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Post# 264725   1/25/2014 at 14:43 (3,714 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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Here are some pictures I took of all the vacuum cleaners at the mini meet that took place at Evan Baier's (kirbykid) home.

First one coming up.

~Ben


Post# 264726 , Reply# 1   1/25/2014 at 14:43 (3,714 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
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Picture no. 2

Post# 264727 , Reply# 2   1/25/2014 at 14:44 (3,714 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
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No. 3 - Kirby Classic III with the F/G bag conversion and some Omega trim parts.

Post# 264729 , Reply# 3   1/25/2014 at 14:45 (3,714 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
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Kirby Classic III with some Tradition trim parts (serial no. C791143, spring 1978).

Post# 264730 , Reply# 4   1/25/2014 at 14:47 (3,714 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
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Two Royal blue uprights (and one Depression-era Eureka). The older of the two blue Royals is a model 880 dated June 1977 (with the "Prince II" bag) and the other, to the far left, is a model 881 dated December 1987.

~Ben


Post# 264731 , Reply# 5   1/25/2014 at 14:47 (3,714 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
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1977 Royal 880 with Prince II bag (close up).


Post# 264732 , Reply# 6   1/25/2014 at 14:48 (3,714 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
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1987 Royal 881 (close-up)

Post# 264733 , Reply# 7   1/25/2014 at 14:49 (3,714 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
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Early postwar Royal model 215 with matching model 157 hand vac... and one ancient Eureka at the far left.

Post# 264762 , Reply# 8   1/25/2014 at 19:55 (3,714 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)        

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Looks like lots of fun. :)

To me, that Eureka (the Model M, also called "the Challenger") is the most beautiful Eureka ever made. I have one with the original bag waiting to be restored. The problem is that I can't find the top part of the handle for it. It was missing when I got the machine.

Here's a Challenger ad that John Lucia posted to Vacuumland a while back.


Post# 264763 , Reply# 9   1/25/2014 at 20:13 (3,714 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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Charles,

It sure was lots of fun. He (Evan) also had a Kirby model 1R circa 1935 ("R" = retail) which used the same nozzle/belt cap as the later model 1C (that belt cover also ran into the very first 505 rug nozzle, through 1946).

~Ben


Post# 264764 , Reply# 10   1/25/2014 at 20:19 (3,714 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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All those Royal uprights - with the exception of the 6103 I'd given to Evan months ago - are the property of Mike (toastermike) here on VL.

~Ben



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