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You're right, it looks very much like the machine Clarke and some of the other pro equipment companies sold some time back. If I recall correctly, they're Italian-made (early Lindhaus, maybe?)

Paging Rocketwarrior ... Mark, I think we could use a prototype here. Interested?

I like it! With all the other attachments Kirby's come up with, why not a lamp kit? The headlight on the floor could be kinda neat, like in a theater. Others have interesting possibilities too. The Electrolux LX lamp could throw its burned-out bulb across the room. The Air-Way lamp would have...

Great suggestions all Thanks for all the tips. I'm looking forward to trying them out to see how my 519 shines up. I haven't managed to find a Handi-Butler yet, but I'm keeping my eyes open. Charles-Richard, I'd love to see that article detailing the procedure you use. It would be a great...

OK, all you restoration gurus, what's your secret? I found a Kirby 511 at a flea market last year that looks like it came straight from the factory, polished so bright I can almost see my reflection in it. I have a couple of other Kirbys that I'd like to get looking the same way, but I don't...

Bison ... gets my vote for the loudest. Don't know about the Centurion, but the Mark I and Mark II can scream with the best of 'em. But the rheostat control makes it fun. Start on low, then ramp up, and your neighbors will swear there's a 707 taking off. As for the Kirbys, no, they're not the...

Not quite. The tools don't attach under the brush, but there's a plastic plate to keep the spinning brush from damaging the carpet. To attach the hose, you flip open the bag compartment and latch on a converter piece that then takes the standard Lux old-style hose.

Hi guys, greetings from the ancestral home of the mighty Bison! Longtime lurker from AW.org, and way before that on the original VacWeb forum, deciding to join the fun. I'm curious about an Electrolux upright I found recently. It's an old model, billed as a "heavy duty" automatic upright...