Thread Number: 8073
Thrift Store Find: My Second Kirby |
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Post# 89820   1/23/2010 at 19:55 (5,178 days old) by kirbytradition7 (Denver (Aurora), CO, USA)   |   | |
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My Kirby Tradition (which I got 2 weeks ago from VacStars off eBay) now has a sister! I was browsing through a Salvation Army store on El Camino Real just south of San Francisco and near the airport. Lo and behold, there sat a well-used Kirby Classic III amongst the vacuums. It had lost its shine long ago and was quite dusty. It still had its red plaid bag. I was not sure if the handle grip was original or not, because it was shaped a bit differently from my Tradition handle grip. I decided to give it a test. I plugged it into an outlet and turned it on, and it ran. At first, since the nozzle was still up off the floor, it spat out some old dirt. Then I adjusted the nozzle down to the carpet, and it cleaned up the mess I had just made. I got it for just $20 (it was a 50% sale today on everything). I got it home and cleaned it out (it was full of old dirt); I emptied out the Sani-Emptor and removed some string wound around the brushroll, more string wound around the motor shaft, and lots of dust on the outside and inside. I even took my Oreck handheld vacuum and cleaned out the Sani-Emptor and the bag! What a steal! |
Post# 89821 , Reply# 1   1/23/2010 at 19:58 (5,178 days old) by gsohoover (Reidsville, NC)   |   | |
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Wow what a great find. |
Post# 89824 , Reply# 2   1/23/2010 at 20:06 (5,178 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 89848 , Reply# 4   1/23/2010 at 22:01 (5,178 days old) by kirbytradition7 (Denver (Aurora), CO, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 89969 , Reply# 5   1/24/2010 at 23:59 (5,177 days old) by kirbytradition7 (Denver (Aurora), CO, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 90067 , Reply# 6   1/26/2010 at 10:41 (5,175 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 90136 , Reply# 7   1/26/2010 at 20:15 (5,175 days old) by kirbytradition7 (Denver (Aurora), CO, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 90151 , Reply# 8   1/26/2010 at 22:20 (5,175 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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