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Post# 284128   6/11/2014 at 22:52 (3,599 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA)        

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I saw on Pinterest that somebody made a floor lamp out of a DS50. I thought it was kinda cool and a very creative use of an old vacuum cleaner.

Post# 284129 , Reply# 1   6/11/2014 at 22:53 (3,599 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA)        

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Post# 284153 , Reply# 2   6/12/2014 at 02:28 (3,599 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

What a waste of a Kirby D50!Drather the Kirby be a Kirby vacuum than a light!

Post# 284244 , Reply# 3   6/12/2014 at 16:55 (3,598 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        
what genius,

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Stuck a lamp on a DS50 and quoted it at $1,200! 

And then what other genius bought the thing!?


Post# 284253 , Reply# 4   6/12/2014 at 17:26 (3,598 days old) by Gr8DaneDad ()        
This did get me thinking though....

I may build a nice wood platform a few inches high, run a brass pipe up from the rear to a series of fittings or bends with a lamp socket and shade... then I have a very nice lighted display for an upright (my future DS50??), a nice general purpose room light and the displayed vacuum is right there ready to go to work!


Post# 284254 , Reply# 5   6/12/2014 at 17:36 (3,598 days old) by kevin (Livonia)        

I think that's a great way to use a cleaner that is defective--particularly in the case of the motor. The real genius, of course, would be to figure out a way to attach the lamp so it could be easily detached and still be used for cleaning if it weren't defective.

A canister could be set on its back end, fitted with a glass that would fit snugly in the hose inlet, and used as a flower vase or a small tv lamp (just saw one in a resale shop) could be fit into the hose inlet. There's all sorts of possibilities!


Post# 284297 , Reply# 6   6/13/2014 at 02:42 (3,598 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)        

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being a collector who repairs, services, and restores machines i collect, there is no such thing as a "bad motor". that being said, the lamp is tasteful (tho the shade should've been from an era appropriate lamp) john long once showed a 1070 convertible lamp with the headlight the was on when the lamp turned on. that would be a winner touch with this machine plus a better lamp shade. i'm all for saving and restoring as many machines as a i can that i like visually, but repurposing them and being appreciated is better than rotting away in the dump or being recycled at a scrapper.

Post# 284386 , Reply# 7   6/13/2014 at 13:53 (3,597 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA)        
Lighted display

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I really like gr8danedad's idea for an elevated platform with a lamp coming up from the back. That way you could display different vacuums

Post# 284433 , Reply# 8   6/13/2014 at 19:33 (3,597 days old) by Gr8DaneDad ()        

I think I'm going to build one now that I've acquired a D50. Maybe even wire in a auto switching relay to power the hood light without powering up the motor... hmmm. I'd love to have that lighted Kirby logo visible when it's on display.

 

Tom


Post# 284505 , Reply# 9   6/14/2014 at 03:10 (3,596 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)        

I also like the lighted platform where you display a favorite machine-that way you can still use it.Or--the conversion to a light would be something you would do to a vacuum that you HATE-"This makes a better LIGHT fixture than a vacuum cleaner!"

Post# 285674 , Reply# 10   6/21/2014 at 13:49 (3,589 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA)        
Another Pinterest Kirby lamp

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This time it's a classic

Post# 285675 , Reply# 11   6/21/2014 at 13:50 (3,589 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA)        
Hoover lamp

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Someone has also made a chandelier from a Hoover part. I'm not sure which model this came from though.

Post# 285676 , Reply# 12   6/21/2014 at 14:00 (3,589 days old) by vintagevaclover (Athens, GA)        
Tradition

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I think this is suppose to art of some sort... Lol

Post# 285686 , Reply# 13   6/21/2014 at 15:22 (3,589 days old) by Gr8DaneDad ()        

if the coat hooks weren't on it, I kinda like the Hoover hanging lamp.... but I'd have to have a part that had no hope of being used in a functioning vacuum again.


Post# 285747 , Reply# 14   6/21/2014 at 23:07 (3,589 days old) by marks_here (_._)        

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If they had the hooks right side up then it would be better..not much...what are the hooks for??? Is it a lamp or coat rack??? And that tradition...is that what happens after a bad acid trip??? I'm sorry but I could do that to a vacuum...if it didn't work, I would just park it like it was & dust it off & just enjoy it like it's supposed to be while trying to find parts to get it running. I know with this post I'll get jumped again for posting my opinion but doesn't bother me

Post# 285752 , Reply# 15   6/22/2014 at 00:22 (3,589 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        
Alright Alex,

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I'll give you a deal and let you have it for, oh, let me see...$1199.95 plus free shipping! Please respond to me thru private massaging, with all your checking account information ready. This insane deal will not last long, so please, please hurry and call now! And if you order in the next five minutes, you will get this yard art absolutely free. All you have to do is pay the shipping and handling charges, and before you know, you will be the talk of the neighborhood! So why wait any longer and order now!

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Post# 285753 , Reply# 16   6/22/2014 at 01:46 (3,589 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        
'respond to me thru private massaging'

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That is a typo, right?tongue-out

 

I could never do THAT to  a Kirby, but you've got to love the people who think to strike-it-rich over blindly gluing a Perculator upon a Kirby!


Post# 285756 , Reply# 17   6/22/2014 at 02:21 (3,589 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)        
Alex,

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What are you telling me, you don't want to buy my Kirby lamp. And could you imagine paying for shipping and handling charges on that giant vacuum cleaner...Wow, what a free gift!


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