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@gregvacs28. hear! hear! to your point!!!!!

hmmm, well, my comment was partially from my own experience using 3 different Kirby shampoo systems and partially from what ex kirby technicians/salesmen have shared with me. Their system is not full proof and not intended for carpets THAT contaminated! I would agree with you there...and I...

gregvacs28 I completely disagree from your rash judgement of it. That cleaning video you posted a screenshot of is not what the Kirby Shampooer is intended for. If there is a stain to that degree, spot cleaning it first is highly recommended. Kirby's shampooer is not intended to be an...

I have real doubts that most of the vacs today will be around 30-50-100 years from now....other than a rare unused/barely used model. I think the because fro the most part, they aren't made to be serviced ( on the whole) like the vacuums of the first 3/4's of the 20th century. Most plastic...

I was challenged to do my dirt meter test differently , so, this time I used my Royal 4000 (10.5 amp) vacuum first...2 sweeps only over an entire basement ( big) room. Then, I put the dirt meter on the Kirby Legend II to see what was caught afterwards. This result was a bit more debris than my...

Countryboy may have tried to contact him like I did. I wonder if anyone has heard back from him?

Bee-vac Did you receive my email? I haven heard from ya

I conducted a little informal fun test ....vacuumed my upstairs areas 1.75 rooms for this test with my Kirby heritage II and 40 mins later out the dirt meter on another Kirby to see why the first one might have missed ( because many people say ‘ the last vacuum to clean wins’ aka whatever vacuum...

show us the final product!

I've still been partly working but I love reading and have a lot there I want to tackle....running a business means accounting and paperwork and tax crap....lots of that still to do. Only minor working on vacuums so far...gonna rewire the worn out power cord issue on my Hoover 61, polishing a...

@preston @human We don't know when....this whole virus scare/dibilitation has set things back....would have already been up and running/available...its stopped the production at the end of the preproduction testing.

human, Yes sir, the ones we have for the Classic will fit all the models through the Heritage! The ones we have before that will work all the way back to 505. :-)

Preston if you want to keep the original emptor and use modern bags on it without being mr fixit and fabricating stuff....a solution is coming.....

I dig this thread I love reading all the different brands and models that you guys list for your ultimate find ana vacuum. I had to think for mine.... Probably a Royal power cast 9200... I just love that retro styling. Beginning of Feb I had q chnqce to buy one...NIB....CAN YOUBELIEVE IT? But...

Dysonman1 very interesting background on the Airway stuff! wow, I had no idea bagged vacuums started with them in '37!!

husky, yeah I have one....harbor freight model, its good but would be better if it was a 1 horsepower model ( that I don't think is offered from them). I"ve only recently got it up and going working on my early Model C kirby, its definitely stronger/more efficient than my hands butler. I"ve got...

Les, good job on those deep scratches! sanding was required! polishing is the big challenge next for that, I have some in the same condition and thats what I did too.....sand with agressvie grit gradually going finer....wet sanding as well before the polishing

lux_luthor your post caused me to recall when I first got my first Rainbow. I lived in a 720sq/ft apartment and it took 4 vacuuming sessions to finally get semi clear water!! I was stunned!!!! I had been using my new Oreck XL and who knows what was used before me there.

0000 steel wool, then mothers' polish with my Kirby Hand butler! on some hard spots I'd wet sand with 2500 grit sandpaper then polish

I thought my 505 emptor was pretty good, but during my restoration of my 1935 Model C......yikes. The results show I need to work more on that 505!! Also, notice the size difference between the two!