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Kirby Cleaning Supplies Through the Years
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Post# 257280   11/22/2013 at 13:09 (3,778 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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Does anyone remember the first year Kirby offered its "Instant Suds" and "KGF-40 Concentrate"? They both appear to have first been sold with the 562, because the related Sanitronic VII also makes mention of these two products, but the 561 manual does not.

Here is a partial list of cleaning supplies:
Instant Suds (562 to present, reformulated with "Kirby Guard" after 1981)
KGF-40 Concentrate (562 to Classic 1CR)
Creme Wax (Classic Omega 1CB)
Odorific (Classic Omega 1CB to present)
Scuttle (Classic Omega 1CB to present, reformulated with "Kirby Guard" after 1981)
Carpet Fresh (Tradition 3CB to present, reformulated with "Kirby Guard" after 1981)

~Ben


Post# 257292 , Reply# 1   11/22/2013 at 14:04 (3,778 days old) by ncovert (Grove City, PA)        

Ben, the Kirby carpet deodorizer was called the "Home Freshener."

 

The Instant Suds date back to the advent of the Suds-O-Gun, but were not called Instant Suds until 1962.


Post# 257308 , Reply# 2   11/22/2013 at 16:37 (3,778 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        
Question,

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Was it the 562 Sanitronic, Sanietronic VII, or DS50 that came first with the new Rug-Renovator?

And what was the purpose of "KGF-40 Concentrate"?


Post# 257322 , Reply# 3   11/22/2013 at 17:45 (3,778 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        

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Alex,

The D50 was the first Kirby to feature the "Rug Renovator."

The KGF-40 concentrate was intended to fight airborne bacteria (the kind that makes us sick) on any surface wherever the germs may settle. You set up the Kirby for spray gun operation, putting three capfuls of the solution into the jar filled 3/4 full of warm water. It can also be used to deodorize the filter bag.

~Ben


Post# 257329 , Reply# 4   11/22/2013 at 20:47 (3,778 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center)        
Oh,

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Seems interesting. Wonder why it was discontinued? Probably when Lysol came around... It no longer seem ethical to drag out a Kirby...



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