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Thread Number: 36809
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby additions to new collector |
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Post# 393794 6/24/2018 at 19:28 (2,122 days old) by Rivstg1  (colorado springs) |
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I found a great Classic III with all the attachments ( except handy-butler), I love having matching red attachments including even the Shag rug comb! I did a thorough cleaning which it needed terribly ( that shake out bag was filthy. My plan is to convert it to a heritage II mini emptor and bag so I can use Hepa filters, but for now since it’s not my main vacuum, I’ll use it as is.
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| Post# 393805 , Reply# 2 6/24/2018 at 21:42 (2,122 days old) by Rowdy141 (United Kingdom) | ||
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| Post# 393810 , Reply# 3 6/24/2018 at 21:49 (2,122 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma) | ||
wow
was my fave model as a kid. my favorite color was red and young as I was I didnt know the models I just knew by colors. I even thought they were still new models I didn't know...mom and dad had an Omega when I was growing up I called it "Big Brown Kirby" the Classic III was"Big Red Kirby" I always wanted a "Big Red Kirby" in 1985 I wrote a letter to Santa Clause with a big purple crayon asking for a brand new Big Red Kirby.
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| Post# 393820 , Reply# 4 6/25/2018 at 00:07 (2,121 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Iremember seeing A few of these new, they were the best looking Kirby I thought! | ||
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Post# 393850 , Reply# 5 6/25/2018 at 14:25 (2,121 days old) by rivstg1 (colorado springs) |
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| Post# 393866 , Reply# 6 6/25/2018 at 18:30 (2,121 days old) by Rowdy141 (United Kingdom) | ||
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You modify the Em-tor, or change it for a later Heritage-style Em-tor, which takes a Fill-Tube.
Install a Fill-tube. Fit a new-style Bag-connector at the top of the fill-tube. One which accommodates later Hepa bags. The whole tube/paper (hepa) bag assembly fits inside the original shakeout cloth bag. It's the outgoing air from the paper bag that's now hepa filtered. | ||
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Post# 398923 , Reply# 8 9/29/2018 at 02:43 (2,025 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Rowdy141
Alan,
I know the Classic III, along with its predecessor the Classic Omega, never had decent sales on your side of the Atlantic because of the fact they had shake out bags. The export 240-volt editions you have also differ from our 120-volt models by having their field windings set for just one speed (which is the high speed - that which is normally associated with when we use the machine with the hose - made from the red and white wires). ~Ben | ||
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