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Thread Number: 40038
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
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| Post# 424977 5/6/2020 at 18:33 (1,441 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Post# 424981 , Reply# 1 5/6/2020 at 19:09 (1,440 days old) by KirbyCollector  (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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| Post# 424982 , Reply# 2 5/6/2020 at 19:13 (1,440 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Salt | ||
| Post# 424984 , Reply# 3 5/6/2020 at 19:49 (1,440 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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| Post# 424986 , Reply# 4 5/6/2020 at 19:59 (1,440 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
If that's the machine I'm thinking of, it was one he rescued last year from the Plano service center. I talked to him about buying it but decided not to, having just acquired two other Kirbys and a Sanitaire. It was likely a trade-in they refurbished to resell, using whatever parts they had on hand to help minimize their cost on it, not that there's anything wrong with that. They were using genuine Kirby parts, after all. Anyway, I'm glad it's got a good home. Enjoy!
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Post# 424989 , Reply# 5 5/6/2020 at 20:22 (1,440 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 425005 , Reply# 7 5/6/2020 at 22:38 (1,440 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Ben
The tradition I have has a date code April 1982. The metal fan is the original fan on my machine. Out of the 5 traditions I have and had 1 had a metal fan.
My American Lincoln is later. 84 model with lexan fan(now amodel). And tradition 1982 April had a metal fan. Here's my theory two Kirby manufacring plants. I'm guessing his was made in Texas and the one vacuum owner lived in Galveston Texas. My theory Cleveland sold slot more Kirby's. They sold out of metal fans faster. The Andrews, Texas sold through there's until they were gone. If you have OEM fans they would have to eat the metal fans and more money would be needed for lexan. Location, production, inventory caused this. Les | ||
| Post# 425006 , Reply# 8 5/6/2020 at 22:43 (1,440 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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2 manuals | ||
| Post# 425011 , Reply# 9 5/6/2020 at 23:15 (1,440 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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| Post# 425064 , Reply# 11 5/7/2020 at 22:17 (1,439 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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There is no approximate dates. Mine was April 1982.
I'm suggesting the date Ben is giving is what Kirby would be the approximate date. I'm theorizing the Texas plant has no approximate date. His is Feb 1982 mine is April 1982 and it's the only one of 5 traditions with a metal fan. If I were to guess May-August 1982 were last kirbys produced in Texas with metal fans. That's my theory from my vacuum, oldskools vacuum and bens Kirby timeline. Les | ||
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Post# 425068 , Reply# 12 5/7/2020 at 22:50 (1,439 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 425071 , Reply# 13 5/7/2020 at 23:06 (1,439 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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| Post# 425073 , Reply# 14 5/7/2020 at 23:19 (1,439 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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