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Have you tried emailing the guy who posted the video? (so many silent filmstars on YouTube. I wonder why they don't just upload three photos to Pintrest?)

BikerRay Very nice indeed! Scrolled faceplate, chromed balance-wheel, plain tension dial.. All the features I like on these the most. Its a pity our UK variants don't have the same toggle lamp switches on the base, although the castings do still have the hole for it. I think my earliest is a...

Is this what they mean by 'an Internal phone'?

I'm a UK member. We had tight restrictions on telephones, lines, and other phone equipment here in the UK. All equipment had to be rented from the Post Office and all work had to be undertaken by an authorised Post Office Engineer. British Telecom (BT) later took over the telephone arm of the...

Oh yes, I completely agree with you Huskyvacs, the original outer cloth bag needs to be kept, no matter what its condition. In-particularlr the Kirby Tradition bags haven't responded well to washing. Even if we find what appears to be a good one for sale, it often looks much worse up close. And...

Hi Bikerray, I have two 222s and two 221s for sale at the moment. Including the one pictured, a "Red S" and a Centennial. If you're not in the UK, they'll require a step-down transformer or a replacement motor.

Hi Joel, Singer made a Zig-zagger and a Buttonholer for all their low-shank (and slanted-needle) machines, including the Featherweight 221 and 222. I have both attachments but I haven't tried to bind edges of a knitted fabric though. I thought you needed an overlocker(?) or a blanket-stitch...

Our UK equivalent was probably the Hoover Dustette, but I don't think they had revolving brushes? I wish we could buy something this good-looking today. Its gorgeous!

The cloth outer-bags we're all familiar with were originally designed to allow air to pass through whilst still being fine enough to trap the dust within. Outer bags needed to be a specific thread-count or weight. Now that we can retro-fit some earlier machines (such as the Kirby Tradition)...

Try a Teapot-spout brush, a bottle-brush, or Pipe-cleaners. Fencing wire or straightened wire coat hanger with a loop holding a cloth pad? I had one of my son's Matchbox cars stuck in there. Failing that, take it all apart.

I particularly like the chequered bag on the conversion. The headlight trim too. It gives it that Classic-Car look.

This doesn't appear to be a quick one-off. The seller doesn't go into details, but I guess it was for use in a Nursing Home, or for those with asthma/allergen concerns? Looks a bit like an evidence-gathering unit from a CSI Crime-scene.

The tip I use for threading bobbins, is to always buy TWO reels of each thread. One for top-stitching, the other for winding onto the bobbin. You don't have to undo the machine's threading each time you want to reload a bobbin and the two spools run out at approximately the same time. I tend to...

I found this for sale here in the UK. I've not seen this before. Thought you might be interested.

There are different grades of bristle offered by Kirby. Standard, Firm, and (I think) Softer. I haven't seen any alternatives to Kirby-supplied. I think the need for a Hoover-like Beater on a Kirby Brushroll was/is considered unnecessary. When you watch videos of users demonstrating a Kirby's...

Is the tip of the screw visible on the inside of the housing? If so, pliers/Mole grips might grip the tip. It's a lot of work to dismantle it all again, but it may save you a lot of grief. A very fine drill bit (sewing needle size) in a Dremel will work, with care. Be sure to limit the depth it...

An electric drill works just fine. If you're smart enough to use it properly. You obviously don't use it at maximum revs, maximum torque, with a masonry bit. Nor do you drill as if looking for oil. Now the last word, from LesInUtah: Over to you Les!

Pick the screw head (socket) clean and clear of dirt and rust. A handheld tiny drill-bit will do. Make sure its deep enough to fully accommodate your screwdriver tip. Try a NEW screwdriver (or new tip, if interchangeable) of the right size. Tips do wear, as they're supposed to, and a new one...

The market still appears to be distracted by day-glow green, fluorescent yellow, V9, V10, V11, Bagless, Stick, and Cordless... Function, efficiency, and durability don't appeal anymore. Perhaps Kirby can attract consumers wanting the latest fashion by offering plastic clip-on panels and...

Use Leather Dye. You can colour clear waxes; neutral shoe-polish wax, beeswax, or caranuba wax, with a thimble full of Leather Dye. All leather dyes are available in a wide range of colours, so you'll be able to find a very-close match. They're permanent too. If you use a plastic/vinyl polish...