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Thread Number: 41562
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Has Anyone Ever Seen A Royal Prince M5000 Like This!!?? |
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| Post# 440310 , Reply# 1 3/25/2021 at 17:33 (1,125 days old) by RegularRett69 (San Clemente California, USA) | ||
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Post# 440322 , Reply# 2 3/26/2021 at 00:20 (1,124 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 440334 , Reply# 3 3/26/2021 at 12:33 (1,124 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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| Post# 440363 , Reply# 4 3/27/2021 at 09:07 (1,123 days old) by UberGreenGuru (Chicago, Illinois ) | ||
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KirbyClassicIII, I will keep an eye out for one of those & let you know if I come across one. 👀👍🏻 Lesinutah, that's cool! Royal litterally made a little hand vacuum to match their uprights - I love it! | ||
| Post# 440364 , Reply# 5 3/27/2021 at 09:15 (1,123 days old) by UberGreenGuru (Chicago, Illinois ) | ||
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RegularRett69 - I remember seeing that M5000 w/ the Pro Series bag on it, too! Definitely a weird combination... But I'm assuming it didn't come that way from the factory though. | ||
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Post# 440391 , Reply# 6 3/28/2021 at 07:39 (1,122 days old) by Centralvacs1928 (Chicagoland) |
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Very cool! I have the more common M5000 with the pink/mauve bag and yours looks much nicer. Never knew they made these all the way to '97 either. They are a great little vac, so much more solid and quiet than anything else. | ||
| Post# 440449 , Reply# 8 3/30/2021 at 08:07 (1,120 days old) by UberGreenGuru (Chicago, Illinois ) | ||
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KirbyClassicIII, Please check your E-Mail - I sent you something that *may be of interest*! [Re: Royal M5000 w/o Switch Guard] 😉👍 | ||
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Post# 440450 , Reply# 9 3/30/2021 at 09:25 (1,120 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Post# 440459 , Reply# 10 3/30/2021 at 16:08 (1,120 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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UberGreenGuru
Justin,
Here's the parts list for the Royal 501 that applied to the pre-1988 models without the finger guard by the switch. Most of the parts used on these early M5000s I'm speaking of were the same, except substitute the following color code for any other trim color regarding applicable trim pieces: 8 - Burgundy (cf. 1-501314-800 - handle grip in burgundy) Notable trim parts used exclusively on M5000 series F: 1-060636-100 - cord, gray 2-028731-800 - burgundy handle grip with gray cord ~Ben | ||
| Post# 449397 , Reply# 11 1/20/2022 at 18:33 (824 days old) by themaritimegirl (New Brunswick, Canada) | ||
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I found another... If this is the first Prince of this variety that has been documented here, then I have just found the second. Unfortunately, it's the subject of a destruction video on YouTube. Oddly, while the bag matches, the vacuum itself is a normal blue/grey 501. CLICK HERE TO GO TO themaritimegirl's LINK | ||
| Post# 449398 , Reply# 12 1/20/2022 at 18:43 (824 days old) by themaritimegirl (New Brunswick, Canada) | ||
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Oops I mis-copied the link. Here it is: CLICK HERE TO GO TO themaritimegirl's LINK | ||
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Post# 449401 , Reply# 13 1/20/2022 at 20:07 (823 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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themaritimegirl
Florence,
A very sad ending for this 501, indeed... Another Royal also got mistreated... this model 3-604 Heavy Duty Commercial (you will have to view this directly on YouTube, and to click the "I Understand" button to watch): (oddly, despite what damage they did to this machine, the motor still ran until they merely unplugged the power cord) ~Ben | ||
| Post# 449453 , Reply# 14 1/22/2022 at 14:48 (822 days old) by RegularRett69 (San Clemente California, USA) | ||
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UberGreenGuru
I see you replied saying that you don't think the pro series bag on the royal prince was original, but I think otherwise. I have seen about 4 of these sell on eBay so far, and all of them have a dark blue main housing with the pro series bag. There's no way that 4 of these just happened to have been switched up and sold. Also, the bags in all of them were perfectly fitted to the bag collar. Dirt Devil Pro Series bags weren't sewn in the same way royal prince cloth bags were, and the dirt devil ones had a rubber collar sewn to them.
