Thread Number: 30084
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby bags over the years |
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Post# 334318 , Reply# 1   9/20/2015 at 00:42 (3,112 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 334321 , Reply# 3   9/20/2015 at 01:51 (3,112 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 334330 , Reply# 5   9/20/2015 at 09:30 (3,112 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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Steve,(Kirby519) Hope you are well.
As far as I'm aware non of the Dual Sanitronic 80s came with a open bag when new from the factory. I have a feeling I saw the bag you refer too. But that would of not come on the machine originally.
I don't know if you've seen my website yet. But I have pictures of my Kirbys/pre Kirbys that you can look at and scroll through. There are still several things I need to alter/add/change but it will give you some food for thought. I still need to add my Vacuette model B and Avalir...when I get chance for one thing. If you click on each of the pictures it will give you info on each one.
http://www.mrvacuumcleaner.co.uk
James |
Post# 334337 , Reply# 6   9/20/2015 at 11:39 (3,112 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin)   |   | |
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Correct An open top bag was not standard for that model. Until a few days ago I didn't even know that Kirby offered one for that model. Until I saw it on Ebay. |
Post# 334347 , Reply# 8   9/20/2015 at 15:57 (3,112 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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Steve, Thanks for the complement on my Kirbys. All my pre Classic models are from the USA. Although I do have a second 230 volt 508.
Kirby arrived in the UK around 1973, The farther of my friend who is himself a semi retired Kirby distributor was one of the first Kirby distributors in the UK. They use to go to companies selling Kirbys. Nick would tell me about how they would approach coach companies for example and go straight in to a demo with the Kirby set up as a portable and pull dirt from the seats. Towards the late 70s they moved in to more of the domestic in home demo's
Kirby was expanding and one of the reasons they came to the UK and South Africa first was because we spoke english.
James |