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Many moons ago I had a beautiful Modern Hygiene. Here are some photos...

    A friend (now deceased) who was a pipe organ and piano technician had a big old house full of accumulated stuff, a lot of it packed in sealed boxes.   He eventually decided to clean up his house. He threw out box after box, declaring if he hadn't seen the contents in 20 years then...

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    Congratulations! Those of us whose collections have grown out of control understand exactly what you've had to deal with. We also understand how good it feels to take charge and "uncover, discover, discard." My workshop needs another clean-up/clean-out, which will happen very soon.

    Does anyone recognize the vacuum cleaner?

    Why don't you just call Kirby? "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

      There's was just a Kirby Model C on eBay, listed this morning. It was listed at *GASP* $750.00!! "Best Offer Accepted." https://www.ebay.com/itm/325594222847

    The diameter of the large flywheel at the top would seem to indicate that quite a bit of suction could have been made. However, the primitive design of the nozzle would have prevented significant power.

    Hello, is anyone familiar with the HART wet/dry vacuum cleaner? It's nice looking, and the price seems very reasonable. See link. https://www.ebay.com/itm/385455731537

    Someone has listed a fairly large number of the VCCC newsletter, starting from the very first issue. [this post was last edited: 3/20/2023-23:32] https://www.ebay.com/itm/314474201047

    I put up a web site quite a few years ago about early Hoovers in early Blondie episodes. http://1377731.com/zblondie/

    Don't give him the Hoover bag you promised me!! 

    W O W ! ! ! ! !   What a spectacular find of such a rare vacuum cleaner! Congratulations!!

    <span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Kirbylux77 if you don't like my posts, you're welcome to hide them. As I am about to do with yours. (Get over yourself, Mary Louise!) </span>

    Great! I'm just wondering where you found one. They're really very rare.

        

    <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a name="start_44277.460925"></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a name="startPOSTER_44277.4"></a><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Hoover300  is correct. The 513 was the first model to...

    Ah. Well, "you learn something new every day!"

    I've never heard of a Johnson Wax vacuum cleaner. All I'm aware of is their floor polishers which they themselves manufactured. Long after they stopped selling them, a man in Wisconsin who had worked for them until he retired still repaired them and kept spare parts. He died some years...

    Liam, I no longer have any spare old Kirbys. I sold them or in some cases gave them away a long time ago. I also don't have any spare parts for them. Sorry...