Thread Number: 35914
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
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Post# 385229 , Reply# 1   2/2/2018 at 09:01 (2,246 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 385428 , Reply# 2   2/4/2018 at 21:55 (2,244 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 385448 , Reply# 4   2/4/2018 at 23:16 (2,244 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 385457 , Reply# 5   2/5/2018 at 03:55 (2,243 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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I'm sure that it likely came with a Kirby they bought or sold and assumed it was for the Kirby. I got an Electrolux G from a Goodwill on eBay that came with Rainbow and Eureka tools last year. I didn't know they weren't Electrolux tools until I googled "r logo vacuum attachment" and seen the Rainbow logo matched the logo on the tool.
I just bought a Hoover Powerdrive from Goodwill that came with 3 dusting brushes, only one was the original to the machine, the other was from a Dirt Devil and a Kenmore. |
Post# 394496 , Reply# 6   7/7/2018 at 23:11 (2,091 days old) by rivstg1 (colorado springs)   |   | |
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I tried to be a help to a seller on ebay today after reading this older thread.....he had 3 auctions for 'vintage kirby' stuff...none were actually Kirby, he seemed appreciative too, he got lots of parts in a box, like someone here suggested, and assumed it was all Kirby. I just told him I wanted to protect him from having returns and given bad ratings for misinformation, and , not to mislead potential customers. looks like it worked!
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Post# 394500 , Reply# 7   7/8/2018 at 07:16 (2,090 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA)   |   | |
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Good on ya!
I don't know if you've ever had the opposite experience, but just know that it can happen. I used to be big into collecting kerosene lanterns. If you look at auction listings for them, it's staggering how many people describe them as railroad lanterns. If you do even the slightest amount of research, you pretty quickly learn what different lanterns were primarily used for. I once contacted someone who had a road warning lantern described as a railroad lantern. I very politely filled them in on what it actually was; figuring that it could be an honest mistake on their part. I was told, in no uncertain terms, to mind my own business. They'd call it whatever they wanted. Obviously, they knew it wasn't railroad related, but they were looking to get more money for it from a buyer who didn't know the difference. Sad. Barry |