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Thread Number: 39314
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
anyone wish they could go back? |
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| Post# 417105 12/10/2019 at 13:26 (1,604 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma) | ||
i know i do. i'd want to relive this event with some of the knowledge i have now. i'd take another dive and know what to keep this time! there were a lot of goodies under there! just wish i had a digital camera back then so i could take more pics
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| Post# 417106 , Reply# 1 12/10/2019 at 13:57 (1,604 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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| Post# 417108 , Reply# 2 12/10/2019 at 16:05 (1,604 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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| Post# 417110 , Reply# 3 12/10/2019 at 17:07 (1,603 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
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| Post# 417111 , Reply# 4 12/10/2019 at 17:24 (1,603 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma) | ||
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i wanna go back
some of that cardboard was covering nicer boxes with stuff in them. some was junk some was goodies. belonged to an old kirby salesman some was tradeins. some was unused stuff. some nice kirby parts were wrapped in newspapers. papers very yellowed and tore if i tried to unwrinkle them. i found a date of 1981. most of the many handi butlers and rug renovators and floor buffers unused belonged to tradition.
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| Post# 417112 , Reply# 5 12/10/2019 at 17:28 (1,603 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma) | ||
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i missed some | ||
| Post# 417113 , Reply# 6 12/10/2019 at 17:32 (1,603 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma) | ||
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some of it
i think this was the 2nd or 3rd haul from the "cardboard" place so i kept some i didnt
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Post# 417115 , Reply# 7 12/10/2019 at 17:48 (1,603 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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jrdavis
Me, too, J. R.!
Here is a picture of me at the C. & E. Kirby Sales Co. of Portland, OR in 1990. ~Ben
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| Post# 417121 , Reply# 9 12/10/2019 at 20:58 (1,603 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma) | ||
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nice
wish I coulda been there. I was 12 then. I think that might have been the year I got my first model 1C and 2C Kirbys for Christmas. They were in horrible shape and they were trade ins at the Kirby Co of Bartlesville- later Sweeper City(I guess the name change because they didn't sell as much Kirbys as they used to) It still puzzles me why so many unused Kirby attachments and repair parts were in that old near delapidated creepy old shack. i still dont think i've dug through all of the stuff i hauled home that day. theres a lot in my attic because i didnt have a shed big enough to hold it all at the time. i'm still finding stuff i didnt know i had the last few trips out to the upgraded larger shed out there and some of the parts i dont even know what they go to!
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| Post# 417123 , Reply# 10 12/10/2019 at 21:04 (1,603 days old) by Caligula (Wallingford, Connecticut) | ||
Not go back to a given time in my life. | ||
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Post# 417126 , Reply# 11 12/10/2019 at 21:43 (1,603 days old) by rodknock95 (Salem, Missouri) |
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Me in 1990, visiting my Dads, Have no idea where the gold heritage came from or where it went
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| Post# 417131 , Reply# 12 12/11/2019 at 01:08 (1,603 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma) | ||
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oh yes | ||
| Post# 417132 , Reply# 13 12/11/2019 at 01:10 (1,603 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma) | ||
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| Post# 417141 , Reply# 15 12/11/2019 at 09:27 (1,603 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
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ive learned from multiple vacuum shop hauls (ive only been collecting since i was 27) that there are a few types of things you get. things you NEED (parts, no such thing as too many parts) machines you want (almost anytime they come from a vac shop or haul theyre gonna be a project reguardless so be prepared for that), machines/parts for other people you know (get people to make lists if you can), and rare parts, machines YOU want.
coming from experience, "i wish i wouldve saved" is in hindsight. ive learned from experience, if its rare make sure its something YOU want, or have someone lined up on the other end to get it/buy it. saving something you dont want just because its rare, means it just sits and takes up space, which is exactly what is was doing where you just got it from! as ive gotten older, ive learned, dont try to save everything, but save whats meaningful to you and friends you know would enjoy a particular machine or part too. | ||
| Post# 417142 , Reply# 16 12/11/2019 at 11:22 (1,603 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma) | ||
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superocd-
yeah my grandmother had a sanitronic. I was told a long time ago that she had bought a classic new but didnt like it so they traded for the sanitronic but still kept the attachments for the classic. I found them under a bed in the guest room. never used gecause they wouldn't fit the sanitronic so I dont know why they kept them(they were the kind of people who wouldn't have used them even if the did fit) so they were given to me but the sanitronic was traded for a g4 by my aunt when they were unable to use it anymore. they had one of those old console tv sets and i thought it was so cool watching the reflection of the headlight when i vacuumed.
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| Post# 417148 , Reply# 17 12/11/2019 at 13:05 (1,603 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
Neat
We had my great grandmother's 514 as our main house vac for a while. Before I got into vacuums my mom gave it to me to play with when I was like 6 outside and garage. I am told it had ALL of the attachments, even the large grey plaid shipping box, but was thrown away when we moved along with our DAM SP:-( I later tried to save it, but the already beaten rubber wheels were ruined by the concrete, the handle was broken (would not catch the spring), cord hook kept coming off, the bag and cord were bojack, and the armature was bad, as it would randomly change speed while on. I still kept the salvageable parts, so it kind of lives on through my 5?? and my 515. It did set off my interest in vacuums though.
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| Post# 417150 , Reply# 18 12/11/2019 at 13:33 (1,603 days old) by DaveVac (Westlake, Ohio) | ||
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yes If I could go back I'd: - buy Microsoft stock when they went public.... - take Home Ec. to meet more girls in school - but a few muscle cars..a 427 Cobra for $ 4,000...now worth millions - oh yeah, get a few vacuums too | ||
| Post# 417156 , Reply# 19 12/11/2019 at 16:47 (1,602 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma) | ||
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Post# 417195 , Reply# 20 12/12/2019 at 21:00 (1,601 days old) by rodknock95 (Salem, Missouri) |
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JR Davis Last time I seen that gold Kirby was in 1997, I don't know what ever happen to it. Knowing my Dad, the belt wore out and it sat until they sold it in a yard sale or just gave it away. | ||
| Post# 417198 , Reply# 21 12/13/2019 at 02:25 (1,601 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma) | ||
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aw man-
1997. thats the year i graduated. also had 2 prom dates that year. one on each arm. and i had an old friend hardware store owner since the 50s had a fancy white horse drawn carriage pick us up and we arrived in style!
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| Post# 417199 , Reply# 22 12/13/2019 at 02:47 (1,601 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma) | ||
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i know its not a vac sorry
but i bought her one for the wedding! i wish i could find the pick of her using it for the first time. this is from the kirby website. i'd like to find the pics of ours but the're packed away somewhere.
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Post# 417200 , Reply# 23 12/13/2019 at 06:06 (1,601 days old) by rodknock95 (Salem, Missouri) |
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Memories Gotta Love reminiscing. And I know I botched the spelling of that so bad!!!! | ||
| Post# 417215 , Reply# 24 12/13/2019 at 14:35 (1,601 days old) by jrdavis (oklahoma) | ||
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good times-
yeah it was fun. don't worry about the botching- i do it all the time.
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