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Thread Number: 10039
A Prince of a Royal Find! |
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| Post# 109177 , Reply# 1 9/24/2010 at 17:01 (4,961 days old) by joe22 () | ||
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great find any chance you could please scan that vacs for the home flyer, i do love royals thanks | ||
| Post# 109195 , Reply# 2 9/24/2010 at 18:09 (4,961 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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"Ask and ye shall receive..." Here's the leaflet that came with the Royal hand-vac. It's pretty small, about 5"x8", so I enlarged it a bit. FRONT: 
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| Post# 109196 , Reply# 3 9/24/2010 at 18:10 (4,961 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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BACK: 
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| Post# 109197 , Reply# 4 9/24/2010 at 18:30 (4,961 days old) by joe22 () | ||
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THANK YOU | ||
Post# 109200 , Reply# 5 9/24/2010 at 18:58 (4,961 days old) by kirbyclassiciii  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Good Work, Charles
Congratulations on finding an old 1978-82 501 with its original box! Could you please give me the serial # that appears on the nameplate applied to the back of your 501 (both this one and your other one that has the Royal decal below the nozzle plate)? Seeing as this boxed one lacks the decal, I could think this is a 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 or 1982 model. The one that has the decal would be a 1983 to 1995 model. Thank you, Ben | ||
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Post# 109223 , Reply# 7 9/25/2010 at 05:53 (4,960 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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History of the Royal Prince
Hi, I believe this is a listing of all the Royal Prince hand vacuums: Model 157 - produced from 1937-circa 1954 Model 501 - produced from circa 1954-circa 1995 MODEL HISTORY OF 501 The early 501s (1954-1960) had the same red and gray color scheme, on its outer bag, as the model 601 upright, as well as the gray trim for the handle grip and nozzle bumper. Sometime after 1960 the bag changed to a dark blue and gray color similar to the model 602 upright, retaining the gray trim for the handle grip and nozzle bumper. This particular motif ran through about 1970. On both bag designs there was a large crown and R-O-Y-A-L lettering (in the non-gray space), all embroidered in red (the crown and lettering were black on the red/gray bag). Then around '70, the bag (and the overall trim) changed to the same shade of blue used on the model 880 deluxe upright, and the nozzle bumper was now red. For 1978 the bag changed to the "Royal Diamonds" pattern that would also be used on the first-run Dirt Devil bags (1984-1994). This motif lasted until the end of Prince production circa 1995. In 1983 or '84, the Royal decal was applied below the nozzle plate, and I believe it was also around this particular time that the motor was enlarged from 1.2 to 1.8 amps. Anybody else who has a good memory of Royals past and present, please correct me as necessary. Thank you, Ben | ||
| Post# 109247 , Reply# 9 9/25/2010 at 11:09 (4,960 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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Post# 109264 , Reply# 10 9/25/2010 at 13:53 (4,960 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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@lux1521 Thank you. Yes, there was the M5000 version of this which I believe was part of the "Preferred" ensemble, along with the M8000, M9000 and M9700 uprights ... but I can't recall the exact canister models. Also, the 501 had also been sold through Hudson (pre-Dayton/Hudson), Montgomery Ward, Hild and Electro-Hygiene. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 110015 , Reply# 11 10/2/2010 at 13:56 (4,953 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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Speaking of the pink MW branded version... ... here it is! CLICK HERE TO GO TO electrolux~137's LINK on eBay | ||
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Post# 110024 , Reply# 12 10/2/2010 at 16:15 (4,953 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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I may need to backtrack and say that the Prince's 601-style bag came after that of the 602-style bag (you know, because of this video - watch the last second or so of it). Does anyone else know how long ago the 501 used the dark blue and gray bag?
The video (not mine, obviously) would date from 1967, 1968 or 1969. His video has his 501 with the red and gray (601) bag on it. ~Ben CLICK HERE TO GO TO KirbyClassicIII's LINK | ||
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Post# 110215 , Reply# 13 10/4/2010 at 14:43 (4,951 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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1982 2-Amp 501 on eBay
In 1982, the 501 was rated 2 amps.
Serial #G82-D-38467 (mfd. July 1982). Vacuum even has the original box. ~Ben CLICK HERE TO GO TO KirbyClassicIII's LINK on eBay | ||
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Post# 110232 , Reply# 15 10/4/2010 at 19:47 (4,951 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 110247 , Reply# 16 10/4/2010 at 21:49 (4,951 days old) by sukething () | ||
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Well thanks Ben for showing my video... Here is a pic of the twins. One was the one I got in the movie and the other was the grandparents. As you can see I only have the one box left. 
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| Post# 110248 , Reply# 17 10/4/2010 at 21:51 (4,951 days old) by sukething () | ||
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The box.. It says model 150 but the box is probably wrong. Yes under the machines it says Model 501 
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| Post# 110249 , Reply# 18 10/4/2010 at 21:53 (4,951 days old) by sukething () | ||
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Charles... What a great find my friend with all the book work, thats amazing. There is one like this at one of local shops I may get the next time I go back. All it has is just the machine. | ||
| Post# 110259 , Reply# 19 10/4/2010 at 22:58 (4,951 days old) by electrolux~137 () | ||
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David, it's so cool and amazing that you still have the Royal hand vac you got as a child. And I ==love== your YouTube video of you using the D80!! | ||
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