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Bill That is so cool, I'll have to look into getting that compound, I'll try googling it or can the local Vac shop get it? Would love to see a "before" picture. BTW I picked up a 3 amp 513 a few days ago and am about to shine it up. It works great. Thanks for the inspiration.

Thanks, I must say that one really is shiney, and it was in poor condition! How did you do that? That Mother's polishing compound is great but it must take multiple passes to get it to look that good.

They do look beautiful, great work. I have been wondering about the relative rareness of some of these machines. Is the 3 amp harder to find? I also noticed on another thread that someone thought a 511 was rare, (BTW was that due to the cost of living in '51 or the Korean war or something?)...

I have a few theories but honestly am not sure. On top of that the zipper is broken on this one so it looks like it has a "problem" when it is running, so whether or not I work on this one depends on how easy it is to fix this bag -- it doesn't look too easy to replace that zipper but I haven't...

This picture isn’t staged, my little son loves moving this Kirby around. I wouldn’t say we can rely on him doing this chore though. Thanks for looking. - Brian

New Kirby I guess I don’t have enough to do what with Christmas cards and shopping and work, but I went ahead and shined this one up in my spare time. BTW this thing was really hammered, it had some bad scratches, so I had to pour it on. I used to own a Premier 35 and had shined it up as...

As I was preparing this thread wouldn’t you know it put another one popped up at the thrift store. I actually passed on it and was driving away but had a change of heart and went back and got it. One of the reasons why was at this same store I once saw what I think was a early fifties Kenmore...

Very Small collection Here is a picture of a Regina Electric Broom I actually have had for quite some time. I use this in the kitchen and even some times in the work room. It really is handy for what it does. At the time I got it I determined that it was from 1959, and upon doing that...

Together and working Hi, Yes I would call that bakelite Here is the finished product. Actually from the distance one normally is from a vacuum it basically does look like new. I had to replace that plastic window in the front too. It works great

Paint Room Here is another picture, it is just about ready to put back together. While I had it apart I did attempt to put a little lubrication in that lower bearing per another helpful thread on this site. Really helpful the archives and knowledge on the site.

Mini Restoration Well, I own a few vintage appliances and frankly this one had a little too much “patina” so I was interested in getting it back to looking like it did in the 40s. So, here is a picture of the messy process I used anyway.

Hi, New member here, I have enjoyed the site for some time but since I didn’t own an old vac I didn’t really have a reason to join. But that changed the other day when I got this at a thrift store. I really liked the styling and it was really cheap. Since then I’ve come to like it even more...