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vacuser Good luck!  She promised it to me, sent me an email saying she's getting it all together, but I've never heard back from her.  

electrolux137 So do I!  I love that light-up Kirby logo on the headlight hood.  I'm not sure why, but that is super duper cool!

Super-sweeper Wow! Never realized that! Thank you for the knowledge. Now I know why my Kirby dealer said the DS 50 was the best model Kirby ever made.

Awesomeness! This was totally cool!  So I checked the Kirby 515 manual, and at the end of the scans is a receipt dated 3/7/1955.  The person bought it for $112.15, which had the buying power of $995.73 in 2015 dollars.  Not a bad deal!  It must have been for just the upright and standard tools...

sptyks:  The link works for warcake and I.  The problem must be your computer.   warcake:  It's pretty easy to unevenly install it.  All you do is turn the end cap to another number and push the brush roll into the nozzle.  It must wobble like crazy when it is run.  Could be one reason you...

Refurbished Kirbys I got my refurbished, used Kirby at a dealership who stocked used Kirbys in his showroom. He has relocated to Utah. There is a Kirby restoring service on eBay. Check out the link below… http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/181212860958

You done good! I own that model and I absolutely adore it!  I paid a hell of a lot more for it, used, than you did, but it looked brand new and came with a 5 year warranty, 12 belts, 15 bags, scent tabs, 2 bottles of shampoo, and ALL standard accessories and shampooer.   I'd say you got the...

human YES!  I think you definitely distinguished where the integrity of DTD salesmanship goes out the window.  

Wyaple THANK YOU!   This is an amazing bank of knowledge!  I feel that my love of Kirby is now completely validated by your findings. 

From my very limited collection My loudest would have to be the Kirby 515.  It has such a strong motor and does a remarkable job at removing very fine dust from carpets.   My quietest, so far, would be a toss up between the Kirby Heritage and Heritage II.  They are both in a state of limbo...

Kirby family?! DAMN!  I know I can't make this convention in Chicago.  Hopefully someone will truly appreciate their Kirby swag!

Awesome shop!!! I am so envious!  All I have is a Handi-Butler, hand tools, and some polishing cloths and compounds.  Your setup is amazing!

Sleazy salespeople vs. Kirby Company Excerpts that human wrote will appear in black.  My responses will be Italicized and in blue.   "Wouldn't the fact that Kirby continues to tolerate these questionable sales practices that are so pervasive among their independent distributors effectively...

Winter tires?! Wow... I can't imagine having to change my tires with the season. That would suck! Out here in the SF Bay Area, it gets down to the 40's Fahrenheit, sometimes 30's but that's relatively rare. Given that we're supposed to have an El Niño weather pattern this winter, it should...

Cool idea When I bought my refurbished Kirby from an Independent Distributor, he said I could use the Kirby scalp massage cup (a standard accessory) to unclog a clogged sink. First, you need to heat the bristles on the message cup and bend them out. Then, put this to the clogged drain, turn...

Looks clean! As I've said before, I have next to no knowledge of Dyson, but what bright, lovely colors on this unit! Were those sold in the US too or just across the pond?

Yay! Congrats on the clean bill of health and having dodged some major bullets!

AlexHoovers94 "Then why have you just wasted your time?" I was responding to Citroenbx, who felt ignored. Showing respect by responding to a fellow collector is NOT a waste of my time. Pity you would consider it a waste of yours. A better question would be, why are YOU wasting OUR time...

Kwik Klean off eBay?! So YOU'RE the one who bought that machine. I just knew it had to be one of us!!! I wanted it too, but at 65 bids to $379, I just couldn't swing it. Keep me in your will. :-) As for the oil, remember that thing has been around for near 100 years. Goodness knows who...

Don't take it personal It would seem that we vacuum cleaner collectors are a fickle breed. Interested and engaged one second, bored and aloof the next. I've had a thread where people seemed to engage and discuss enthusiastically, and then the whole thing died after I replied and asked more...