MY NEW VINTAGE KIRBY WEBSITE!

[huskyvacs]

I am truly amazed at your ability to find these such rare vacuums so fast, David! Most people have never even seen these outside of photos in a book, or a museum floor. Kirby's company museum has one of those Grasshoppers, and that is really the only place you'd ever get to see one - if you could talk your way in.

 

[hoover300]

The Museum of Clean also has one

 

[huskyvacs]

Oh wow! I didn't know that. Hopefully I can go there someday.

 

[odavid123]

@huskyvacs

Thank you ! . Tbh I’ve been very proactive in searching for these vintage Kirbys for many years but a lot is luck and the other is that I paid a good amount for those Ezee machines . But luck mostly . And I’m very happy to share information and pictures with the vacuum collecting community .
As for how many Ezee vacuums are out there . I know of at least 5 : , Kirby HQ one( it’s on loan ) , I have 2 , the museum of clean.has one , a lady in Alaska just recently told me she has one . ( didn’t show pics though ).
I’m sure there might be more but it’s hard to tell unless they post about it .
What’s your favorite vintage Kirby ?

Fun fact :none of these 5 exceed the 1800 unit count serial no. In my opinion,5000 units max were made , if that .

 

[lesinutah]

Tom

Gasko probably knows where one is or has one. Thomas Stephen and Adam mercer and Mike also know of owners if I'm guessing.

 

[odavid123]

Hiii , The Ezee ,1912 Model N pics are up on my site .below is the link to that page enjoy


https://collectingdust.com/kirby-model-years-1906-1914/

 

[odavid123]

Here is a before and after pic of my 1914 Ezee.

 

[huskyvacs]

Looks great! Did you re-create the lettering script too or was that all just masked off and painted around?

Always amazing to see how good the metal is under all that tarnish, you wouldn't think it would survive and turn out so cleanly.

 

[odavid123]

@huskyvacd

Thank you . It was a combination of masking and hand painting by a calligraphy specialist .
It was a very long process to bring it to its original state. Although it was in a much better shape than the 1912 model , that one was a real nightmare lol

 

[odavid123]

Scott and Fetzer sanitation system video

Thought I’d share a link of a Scott and Fetzer sanitation system video I just restored. Check it out in the link below

 

[odavid123]

Model R

With the addition of this model R with a headlight (brass cover) I have 5 of the 6 R series . I will be featuring all of them with more detail on my site soon. This unit needs a lot of work ,for being produced nearly 90 years ago it runs pretty good . Restoration images to follow in a few weeks.

What are the 6 model Rs you are asking ?!

R brass belt cover ( skinny toggle switch)
R with headlight brass belt cover
R now only produced with a headlight ,redesigned bag and first Bakelite black and red belt cover .sometimes referred to as 1R, handle switch redesigned .
2R
3R
4R
If you have any more questions please feel feee the reach out .

 

[lesinutah]

Hey

Just by off chance do you have a vacuette we electric front axle?

 

[odavid123]

Les

Unfortunately I dont , you are looking for your model J right ? I’ll keep an eye for you .

 

[odavid123]

MODELS R 1935 and 1937

Adding these 2 extremely rare models to my site soon with more images .
Enjoy

 

[odavid123]

NEW INSTRUCTION MANUALS

Hi ,
In the lead up to the launch of the Heritage Series page ( 1981-1991), I uploaded 9 new manuals including that of the SPLITSECOND and the 1989 Vacuette Hand-held.
link below .

Once the Heritage Series 1981-1991 page is up i will post it here.
Have a great weekend

David

https://collectingdust.com/kirby-instruction-manuals/

 

[kwalsh97214]

Thanks very much.

My Kirby pre-war learning curve is pretty sketchy -- and my Kirby post-war learning curve is virtually non-existent.

Your collectingdust site is super.

 

[kirbylux77]

David

I have said this before on another thread, but your Kirby website is absolutely stunning! And especially the work you put into restoring those Kirby's. You are a great and valuable resource to the Kirby collectors out there, and even just every day people who want to find out more info about "Aunt Nancy's old Kirby" she had for 45 years and left it in her will to a family member.

You're a inspiration to us all - keep up the great work!

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

odavid123

Hi David,

I wonder if the printing of the Kirby Classic III instructions with the words Limited Warranty underlined could perhaps be the very first version?

~Ben

 

[odavid123]

Alright guys , years 1981-1991 are officially live on my site. You can download any of the manuals as well. Please check out the memorabilia section at the end . Here is the link. Let Me know what you think . Should you see any errors or inaccuracies please DM me


Kevin and Kirbylux77
Thank you for your kind words!

Ben , I’ll send you a message on FB



https://collectingdust.com/kirby-model-years-1981-1991/

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

David,

I believe you did an excellent job in the '80s section of your Collecting Dust page.

~Ben