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Thread Number: 32374
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
I bought another Kirby... |
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| Post# 355801 7/10/2016 at 14:20 (2,843 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
 I know, I always said that I'd never buy a Kirby, then I bought the Legend II... And now, I have two!
Today I saw a Heritage on Gumtree and at the price, I couldn't let it go. So, I went on a small road-trip to collect it and here it is, my second Kirby!
I don't know if the serial numbers give anything away with these (year of manufacture etc...), but I've included a picture of the Heritage's just in case. | ||
Post# 355803 , Reply# 1 7/10/2016 at 14:25 (2,843 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Jamie,
Good find! I recently bought that same particular Kirby Heritage, although mine is the limited-edition Heritage 84! Your Heritage was built September 1981, while mine was built April 1984. ~Ben
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| Post# 355804 , Reply# 2 7/10/2016 at 14:27 (2,843 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine) | ||
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| Post# 355810 , Reply# 3 7/10/2016 at 15:40 (2,843 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 355813 , Reply# 4 7/10/2016 at 15:59 (2,843 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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Post# 355814 , Reply# 5 7/10/2016 at 16:10 (2,843 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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| Post# 355862 , Reply# 6 7/11/2016 at 10:47 (2,842 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
Jamie, courtesy of Charlie Lester's lovely site, here are the production dates for Kirbys. The first Kirby sold in the UK was the Classic Omega, so I've only included that model onwards.
Also, the G3 was delayed in the UK and the Legend 2 ran well into 1992. The G3 was only sold for around a year here, making it one of the rarer Kirbys and making the Legend 2 one of the most common. 1973-76 Classic Omega 1CB (Dark brown, dark brown pinstriped bag) 1976-79 Classic III 2CB (Candy-apple red, plaid bag) 1979-81 Tradition (Dark blue; intro of paper bag) 1981-84 Heritage (Gray/orange) 1984-89 Heritage II Legend (Charcoal/gray/red) 1989-90 Legend II (Dark rose-pink) 1990-93 Generation 3 (Alabaster) 1993-96 Generation 4 (Medium gray) 1996-99 Generation 5 (Maroon) 1999-01 Generation 6 (Black/Yellow) 2000 G 2000 (Charcoal Gray/Yellow) 2001 G 2001 (Charcoal Gray/Yellow) 2001-05 Ultimate G 2005-06 Ultimate G Diamond (Light Gray/Yellow) 2007-12 Sentria (Gray/Orange) 2012-13 Sentria II (Light Brown/Turquoise) CLICK HERE TO GO TO Turbo500's LINK | ||
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Post# 355877 , Reply# 7 7/11/2016 at 13:37 (2,842 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 355878 , Reply# 8 7/11/2016 at 13:44 (2,842 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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Thanks Chris! So both my Legend II and Heritage were made in the first year of production - early models. As much as they are a bit too heavy and cumbersome for daily use in my house (or any other average British dwelling), there is no doubt that they perform better than any other cleaner.
Well, almost any other cleaner... | ||
| Post# 355879 , Reply# 9 7/11/2016 at 13:52 (2,842 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK) | ||
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