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texaskirbyguy Hi Rob, Yes. I got a message yesterday from EZ Vacuum saying Kirby did indeed discontinue the old 159056 belt. So I will have to do the warm water tip now. ~Ben

Royal 311 Royal continued making full-size straight suction upright cleaners for commercial use until 1985; their 311 was the last such offering after the Electro-Hygiene 2-230 was replaced in their consumer line in 1955 by the 285 with the revolving brush. ~Ben

texaskirbyguy Rob, Yes, although if I do a break-in of it by running the cleaner for a few minutes, it might fit better? Also, would you happen to have any 159056 belts (which was intended for these older machines) in your current stocks? ~Ben

Here is a list of the bulk Kirby parts that I want to buy, for those of you here who may have any. 159056A = 25 belts (for models 505 to Tradition 3-CB) 119056A = 10 metal fans (for models 516 to Tradition 3-CB) Thank you, Ben (KirbyClassicIII)

Hoover706 Christian, I would imagine doing the same thing, and good luck to you. ~Ben

AmtrakSebo1997 I do have to agree with you about #3 and #4, except that I want to say the same with regards to both of these about the power cord, because with the long handle you risk breaking the cord hooks at the bottom of the rear insert (for models Classic Omega 1-CB up to the Ultimate G)...

For those of you who have to replace an old belt with a new one regarding any Kirby from 1979 on back (this is especially true for those of you who own a machine older than the 516), have you ever tried to soak the knurled belt (301291) into warm water to make it more pliable for these older...

vacuser Dwayne, Yes, that was used on the earliest Heritage 1-HD Style 2 disposable bag system setups. ~Ben

vacuser Dwayne, You might want to take a look at these two pages in the official Kirby Classic III service manual as to how to get your fan unstuck. ~Ben

LesinUtah Les, Yes, they do. In the Classic III instruction book, it says indeed the bag has a strong spring and "reasonable strength and skill" is needed to remount it. ~Ben

For 2025... we have: 100th anniversary of the Electric Vac-U-Ette (1925; Jim Kirby's first electric-powered vacuum cleaner made by the Scott & Fetzer Co.) 75th anniversary of the Kirby 510 (1950) 50th anniversary of the Hoover Portapower (1975) ~Ben

LesinUtah Les, The date code you see breaks down like this: 4 = plant code (3=Cleveland, OH; 4=Kirby West, Andrews, TX) 88 = year built (1988) 02 = month of year (February) 02611 = sequential serial number So, February 1988 would be the correct date of manufacture, and assembled at Kirby West...

jmskuban Jay, Here is what the Scott & Fetzer Sanitation System looked like back in 1928. (again, the 1928-30 Health-Mor Sanitation System was 100 percent similar to the Scott & Fetzer original, in all but name) ~Ben

jmskuban Jay, The very first of these Health-Mor Sanitation Systems were built in 1928 and 1929 by Scott & Fetzer, and were simply Scott & Fetzer Sanitation Systems rebadged with the Health-Mor name. In 1930, Health-Mor (who at the time was the Chicago, IL-based distributor of the Scott &...

EvolutionClean1 Jake, This is actually a 1983 model going by the newer Montgomery Ward logo. It was that same year they also sold a version of Eureka's new Mighty Mite (the 3120 in particular). ~Ben

ornery Hi John, Long time, no posts! I too had a very merry Christmas, and hope for a happy 2025! I thought that was pretty cool that your '82 Royal 880 with its "new" heart can still be a strong performer to this day. ~Ben

hygiene903 Jeff, Here's a 1976 brochure for the Royal 311 along with that for the 611. ~Ben

JustJunque Barry, The very first Dirt Devil hand vacs with the two-speed switch were models 523 Plus (standard red trim) and the 533 Pro Series (magnum blue trim). ~Ben

On eBay, there is a 1983 Kirby COMVAC CV1300. Unfortunately, among other things, it is missing the black foot switch button. https://www.ebay.com/itm/296857266942 ~Ben

Judgecorp Peter, The sales receipt makes more sense as to when you bought it; it was probably a clearance item. ~Ben