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For Alan, Some new features are not working in my Preferences (i.e. missing checkboxes). Could you please look into this? ~Ben

In Wards' 1984 spring/summer catalog, their SP-4024A (Eureka Mighty Mite 3120A) is unusually depicted with white tools instead of black. ~Ben

WTB in Portland, Oregon or thereabouts: a Royal 18" (wide track) metal upright from the 1980s, either a 618 or 680 but also a 620, 682 or 7820. Thank you, Ben (KirbyClassicIII)

In Carmel, IN... https://www.ebay.com/itm/326558019062 Has a 3-wire green cord, and never-used KGF-40 disposable bags! ~Ben

If there is anyone here that may have the schematics/list for models 618, 620, 680 or 682 (the 680 brochure is pictured as a clue), please try to share those with me here. Thank you, Ben

While everybody knows that Kirby, more or less, is a company who sold their product door-to-door, I wonder if its fellow Cleveland-based competitor Royal did the same? ~Ben

Here is a list of the bulk Kirby parts that I want to buy, for those of you here who may have any. 159056A = 25 belts (for models 505 to Tradition 3-CB) 119056A = 10 metal fans (for models 516 to Tradition 3-CB) Thank you, Ben (KirbyClassicIII)

For those of you who have to replace an old belt with a new one regarding any Kirby from 1979 on back (this is especially true for those of you who own a machine older than the 516), have you ever tried to soak the knurled belt (301291) into warm water to make it more pliable for these older...

On eBay, there is a 1983 Kirby COMVAC CV1300. Unfortunately, among other things, it is missing the black foot switch button. https://www.ebay.com/itm/296857266942 ~Ben

Does anyone believe the full-size straight-suction upright cleaner will make a comeback? I refer to such models as the Royal 311 and the Electro-Hygiene 230 and 2-230 among them. ~Ben

WANT TO BUY: two (2) Kirby black handle grips FOR: Models 505 and 510 LOCATION: 97267 area of Portland, Oregon Thank you, Ben (KirbyClassicIII)

Here's a minor update on my lovely "Maureen" (my 1977 Kirby Classic III): I swapped the handle assembly off my '79 Classic III onto her to make her look even more like my mom's '78 Classic III. Why do I call her "Maureen"? I chose the name because of Maureen O'Hara (1920-2015), an...

I think I understand why some Kirby motors sound the way they do: I believe the armatures used on models 505 to 518 have one fan with 6 blades and another with 14 blades, while the main impeller fan used on models 505 to 514 has 6 blades and the 515 and up has 10 blades. It's the 14-blade...

Here is my 1983 Kirby Heritage 1HD. Missing cord. ~Ben

While most of us associate Nintendo with video games, did you know that in Japan they did all kinds of interesting things? Well, one of them is this robot vacuum, which dates from 1979, they call the "Chiritori" (lit. "dust pan," "dust catcher"). ~Ben

https://www.facebook.com/commerce/products/vonschrader-heavy-duty-commercial-vacuum-vleaner/5588024977931239?ref=messenger_share&rt=54 I never thought Von Schrader still sold Royal metal uprights into the 1990s. This one is a circa 1991 model 672VS, but (to me at least) that black Adjust-O-Rite...

Does anyone know if Kirby used #10 flat washers for the wheels on models C to 515? The reason I think they are #10 size washers is because the screws for the wheels are also #10 size. ~Ben

1982 Kirby COMVAC 1600 for sale, if anyone here is presently looking for one. ~Ben https://www.ebay.com/itm/125472316403

Did Kirby ever make their last 512s with the red headlight and nozzle bumpers (meaning new from the factory) that would make themselves known on the model 513? In Kirby's 1957 proof book, it mentions 1952 being the year that "...introduced vinyl plastic handle grip and plastic massage cup. New...

I wonder how people like Don O'Connor rebristle old, worn out brush rolls? I really want to do this with some of my rare Kirby 13-inch brush rolls. ~Ben