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bobbyderegis Bobby, The dots inside the circle with the year stamp refer to the month of the year built. For example, if the circle says "79" as the year, and there are 11 dots in it, the cleaner was built during November 1979. ~Ben

I think this one is a 1985 model. The 2061A came out in 1981, and it had the older Eureka-Williams-era logo on it. ~Ben

Looks like a model 231 from the mid-1970s. It will be from 1974 or later if it has the receptacle for the power nozzle. ~Ben

For those of you that don't know, Scott & Fetzer first acquired what was then Douglas-Quikut back in 1964. ~Ben

vacuser Dwayne, The Kirby Vacuette was also sold under other names: Douglas Busy Bee Douglas Aardvac Oreck Kenmore Klean 'n Vac Craftsman Powermate Sew-Rite Sew-Clean Vac (Tacony) The belt you want to find was also used on these above models. ~Ben

RoyalFan103 Victor, That you have is a Dirt Devil Pro Series model 533 two-speed! ~Ben

StanL Stan, Here is a link to this handle and cord assembly for your 895, if you're still looking for it. https://www.ebay.com/itm/205431051103 ~Ben

vacuser Dwayne, Congratulations! ~Ben

In Wards' 1984 spring/summer catalog, their SP-4024A (Eureka Mighty Mite 3120A) is unusually depicted with white tools instead of black. ~Ben

Paul Paul, Thank you, so the MC-5510 did exist! ~Ben

Human Edgar, Today, I managed to score an incomplete 1988 Kirby Heritage II Legend because the place I went to was having a closing sale. ~Ben

Up until 1988, Black & Decker made mostly cordless (battery-operated) household vacuums such as their popular Dustbuster. This is why some catalogs that featured this made a special "Not Cordless" mention. They did have one corded household vac earlier, too: the Collector hand vacuum, in 1982...

toastermike Hi Mike, Do you still have any of the following old Royals as of late? 1983 model 608 (picture 6) 1986 model 801 (picture 3) 1986 model 618 (picture 6) Thank you, Ben

vacuser Dwayne, The rear bearing for models 505 to Classic 1-CR is part no. 1155. ~Ben

StanL Stan, Here is another complete handle, adapter and cord assembly, only this time it's in the correct trim color specific to your cleaner. This one is being sold by one of our forum members. How would $45 plus $9 for shipping sound to you? ~Ben[this post was last edited: 5/9/2025-04:14]

kirbylux77 Rob, As for me, if I used a Super-Sweep or Super-Vac 180, I would prefer to use it with the old Kirby shake out bag/Sani Em-Tor setup (the round oval style used from Classic 1-CR to Legend II) for better airflow. ~Ben

EurekaPrince Brian, Of the Canadian subsidiaries that had Canadian manufacturing plants at the time, don't forget Continental Royal Appliance Ltd. (the Canadian arm of Royal Appliance Mfg. Co., which was known as Continental Electric Co. Ltd. until 1953), with their plant in Scarborough...

WTB in Portland, Oregon or thereabouts: a Royal 18" (wide track) metal upright from the 1980s, either a 618 or 680 but also a 620, 682 or 7820. Thank you, Ben (KirbyClassicIII)

TylerHawkins84 Tyler, The only thing that in my mind would make this 501D more attractive -- besides the fact it's the only Dirt Devil product to be built like a normal 501 Prince -- is if it had the earlier metal fan (1-157004-000). ~Ben

Tolivac Rex, How old is that particular Royal? Would it be anything like these from this 1986 brochure? ~Ben