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Ive been seeing things happen the last few years that I really have not liked in the collecting community, But let me briefly go back to when I got involved with the vacuum cleaner collector community, it was the spring of 1994, I was working part time in a sewing and vac shop for some extra...

I wish i could buy one or two All your stuff is by far nicer than anything i have except my new 56 Westinghouse.

Im at the same point In my life, I am keeping a few machines, but the rest are going, We are planning a downsizing very soon, Im sorry you have had health problems too.

According to The Kirby dealer in my hometown who started out selling D-50s, the D-50 was hard on motor brushes when used with attachments,They redesigned the motor for the D-80, the D-80 was ,according to them, one of the best Kirbys they ever sold.

I have two Model 44 Lewyts, Tom is right, they use a cone similar to a Filter Queen except it has no tabs .

This was The last GE upright made until the U1 came out in 1959, this was made in 1952, It was a wonderfully well built powerful machine but the automatic height adjustment was prone to give problems.

Ive got some degenerative back problems and arthritis, I grab a Kirby , im not a fan of uprights but my Avalir is so much easier if im not feeling great.

Oh no! This is awful, last time I heard he was doing well and enjoying his life.

Talk about a pain! That square tank is not fun to work on, i tore mine down and packed the bearings,

I have a bunch of these In about all the colors the 700 was also sold in tan, I have a Wards that is a square tank, then several versions with the cardboard tube body both Eureka and Wards.

I have a bunch of these In about all the colors the 700 was also sold in tan, I have a Wards that is a square tank, then several versions with the cardboard tube body both Eureka and Wards.

Early 1957, Later in 1957 was when Whirlpool ,at the behest of Sears, did a takeover of Birtman electric, which made their vacuums, mixers and blenders, Whirlpool spun the mixers off to Hamilton Beach, Whirlpool also took over Seeger refrigeration, then Servel to get the patent on the ice...

Filter Queen Messed up when they changed the attachments and power nozzle the old style stuff is timeless and will still outclean most any new machine.

Yes single fan The first low boy was grey and white with bright orange bumper and pink/orange attachments.1958

Our Kirby dealer Told me back when the Classic was out that some kid got the hose when his Mother had got called away for a moment He put it to his eye and it pulled it right out, This was supposed to be a true story and Kirby, rather than get sued over something like that, drilled the holes...

If its the one i think That would be the second lowboy made which would be 59-60

I really enjoyed the earlier days. I read a ad in a spring 1994 issue of the VDTA news that a man named Craig Long published , he said he was a serious collector of vintage vacuums and was looking for a long list of machines, I called him and talked for 3 hours! He told me of the club, so I...

Charles.. Unless Don O Conner has died within the last few months, he is still very much alive, My friend Chris went to see him and bought some parts.

The second version had the snap clips But also had a receptical at the hose grip so you could unplug the pn without taking the entire cord off everytime the third version had the vinyl straps that held the cord pretty much permanently.

Next time, I service one of mine i will post pictures ive got both versions, As Tom said, the first version had a long cord with plastic snap on clips you had to put on the hose and remove every time, the AF power nozzle was a light grey with grey trim.