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Thread Number: 37235
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
A good haul this weekend |
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| Post# 397524 8/30/2018 at 00:34 (2,058 days old) by Seijun (Portland, OR) | ||
I went to three estate sales and brought home two vacuums: a stunning Eureka Vanguard, and an equally stunning Kirby Classic. I also received a lovely Eureka Carpet Beautifier in the mail.
The Vanguard was all of $2. I do not know anything about this vacuum, I did not even know they existed. It looks great and works great. I am in love with the cord winder and the power switch on the handle. The bag appears to say "triple filler". The Kirby is in amazing shape and appears to have been used very little. It came with a box of accessories, all of which appear never used. One of them was still tightly wrapped in tissue paper from the factory. I had two classics at one point and sold them both. I did not intend to get another one, but this one looked so beautiful I could not pass it up. The Carpet Beautifier is very neat. I thought from the pictures on ebay that the bottom would be a lightweight plastic, but it is metal. Very heavy, built like a tank. I tested it out on some linoleum and it works perfectly. I am a bit leary about using it on carpet, though. I have some carpet shampoo made by Kirby. The instructions say to shampoo the carpet, let it dry, then vacuum. How is this supposed to work? Won't it just turn the dirt into mud, which will then dry back into the carpet fibers? | ||
| Post# 397525 , Reply# 1 8/30/2018 at 01:15 (2,058 days old) by compactc9guy (Bathurst NB) | ||
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| Post# 397526 , Reply# 2 8/30/2018 at 01:21 (2,058 days old) by Seijun (Portland, OR) | ||
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Post# 397535 , Reply# 3 8/30/2018 at 15:14 (2,057 days old) by electrolux137  (Los Angeles) |
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Post# 397537 , Reply# 5 8/30/2018 at 17:11 (2,057 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Seijun
Pam,
That is cool you found another Kirby Classic 1CR, and this one having its original factory cloth bag! Even the attachments are flawless (I still see the spare belt around the duster brush)! I just got another Kirby myself recently: a 1979 Tradition 3CB! This one has both its original metal fan and shake-out bag! It came from my trade with Jared (huskysteel), for whom I gave the incomplete 1971 Kirby Classic to. ~Ben This post was last edited 08/30/2018 at 17:32 | ||
| Post# 397542 , Reply# 6 8/30/2018 at 18:43 (2,057 days old) by Seijun (Portland, OR) | ||
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| Post# 397544 , Reply# 7 8/30/2018 at 18:50 (2,057 days old) by Seijun (Portland, OR) | ||
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| Post# 397548 , Reply# 9 8/30/2018 at 19:23 (2,057 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington, NC) | ||
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Oh! The pan is designed for the machine to rest in when you have the carpet brushes in, so they don't get crushed. You've got something special there! | ||
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Post# 397549 , Reply# 10 8/30/2018 at 20:07 (2,057 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Seijun | ||
| Post# 397551 , Reply# 11 8/30/2018 at 21:12 (2,057 days old) by Seijun (Portland, OR) | ||
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| Post# 397557 , Reply# 12 8/30/2018 at 23:36 (2,057 days old) by Seijun (Portland, OR) | ||
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The model number on the Vanguard is 2081 B.
Here is a picture of one of the brushes from the Electrolux. Is this the carpet brush?
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| Post# 397563 , Reply# 13 8/31/2018 at 05:14 (2,057 days old) by luxflairguy (Wilmington, NC) | ||
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YES!! The polishing brushes are stiffer and tan in color. | ||
| Post# 397566 , Reply# 15 8/31/2018 at 08:43 (2,057 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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seijun, Good information from luxflairguy.The hard floor parts were often optional.As trends in flooring changed the 3 brush Electrolux went from polisher only in the 50s to mostly shampoo use only by the 80s.The shampoo tank hose should be placed in slot in back of tank when not in use. | ||
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Post# 397568 , Reply# 16 8/31/2018 at 10:35 (2,056 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Seijun | ||
| Post# 397569 , Reply# 17 8/31/2018 at 11:04 (2,056 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX) | ||
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| Post# 397610 , Reply# 18 9/1/2018 at 03:14 (2,056 days old) by Seijun (Portland, OR) | ||
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| Post# 397611 , Reply# 19 9/1/2018 at 03:33 (2,056 days old) by Seijun (Portland, OR) | ||
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Post# 397614 , Reply# 21 9/1/2018 at 09:17 (2,056 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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I have that gold anniversary | ||
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Post# 397630 , Reply# 22 9/1/2018 at 15:52 (2,055 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Seijun | ||
| Post# 397645 , Reply# 23 9/1/2018 at 20:13 (2,055 days old) by Seijun (Portland, OR) | ||
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