|
Thread Number: 44845
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby Frantz premier vacuum before and after |
[Down to Last] |  |
Post# 465562 8/27/2023 at 09:22 (263 days old) by odavid123  (Los Angeles ca ) |
||
James Kirby designed Frantz premier first Electric vacuum in 1909 , followed by models B,C,D and Model E ( before and after pictured here with the original bag ).
It was produced just before Kirby signed a royalty agreement with Scott and fetzer , around 1917-1919. I’m still looking for the handle and fork bc unfortunately it got tossed out when I moved to LA . If you have one for sale please let me know . Restoration pics below | ||
|
Post# 465563 , Reply# 1 8/27/2023 at 09:41 (263 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
||
 | ||
|
Post# 465564 , Reply# 2 8/27/2023 at 10:06 (263 days old) by odavid123 (Los Angeles ca ) |
||
|
Hi Ben , thank you for your feedback but I must disagree . This is why ,
The Ezee ( Grasshopper) was a Premier ( frantz premier) product .in fact Kirby’s first vacuum design involving Scott and fetzer didn’t see the light of day until the Vacuette model B :) I still don’t understand why they have it on their posters 😆 The Ezee was also conceived in 1912 and had two models , I’ll elaborate on that later when I get more imagery . ;) Kirby literature has changed over the years this is another example , initially in 1999 it had the Ezee production date as 1912 then a couple of years later it changed to 1914 … 🤷♂️ Here is a screenshot of their website back in 1999 | ||
| Forum Index: | 
| Other Forums: |
|
|
|
|
|
Comes to the Rescue!
;){kind=link}
;){kind=link}
;){kind=link}
;){kind=link}