Thread Number: 42344
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby Classic III |
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Post# 445643 , Reply# 2   9/5/2021 at 10:44 (934 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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To me, that's the beauty of Kirby's design ethos of evolutionary improvements instead of revolutionary change for change's sake. For better or worse, it also enabled dealers to aesthetically 'update' earlier models to make them look like newer ones. That's probably what happened with yours. Ironically, the non-cosmetic changes between the Classic Omega and its immediate successor, the Classic III, were minimal. The cool thing is you can make it what you want it to be and you don't have to worry about sacrificing its originality so it becomes, to an extent, a blank canvas for your imagination and ingenuity.
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Post# 445661 , Reply# 4   9/5/2021 at 21:44 (934 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 445724 , Reply# 6   9/7/2021 at 13:51 (932 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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The first Heritage 1HD I had a Type 2 disposable bag setup. It had the old style sani-emtor with the same fill tube as the later models but a different head. My plan for it was to replace the the head with a round Type 3, once I ran out of Type 2 bags. Of course, the opposite happened and I lost the vacuum (a story I've related several times before and won't bore you with again) but I still have some Type 2 bags, for which I have no use. My point, though, is the parts are out there to accomplish what you want to accomplish. That said, the Heritage II setup is a whole lot easier to source and I have them on both my Heritage 1HD and my Classic III. The former has the correct orange outer bag and the latter right has a gray Heritage II bag on it with the correct Classic III topper and bag guard band. The smoke colored mini emtor doesn't bother me one bit on either machine. I passed the original orange dump bag from the Heritage on to another member who could use it and the red Classic III dump bag has been retired to my barn for now.
Keep us posted on your progress and the aesthetic decisions you make. Cheers! |