Lots of recent new additions to my collection

[toastermike]

When I joined Vacuumland a little over a year ago I thought it would be interesting and maybe I would find a belt cover for my Royal 215. I never thought I would become a real collecter, but I have so many now, I am! My focus is on Royals but I have become a Kirby fan too. I am finding them rewarding and fun to restore. Here are pics of recent Royals and Kirbys. I have also added some Eurekas, a Hoover, and a Kenmore Commander that I'll post later.

Here is the now complete Royal 215

 

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Royal 880

 

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Royal 886

 

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Royal 2000

This is a mint 8.7 amp green screamer!

 

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Royal 2028

I found a brand new original outer bag to make this like new. It was built October 2002. I believe this could be one of the last US built 2028 and it has become one of my favorites!

 

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Royal 606 and 618 commercial models

 

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Royal 4600 Powertank

Like almost all of my vacuums, I wa lucky to find this Eoyal 4600 Powertank at the Goodwill outlet store. It wa complete and in excellent condition.

 

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Kirby Dual Sanitronic 80

This is nearly completely restored.

 

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Kirby Legend II

I have always said that I have no interest in the newer larger Kirbys past the D80. But when I found this beautiful Legend II complete with the tools I had to have it! I have since added the matching rug renovator and floor polisher as well as the zip brush and sander.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Mike,

I really love that 618. I wish I could come over and demonstrate it.

~Ben

 

[stricklybojack]

Nice collection...

Royals were my favorite too when i started collecting.

 

[kirbyloverdan]

Great job

They are beautiful nothing better than Royals and Kirby vacuums .

Dan

 

[super-sweeper]

That shine on the DS80 is unbelievable, how did you achieve that!?

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Mike,

Here's my 1969 Kirby Dual Sanitronic 80. It currently has the Classic III's toe touch control assembly on it, which I used as an experiment to make it go higher at the maximum position.

It now also has a brand new 4-row ball-bearing brush roll installed.

~Ben

 

[hygiene903]

Nice Collection Mike!

Royals and other vacs made by Royal are my favorites too! Especially Electro-Hygiene, which I sold for a while in 1974 and again in 1976. Here's a pic of one of my model 903 Electro-Hygienes. This is my newest 903, made in 1983.
Jeff

 

[toastermike]

Thanks for the comments!

Alex

The shiny D80 was sent out by Evan (Kirbykid) He also polished my 509 and it looks just as nice.

 

[kirbylux77]

Mike, that's a great collection of Royal & Kirby vacuums you have there! Absoutely BEAUTIFUL! Now all you need is a nice shiny new Kirby Avalir to add to your collection to represent modern Kirby at it's best.

Rob

 

[super-sweeper]

Wow,I wonder what he used? I guess we'll never know, he got banned from the site a while back due to faulty business practices! 

 

[toastermike]

He sends them out to a professional polisher with lots of experience with Kirbys. I don't know who he is.