Best regards, Garrett Thompson | ||
| Post# 449454 , Reply# 15 1/22/2022 at 14:58 (822 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
Out of curiosity | ||
| Post# 449455 , Reply# 16 1/22/2022 at 15:44 (822 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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| Post# 449465 , Reply# 17 1/22/2022 at 18:18 (822 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Yes, Royal was the parent company and "Dirt Devil" was just a brand.
Dirt Devil brand was always about low end and budget vacuums to fill price gaps left by other manufacturers. They typically swung their sword under the $80 price margin. That's why in poorer neighborhoods and communities you will see Dirt Devils by the ton, but in richer areas - even department stores - you might see very little to no Dirt Devil brand appear or be sold. There was a very short lived commercial line for Dirt Devil brand name in the early millennium where they took their metal bodied Royal uprights and sold them under the Dirt Devil brand but they are rare to find. There was never a Dirt Devil metal hand vac. The following photo was from an eBay auction from early 2021 of a 2003 Dirt Devil 089000 that sold for well over $120.
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Post# 449466 , Reply# 18 1/22/2022 at 18:38 (822 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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huskyvacs
Royal initially marketed the Dirt Devil brand in 1984, which at first only consisted of the model 503 hand vacuum, to help the company break through into the mass market channel (Sears, J. C. Penney, Montgomery Ward, Wal-Mart, etc.) since their metal vacuums were only carried through their authorized dealerships (just as Kirby, Rainbow and Filter Queen did, and still does, with selling their machines).
The 501 Prince metal hand vacuum was, however, sold at some mass-market chains like Macy's and (Sportsman's) Emporium, among others. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 449545 , Reply# 19 1/24/2022 at 21:54 (819 days old) by RegularRett69 (San Clemente California, USA) | ||
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Panasonicvac,
Actually, contrasting to what everybody else claims, there WAS a metal Dirt Devil branded royal prince. I assume it was around for only a couple of months and was sold in 1992. I found old newspapers ads for it, but for the life of me haven't been able to find them again. I can't comment much on what they looked like, because the paper wasn't printed all that well to show the vacuums detail, but the fact that it did exist is fascinating. If I find the paper, I'll be sure to send the scans here.
Thanks, Garrett | ||
| Post# 449546 , Reply# 20 1/24/2022 at 22:03 (819 days old) by RegularRett69 (San Clemente California, USA) | ||
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Lucky me! I found it after a quick search! Model 501D, It's called the Deluxe Hand Vac. This paper is actually from December 1993, and shows all hand vacs that were sold at the time.
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Post# 449548 , Reply# 21 1/24/2022 at 23:07 (819 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 449551 , Reply# 22 1/25/2022 at 01:11 (819 days old) by themaritimegirl (New Brunswick, Canada) | ||
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Re: 501D Boy, do I hope a color photo of a 501D surfaces here someday. I bet the Prince looks amazing with a red handle and bag! | ||
| Post# 449553 , Reply# 23 1/25/2022 at 01:32 (819 days old) by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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Thanks Garret, I really appreciate you sharing that on here! This now makes me wonder if there are any other metal Royals that was sold under the Dirt Devil name other than this heavy duty upright.
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| Post# 449558 , Reply# 24 1/25/2022 at 02:58 (819 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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Wow no kidding, that really is. I'll bet you money it's rare because nobody in their right mind would have paid out nearly $90 for a little hand vac like that when all the other models are $40 cheaper. I know if I seen that back in the day I'd be like "what? no way, give me the cheaper one".
Also those notations about the 501D not being available at those locations at the bottom of the ad - makes me wonder if it had an intentionally limited distribution? Like a regional specific market? Kind of like how in the old days vacuum companies would only sell specific brands in their home city and nowhere else. This is very strange indeed. It still amazes me the more new collectors that join this site, how they dig up stuff nobody's ever heard of before. I love it! I love finding and buying vacuums too, that when you get it home to do some research, you can't find anything out about it. Not even an ad or video or anything at all. It really makes you feel like you just saved something special & unique. | ||
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Post# 449612 , Reply# 27 1/26/2022 at 14:56 (818 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640) |
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When my cousins sold their parents' house, they offered | ||
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Post# 449754 , Reply# 28 1/31/2022 at 01:16 (813 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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UberGreenGuru
Justin,
I am not sure, but I think this particular M5000 just might be one of the early builds without the switch guard on the handle! The last picture clearly shows it doesn't, even though the box clearly shows it with the guard. https://www.ebay.com/itm/133934986207... ~Ben | ||
| Post# 449757 , Reply# 29 1/31/2022 at 06:59 (813 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
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