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  1. kirbyvertibles

    Decal?

    Yes, EVERYONE be very careful when cleaning your Compact machine. Avoid the decal if possible. I used plain water one time and wiped it down. The next morning it was all cracked and peeling off. Antoine, No I don't know of anyone who has them. I got some of the ones I found from Tania...
  2. kirbyvertibles

    Decal?

    At one time you could order these decals from Compact. I have seen and have a couple new old stock decals for a c-4 and c-6. Seems to me the are sticky but are applied like a child's tattoo if that makes sense. Now I've never put one on so I could be very wrong but that's how it looks to be...
  3. kirbyvertibles

    Is it me or is this Hoover Convertible extremely rare in the USA?

    I would say it must have been converted to be used here. Far as I know we never had that one here but I could be wrong.
  4. kirbyvertibles

    Awesome vacuum finds from the Army!

    haha that's what I meant. Proformance
  5. kirbyvertibles

    Awesome vacuum finds from the Army!

    The first of those power path were called power center in 1991 and came in 3 colors white, red and blue
  6. kirbyvertibles

    Oreck

    as far as I know they are the same machine with a different face.
  7. kirbyvertibles

    Rainbow Question

    Learn something new every day!!!!
  8. kirbyvertibles

    Another KC trash dig, estate sale & other

    I have never seen that stick vac before. Can you provide more pics of it?
  9. kirbyvertibles

    Interesting strange super rare Sunbeam vacuum from eBay

    about 1965. I have a Alden's catalog with one in it from 65. I know of only one person that has a perfect working one.
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    Rainbow Question

    What is it?
  11. kirbyvertibles

    Vacuum my wife will love?

    Don't leave us hanging when it arrives.
  12. kirbyvertibles

    History of the Panasonic Jet Flo

    I wish I could tell you! I know the first Panasonic upright was about 1968ish and was much like the Regina brush n beat upright. about 1980ish was when they really got into the vacuum market with their first clean air uprights and I think some of those were called jet flo, as for when the jet...
  13. kirbyvertibles

    Behold: The all-aluminum Kirby Hand Vac “Utility”

    A vacuum shop a hour from me has one. He also will not sell it. A few of us have tried. I do believe this basically used the model C motor so yes it would have great suction.
  14. kirbyvertibles

    Another KC trash dig, estate sale & other

    Kenny nice haul! Im so sorry I could not make it after all. You can't imagine how pissed I was about being informed that I WAS going to work late because someone else went home sick. It didn't seem to matter that I had plans and was leaving work early. By the time I got off it would have been...
  15. kirbyvertibles

    Vacuum surprise day!

    Very nice!!!! Now you need to find the jet flo power team canister to go with them!!
  16. kirbyvertibles

    New finds

    Beater? lol That 66 looks beautiful so don't beat it too much lol. It's weird but looks like that 66 has a handle grip?????
  17. kirbyvertibles

    Preco nozzle trivia

    I had forgot Westinghouse had a label, seems to me I've seen one at one point. Thank you guys!!!
  18. kirbyvertibles

    Preco nozzle trivia

    Let's play a little game here because I'm curious to know the answers myself. I want to know what all names did Preco put on their turbo nozzles? I have seen Preco, Singer, and Signature. I know they sold with other brands like Rainbow but I don't recall seeing other names on them. For example...
  19. kirbyvertibles

    HOW DID THIS END UP IN THE US???

    So what is the other chamber for on this? Do both of these hold dirt?
  20. kirbyvertibles

    Commercial direct air shark?

    Early 2000's is right. I had mine in 2005 and it was a few years old
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