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View of the right side of the Broom Vac, which is just like the left side, but I failed to frame it properly.

View of the rear of the Broom Vac. I was worried the bag wasn't original, but, as I said, I'm not big on Dirt Devil and didn't know that Royal made them. 😹

View of the left side of the BroomenVak.

Despite getting it for Husky, I'll still give the Broom Vac the all-star treatment. A quick cleaning and some photos of the little guy. Don't know why the colour was so washed-out. It looks fine in person.

The ultimate trust in the leak-proof abilities of your truck is putting a $100 vacuum in the back and going through a car wash. Note Ringo the raccoon and the large TV in the back. I always have Ringo in my truck as a bit of Nineties vintage-ness, but I chose him because I had a duplicate of...

However, all was not lost, for I went back the next day. "You're coming home with me, now!" The tag of the vac as I wring it by its neck. It was listed under furniture and not small electronics like the other vacuums were.

My selection for the day. So, being the all-knowing vacuum expert I am, I bought the Dirt Devil to the left along with the Kirby and Shop-Vac, right? WRONG. I know nothing about modern vacuum rarity, so I left it. When I got home, long-time my friend and fellow VacuumLand member, HuskyVacs...

As I mentioned in my previous post, #42915, I raided the local St Vincent De Paul's again. For those who haven't seen my previous post (and for better storytelling), here's a photo of the selection they had.

Bonus picture: my Kirby family (the other vac is a 1980 3-CB) with my inspiration for collecting them. I hope you like this pic as I nearly fell on my bum going downstairs to get the tape to pose it. This house is low-key a deathtrap. That's all for now. Stay tuned for next week where I still...

Accessorise your mind. My housemate cleaned all the attachments and labelled them to the best of her abilities using just the manual. There are probably some errors in there, but I don't know what we're doing anymore. There are also some duplicate accessories - I think the "rough" texture...

Remember when I said the closed box of accessories they were selling would be significant? Here's why. It's all original. 22 October 1976. I can't make out if the salesman was named Pete Burns, Bars or Bales.

Das book.

Close-up of the accessory box. I know the basement isn't the best place for it, but I'm working with what I can!

View of the tag. As usual, it's a bit expensive for a thrift shop but cheaper than eBay.

Headlight works! I don't know what Kirby makes their headlights out of, but I need a set for my truck.

View of the headlight assembly. "Open if suction is too high." Yeah, let's make a vacuum that could rip the varnish off of the floor! I love it!

The lean. I might have knocked over a few things posing it.

The underbelly of the beast. "Quality - Reliability - Performance." I would argue that not even Kirby themselves can claim that anymore. Does anyone have a working Avalair? We shall fight to the death!

Serial number. A418009. 1976.

View of the right side of the 2-CB.