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Hello Bee-vac, I have purchase a number of Kirby parts fro Kent Oyler. He might have the parts you need for your 505. He has an eBay store and if you Google Kirby Needs you will find it. He is great to deal with. I have a 509 and D50 that I need finish one of these days. Good luck with the 505, Pete

How much is that doggie in the window? Hello All, I am happy for those that will find something that they want and boy am I happy that all those vacuums are nowhere near me. It seems like a number of members are letting go of some of their cherished vacuums and duplicates that they might have...

Backward Revolving Brushroll Hello kenkart and all, So I did read that on the POD yesterday. So that Apex brush roll is revolving in the same direction as my Singer R1, revolving upward at the front of the vacuum? What is interesting is that Singer stopped doing that with their R2 series...

Thank you portable and all, The first picture of the brochure is the Apex that has the sealed motor. I find that to be interesting. I wish when I was younger I had seen some of these Apex vacuums. Thank you, Pete

Thank you electrolux137 and kenkart Hello and thank you all, I got it now POD, LOL. I would have never guessed that the Apex 601 and 603 would have been manufactured with a sealed motor similar to hand held Montgomery Ward. I have worked on many vacuums while working for Mr. Condo but I never...

Montgomery Ward Hand Held by Apex Hello kenkart and All, You lost me which may not be that hard to do. I do own a Hoover 150 which is a good machine and of spectacular design and function for its day. I know the Apex Strato was one of the more powerful canister cleansers. I know almost nothing...

Hello All, If only I were close to Columbia MO, but Los Angeles aint no where close. That little machine just makes me smile. (Craigslist) I hope someone younger would get it and enjoy it. I don't mean anything rude by that. Good luck to all that are looking, Pete

Hello All, This is the last of my Singer vacuum brochures that I have and it is in poor condition. It has some good info on their hand held vacuums. Interesting the the "De Luxe", (which is an odd spelling), model Like R-2D, R-3D and R-4D meant that it was equipped with the cord winder. The 5-R...

Hello Rolls_rapide and all, I tried that after I made some wooden wheels when I owned the A-2 and I never really saw the advantage. I believe in 1924 or so I think I would have bought a Hoover 541 over the Singer A-1 or A-2. While saying that I do believe my Singer R1 is a great dirt picker...

Singer A-2 Vacuum Hello All and dysonman1, Thank you dysonman1 I now understand. If I am right the A-2 used what became the R-1 handle with 2-Speed switch. I sold the A-2 many years ago and while that might have been a mistake I am okay with it. When I bought it I was told both wheels had bad...

Hello All, This is the Singer R-1 brochure which could be of interest to some of the members. A year or so back I was asked if I had a brochure for the R-1 by a member and at the time I had no idea where it was until today. Thank you for looking, Pete

Hello All, Just thought that some of you would find this interesting. I believe the brochure was used for both Singer A-1 and A-2. I had an A-2 a few years back. I think these were designed or built by Sturtevant. Other Members most likely know more about these early Singer vacuums. Thank you...

Thank you Phillip and Maverick, Now I understand. On my Mark II the white lowest peddle when pressed down and then released it automatically raises the nozzle. I did have to repair it when I received as there was a missing screw. After my repair it works perfectly. Thank you for looking Pete

Nice group of collectable vacuums. Hello Family of Maverick’s and All, I would like to ask Maverick a question as I think he will give me a fantastic answer that I will understand perfectly. I see on the Bison Model 1000 a white lever as in the copy of your picture. It seems that all Bison...

Finding Hoover 541 Serial Number Hello jrdavis and all, You are all correct. On my 541 the ID Plate had the serial number scratched out and changed. I believe none were changed by the Hoover Factory as when they rebuilt them they put the green ID Plate with a new serial number. Also the...

Hello huskyvacs, For some reason they indicate the shipping cost to me is also $84.00 and I am about 50 miles from the Goodwill store in Orange County and about an hour and half in California traffic to get there. They indicate that it is "This item has a fixed shipping price of $87.25 (Shipping...

Hello All and huskyvacs, It seems one could go a lifetime without seeing a really old Regina upright. Now there is one at the Orange County Goodwill here in California and it looks like it is wearing or sporting what I think is an old Bee-Vac shake out bag. You can check it out at...

Hello All and huskyvacs, Check out Thread Number 4687 from Sept. 2008 with some good information. Regina is one of the oldest vacuums going back to hand pump days. Thank you for looking, Pete

An Ad for the Ohio Tuec Vacuum on eBay Hello EllenK727 and All, Great little vacuum you have. On eBay there is an ad from 1923 for the Ohio Tuec which is interesting. It indicates the wheels drive the brush and and when you put the handle down it will start the motor. eBay Item No...

Hello All and jordan3399, There is Thread No. 113 from 09-10-2006, Post No. 956 that could be of interest to you and in that same Thread is Post No. 968 which shows pictures of a Hoover Model 60 with the handle mounted handle release. I believe Hoover made the Model 60 from 1940 to 1942 with...