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Pardon me for asking but what is a 484 belt? I can’t seem to find a good belt for my 541.

Wow Ben, I don't own the handles they were just on some vacuums I have taken pictures of. Good luck all, Pete

Hello Wow, I would buy the all Hoovers and the Kirbys as well, but it is about 230 miles to Blythe. I haven't been to Blythe nor past Blythe in 40 plus years. I mean no malice but for me I it is not going to work out. I wish you good luck in selling them and I hope there are some collectors of...

Hi Ben, WOW, Ben I have an order going on with Steve Henry of The Henry Company already. He is a really knowledgeable nice person and a patient person also. He found me 1 used bottom plate for the old Royals 129 and 189. They had some black Royal grips and I also bought some none original shake...

Hi Jake, I forgot to say anything about split rivets you can buy. They would allow you to remove the bumper before painting the metal vacuum. I can’t say that a purist would like that idea. We used then in way back time when I worked at the Vac Shop when I painted a machine and when we put new...

Hello Ben and Jeff, I call a few Royal dealers here in Los Angeles and I might be a few years late. I will give it another try during the week with some out of state dealers during the week. I was looking for a Hoover 305 bottom plate and that didn't go so well either. But on the good side, I...

Hi Jeff, Thank for the pictures. I had no idea you could use it in a hand held mode nor the smaller bag with a second power cord. I never knew these details and I really appreciate you Posting it. My poor Electro-Hygiene may have to stay with its baby blue trim for now or ever. Finding all the...

Hello Jeff of hygiene903, I need to let you know I found what you wrote on the history of P.A. Geier Co., Royal, Good Housekeeping and especially the Elector-Hygiene really interesting and I appreciated it. I now have a better understanding appreciation of their straight suction machines thanks...

Good job Jake. I understand the Junior was a popular vacuum in the UK. I repaired a few when I worked at a vacuum shop in way back time in the late 70's. Keep up the good work and enjoy it. Thank you for showing it, Pete

Hello All again, I just got back from the local Vac Shop. I took kirbyvertibels, and got a Kirby belt, a Royal belt and I also got an Oreck XL belt as it came closer to matching the Bison belt I taken off plus it was smaller. Can you believe the Oreck XL belt was the winner? So the struggle of...

Oh, Sorry all the above Bison Mark III and Centurion are dysonman1's not kirbyvertibles'. Sorry for the mistake and error in my above Post. Thank you, Pete

Hello All and kirbyvertibles, Thank you, so the made an easy access to the belt on the Mark III and Centurion. Do I cry now? I took the nozzle off and then struggled getting that belt off my Mark II. I took the 4 screws that hold the belt transmission out, (not sure if you call it that), the...

Hello All, We are all right in how we might describe a vacuum, a car, repairs and the swapping of parts to make something work. When I worked at the vac shop I repaired his Janitorial Accounts Hoovers which were a mixed lot of convertibles, 63s and up. On these machine I might have to replace...

Hello All, I really enjoy reading all these comments and wow Jeff you sure is knowledgeable about the Royal family of vacuums by P.A. Geier Co. Regarding early Hoovers, I work on automobiles and if we take the 1948 Buick Roadmaster, it went from solid lifters to hydraulic lifters during the...

Hello, I have a question about dysonmanl's Mark III and Centurion Bisons that are pictured in this Thread. They both have what looks like a white push down lever on the left side just behind the light and nozzle, what does it do? Also the both had a pad in the middle of the nozzle that matches...

Hello All, I have a Hoover 105 the I have be told may be Hoover 102 Because it has the Robbin & Myers motor and a wooden handle. The base is not a 102 because it has never had the handle lever on the casting. I have been told the Robbins & Myers was discontinued prior to the 105 and the wooden...

Hello All, As you may or may not know I acquired a Bison Mark II that needed a slight repair and looks as near new as a lightly used vacuum can be. I don't believe it has been used in a long time, perhaps 10 to 20 years or more. I needed a belt for it so I went off to the local vacuum shop and I...

Hi Jeff, Who and why would a person buy a Straight Suction Royal or Electro Hygiene, say in 1953 over ones that had a brush roll? I have another old Royal Model 129 which is older and has a brush roll which is older then the 2-230. In 1953 I think I would prefer the 129. I have one more which is...

For Philip and Jeff; Kirbyvertibles and Hygiene930 First for the Bison Mark II. I can say if it was a 1956 o1957 Mark II I would be really happy but it is Bison Mark II. This is the first one I have ever seen or touched. I first went to Automatic Ephemera and found a 1968 Bison Instruction and...

Hello All, This is for rugsucker; "How many Lincoln Continentals" Owned or still own? Well and what about those Cadillac, Buicks mixed in with a few Mercurys and Fords. Does the word addiction come to mind and projects never finished. I have sold off some like this 1955 Cadillac about 5 years...