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"...thanks to Tom Gasko..." And, now I know Dysonman1 is is Tom Gasko. Gawd, I feel like a weenie! I would so love to visit your museum, but I can't imagine the next time I'll be anywhere near Missouri. If I were to show up, it would be with camera, and I'd shoot a thousand pics! Not sure...

Off To A Flying Start! The Model 1 is prominently featured in the compilation thanks to Tom Gasko, but I've never heard of Robert and Fred. I thought the VCCC and Vacuumland were one and the same. I hope they'll forgive me!

Well Ben and Jeff, I couldn't wait any longer for you to write your book, so I compiled your posts from the last few years into a PDF about the Royal Metal Upright. I'm going to call this a draft, and keep adding to it. I'll leave the file name the same. If you, Alex Taber, or anyone else...

Many Choices The following kit will work, or any one like it. Only need the red tripoli on the woven wheel, and white rouge on the loose wheel. Bench motor is fine, but I prefer a hand held sander/ grinder, like the Hitachi SP18VA...

Nice Booklet So ends the "re-badge" chapter of Jeff's future book "The History Of The Royal Vacuum". Honestly, I should just comb through the archives here and gather all of Jeff and Ben's posts and compile the book myself. Wouldn't take as much work as they did researching, typing and...

Is It Worth It? You can easily, but it will leave a 1/8-3/16" hole in the bell housing. After you're done it won't tell you anything you don't already know by ear. When the brush starts flicking the carpet, you're there. Almost as gimmicky as the brush speed indicator light. I mean, how...

Blame Consumers This plastic, disposable crap is what consumers want. When Royal only built quality, commercial grade products, their sales were under $5 million as of 1981. Selling cheap, flimsy, plastic units boosted sales to approximately $408 million in 2000. Only reason they can sell so...

It's A Hybrid Now Good call Ben. She's sporting a black Kirby cord now, and it's just what I hoped it would be. 30' of nice supple cable. Exactly like the Royal cords I'm used to, and just the right diameter. Too bad it has the "ribs", but they probably contribute to the high flexibility...

Looks Dangerous! That's filthy and old. Probably full of horrible germs. But don't worry, I'll take it off your hands... :) Where in the world are you finding this stuff? The condition is fantastic! http://www.1377731.com/museum/misc.htm

Silver Lining That bag may be worth double what you paid for the vacuum. What condition is it? While you're searching for a Electro-Hygiene bag, there are others in need of the bag you have. That goes for the belt cover as well.

Pre-1980 Royal Upright Model Chart That is a miserable vintage, that nobody would ever want... You should just sell it to me while you still can! :) Search for Royal in these forums, and find the topics by KirbyClassicIII (Ben Edge) and hygiene903 (Jeff Schroff). There will be more info...

Servicing The 9700 Only vacuum I've really "serviced" as far as the motor goes, is the 131. I've added drops of non-detergent, straight 30 weight oil to the rear oil port, but nothing in the front. I've assumed these 7 amp motors have ball bearings in the front, and was actually looking...

Almost On The Truck Hey Justin, Your vacuum is in a pile of boxes, waiting for UPS. You're a smart man. Had a couple people ask questions about the 9700, and I answered them thoroughly, but they screwed around too long and missed out. I'd be bummed for weeks if I lost "The Vacuum to Have"...

About That Power Cord I want to pull the trigger on an order for the power cord for the 131. I'm looking at a fair price for a Kirby Part no # 192082 ,192079. Ben, Jeff, or anybody else, do you know how flexible these power cords are, compared to the 20 year old Royals? I LOVE those cords...

Ebay Preview Video The Ebay auction doesn't start for about 40 minutes, but here is a video I shot for the auction, and will be linked in the description. Yep, the Dyson DC41 is the victim again. Figure I might as well use it while I have it here. Worked real hard on this video. Had to...

9700 On Ebay Soon Thanks loads Jeff. That old feller is a pleasure to work on. The 9700 goes on Ebay at 2:00PM EST. Asking a fair "Buy It Now" price for it, IMO. By the time Ebay gets their cut, I might make $30.00 on it. I'm sure it will sell eventually. Then, I can buy the new cord...

2-in Dia 22-1/2-Degree PVC Street Elbow Fitting Yeah Robert, just a couple PVC fittings. Seems so simple now that it's done, but it took some experimenting to get to that point. http://www.lowes.com/pd_174891-1814-PVC+00326++0800_0+1z10vld+1z10xd6__?productId=3131187

Ended That Auction! If that thing sells while I'm trying to decide, I may regret it forever. I ended it. I'll put the 9700 up instead. The 9700 gets the job done quicker, it has the toe adjust, and quick cord release... but the 131 is just so much more pleasant! This one will probably be...

Ben Help! I don't know what to do? I've got a price for this old guy on Ebay, that is pretty steep, but I think I'd still feel a loss if I sold it, even for that full price. I can't afford to pass up that cash, but I'll never get my hands on another one like it. I could honestly see using it...

F&G Bag Conversion Yes, it's a high quality bag changing video, for your pleasure! http://https//www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2qweLdB2hM