What a beauty!!! All original Kirby Dual Sanitronic 80 with attachments and shampooer

[mpbyrd]

Just acquired this from a thrift store for $5. I about had a heart attack lol. It has all attachments and even the owners booklet and an original bottle of shampoo from when it was purchased! She runs beautifully. This is just today's pics as-is but I got to clean this baby up. More pics to follow.

 

[texaskirbyguy]

WOW!!!!

I almost have to say I hate you for this! P
It make my $20 thrift store Tradition feel like highway robbery...
But seriously, congrats on such a great find! It looks pretty nice, and complete.
Did you get a hose with it?
It matches your fan well, too!
Post a followup on how it works or any work done to it.
Seems like all the good thrift deals are up in the northeast - someone else here made a good score up there recently.

 

[kenkart]

Buell and Janet Pearson

Sold TONS of these in the Lenoir area, I wish you could have known them , They ran a first rate Kirby store and were fantastic people, Janet retired after Buell died.

 

[human]

Correction…

In the interest of accuracy, you didn't "acquire" that machine for $5.00, you f#@%in' STOLE it!!!

 

[mpbyrd]

Hans

I would have loved to have met them as well. So sad we went from having two vac shops in Lenoir to having none. I sure do miss them and Clay Floyd as well. He was such a nice guy. I used to love going to his shop as a kid. I always hoped to work for him someday. Was the Kirby office in the old two story shopping center near the old Fairvalue on Connelly Springs road in Whitnel? I remember riding by there as a kid and seeing all of the trade ins for sale and begging my parents to stop and by me one. Lol

 

[kenkart]

Yes

On the left as you started out the Connely Springs Road.

 

[mpbyrd]

Too bad it's gone now.

I have a great Kirby dealer in Morganton but would love to have one here in Lenoir as well.