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I had a Filter Queen Majestic like that a few years back. It just never resonated with me. Part of it was that it looked like it was in great shape when I got it for $5 at a thrift shop, but then I had to spend more than ten times that much to put it to rights. By the time I was finished fixing...

Yes, I feel fortunate to have found that burgundy machine in that condition for such a low price. I knew as soon as I saw it that it was coming home with me. It's amazing how cheaply vintage canister vacs go for around here, compared with uprights of the same age. Now that it's been fitted up...

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The cabinet is a separate piece, and I'm sure many were sold as table models without the cabinet. I'm sure plenty of those cabinets also got separated from their music boxes and repurposed, kind of like those for vintage Singer sewing machines. There were also variants into which the discs mount...

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Thanks. I haven't had a chance to play it since I brought it home a week ago, but I've certainly played it in the past at my grandparents' home and at my parents' house.

My music box is very similar to the one in the photo, except the cabinet doesn't have the brass fittings, but instead has some decorative filigree work on the doors. I also have a Victrola from that era that belonged to the same great-grandmother. It's a floor model with cabinet doors for volume...

Thanks for the compliment, but the music box pictured in my initial post is NOT mine. It's a random photo of a very similar one that I found online. I was too tired to drag my camera out and set things up to photograph at the time. That one is in much nicer shape, and may well have been...

The music box was from my dad's side of the family, and at almost 90, Mom is winnowing things down in her apartment, aiming to keep mainly the essentials and things from her side of the family. I hadn't been aware of the connection between Regina music boxes and Regina vacuum cleaners until I...

Noooooooooo! Don't pry the lens off! You'll break it. Turn the power head over and unscrew the two screws on the underside to remove the sole plate. Once you do that, everything is easily accessible from the underside of the unit. I replaced mine when I had it apart to assess the condition of...

Have patience; this is a somewhat long and convoluted story. So, my mom called me yesterday and told me she'd just bought a new recliner and it was being delivered Monday, so if I wanted the one she was replacing, I needed to come down and get it this weekend. By the end of the conversation, she...

Yes, the clear plastic cover will be a challenge to find, but when you come up with one, you'll have a great sense of satisfaction. You're lucky the rest of your tool holder appears to be intact. They are notorious for breaking over time. I have a cinnamon model 1746A, on which the tool holder...

Very cool machine. It definitely deserves to be restored.

Welcome! This site is a great resource. Lots of knowledgeable people here and lots of Kirby fanatics. I love the fact that Kirbys are actually designed to be repaired, and not just the older ones. That's so rare today.

Yes, those bags are getting scarce, but they do show up on eBay occasionally. Type G bags are more plentiful and might also work with some modifications to the cardboard collar.

Sweet find! Enjoy! I've always sort of wanted a Classic Omega, since it was the first Kirby I ever encountered during an in-home demo when I was about 10 years old. So far, the closest I've come is a beautiful red Classic III. Given that I'm not actively trying to add any more machines to my...

That's funny My G5 also has an Ultimate G outer bag, but not the diamond version. I put the burgundy G5 bag topper on it, but it still has the gray emtor at the bottom. I still have the original burgundy one, and I keep thinking I'll change it out, but I haven't gotten around to doing it and...

The upcoming 250th anniversary is certainly getting a low-key treatment, compared to the 1976 Bicentennial. I remember things gearing up for that one as early as 1973 or '74, and continuing for a little while afterward, all in signature tacky '70s fashion. I guess it also served as a comforting...

I picked one up just like that a couple of months ago at a thrift store for $20. It only needed a headlight bulb and a belt for the power head. It's a great machine--certainly not as sophisticated as an Electrolux, but definitely a worthy contender over most of the plasticrap that's out there...

Nice job indeed. I grew up in a vacuum brand agnostic household, but I gained an appreciation for Eureka when I received my grandmother's late '70s vintage Eureka Princess power team canister. It gave me a new appreciation for canisters, as it was the first one I'd ever used with a power head...