i know i do. i'd want to relive this event with some of the knowledge i have now. i'd take another dive and know what to keep this time! there were a lot of goodies under there! just wish i had a digital camera back then so i could take more pics
anyone wish they could go back?
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bnsd60m9200
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what are you referring to and what did you dig?
human
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I fully subscribe to the philosophy that it's okay to look back; you just shouldn't stare.
bikerray
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WOW a pile of cardboard
i wanna go back
some of that cardboard was covering nicer boxes with stuff in them. some was junk some was goodies. belonged to an old kirby salesman some was tradeins. some was unused stuff. some nice kirby parts were wrapped in newspapers. papers very yellowed and tore if i tried to unwrinkle them. i found a date of 1981. most of the many handi butlers and rug renovators and floor buffers unused belonged to tradition.
some of that cardboard was covering nicer boxes with stuff in them. some was junk some was goodies. belonged to an old kirby salesman some was tradeins. some was unused stuff. some nice kirby parts were wrapped in newspapers. papers very yellowed and tore if i tried to unwrinkle them. i found a date of 1981. most of the many handi butlers and rug renovators and floor buffers unused belonged to tradition.
i missed some
i wish i could go back because there was also an old 2 story house full of vacuum cleaners and stuff. there was some eureka looking thing but had switch in handle instead of foot switch. man i wish i had remembered and gotten some of that stuff
i wish i could go back because there was also an old 2 story house full of vacuum cleaners and stuff. there was some eureka looking thing but had switch in handle instead of foot switch. man i wish i had remembered and gotten some of that stuff
jrdavis
Me, too, J. R.!
Here is a picture of me at the C. & E. Kirby Sales Co. of Portland, OR in 1990.
~Ben
Me, too, J. R.!
Here is a picture of me at the C. & E. Kirby Sales Co. of Portland, OR in 1990.
~Ben
texaskirbyguy
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I see lots of nice stuff in there. Kinda reminds me of cleaning out the Plano shop - I kinda regret not getting everything and stripping them for parts. Lack of time and space was the issue. I would have also had a hard time scrappping the castings, as most were able to be restored with a good buffer.
I did save a lot of stuff though. If you ever venture into the Dallas TX area, I can help increase your Kirby stock as well!
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I did save a lot of stuff though. If you ever venture into the Dallas TX area, I can help increase your Kirby stock as well!
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wish I coulda been there. I was 12 then. I think that might have been the year I got my first model 1C and 2C Kirbys for Christmas. They were in horrible shape and they were trade ins at the Kirby Co of Bartlesville- later Sweeper City(I guess the name change because they didn't sell as much Kirbys as they used to) It still puzzles me why so many unused Kirby attachments and repair parts were in that old near delapidated creepy old shack. i still dont think i've dug through all of the stuff i hauled home that day. theres a lot in my attic because i didnt have a shed big enough to hold it all at the time. i'm still finding stuff i didnt know i had the last few trips out to the upgraded larger shed out there and some of the parts i dont even know what they go to!
wish I coulda been there. I was 12 then. I think that might have been the year I got my first model 1C and 2C Kirbys for Christmas. They were in horrible shape and they were trade ins at the Kirby Co of Bartlesville- later Sweeper City(I guess the name change because they didn't sell as much Kirbys as they used to) It still puzzles me why so many unused Kirby attachments and repair parts were in that old near delapidated creepy old shack. i still dont think i've dug through all of the stuff i hauled home that day. theres a lot in my attic because i didnt have a shed big enough to hold it all at the time. i'm still finding stuff i didnt know i had the last few trips out to the upgraded larger shed out there and some of the parts i dont even know what they go to!
caligula
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Not go back to a given time in my life.
I'd like to go back to the days when vacuum cleaners were demonstrated in the home. I'm talking the early Hoovers, Electrolux models V, through LX, Scott, Fetzer Sanitation system through the 512, and others of that era. To see the demo of the XXX, and LX must have been breathtaking.
I'd like to go back to the days when vacuum cleaners were demonstrated in the home. I'm talking the early Hoovers, Electrolux models V, through LX, Scott, Fetzer Sanitation system through the 512, and others of that era. To see the demo of the XXX, and LX must have been breathtaking.
rodknock95
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Me in 1990, visiting my Dads, Have no idea where the gold heritage came from or where it went
oh yes
I'd love to see some of those old demonstrations. These old vacs I always wonder who had it first? I do have an owners manual for a 2C Kirby with the name of the person who bought it and the month day and year(looks like it was signed with a fountain pen) but I bet that person is long gone.
I'd love to see some of those old demonstrations. These old vacs I always wonder who had it first? I do have an owners manual for a 2C Kirby with the name of the person who bought it and the month day and year(looks like it was signed with a fountain pen) but I bet that person is long gone.
I wish I could have gotten my Grandma's D50
She had it since it was new and kept it until she had purchased a new Kenmore canister, selling the D50 at a yard sale not long after. I was about eight when she sold it. I didn't know why I didn't think to ask her for it, I'm sure she would have given it to me. All through my childhood she gave me fans, blenders, hair dryers and even a window air conditioner to play with/take apart (cutting the cord off of course so I didn't electrocute myself). Every Kirby had a removable cord, so cutting it off wouldn't have been necessary!
Fast forward 20 years later, I found a D50, but it would have been nice to have something to remember my grandma by other than pictures in photo albums and VHS home videos burned to DVDs.
