Thread Number: 40246
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
The Kirby Classic III |
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Post# 427300   6/19/2020 at 13:36 (1,378 days old) by Keither (California )   |   | |
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My very first Kirby Classic III 😊 Its taking some getting used to but ya know..I’m adapting to both the style and unique color of this vintage power house of an upright! ( No thread hijackings please ) thx
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Post# 427307 , Reply# 1   6/19/2020 at 14:09 (1,378 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 427311 , Reply# 2   6/19/2020 at 14:25 (1,378 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 427316 , Reply# 3   6/19/2020 at 14:39 (1,378 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 427317 , Reply# 4   6/19/2020 at 14:41 (1,378 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 427325 , Reply# 5   6/19/2020 at 16:14 (1,378 days old) by keither (California )   |   | |
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L o L ....Les has officially blessed and granted the name of my future
endeavor! John : Your too much but please feel free to misbehave as much as you want :-D Guys I bought this machine from a collector in Texas who was liquidating his Kirby vac inventory. He posted and an add here on V-Land a few weeks ago. The machine was rebuilt in 2012 and the attachment set is NOS. It works really well :-) |
Post# 427337 , Reply# 6   6/19/2020 at 18:16 (1,378 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Your a good photographer.
You don't have to have a degree to run a museum. I been on tours where they don't talk and don't know anything. You are good at photography then keither. His photos weren't nearly as colorful. With this social distancing the tours would be virtual tours. John would be east coast keither west coast and tom middle America. I'll stop with the museum stuff. Just nice to see awesome vacuums every week or two. Les |
Post# 427351 , Reply# 7   6/19/2020 at 21:44 (1,377 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 427352 , Reply# 8   6/19/2020 at 21:47 (1,377 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 427368 , Reply# 9   6/20/2020 at 00:41 (1,377 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 427543 , Reply# 10   6/22/2020 at 21:18 (1,374 days old) by keither (California )   |   | |
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Post# 427544 , Reply# 11   6/22/2020 at 21:44 (1,374 days old) by kirbyklekter (Concord,Ca.)   |   | |
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what my ClassicIII looked like when new. Better than imagined.I'll bet this model got a lot of oooh's and ahhh's when the salesman brought it in to demo at prospective buyers homes.They're so showy. Great addition Keither! |
Post# 427552 , Reply# 12   6/22/2020 at 23:18 (1,374 days old) by keither (California )   |   | |
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Post# 427554 , Reply# 13   6/22/2020 at 23:46 (1,374 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 427574 , Reply# 14   6/23/2020 at 14:40 (1,374 days old) by Compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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That is one of my favorite machines of all time! Bought mine brand new from a Kirby distributor back in Chicago back in the late seventies. I would never subject myself to a Kirby salesman home demonstration. Before to admitting I was a collector I used to get machines and then either sell them or give them away before I got my next machine. I could never give this one up and it traveled with me from Chicago to LA back to Chicago and now to Palm Springs. Went back to Cleveland for a rebuild in the late 90s. I had them put a Legend II paper bag assembly on when they rebuilt it so it is now a HEPA machine.
I adapted some things since I really do use this as a daily driver. Not much carpeting here but love the attachments for hard floor and above the floor cleaning. Doubled the hose length and use a Heritage tool caddy (best of everything). I have all the original attachments (rug renovator, floor polisher and Handy Butler) with boxes.
I must say, if I had to pick one machine, this would be it. Use it all the time. If I could pick two, it would be this one and a Lux.
As usual, I am amazed at your ability to scrounge up the most amazing and beautiful machines. Congratulations!
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Post# 427576 , Reply# 15   6/23/2020 at 14:52 (1,374 days old) by Compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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Post# 427583 , Reply# 16   6/23/2020 at 16:10 (1,374 days old) by keither (California )   |   | |
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Hi Fred...thanks again for your kind feedback...you know this is my very first Kirby Classic III and its taking some getting used to and Im liking it! I would almost consider making this machine a daily driver as well! I never cared for Kirby much when I started collecting but after using one for the first time over 10 years ago, I got a little bit of K-fever. Its a great machine. Powerful and convenient. The crap they sell nowadays is too painful to even look at. Thanks again and I hope your doing well.
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Post# 427595 , Reply# 17   6/23/2020 at 20:38 (1,373 days old) by Compactelectra (Palm Springs)   |   | |
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I got hooked on Kirbys early on. When I was in Junior High my friends mother had a red Kirby 561 (or thereabouts). She let me use it with the attachments. Like the one Tania is using here which I still have. Then the Kirby man came and gave a demonstration to my folks. Still wonder if it was Mrs. Moorhead who gave Kirby their name. Still surprised my folks let him in for a demonstration. In any event my folks definitely had sales resistance and that was that. My next encounter was in college with a brand new Classic. I’ve been hooked ever since. I do have a Sentria but must admit that the soft spot for me are the pre-Generation machines.
My college roommate knew I had a soft spot for Kirbys and once said “Let’s put the helicopter attachment on the Kirby and fly into Chicago and go to the bars”. Ah the good old days.
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