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Kent Quiet Jumbo

Kirby C

The Kent Quiet Jumbo lives up to it's name

Kirby can supply an emptor for 2C? Most companies will laugh at such a request for a 75 year old part, nice to know Kirby will ship--

Had I known S.A. still had 32 volt systems 20 years ago I may have kept the 32 volt generator I acquired in 1961 and engaged in some international trade. 32V Light bulbs were all I could find to run from it.

Congrats on the acquisition! I rescued my C-R from trash pick up in 1972, same ear broken off the emptor, but I didn't get the piece. A welding shop should be able to heli-arc a repair, with or without the piece. I doubt the insert was original. Mine also was missing the original handle, but...

A hat box Hoover without the brush roll

Congrats! The Heritage line is, in my opinion, as good as Kirby gets. We have 2, and a C-R. One of our Heritages was used HARD, beware of the large objects, as when we got it the WHITE fan had broken fins, and there are dents that show on the outside of the housing from what ever type of...

Shooting penetrating oil into the hole in the fan hub & setting it so the oil settles at the end of the motor shaft before heating not only helps loosen the part, but will also disperse mosquitos in the area

As the others have said, it's a KEEPER! As for old, we still use one from 1934- it was refurbished by Kirby around 1960, keeps up with any competitor at age 80.

The Royal 157 in the pic was built 1937-1954 according to an earlier Vac Land post from 2010

If I remember my history correctly, these weren't produced till after WWII. I shall check---

Here are 2 more pics of that product line, I suppose this could be labeled 'Crown-Prince'

Definitely a Royal Prince re-badged. I have a version of it without the brush roll called a "Crown", probably from the '50s

I neglected to include the "why"-- The Heritage has all the practical features we want in a simple, usable & easily maintainable form, without all the extra baggage of the later models. I admire the simple practicality of the "C", I don't have to worry about the insert bags becoming...

The Heritage II is our machine of choice for most of the house, but the C-R I found in the trash 41 years ago still cleans the bedroom faithfully at age 80.

Thanks for all the C-R pics! Show what my 'R' should look like!

Our quietest lives up to it's name: "Kent Quiet Jumbo". The Tornado is loud, but just about any plastic shop vac in the shed screams far louder

Interesting you mention Woodwright- I rarely watch T.V., but I saw him once or twice, and his shop & tools are virtually identical to mine. I got into the furniture making trade when my uncles threw away my grandfather's tools & I retrieved them in 1958. He bought them from the son of their...