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Thread Number: 30057
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Royal 790 |
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| Post# 333972 9/15/2015 at 07:34 (3,145 days old) by toastermike (Milwaukie Oregon) | ||
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Post# 333983 , Reply# 1 9/15/2015 at 10:05 (3,145 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Post# 334284 , Reply# 3 9/19/2015 at 16:37 (3,141 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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kirby519
Steve,
Here is a picture of one from a model 990. ~Ben
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Post# 334293 , Reply# 5 9/19/2015 at 18:34 (3,140 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 334303 , Reply# 6 9/19/2015 at 19:27 (3,140 days old) by suckolux (Yuba City, CA) | ||
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| Post# 334307 , Reply# 7 9/19/2015 at 19:49 (3,140 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin) | ||
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@ Ben Damn that machine is as old as I am especially if it is 1966. I like the longevity of well made equipment. One reason I like my Kirby. I have one that is a 516. still working and performs as well as it did new. Also have a 517 and 519. | ||
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Post# 334309 , Reply# 8 9/19/2015 at 20:04 (3,140 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Steve,
Yes, although until 1971 it was rated 350 watts. Royal upgraded the motor size on these cleaners every so often. From 1971-75 cleaners like these were rated 400 watts, then in mid-1975 it was rated 3 amps for all models. Starting in late 1980, their deluxe machines were rated 4.5 amps (followed by the commercial machines in mid-1981), then they were rated 5.4 amps from late 1985 until mid-1987 when Royal overhauled its household line of cleaners which had new amperage ratings of 6 (and, starting in 1990, 7). Second, a Royal shake-out bag would have an exposed black bag top on it. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 334311 , Reply# 9 9/19/2015 at 21:01 (3,140 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin) | ||
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I know the commercial models have an exposed bag clamp. Do you know if the one pictured is a disposable set up. | ||
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Post# 334312 , Reply# 10 9/19/2015 at 21:59 (3,140 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Post# 336264 , Reply# 11 10/26/2015 at 21:10 (3,103 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 336383 , Reply# 12 10/28/2015 at 03:23 (3,102 days old) by BrianKirbyClass (Eudora Kansas) | ||
Ben, do you know this "Mike" person that lives in the same town as you? Or IS this Mike you also? If yes, you do realize you are answering questions that you asked yourself?
Or if not, have you met this Mike person? You must be thrilled another collector lives in your same town? Kinda confused, Just wondering. | ||
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Post# 336386 , Reply# 13 10/28/2015 at 04:18 (3,102 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 336394 , Reply# 14 10/28/2015 at 08:31 (3,102 days old) by toastermike (Milwaukie Oregon) | ||
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I'm real!
Yes, I am a real person who like many of us appreciates Ben's wealth of information and willingness to share it with us. BTW thanks for the new info on the Royal 790 Ben. My email name toastermike is from a nickname given to me years ago when I began collecting and restoring vintage toasters, before I began collecting vacuum cleaners.
Mike | ||
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Post# 336404 , Reply# 15 10/28/2015 at 13:09 (3,102 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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