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And so has Kirby16whatshisface in Montana

That green 4307 Hoover, that is a Kmart exclusive and the original bag should be a multi green striped pattern. There is no way that a solid white bojack bag came straight out of the box.

And a low serial to boot! There won't be a glam action shot as 1. I ran out of replacement headlight bulbs and 2. I have it packed away for when I move out of my parents house (when I don't know, anyone have an extra $80000 to loan me? Eh, it was worth a shot lol..)

About a couple weeks ago on Wednesday I got out of work early and had to high tail it out to Ballwin to catch the last few minutes of an estate sale before they closed (which turned out to be a dud.) Since I had some extra time before I had to go to the night job, I thought I'd check out a few...

Fred, great score and you can't beat free either! I happened to have my fall/winter '85 Wards catalog handy, apparently this one isn't BOL as the 4014 below it has the combo floor/rug tool and no tool caddy, this one should have the dial edge clean floor tool.

Ok, preliminary newspaper research indicates that model 4073 is from 1975-1977, with this ad claiming it as an Eaton's exclusive. That Kenmore is uber nice, that I think is from 1982 as that's the first year with the geared belt Power Mate. I would like to clarify the debate on when Panasonic...

Oh my, I wondered what was going on with him, is he doing ok?

Like I said Dennis, I and a few others have never seen a boxtop Convertible that was actually a Hoover labeled one. I know Venture sold the C bag 4195 for at least 3-4 years in the early 80's but I wonder who would've sold the A bag?

No problem Hans, I have many more newspaper scans and I may have to go to the SLU library and do some research on the 60-62 series.

Karl, these take 5015 bags which are NLA but I bought the last packs that Henry at Cross Keys near where I work had. Sears also had 5025 for the 72 and later Duo Powers but those are NLA as well. I'm not aware of any substitutes so to speak. And you are right that there was a PD Duo Power, that...

And is that a Bradford model on the bottom?

Hans, that is a spiffy machine and like you I want the Lady Kenmore Whispertone bad. I just came across a Sears newspaper ad from the 12/7/60 Bakersfield Californian and it had that Lady Kenmore with the L-shaped powerhead and pistol grip hose for $159.95.

Hose attachment port I have a set for this somewhere downstairs. Oh I forgot to mention it has a 2 speed motor, just flick the on/off switch up or down for hi or lo speed. I dug up my Spring/Summer '69 Sears Catalog and you'd pay $107.95 for the machine and if you wanted attachments, that's...

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Magicord in great shape Still has the original "Sears" embossed plug.

Business end The brushes do a remarkable job on my plush carpeting and also still has the height adjustment label.

Action pose The only thing I'm loathing is all the scratches on top of the hood and I need to detail the underside

Here's another machine that didn't make the hot mess thread, it's Sears' Best Duo Power upright in Heather Green, model 3995. This I got from a sale in Maryland Heights in an older neighborhood and apparently the guy liked to be a picker and/or Mr Fix It as he had this and 4 other Kenmore...

The twins together Here's both the A and C bag models together. My C bag model is unusual in that the bag design resembles that of the 4103 Convertible Estate/Elite, and the one I gave Stephen has the same design as the A bag model as have many other 4195s I have seen, so I'm at a loss for...

Data plate The addition of the -001 indicates the A bag model. U4195s were C bag models.