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ill second repairman. kirby nla'd these 18" brushrolls back in 2003. a collector would be much more adept to own this. a regular person would trash it and get mad when they find out they cant get brushrolls anymore and put it on the curb.

the blue ones looks like a G bagged wards badged jiffy vac from the late 70s with a display cradle holding it up. its definitely a g bagged handivac for wards.

JustJunque youre really missing out on vacs by not seeing items on facebook marketplace. it killed off craiglist about 5 years ago. also check local estate sales. them and marketplace turn on vintage vacs. thrift stores rarely show up anything prior to 1980 anymore in them.

moving. I moved about 65 machines from Texas to Ohio 3 years ago. its doable. even cross country. I wouldn't downsize just to move, find a place that can accommodate what you have plus a little extra. that's what I did looking for a place to rent. I was looking for a place that had the...

It'll be fun visiting in a few days. if you see this John, can you call me tonight or when you get back tomorrow?

JustJunque to answer your question, no. penncrest was used from 1963-1972 only. the private labeling after that period just said "jcpenney" on it. even that was dropped after 1984. then they just used national brand names like hoover, etc, but still have exclusive colors.

If he recommended a cwp brushroll. dont get it. they will over stress these older lower amperage motors. best bet it to take it to a vacuum shop and have the service tech re grease the existing bearings. they should have brush strips on hand for a machine that new if theyre worn out. a grease...

lux designed thier own motors. it was replaced with a lamb motor? must've been modified since the bolts are so long to mount those motors.

huskyvacs this cleaner is brand new in box that's why. only the rich old queens who will NEVER turn them on or take them out of the box bid such stupid prices on machines. slimlines /portables/handivacs under any other circumstance you can't give them away. its neat to see a brand new...

JustJunque, what john showed is the only bare floor tool that wouldve been sold with a celebrity iv powermatic. only the straight suction celebrity iii and original celebrity wouldve come with a combo floor tool you are speaking of. the power nozzle replaced with feature with your machine for...

I find it hilarious how much Roll easies sell for on ebay, when on facebook marketplace, the last 3 of 4 listed, were for $35 or less, and only one here locally at $100. 3 of them were complete.

the most valuable thing on these machines is the hood and bag. this doesnt have its original bag. so it really not worth much at all.

there's an easy answer for this. cord damage. with a top mounted winder, the cord would constantly be bent going around the edge of the machine to an outlet. over time this would cause premature failure of the cord. this problem is exemplified by cord wound uprights. many vintage eureka...

David, I sent you a PM on facebook in regards to information on the 1963-heritage era kirbys. Will Hemb

if you have spare parts already use them. having them and not using them makes no sense.

the model 69 convertible was what was out in 1962 (part of a run from 1961-64) and well over half a million were sold. the selling price was $94.95 then just for the cleaner. A toolset was another $22 Will Hemb

you cant fix that. the bakelite is breaking down (and shrink cracking) from heat damage over a long time. some things are just too compromised to repair or restore. that would crumble like a overcooked cookie if you handled it too much.

glad you made it safe john, welcome back to the buckeye state!

here are the spec sheets for the 714. this is a double sided litho print that woudlve been in hoover or dept stores of the day to describe the cleaner.

Promotional cleaners were budget models. they were meant as budget introductory models, some of them had extremely long production runs with very high numbers made and sold at many stores. SOME were exclusives, or run for a short time (usually due to unpopular color/slow selling or dept store...