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    Sunbeam vacuums

    Wow..great pictures.. Yes I have a hat-box Sunbeam. Mine is blue and is still in the orange and white box that it came in. This was my grandparents, they bought it through the S&H green stamp store. After their Electrolux XXX died. They bought that one new as well from a salesman. They used the...
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    Hoover Model 69

    Well said Tom... Yes, exactly Tom!! I remember that first meeting at Alex's home and how Alex commented to me how he was very afraid at that time how vacuums would become so expensive that it may become outragious. Which at times it has as we all have seem. Alex wanted us to be able to share...
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    Exclusively Eureka

    Wow!!!..How cool Yes thank you to both Skip and Austin. Both of those vacuums I have had in my past. They were incredible. Thank you for sharing you pics.. David
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    The Hoover: "Citation 64"

    Wow that is a great looking bag.. Wow that Hoover is incredible, you are very lucky to have it. That bag is great to. It looks great on you Classic Omega. They had the two bags for that machine. The striped one and then spekled or little dot shape. They both felt the same as far as texture...
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    GE RollEasy on ebay

    The owner or someon else... They have put on there the automatic bid thing where it keeps bidding one step higher everytime you place a bid. Oh, my luck might change someday to get a nice one. No I am not to used to ebay when ti comes to that stuff. I use ebay here at school for students who...
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    Vacuum Cleaners from Chad!!

    You may have known this... Kyle by accident I learned that the paper bad that will fit the Airway but just a little tiny triming is the Windsor Upright vacuum. When I had Windsor I had some extra paper bags and the figured how the fit very well... Just thought I would let you know...It looks...
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    GE RollEasy on ebay

    Wow Skip Thanks for showing this. I have always wanted one of these. I am sure I will get out bided. It would be fun to have one. David
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    Kirby DS 50 part

    Replacing the new one should not be that hard... If you can get some new trim,or ever some pretty good used, what I have seen done in the past is to get it warm. Meaning place the new head light bumber in some really warm/hot water for a few miunutes to get it limber enough to put over the...
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    Exclusively Eureka

    My favortie Eureka.... My favorite Eureka looks like no one has it. Mine got lost, sadly is the Eureka Challenger. That particular upright was incredibel I think. The power, the streamline, the Kirby like handle,the swivel wheels on the back. The one I had was in great shape and sadly miss it...
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    Kirby Sanitronic brushroll

    I am not sure if I am correct.... When I was mentioning the auger type roller that meant that they brush pulled everything toward the center of the machine as it ran so it was easier,or seemed to be easier to suck things into the machine, as it brought the dirt to the middle. I remember that...
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    Air-Way Memorabilia

    I am the proud owner... I have one of the Mark II 88 the tourqouise one with the Eureka power head. But didnt they get sued for that? David
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    how mch people have the classic omega?

    I remember the day/night we got ours... My moms classic omega, we got in 1975. It was around 9:30 at night and we were mostly in bed as a family. My parents were watching TV in their room and the door bell rings. I could then hear my father run from their bedroom to the kitchen door and then...
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    Kirby Sanitronic brushroll

    I am not sure if this will help... I did check last Friday at my local Kirby store to see about the Dual 80. He did not have any at this time but he did have so Dual 50's. I told him I was on the hunt for one and I will keep looking for you a Dual 80. Yes there was a small auger/brushroll...
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    Kirby Rebuild Program Questions

    Alex is right, there are a number of us who have many Kirby parts that we would share with you.
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    Kirby Rebuild Program Questions

    In fact when I leave school here in a little bit I will go by the Kirby store and see what my friend Gary has. His store is very close to my school where I teach. He just might have one in his basement. I will let you know what I find. David
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    Kirby Rebuild Program Questions

    Ooops...dont do that agian... Ya I would not turn that on again. It might just do that again or something worse. So again I will do my best,to find one for you ok?
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    Kirby Rebuild Program Questions

    I will try to help you.... That particular machine is my favorite I will try to help you locate one in better condition. It would be better though to fix up the one you have since it was your families. The sentimental value alone could be worth it. I am sure some of the club members who have...
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    Does anyone have this machine?

    One more thing..... One of my Hoover 28s the hood over the motor has finally broke. Yes it is still on there but I cannot screw it on anymore, from the front. Where you screw the hood to the machine on both sides has cracked, which I have a feeling that has happened to others as well. Does...
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    Does anyone have this machine?

    Wow todays ad 10/13/06 is really great and yes I have a copy of this ad as well. Does anyone in the club have this machine? with the original bag? The bag on this particular machine was different than the 28 yes? Around here in Denver and in my home state of Nebraska I do not remember seeing a...
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    monitor top

    Ok....what place are you talking about? David
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