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Does anybody remember what power nozzle came with the Sanitaire S490A canister? Was it the Roto-Matic Power Team style with the Vibra-Groomer II, or the Express Power Team style with the Vibra-Groomer III? ~Ben

Have any of you come across a burnt orange (instead of the matching off-white) Kirby Kaddy that was supplied with the very first G3s shipped out in early 1990? ~Ben

Here is a list of the Kirby bulk parts that I want: 1189A -- 10-blade aluminum fan for models 505 to 515 (pack of 10) 119056A -- 10-blade aluminum fan for models 516 to 3CB (pack of 10) 1590A -- rubber belt for models 505 to 515 (pack of 25) 159056A -- rubber belt for models 516 to 3CB (pack of...

May I ask if anybody here remembers exactly what year Sanitaire's "Blue Line" series of consumer-use vacuum cleaners came out? I want to think it was 1983, which was the year they had their canned-ham canister model S440A. The first few uprights in the Blue Line were models S639 (same as...

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...