like Like.
    Ah, Kirby's odd-duck - the Classic 1CR... This machine was the transitioning the D80 to a new wide nozzle vac (with resulting larger...
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    These are beautiful Keither, a favorite of mine. Which model are you still looking for?
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    kirbyklekter replied to the thread Bissell carpet washers.
    I bought mine just like yours in 1981 for 49.95 I used it once to clean the shag rugs in my apartment. Unfortunately, the trigger to...
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    amtraksebo1997 I'm sorry this came late. I'm also sorry that I'm still learning how to create clickable hyperlinks...I know. You can...
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