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I rarely look through Craigslist for old vacuums because they rarely show up, and when they do they're usually overpriced junk. However, in idle moment a few months ago I went on the site and browsed around, when "what to wondering eyes should appear" but...
"Older Kirby vacuum, complete, good cond. $25.00."
Curious, of course, I clicked on the listing and just about fell out of my chair when I saw it was a Dual Sanitronic 50 in gorgeous and all-original condition!
Well, I need another Kirby like I need a hole in the head, but this one was so lovely and priced so reasonably I just couldn't pass it up. (This was before our current dire economic situation from Arlee losing his job.)
I drove out to the seller's address in Mount Washington -- a very lovely neighborhood in the San Rafael Hills of Northeast Los Angeles -- and saw that it was a large, beautiful Mid-Century home.
The early-1950s split-level house sat up on a slight hill. A set of right-angle stairs up the hill (5 steps up and 3 to the left) led to the front door. A parking area and large two-car garage was to the right.
The guy came to the door, led me inside to the nearly empty living room,, and showed me the Kirby. I commented that it was in such great condition.
He sighed a bit sadly and said, "It was my mom's but she hardly ever used it because it was so big and heavy. When she passed away, I had to clear out the house to put it on the market. I came across the Kirby in the back of a closet. I'd forgotten she even had it because she so rarely used it. I thought about keeping it but then realized I really needed to get rid of most of this stuff."
I paid him, thanked him, he thanked me, and off I went.
When I got it home, I took some photos but didn't get around to doing anything with them today, and here they are. What you see is exactly the condition it was in when I first laid eyes on it.
An odd note: The only part that showed any wear at all was the long rug nozzle attachment. As you can it, it has quite a few battle scars, while, again, the rest of the machine is nearly perfect.
The D50 model has a real soft spot in my heart. You may have read about my early encounter with one. If not, check it out -- it's a fun story! See link.[this post was last edited: 9/25/2015-17:01]
http://www.1377731.com/kirbyd50/
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I rarely look through Craigslist for old vacuums because they rarely show up, and when they do they're usually overpriced junk. However, in idle moment a few months ago I went on the site and browsed around, when "what to wondering eyes should appear" but...
"Older Kirby vacuum, complete, good cond. $25.00."
Curious, of course, I clicked on the listing and just about fell out of my chair when I saw it was a Dual Sanitronic 50 in gorgeous and all-original condition!
Well, I need another Kirby like I need a hole in the head, but this one was so lovely and priced so reasonably I just couldn't pass it up. (This was before our current dire economic situation from Arlee losing his job.)
I drove out to the seller's address in Mount Washington -- a very lovely neighborhood in the San Rafael Hills of Northeast Los Angeles -- and saw that it was a large, beautiful Mid-Century home.
The early-1950s split-level house sat up on a slight hill. A set of right-angle stairs up the hill (5 steps up and 3 to the left) led to the front door. A parking area and large two-car garage was to the right.
The guy came to the door, led me inside to the nearly empty living room,, and showed me the Kirby. I commented that it was in such great condition.
He sighed a bit sadly and said, "It was my mom's but she hardly ever used it because it was so big and heavy. When she passed away, I had to clear out the house to put it on the market. I came across the Kirby in the back of a closet. I'd forgotten she even had it because she so rarely used it. I thought about keeping it but then realized I really needed to get rid of most of this stuff."
I paid him, thanked him, he thanked me, and off I went.
When I got it home, I took some photos but didn't get around to doing anything with them today, and here they are. What you see is exactly the condition it was in when I first laid eyes on it.
An odd note: The only part that showed any wear at all was the long rug nozzle attachment. As you can it, it has quite a few battle scars, while, again, the rest of the machine is nearly perfect.
The D50 model has a real soft spot in my heart. You may have read about my early encounter with one. If not, check it out -- it's a fun story! See link.[this post was last edited: 9/25/2015-17:01]
http://www.1377731.com/kirbyd50/
