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My friend David restored my Kirby 515. He did a beautiful job!!

The Vacuumland membership list has 3951 names on it. However, only a small handful of people post regularly nowadays. I wonder why.

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That's an early woven Kenmore Commander hose, from the turquoise model. Note the distinctive shape of the handle-end and the identical color and pattern of the weaving. (Photo credit: Tom Gasko)

By the way, according to Stan Kann (R.I.P.) The Hoover 1934 Model 925 -- called the Hoover Sentinel -- was a heavy-duty commercial model.

The 925 is my favorite coffee-can Hoover. I loved the scrolling on the rug nozzle housing and the radiating lines on the light bulb housing.

@ vacuser - Too bad the same can't be said for many other people's photos.

(P.S.: I wonder how long it will take for these photos to appear on a certain Pinterest page...)[this post was last edited: 9/26/2023-16:41]

Such a beautiful Kirby! The later 500-series red-trim models, 516-561, are my favorites.

Does anyone know who "KIRBY VACUUM PERSON" on Pinterest is? He hasn't posted any of his own photos, just other peoples', even those with copyright notices on them, using them without asking first. https://www.pinterest.com/kirbyperson2/

A Kirby Day is a Happy Day! (Model 519, 1959 vintage.)

Hmmmmm... it's still not there. The first item is the Kirby Songbook and the last is Dirt Lift Test.

Second annual Vacuette distributor convention book I don't see this on your web site. Did you remove it??

I don't have a dog in this fight and wasn't going to say anything, but I'm going to say something anyway. It's absolutely jaw-dropping that someone would dismiss the entirety of odavid's brilliant Kirby web site and instead level criticisms about what that person perceives as "flaws."...

FWIW any pre-DS50 bags that are white or tan are either faded or else bojack replacements.

What a fantastic, incredible, beautiful web site! I know it was a tremendous amount of work but surely was a labor of love. I ~love~ this photo!

I've never seen one like this. I have, however, seen (and may still have) a plug that's identical to the red one except that it's gray.

The “500 Series” Kirby Vacuum Cleaners Model 516 - 1956 First totally new, dramatically redesigned Kirby in over 20 years!! Called the "50th Anniversary Kirby" in company literature (although that seems to be stretching the point a little -- granted, Jim Kirby made his first mechanically...

What's your budget for a 505 bag?

Facebook Marketplace users beware! A scammer, just a bit more stupid than me, tried to scam me on a speaker I'm selling. The scenario has unfolded exactly as the lady selling baby items is discussed in the link below.[this post was last edited: 7/20/2023-16:55]...