My Vacuum Cleaners!

[kirbyclassiciii]

Thanks to my niece, Devin, here are finally the pictures of my vacuum cleaner collection.

Group shot (from left):
1 - 1977 Kirby Classic III 2CB (acquired from my paternal grandparents in August 1998)
2 - Circa 1982 Hoover U3105 Concept One Power Drive (acquired from the wife of my older brother)
3 - 1988 Stark 5000NA Deluxe (Royal 889) (bought for $24.95 at Red, White & Blue Thrift Store)
4 - 1993 Royal 6103 Preferred Collection (acquired via trade from @animebsd for two Eureka canisters)

~Ben

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

1977 Kirby Classic III (Close-Up)

Close-up of the Kirby Classic III.

~Ben

 

[pinkge]

Ben...

very nice vac's.Lucky,you to have your grandparents.Enjoy! Michael

 

[s31463221]

Ben

That's a great looking lineup of vacs there! I had a red Kirby Classic very similar to yours, and sadly I had to part with it this spring because my basement decided to flood and ruin everything down there. At some point, I hope to run across another one like it to re-add to my collection. It's been VERY difficult rebuilding an entire vacuum cleaner collection from scratch.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

pinkge

Actually, both my dad's parents have died: his father in August 2000 (at age 76) and his mother in May 2011 (at age 81).

~Ben

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

1982 Hoover Concept One

Model U3105 in Holly Green

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

1988 Stark 5000NA Deluxe (Royal 889)

Bought for $24.95 at the Red, White and Blue Thrift Store: this is just the Royal 889 but with black trim and gray bag.

Believe it or not, this one has the Rite-Hite screw-type adjuster on the rear wheels, as opposed to the April 1988 and later builds with the Au-Toe-Matic toe-touch height adjuster.

~Ben

 

[vacu-finder]

Nice machines Ben.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Stark Deluxe in Action (1 of 3)

1 of 3 pics of me running my Stark.

 

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Stark Deluxe in Action (2 of 3)

2 of 3 pictures of the Stark Deluxe running.

 

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Stark Deluxe in Action (3 of 3)

Final picture of the Stark Deluxe in action.

 

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Video of Me and Stark Deluxe


(copy and paste in browser to watch)

 

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1993 Royal 6103 Preferred Collection

This is one of two vacuum cleaners I received on trade in for two Eureka canisters from Brandon Dorney (animebsd).

The other one is the Kirby Legend II whose bag I put on the Classic III.

~Ben

 

[hygiene903]

Nice Pics Ben!

That's a nice Classic III and I know that since it belonged to your Grandparents that makes it a treasured part of your collection. I have the same Legend II bag on my Classic III. Do you have the attachments? I have everything with mine except the Handi Butler. Here's a pic of mine.
I like the Royals too! Didn't know they put black trim on them as early as 1988, maybe was something special they did for Stark.
Jeff

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Yes, Jeff

The 5000NA was indeed a Stark's exclusive model, introduced in 1987 to capitalize on its 55th anniversary (Stark's was founded in SE Portland, in the Sellwood/Westmoreland area, in 1932 by Clarence Stark; its present location at NE Grand Avenue & East Burnside was adopted in the summer of 1966).

It is really just the Royal 889 (1987-88, evident by the method of height adjustment used: the Rite-Hite; mine is this version) or the 9000 (1988-90, evident by the method of height adjustment used: the Au-Toe-Matic), but with the gray bag and black trim; the actual 889/9000 were both burgundy in trim with mauve bags.

~Ben

 

[kenmore81]

Very nice Ben! I really like the Stark, I had 2 of the Green Concepts, I wish I didnt get rid of them :/


(playing catch up)


Ken