Golly gee, look what I found!

[henry200]

These tools have been packed away in a box for quite some time.  I wasn't quite sure with which model they belonged.

 

[henry200]

Now I know.....

A 475!   I had to cobble together a handle and a cord for it out of bits I had lying around.  I dressed it in the bag off of my 700 for the photo shoot.  After some cleaning up it runs like new!

 

[kirbyvacuum]

Very Nice

Hi Neil What beatiful vacuum. What a shame they dont make them like that any more. I can almost hear the motor Nice Job Doug

 

[henry200]

But that's not all........

While out for a walk I passed a garage sale and my vac-dar went on high alert when I spotted behind a pile of stuff that oh-so-familiar red switch on a rosey-colored handle..............a 65!   The hood is warped and the original bag is long gone, but I'm still tickled pink!

 

[henry200]

And, as if that wasn't enough.....

I played my cards right and snagged yet another of my most sought-after vacs, just like the one that my school chum's mom had.   Years ago I bought a replacement bag just in case one ever turned up.  That, plus several hours of cleaning and polishing and I think I did ok.

 

[henry200]

Zoom-in

......for a closeup

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Yaaaay! What a fabulous gathering of new finds! Thanks so much for sharing! We'll have to be on the lookout for a bag for that 65! I bet you're tickeled *pink* !! All 65s have warped hoods, Hoover didn't get the plastic mix quite right. Some early model 66s have that same issue, as do model 31s. Over time they warped.

 

[jfalberti]

That DS80 is beautiful

Congratulations on a great find! My favorite 500 series Kirby (if you can call it a 500 series) is the Sanitronic VII. I was blessed a couple of months ago with one from eBay from a seller who happens to be a member of this club. Thank you Kenny. I hope I get to meet you at the convention.

 

[crevicetool]

Great polishing jobs Neil. Your machines look wonderful!

 

[luxg]

Neil, I would say that you have had a some fantastic luck.  Great machines.  You did a fantastic job on that Kirby.  

 

[portable]

<span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Neil - You did well. That is a beautiful Kirby, and I love the Hoovers, too. - John L.</span>