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Thevacomaticiec Antoine, To see both this and the Tempo 450 leave me wondering why Hoover did not offer a version of their 1st-gen Portapower with the entry-level Powermatic power nozzle during the early to mid 1980s, especially with the aluminum wands yours has. ~Ben

Thevacomaticiec Antoine, You scored an ultra rare find; the only other Hoover compact canister with a power nozzle I know of was the Tempo 450 model S1347. ~Ben

Paul What an awesome find! I remember the Freedom! cordless upright vacuum, and the Mighty Mite Floorshow with the motorized power nozzle. I wonder if there are any early to mid 1980s equivalents of these catalogs, and also any of the Sanitaire Blue Line spec sheets/catalogs? ~Ben

kirbyman65 It would have a gray bag with a large Kirby circle logo on the front. The main trim is red (headlight and nozzle bumpers, handle grip plastic and handle lock button) and gray (wheels and Sani Em-Tor bottom). The original power cord for the 518 was two-tone (gray, with red male and...

Kirbyman65 If your D50 were an original 518, then you may want to see if the safety switch has two buttons that indicates the D50 motor group in it, or if it is just one button to indicate the original 518 motor group. ~Ben

UniversalDave1 Clayton, That American Lincoln Super Sweep you just scored: it was the second version produced from 1972 to 1979, the first to have a 3-wire cord instead of the 2-wire cord that was used on most Kirby machines from 1956 to 1981. ~Ben

Jayelux Hi Jay, I would guess then that the Blue Line series did come out in 1983 after all, as many of the uprights represented were variations of the then-current Red Line (commercial use) from before the "Quick Kleen" update was introduced. S639 = SC679 S644 = SC684 S646 = SC686 S648 =...

Paul Paul, According to Jeff Parker (hoover1060) Sanitaire's "Blue Line" consumer-use uprights and canisters -- which included models S639 ("Maid Saver"), S644, S646, S648 and S678 among the uprights and the S440 canister (using the old canned ham body) -- first came out in 1986, but I wonder...

kwalsh97214 Kevin, There are actually three different versions of the Scott & Fetzer Sanitation System. The first one, produced from 1928 to 1930, had a directly-connected bag assembly. The second one, produced from 1930 to 1932, had the new Sani Em-Tor trap door. The outer bag will say "NEW...

kyliekayalltheway Kylie, Wow... right here in P-town! Among what I just saw included a 1985-86 Kirby Heritage II with the shake-out bag (but no brush sensor light on the nozzle), a Dual Sanitronic 80, a 513, and two 516s (including one with a Heritage/Legend II disposable bag setup). Would...

sorcha Sorcha, What interesting observations! In the future, you might wish to add the following to your vac collection: Kirby Dual Sanitronic 80 (1967-1969) American-Lincoln Super-Sweep Mark I (1969-1972) (emerald green painted housing, white handle, bag and bumpers) American-Lincoln...

tolivac Rex, That would be the 882 as it was the entry-level member of the 1991 lineup. It also had a gray, 30' long cord instead of the usual 35' cord. ~Ben

panasonicvac Alex, The first green Royal metal upright began with the model 882 in 1991 that replaced the previous 883 (which looked mostly similar to the 881 but with a different motor and the bigger front wheels). Then a year later, there was the model 8801AE that replaced the previous...

Gabowenjr Yes, they did... the customer ordered it that way to not deal with the disposable paper bags. In fact, even the Legend II could be ordered that way; in the final year of the Legend II, 1990, some models with the shake-out bag option even had the maroon powdercoated large Em-Tor along...

Paul Yes, I understand, we should work on finding all of these rare catalogs from the '70s and '80s. ~Ben

fantomfan57 Garry, Is it in good condition? If it is, please share a few pictures of it here. Thank you, Ben

Paul My guess is for the S440A that sales were likely anywhere between low and moderate. ~Ben

kirbylux77 Rob, I would think so, but again the deluxe version with both the light and belt window is indeed rare. ~Ben

kirbylux77 Rob, Look what I found, and for real... It does exist, but still it is very rare! This was only used on the 1982 model 1756A, before being replaced by the common version from 1983 and later. ~Ben

Model S440A Eureka kept at it with the recycling of older features when, in 1986, they introduced the S440A canister as part of the new Sanitaire "Blue Line" series, which had the old canned-ham body of the former 1200 and 1600 series. ~Ben