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Personally, I would just run these hand vacuums without the disposable paper bags, in order to have the best incoming airflow. ~Ben

KirbyJoeClassic Joe, Besides this... the true needle-in-a-haystack that's a gold Kirby would have to be gold-plated version of the Dual Sanitronic 50 produced from 1965 to 1967. Actress Phyllis Diller was one of the lucky few to own that variation. ~Ben

LesinUtah I too disagree with panasonic1053's point of view, so I have him on my hidden members list now. ~Ben

ItsSid Sid, You can make a Heritage II 13" nozzle from that of a 516 to Dual Sanitronic 80 nozzle, but it will not have the requisite lug for the Heritage's speed switch. ~Ben

ItsSid Sid, You may likely need new hinges; they are part no. 1547. Replacement rivets will be part no. 1545 or 1864. ~Ben[this post was last edited: 1/24/2024-20:41]

odavid123 Hi David, On the left is the model C (later production, circa 1937, due to the headlight), and on the right is the Heritage II Legend (1987-89, just a warmed-over Heritage II with some new features) with the shake-out bag and the 13" nozzle. These two are roughly 50 years apart...

odavid123 David, Good luck! ~Ben

odavid123 David, Great job! Sometime in the future, you might be able to find service manuals for the following machines: * Scott & Fetzer Sanitation System * C to 505 * Tradition 3-CB * American Lincoln Super-Sweep / Super-Vac 180 * Kirby COMVAC 1300 * Kirby COMVAC 1600 ~Ben (KirbyClassicIII)

LesinUtah Les, The date code on your Busy Bee reads "8129" which can mean one of two things: a. it was built in 1981, 29th week (summer 1981) or b. it was built in 1988, 129th day (May 8, 1988) Because of the estimated year range you state, my guess is b. ~Ben

The basic impeller fan is the same for both groups, but it's the driveshaft that differs. For models 505-515, a spacer is also used to shim the fan in place. ~Ben

texaskirbyguy Hi Rob, That would be 'rodknock95'. ~Ben

odavid123 David, No... the Heritage 84 continued to be packaged with the 1983 revised owner's manual. ~Ben

Most definitely Royal! ~Ben

Gottahaveahoove Hi John, Here are my two most-searched-for cleaners as of last year: a 1987 Royal 662Z Heavy Duty Commercial and a 1982 Kirby COMVAC 1600, both for business use. I even got both of them for FREE! ~Ben

Paul I looked up the trademark for "Edge & Corner Kleener" (what Eureka refers to its deluxe carpet nozzle) and the first time it was mentioned anywhere was sometime during November 1980, which fits in with your guess as to it being introduced in 1981. However, it had not actually been filed as...

electrolux137 Charles, That was so cool of him to do that for you! ~Ben

Paul Paul, In the 1986 J.C. Penney spring/summer catalog, there is the model 3336A in it (item 7, page 813). Item 6 is a higher-spec Mighty Mite with the aluminum wands. I remember the 1987 J.C. Penney spring/summer edition did have the 3175 with the "Turbo-Matic" air-powered nozzle...

Paul Paul, Not mine... just using pictures from relevant eBay auctions that I can find. ~Ben

This 3712 replaced the prior 3711 in 1985 or 1986. The 3711 was brandywine colored and with white trim and attachments. ~Ben

Paul Paul, Thank you very much! I do remember the very first Mighty Mites did have the new-style combo floor tool with the former '60s (Eureka-Williams era) logotype on it (as is shown in the ad you posted, and in pictures 1-2 in this reply), but I think by the fall of '83 (when the Mighty...