Pre 500 Kirby bag designs

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This is how a 1919 Kirby Wireless Vacuette bag attaches.

 

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With a simple twist and pull, presto, the bag comes off.

 

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The (1919) Wireless Vacuette bag measures 26 inches in its overall length.

 

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Close Up

 

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Another close up of bag logo

 

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The bag on the (1934) Kirby early C is also 26 inches.

 

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This is how the bag is attached to a (1925) Vacuette Electric. This is an early version, notice the fork lacks the spring.

 

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Starting from the left is the (1922) Vacuette Special. Then there's the (1925) Vacuette Electric. Then there's the (1934) early Kirby model C. Then finally there's the (1919) Wireless Vacuette.

 

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The overall length of the (1925) Vacuette Elec. is 50 inches.

 

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The Wireless Vacuette and the Early C are both 44 inches in height, equally.

 

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One last photo

I hope this was helpful.

 

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Very interesting -- thanks! I was particularly delighted to see the lovely bag on your Model C with the solid gold circle. More on that later...

 

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Like the "radio tower" logo on the "wireless" Vacuette vacuum-had nothing to do with radio or RF!Now-at where I work--we need a vacuum that runs from SW RF!Very neat machine--gota be the first "cordless" vacuum cleaner!

 

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Michael, about your question...

The 60's is a pretty big gap in my collection, but I do have a (1967) D-80 pictured below with an exact replica of the original shake-out. From what I can tell they were willy nilly with their replacement bags in that era. Because they came up with a whole bunch of new designs, it was a cataclysmic epoch of upheaval which transformed the vacuum cleaning world forever...well, maybe not just like that, but it sounds pretty good. I think, perhaps, the next best possible thing you can do is to match the logo on the tag with the bag and the color of your trim would be a definite help in your decision. Best of luck, Calem