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Are there still new-in-the-box Kirby Traditions available anywhere in North America, including all the attachments, etc? I remember seeing an old thread about NIB machines; it included some Traditions. If so, please let me know! By the way, I'm now in Calgary, AB (I moved up here from San...

I'm originally from Fort Wayne, too! Hi lunchboxsean! I'm originally from Fort Wayne, too! I've since moved around a lot (London, England 2004-2007, then San Francisco 2007-2012, and now Calgary, Canada since Sept. 2012). My mom had a Kirby Tradition for about 20 years (from when she bought...

Why do the old Kirbys and Royals look so similar (down to the belt mechanism)? (By this I mean Kirbys before the Generation series, and the metal Royal uprights.) Is it just a case of similar design philosophies? I'm just so curious... By the way, Royal still make retro-looking metal uprights...

To add to my small Kirby collection (which is a Classic III and a Tradition), I would love a Dual Sanitronic 80--because green is my favourite colour!

Another Example of Vacuum Cloning I was at the Oreck store today, getting another attachment for my handheld vacuum. In the corner I saw what looked like Sanitaire commercial uprights (red with shiny steel hood), but these were marked "Oreck". Is this another example of Oreck cloning another...

Serial Number for My Tradition The serial number on the Tradition is G396086.

Serial Number for My Classic III and Tradition The serial number on the Classic III is A510679. The serial number on the Tradition is G396086.

A Portrait of Two Kirby Sisters Here is a photo of my Kirby Classic III that I found at Salvation Army yesterday, along with the Tradition I got from eBay (vacstars).

From 1985 through the mid-1990s, our family had a Kenmore DynoMite Super Power Vac, a handheld canister vacuum with onboard attachment storage and a base wherein the cord could be wrapped for storage. Recently, I have seen an Oreck handheld vac that looks strangely like a clone of the Kenmore...

Classic III Handle Thanks for the interesting info on the handle! Yes, the handle is triangular in cross-section. This makes the vacuum even more of a treat for me, knowing that the handle is a first-generation Classic III handle, therefore making this particular vacuum a first-generation...

My Kirby Tradition (which I got 2 weeks ago from VacStars off eBay) now has a sister! I was browsing through a Salvation Army store on El Camino Real just south of San Francisco and near the airport. Lo and behold, there sat a well-used Kirby Classic III amongst the vacuums. It had lost its...

Belt lifter window Sure, could you please send me the lens? Thanks so much!

Replacing the Floor Nozzle I'm very happy with my "new" Tradition! However, upon closer inspection of the floor nozzle, I see what looks like white epoxy glue (it's hard enough to be epoxy) in the round "window" of the belt lifter. The white stuff is also inside the nozzle, on the belt-lifter...

The pictures were a bit small, so I have included this link to my Photobucket album slideshow. This will show you bigger pictures. Enjoy! http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v655/SmithAlien747/My%20Kirby%20Tradition%20Vacuum%20Cleaner/?albumview=slideshow

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