In case you're wondering about the air conditioner: Yes, I took that apart too (or at least take the cover off of the chassis), with my dad around to supervise since not only were we dealing with refrigerant, it had a capacitor. It was a 1980s Emerson Quiet Kool 5000 BTU. She literally got it at an auction for ten dollars and was going to use it in her sewing room, but decided against it since she had central air. Guess it was one of those kinds of purchases where the price was too low to refuse, even if the item in question wasn't really needed, lol... After I was done with it, I gave it back and she gave it to one of her friends at the senior center.
She had it since it was new and kept it until she had purchased a new Kenmore canister, selling the D50 at a yard sale not long after. I was about eight when she sold it. I didn't know why I didn't think to ask her for it, I'm sure she would have given it to me. All through my childhood she gave me fans, blenders, hair dryers and even a window air conditioner to play with/take apart (cutting the cord off of course so I didn't electrocute myself). Every Kirby had a removable cord, so cutting it off wouldn't have been necessary!
Fast forward 20 years later, I found a D50, but it would have been nice to have something to remember my grandma by other than pictures in photo albums and VHS home videos burned to DVDs.
In case you're wondering about the air conditioner: Yes, I took that apart too (or at least take the cover off of the chassis), with my dad around to supervise since not only were we dealing with refrigerant, it had a capacitor. It was a 1980s Emerson Quiet Kool 5000 BTU. She literally got it at an auction for ten dollars and was going to use it in her sewing room, but decided against it since she had central air. Guess it was one of those kinds of purchases where the price was too low to refuse, even if the item in question wasn't really needed, lol... After I was done with it, I gave it back and she gave it to one of her friends at the senior center.
bnsd60m9200
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ive learned from multiple vacuum shop hauls (ive only been collecting since i was 27) that there are a few types of things you get. things you NEED (parts, no such thing as too many parts) machines you want (almost anytime they come from a vac shop or haul theyre gonna be a project reguardless so be prepared for that), machines/parts for other people you know (get people to make lists if you can), and rare parts, machines YOU want.
coming from experience, "i wish i wouldve saved" is in hindsight. ive learned from experience, if its rare make sure its something YOU want, or have someone lined up on the other end to get it/buy it. saving something you dont want just because its rare, means it just sits and takes up space, which is exactly what is was doing where you just got it from! as ive gotten older, ive learned, dont try to save everything, but save whats meaningful to you and friends you know would enjoy a particular machine or part too.
coming from experience, "i wish i wouldve saved" is in hindsight. ive learned from experience, if its rare make sure its something YOU want, or have someone lined up on the other end to get it/buy it. saving something you dont want just because its rare, means it just sits and takes up space, which is exactly what is was doing where you just got it from! as ive gotten older, ive learned, dont try to save everything, but save whats meaningful to you and friends you know would enjoy a particular machine or part too.
superocd-
yeah my grandmother had a sanitronic. I was told a long time ago that she had bought a classic new but didnt like it so they traded for the sanitronic but still kept the attachments for the classic. I found them under a bed in the guest room. never used gecause they wouldn't fit the sanitronic so I dont know why they kept them(they were the kind of people who wouldn't have used them even if the did fit) so they were given to me but the sanitronic was traded for a g4 by my aunt when they were unable to use it anymore. they had one of those old console tv sets and i thought it was so cool watching the reflection of the headlight when i vacuumed.
yeah my grandmother had a sanitronic. I was told a long time ago that she had bought a classic new but didnt like it so they traded for the sanitronic but still kept the attachments for the classic. I found them under a bed in the guest room. never used gecause they wouldn't fit the sanitronic so I dont know why they kept them(they were the kind of people who wouldn't have used them even if the did fit) so they were given to me but the sanitronic was traded for a g4 by my aunt when they were unable to use it anymore. they had one of those old console tv sets and i thought it was so cool watching the reflection of the headlight when i vacuumed.
Neat
We had my great grandmother's 514 as our main house vac for a while. Before I got into vacuums my mom gave it to me to play with when I was like 6 outside and garage. I am told it had ALL of the attachments, even the large grey plaid shipping box, but was thrown away when we moved along with our DAM SP:-( I later tried to save it, but the already beaten rubber wheels were ruined by the concrete, the handle was broken (would not catch the spring), cord hook kept coming off, the bag and cord were bojack, and the armature was bad, as it would randomly change speed while on. I still kept the salvageable parts, so it kind of lives on through my 5?? and my 515. It did set off my interest in vacuums though.
~K
We had my great grandmother's 514 as our main house vac for a while. Before I got into vacuums my mom gave it to me to play with when I was like 6 outside and garage. I am told it had ALL of the attachments, even the large grey plaid shipping box, but was thrown away when we moved along with our DAM SP:-( I later tried to save it, but the already beaten rubber wheels were ruined by the concrete, the handle was broken (would not catch the spring), cord hook kept coming off, the bag and cord were bojack, and the armature was bad, as it would randomly change speed while on. I still kept the salvageable parts, so it kind of lives on through my 5?? and my 515. It did set off my interest in vacuums though.
~K
davevac
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yes
If I could go back I'd:
- buy Microsoft stock when they went public....
- take Home Ec. to meet more girls in school
- but a few muscle cars..a 427 Cobra for $ 4,000...now worth millions
- oh yeah, get a few vacuums too
If I could go back I'd:
- buy Microsoft stock when they went public....
- take Home Ec. to meet more girls in school
- but a few muscle cars..a 427 Cobra for $ 4,000...now worth millions
- oh yeah, get a few vacuums too
