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Thread Number: 42915
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby Classic III 2-CB (thrift store find) |
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| Post# 449345 1/19/2022 at 02:55 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
Oh, no. Not again. That's right - Lady is back at it again with the white Vans. And by white Vans, I mean another vacuum find.
Dateline: 11 January 2022. 3:30 PM. I was feeling depressed because my housemate's car broke down, and I ordered a part and tried to fix it, but it was too cold to undo the bolts, so I was pretty bummed. My 20-year-old heap was the only working car we had(!). I also get bummed when I need to drive it in the winter because of the road salt. That, and it's an import, so I feel like I have a sort of duty of care for it, much like I do with these vacuums. So, I decided to give myself a little retail therapy at St Vincent De Paul's. Here's a photo of the vacuum selection they had. It's important to state that I also got the Shop-Vac, but it's too cold to do an outdoor photo session, and my housemate won't let it indoors until it gets washed out. I also went back for the Dirt Devil Broom Vac the following day - more on that in about a week.
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| Post# 449346 , Reply# 1 1/19/2022 at 02:56 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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My precious! They sold the loose box of accessories with the Classic, but they sold the closed box separately. Remember this. It will be important later. It was $84.35 for the Classic, the Shop-Vac and the extra accessories. I don't have any pictures of the receipt because I'm a dum-dum that didn't pocket it when I left. It still might be in the parking lot. Who knows?
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| Post# 449347 , Reply# 2 1/19/2022 at 02:57 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Something for the elevator fans. I believe this is a Schindler model. You can see the box of accessories in the shopping cart. Note: Festival Foods is a statewide grocery store chain.
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| Post# 449348 , Reply# 3 1/19/2022 at 02:58 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Here's the Classic III safe at home. Eighties couch. Eighties chair. Eighties rug. Eighties Nintendo. Eighties videocassettes. Seventies vacuum! I'm living more of a vintage life than I give myself credit.
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| Post# 449349 , Reply# 4 1/19/2022 at 02:59 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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View of the left side of the 2-CB. Kirby was keeping that art deco styling well into the '70s, it seems!
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| Post# 449350 , Reply# 5 1/19/2022 at 03:00 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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View of the rear of the 2-CB. It's tartan! TARTAN!
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| Post# 449351 , Reply# 6 1/19/2022 at 03:00 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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View of the right side of the 2-CB.
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| Post# 449352 , Reply# 7 1/19/2022 at 03:01 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Serial number. A418009. 1976.
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| Post# 449353 , Reply# 8 1/19/2022 at 03:02 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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The underbelly of the beast. "Quality - Reliability - Performance." I would argue that not even Kirby themselves can claim that anymore. Does anyone have a working Avalair? We shall fight to the death!
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| Post# 449354 , Reply# 9 1/19/2022 at 03:03 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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The lean. I might have knocked over a few things posing it.
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| Post# 449355 , Reply# 10 1/19/2022 at 03:03 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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View of the headlight assembly. "Open if suction is too high." Yeah, let's make a vacuum that could rip the varnish off of the floor! I love it!
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| Post# 449356 , Reply# 11 1/19/2022 at 03:04 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Headlight works! I don't know what Kirby makes their headlights out of, but I need a set for my truck.
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| Post# 449357 , Reply# 12 1/19/2022 at 03:04 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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View of the tag. As usual, it's a bit expensive for a thrift shop but cheaper than eBay.
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| Post# 449358 , Reply# 13 1/19/2022 at 03:05 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Close-up of the accessory box. I know the basement isn't the best place for it, but I'm working with what I can!
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| Post# 449359 , Reply# 14 1/19/2022 at 03:06 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Das book.
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| Post# 449360 , Reply# 15 1/19/2022 at 03:07 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Remember when I said the closed box of accessories they were selling would be significant? Here's why. It's all original. 22 October 1976. I can't make out if the salesman was named Pete Burns, Bars or Bales.
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| Post# 449361 , Reply# 16 1/19/2022 at 03:08 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Accessorise your mind. My housemate cleaned all the attachments and labelled them to the best of her abilities using just the manual. There are probably some errors in there, but I don't know what we're doing anymore. There are also some duplicate accessories - I think the "rough" texture accessories are original to the vac? No idea.
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| Post# 449362 , Reply# 17 1/19/2022 at 03:09 (826 days old) by LadyDobermann (Marshfield, Wisconsin) | ||
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Bonus picture: my Kirby family (the other vac is a 1980 3-CB) with my inspiration for collecting them. I hope you like this pic as I nearly fell on my bum going downstairs to get the tape to pose it. This house is low-key a deathtrap.
That's all for now. Stay tuned for next week where I still don't know what I'm doing!
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| Post# 449366 , Reply# 18 1/19/2022 at 10:17 (825 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 449367 , Reply# 19 1/19/2022 at 12:00 (825 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
Nice haul...
I don't blame you for grabbing the Classic III and all those accessories. The [rice is actually in line with what fully kitted Kirbys go for at thrift shops around here. It looks to me as if you have the complete kit, plus a few extras. I picked up a Classic III last summer and did a Legend II bag conversion on it so I can use disposable bags. I'm not a big fan of dump bags. The nice part is it's fully reversible.
The Broomvac is an interesting little oddity. I understand they're kind of a rarity. I have a set of tools for one, which I can use with my Royal Prince handhelds but I've never actually seen A Broomvac in the flesh. Have fun with your toys... | ||
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