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Hey guys and gals,it is with great sadness that I have to get rid of most, if not all of my vacuum collection. I open up my offer to anyone that is willing to travel to West Springfield, Massachusetts. I will be giving them away for free. I have been placed in an unusual circumstance where...

Has anyone else had a problem with packages arriving damaged or like someone tried to open them? This has happened over the past 6 months or so with many of my deliveries, no matter what I bought. It didn't matter who the carrier was, UPS, USPS, or FedEx. The worst was USPS. I've had this...

In the last couple months I received two more Royal vacuums. The first of the two is model 992 that is dark blue and the second one is model 880 which is light blue. The 880 was two separate purchases, motor unit without bag, and the handle minus rubber grip. The 880 was a reduced price from...

I just received a Royal 880 vacuum and handle I purchased on ebay. The handle did not have the rubber/plastic grip. Is anyone out there that may have extras in the light blue color. I would like to purchase it to finish the handle. I can only access a computer at my local library as my data...

Hello to everyone. I rejoined the group back in November after an absence of a couple years or so. There were many things going on at the time. I will be posting every now and then when I can. I would like to inquire about some Royal vacuums. I purchased a Royal model 801 and model 903 last...

Hi All; I was wondering what the story is with E-Bay. I wanted to purchase a Kirby recently using the Buy it Now, but I was not able to use my PayPal Credit. I'm not sure how it is supposed to work, but I thought that if the PayPal Credit was in the item's listing that it should have been...

I know that we try to stay with older model vacuums here, but I would like to ask anyone for their oppinion on the clarke back-pac vacuum w/power head or if you know of any other brand of commercial back-pac vacuum with a power head. I have a friend that is starting a cleaning business and asked...

I would like to ask anyone for their oppinion on the clarke back-pac vacuum w/power head or if you know of any other brand of commercial back-pac vacuum with a power head. I have a friend that is starting a cleaning business and asked me what I thought. I figured someone here in the forum could...

As much as I would have enjoyed coming out to North Canton, Ohio for this year's gathering and tour of the Hoover and Kirby factories I must pass this year due to budget constaints. It is with much hope that I might make next years gathering and get to meet the members of this club. So Terry and...

I am new to this group and look forward to chatting with in this forum. I currently have over 70 uprights in my collection from straight suction machines from the 1920's to a few cleaners of recent years.