classicfan1
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What is better than finding a nice family heirloom? Hey guys, its been awhile. Last time I was here, I had found an old Filter Queen model 33 in my step-dad's house we were cleaning. I didn't want to do anything with it because he told me that the attachments were still supposedly around-and with the case no less! Well, the house has progressed since. I cleaned like a mad man whenever I was there and in one of the bathroom closets I found an original package of Filter Queen Filter Cones, and the original sales contract and program in the original Filter Queen envelope. The contract is neat, it has the exact date it was bought, on September 15, 1969. On top of that, it has both of his parents down and how much it cost back then. I'm shocked how much his mother spent on a vacuum!
Well, every dog has his day and I was cleaning out a room in the garage. It is one of the last places to get cleaned out and I went to town! I found the case for the attachments, with the owner's manual, hair dryer (fits over your head and never used), vibrator/massager (with box), brush, hard floor duster pad, packaging material, and two ORIGINAL SCENT BOTTLES STILL MOSTLY FILLED! It doesn't end there. As I progress in my rage of throwing things away and banishing decent items to the yard sale pile, I nearly throw away the original box FOR THE VACUUM ITSELF! Even more attachments were inside it. The box had an old cot, badmitten raquets (spelling?), and a little potting soil in it. I dumped everything in the trash minus the box, attachments, and raquets (raquets will be sold).
I'm amazed at how well kept this Filter Queen is. Just curious how rare something like this is? I never thought it would be so complete. The only flaw is some heat damage on the rubber fittings over two or three attachments (where they connect together), but they're common items.
I'll post pics tomorrow, I don't have my camera on me. I couldn't wait to post this. This find kinda makes me sad how I couldn't keep my dad from tossing the Kirby attachments...at least I saved the vacuum itself, but I digress.
Well, every dog has his day and I was cleaning out a room in the garage. It is one of the last places to get cleaned out and I went to town! I found the case for the attachments, with the owner's manual, hair dryer (fits over your head and never used), vibrator/massager (with box), brush, hard floor duster pad, packaging material, and two ORIGINAL SCENT BOTTLES STILL MOSTLY FILLED! It doesn't end there. As I progress in my rage of throwing things away and banishing decent items to the yard sale pile, I nearly throw away the original box FOR THE VACUUM ITSELF! Even more attachments were inside it. The box had an old cot, badmitten raquets (spelling?), and a little potting soil in it. I dumped everything in the trash minus the box, attachments, and raquets (raquets will be sold).
I'm amazed at how well kept this Filter Queen is. Just curious how rare something like this is? I never thought it would be so complete. The only flaw is some heat damage on the rubber fittings over two or three attachments (where they connect together), but they're common items.
I'll post pics tomorrow, I don't have my camera on me. I couldn't wait to post this. This find kinda makes me sad how I couldn't keep my dad from tossing the Kirby attachments...at least I saved the vacuum itself, but I digress.
