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Thread Number: 13124
First Kirby in my collection |
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| Post# 139783 , Reply# 2 6/15/2011 at 11:19 (4,963 days old) by LongLiveKirbys (Minneapolis) | ||
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the bag on yours is the type of bag either kirby or a kirby dealer would put on a redone machine such as yours | ||
| Post# 139786 , Reply# 3 6/15/2011 at 11:55 (4,963 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England) | ||
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I always thought Trevors version of the Kirby Omega bag was the 2nd version of the bag as the 1st version was "pin striped" and kirby had problems with it.So they moved on to the 2nd version. Then the 3rd version was just a plain material version... I've got a new in box omega with the 1st version of the bag and a Omega with the 2nd version. I don't feel the need to get the 3rd version of the bag lol. James:o) | ||
| Post# 139846 , Reply# 5 6/15/2011 at 19:52 (4,963 days old) by vac_whisperer () | ||
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PS: The Classic Omega was made from '73-'76 I believe. VW | ||
| Post# 139851 , Reply# 7 6/15/2011 at 20:33 (4,963 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
@ vac_whisperer "Kirbys will almost sneak up on you." yes they do. i now have 3 in my collection and am on the hunt for an omega myself. i also have about 25 that will be refurbed for sale too. that sneak up was dumb luck and will most likely NEVER find that many kirby's at once again in my lifetime; especially all vintage cleaners.
you have no idea how thrilled i was when the newest model kirby we found from the hunt at the warehouse sale was a heritage. the oldest i have dates from 1949 from that haul. | ||
| Post# 140002 , Reply# 9 6/16/2011 at 22:44 (4,962 days old) by vac_whisperer () | ||
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That bag doesnt look original. The original would have a patch that says "Kirby Classic O (O for omega symbol) on it. VW | ||
| Post# 140014 , Reply# 10 6/16/2011 at 23:44 (4,962 days old) by Briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
I have and will always love the Kirby Classic Omega. The dark "Rosewood" brown, the large Rug Nozzle,,the sound of the motor and fan. AAhhhh, nothing else like it. Even a Classic 1CR, the model right before the Omega, just isnt the same, altho it holds a special place in my heart too.
I know ive prob said this before, but we had a neighbor in 1975 that bought a brand new Omega i was SOOOO jelous of. I was a kid then, and vacuum crazy, so of course id try and just get a glimps of it whenever i could. (All we had was a lousy dust pumping Hoover Connie,,and a DAM that was nothing but trouble,,,oh how i wished and dreamed that WE,,or at least I had a Kirby Classic Omega!) Luckily our neighbors were a little dense, and would take the Omega out to their driveway to vacuum the car out with. The minute i would hear that unmistakable Kirby motor "Roar",,id go rushing out to get a glimpse. One sunny summer day they brought out the new Omega, and left the rug nozzle and attachment box in the middle of the driveway while they had the hose on the motor to clean out the car. The sun hitting that brand new mirror like finish on that rug nozzle was blinding!I remember thinking how COOL that was,,that you could take off the WHOLE front of the Kirby. Our dumb old DAM sure didnt do THAT! The Omega really was/is a stunning looking machine when brand new or newly rebuilt and polished. The most Classic Kirby of them all. (imho) | ||
| Post# 140159 , Reply# 12 6/18/2011 at 20:35 (4,960 days old) by Briankirbyclass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
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| Post# 141623 , Reply# 18 6/30/2011 at 23:34 (4,948 days old) by kirbydude () | ||
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bag color i just donated a kirby classic omega 1-cb it had a solid gold bag with a zipper. is this original to this model? | ||
| Post# 141625 , Reply# 19 7/1/2011 at 00:01 (4,948 days old) by henry200 (Saint Paul MN) | ||
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Yes, the bag was a gold color, with a leather-like name badge on the front. | ||
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