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It's not uncommon to find vintage Kirby attachments in excellent condition. If you do find the machine as well, it usually shows signs of a very hard life. Connecting the hose can be tricky if for people if they don't use it frequently. Then getting the rug nozzle back on can be even trickier...

Last week an estate sale was advertised that would take place here in Los Angeles in a house built in 1902. According to the people holding the estate sale, "the final heir is older and lives in Florida. She kept what she wanted and allowed cousins to come in and take whatever they wanted. She...

P.S. $5,499.99 shipping.......

Thanks for the photos, Doug. They're both lovely. btw I still have the beautiful Electrolux ZB-89 that I bought from you about 20 years ago. It's still among my favorite vacuum cleaners!

Either this is some sort of bizarre joke, or the seller is demented. https://www.ebay.com/itm/284898076165

Hi Doug, I'd love to see photos of your 615 and 662. Thanks.

Tom, I agree with you about the Filtex, but I think the earliest model is the most beautiful.

P.S.: Also, this 616 has a silver handle lock whereas it was changed to red plastic on the 518. And, if I am not mistaken, the 518 was the first model with the ribbed middle handle section and silver-speckled bag, This 616 has a plain handle section and plain bag. Not that it really matters to...

Sticking my head in to offer my $1.37's worth... I've seen a 616 from time to time. Someone (I don't recall who) said it corresponded to the American 518. However, that doesn't make sense if Canada followed the same model number system as the American Kirby did. It would seem to me that the...

"...our younger members/collectors will have no interest in the vacuums of the 1930s..." When I first met John Lucia in 1982, we joked that the day would come when collectors would consider Eureka Bravos and Hoover Elites collectible. And here we are...

Dysonman1 said, "I can’t even begin to fathom what the auction is going to be like for all the more than 600 vacuums in my collection." If other deceased collectors' collections are any guide, what will happen is that someone will "help themselves" to the nicest or rarest machines, then the...

VACUUM CLEANER COLLECTOR’S CLUB EARLY HISTORY John Lucia and Alex (“Bob”) Taber, the VCCC co-founders, started corresponding with one another in 1981. They met in person in 1982 when, together, they made a pilgrimage to the Hoover Historical Center and factory. That was the first time they ever...

Roger Proehl Hello all, when I heard about the death of Roger Proehl I felt the need to rejoin the group and share my condolences. I first met Roger via telephone in 1991 and in person in 1993 at the meeting at Alex Tabor's home. He and his partner Charles remained dear friends with Arlee...

~ ~ I'm outta here.

~ ~ Well, bnsd60m9200, you have a longer memory than I do. But, then, those who harbor grudges generally do.   "Peace Out"

Contempt Prior to Investigation ~ ~   bnsd60m9200:  You seem to assume that you know a lot about my objectives and motivations as to what I do with my web site. That's puzzling in the extreme to me, given that we do not know one another, have never met one another, have never seen one...

~ ~ Who is "charlie" ??

~ ~ As I've explained before:   I took most of my site down when I discovered that many pages were showing up all over the Internet -- even from China -- with no attribution to me and without my permission.   This may seem mean and stingy to some people who don't seem to realize that I...

The Wayback version of my web site is very old.

~ ~   (Re my Vita-Vac)   When I found out that it would be better to use the plastic-collar bags instead of the cardboard ones, I wondered where to get more. I only have a couple. I reached out to a fellow collector but didn't hear back. On a whim, I called my favorite local vac shop to...