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Thread Number: 19766
Found a Rare Air-Way Hand Vacuum |
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| Post# 220524 , Reply# 1 2/23/2013 at 19:51 (4,078 days old) by KC_Kirby (Kansas City, MO) | ||
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Here's a closeup of the bag. It reads "Air-Way '33'." 
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| Post# 220537 , Reply# 2 2/23/2013 at 21:45 (4,078 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York) | ||
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Hi Chad It had to be made by royal | ||
| Post# 220591 , Reply# 3 2/24/2013 at 07:41 (4,078 days old) by kirbyfan99 () | ||
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Congrats on your rare find Chad. It looks very similar to a royal 501. Kirbyvacuum, I'm pretty sure that it wasn't made by royal, but I can see why you think so. Jack kirbyfan99 | ||
| Post# 220599 , Reply# 4 2/24/2013 at 08:32 (4,078 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
Score! Nice Air-Way accessory, Chad. Of course it was made by Royal to Air-Way's specification and probably a premium bonus for 88 buyers, or there'd be a lot more of them around to find. Air-Way would have exposed itself to major patent lawsuits if it has copied Royal's handheld, never mind the absurd infrastructure costs to duplicate the Royal molds and parts. Royal cranked out its handheld by the hundreds of thousands for decades with minor cosmetic changes.
Dave | ||
| Post# 220601 , Reply# 5 2/24/2013 at 08:51 (4,078 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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What most people DONT know... By the time the 88 AirWay came out in 58, AirWay had quit building their machines themselves, Eureka built them to their specs, The 77 was the last model built in Toledo with their own motor , they used a Lamb motor after 1958. | ||
Post# 220712 , Reply# 6 2/25/2013 at 07:54 (4,077 days old) by dial-a-nap  (Omaha - the home of the TV Dinner) |
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"33" | ||
| Post# 220720 , Reply# 7 2/25/2013 at 09:40 (4,076 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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AirWay Great AW find and helps confirm that the one I found without bag is AW.Does yours have label on vac?Is one of many Royal private labels.Another hard to find is a Brunswick for pool tables.AW also used a private label Silver King for comm wet pick up and had a plain tank at one time. | ||
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