Thread Number: 8271
Dirt Devil. Rare or just useless |
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Post# 92013   2/21/2010 at 13:38 (5,148 days old) by szymonrules (Philadelphia, PA )   |   | |
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Post# 92036 , Reply# 2   2/21/2010 at 21:14 (5,148 days old) by szymonrules (Philadelphia, PA )   |   | |
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Post# 92037 , Reply# 3   2/21/2010 at 21:17 (5,148 days old) by szymonrules (Philadelphia, PA )   |   | |
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Post# 92047 , Reply# 4   2/21/2010 at 22:41 (5,148 days old) by joe22 ()   |   | |
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you can still get parts on the dirt devil site, no pic though. if you dont have one id get it. older ones have been trashed long ago. got to love the red plastic dirt devils. CLICK HERE TO GO TO joe22's LINK |
Post# 92073 , Reply# 5   2/22/2010 at 15:10 (5,147 days old) by szymonrules (Philadelphia, PA )   |   | |
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Post# 92254 , Reply# 6   2/25/2010 at 09:33 (5,144 days old) by szymonrules (Philadelphia, PA )   |   | |
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Post# 437441 , Reply# 7   1/17/2021 at 18:29 (1,165 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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The reason you cannot find this model is because for whatever reason its model number was not published or known, or collectors just call it based on what it says on the vacuum. It was just known as the "Upright", "Plus", or the "Classic". Why they did that, I don't know.
It came out during the summer of 1994 and sold at a MSRP of $89.99. You can see it on the following ad here: www.newspapers.com/newspa... The Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada · Page 174, Sunday, August 28, 1994 They came with both soft bags and hard covered bags with headlight or no headlight. As far as rarity is concerned, it depends on how often you go out looking for vacuums, and where you look for them at, as well as where you live. I can say that after collecting for 4 years, I have never seen one IRL. |
Post# 437446 , Reply# 8   1/17/2021 at 20:01 (1,165 days old) by RegularRett69 (San Clemente California, USA)   |   | |
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Those styles are all different from my information. The soft bag with no headlight was the Lite, or earlier 5200 series. The soft bag with a headlight was the 6200 series. The hard bag with headlight used the later model number system, which has the prefix 086 generally (but technically still a 6200 series because it had the '6' after the 08 in the first 3 numbers of the model number). I don't get any info when I search 085300. But I do know that the 085 is the mid range prefix for dirt devil uprights. This would mean that possibly the model this thread refers to would be a 5200 series? Because 085, the '5' after 08 is the later model number style of 5200 series. The 300 could be a certain color variant, or could feature the addition of an attachment set or better motor. It's complicated at first but I've been analysing this type of thing in Dirt Devil for a while. I'll make a thread showing what I've found. If this conclusion with the 5200 series is right, then yes, they're at a medium level of rarity. I have an early 5200.
Best regards, Garrett |
Post# 437455 , Reply# 9   1/17/2021 at 22:47 (1,165 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Yes, am sure. Check the OCR on the newspapers.com post. CTRL+F for "085300".
" Floor care savings Royal Dirt Devil for quick pick-ups or complete clean-ups Royal Dirt Devil upright vac. Dual edge cleaning. 5200. Reg. 69.99 7-amp. Lightweight with 25' cord. 085300. Reg. 89.99, Sale 79.99" Do a google search for the following phrase: "dirt devil" "085300" newspapers.com Copy all of that and you will get results. December 2, 1994 The Galveston Daily News from Galveston, Texas · Page 28 " The Dirt Devil Lite Plus, model No. 085300. This lightweight vacuum has an onboard hose, a full set of attachments, a 25-foot power cord and a one-year warranty. The vacuum is reduced from .$150 to $79.95. " www.newspapers.com/newspa... |