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If my house had gas pipes for lighting, I would have them checked and put back into use, I love gas lighting. Unfortunately it was a thing of the past by 1941 when my house was built. Most rooms have either 1 or 2 outlets depending on the size.

Very interesting, thanks for posting!

I am working on my first Hoover "Coffee Can" and can't figure out how to remove the fan/armature. Any advice?

I knew it wouldn't be "correct" but would at least work until I found one. Thanks for the info!

I just found a Kirby model 1C (yay!) but it's missing the entire handle, as well as the belt cover. Does anyone know if the handle fork from later models (505, etc) will fit? And I know it's a long shot, but nobody has a spare belt cover or handle laying around they'd part with, do they...?

I would LOVE to own this, but not for $200, and it's local pickup only...

Getting back to the Air-Way, does anyone know a modern filter bag that will fit this vacuum? And what type of motor brushes it takes? They are a bit worn.

Dave, If you like Automated Music, you should make a point to visit Barrington Hills, IL sometime. A friend of mine, Jasper Sanfilippo, has the largest collection of orchestrions and automatic music machines I know of. You can spend all day walking around his house just staring in awe. He also...

I prefer a shake-out bag, there's something satisfying about emptying after each use, seeing all the dirt it picked up, and ceremoniously disposing of it.

Now that I think of it, maybe that's what happened to my Airway bag, someone vacuumed up wine! It does have a reddish tint...

LOL! He's not sucking up wine, it's dust... Never you mind about my electric demonic vacuum man... Oh, and Detroit has its fair share of classic cars too...they don't call it Motor City for nothin'!

I've only purchased 1 vacuum on eBay, thank you! :-p

I knew this was a bad idea, now I want both of those! While eBay and I do have a bit of romance, many of these are from antique shops, or came with vacuums I've bought.

And finally a couple run of the mill Kirby branded Sweet-Aire tins, all mostly full.

Then we have 2 larger sized Sweet-Aire bottles, one cedar pine, and one Oriental (not really sure what this is supposed to smell like, but it's weird.)

Next up, 2 unopened Sweet-Aire glass bottles with Sani-Emtor filling spouts, still in the boxes

I'm wondering what other tins and bottles are out there, show me what you've got! My first set is a Hoover oiler, an Expello moth crystal tin for Electrolux, and a Scott & Fetzer oiler (I really need the damn machine!!)

Yes, I tried to clean the stains on the bag with woolite, but they didn't come out. I'll be on the lookout for a nicer one, of course. And thanks all for the compliments!

My Orthophonic Victrola 8-35 would be more period correct, though:

I don't have an Eldridge Johnson phonograph, they are very rare...the closest thing I could come up with was my Victor R...