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Kirby C and Eden turn 79!
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Post# 242119   7/25/2013 at 22:40 (3,920 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        

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These two aluminum beauties were made in 1934, and coming this August Barbara Eden will turn 79 years young. I must say she's just like a Kirby...still going strong!

Post# 242152 , Reply# 1   7/26/2013 at 08:29 (3,920 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)        
Hi,

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Hi Calem, Great pic of your early Kirby model C.
You've done a great job of polishing it up.

James:o)



Post# 242289 , Reply# 2   7/26/2013 at 19:36 (3,919 days old) by Electrolux137 (Los Angeles)        

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What a beautiful Model C. The bag, surely as rare as hens' teeth, is stunning!!



Post# 242309 , Reply# 3   7/26/2013 at 22:10 (3,919 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        

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James and Charles, I want to thank you so very much for your kind words! That machine was and is a labor of love. Thanks again, Calem. P.S. I have included a photo of it with a model 9 and model 10 Eureka.

Post# 242398 , Reply# 4   7/27/2013 at 12:49 (3,918 days old) by Electrolux137 (Los Angeles)        

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I have a Eureka Model 9; have always wanted a Model 10 because the Model 9 doesn't stand upright when you attach the hose.

Many years ago, before I started actively collecting here in Los Angeles, I was walking down a sidewalk in Beverly Hills. (I used to work in the area.) I came to a street corner and saw an older man up on a ladder vacuuming the fancy woodwork on top of his very ornate front picture window. He was using an old upright with a hose that at first I thought was a very old Kirby until I got closer and saw that it was not.

I asked him what brand it was and he said it was a Eureka -- it had belonged to his mother! I was too polite to ask him why he was vacuuming the outside of his house with it! This was Beverly Hills after all, where a lot of very kooky people live!

Looking back, I later realized it was a Model 10.



Post# 242527 , Reply# 5   7/28/2013 at 02:10 (3,918 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        
Charles,

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I posted the Eureka model 10 on its on thread. I've included more photos for you.

Post# 242638 , Reply# 6   7/28/2013 at 16:32 (3,917 days old) by Electrolux137 (Los Angeles)        

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Thanks for the photos of the Model 10. It's really a great old machine, and yours is in wonderful condition!



Post# 242675 , Reply# 7   7/28/2013 at 21:14 (3,917 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        
Try this link...

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it's a really good tribute to Barbara Eden!

CLICK HERE TO GO TO cb123's LINK


Post# 242676 , Reply# 8   7/28/2013 at 21:18 (3,917 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        
Charles,

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I'm glad that you liked it, and thanks so much again!

Post# 242824 , Reply# 9   7/29/2013 at 21:37 (3,916 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        
Charles,

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Do you have the model 8, or the really early model 9 with the white style bag that has the date March 19th, 1907, with all the lettering done in black on your Eureka?

Post# 243188 , Reply# 10   7/31/2013 at 21:04 (3,914 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        
Kirby Early C Bag Logo

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Here's a close up.

Post# 243208 , Reply# 11   8/1/2013 at 00:33 (3,914 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)        
Calem,

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The model C Kirby is a beauty, and so are the Eurekas! Excellent job on them all!
Jeff


Post# 243305 , Reply# 12   8/1/2013 at 21:20 (3,913 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        

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Thanks Jeff, I wish I could have been more help on the Eureka latch.

Post# 244601 , Reply# 13   8/9/2013 at 00:53 (3,906 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        

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Here is a really ultra rare Dot Record magazine add from May 27th 1967. Most people don't know that she was a pretty great singer too! An interesting fact about the Dot record company is that they never really advertised much in magazines, and that's why this particular advertisement is so very rare.

Post# 247269 , Reply# 14   8/22/2013 at 23:44 (3,892 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        
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interesting link. Happy birthday, Barbara and the C!

CLICK HERE TO GO TO cb123's LINK


Post# 302233 , Reply# 15   10/17/2014 at 23:48 (3,471 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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Her hit TV series, I DREAM OF JEANNIE (NBC, 1965-70) was on the air during the era of the Dual Sanitronic 50, Dual Sanitronic 80 and the Classic 1CR.

~Ben



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