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Thread Number: 45054
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby Classic CR 1970-1973 |
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Post# 467182 10/30/2023 at 15:27 (199 days old) by odavid123  (Los Angeles ca ) |
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I’m attaching pics of a Kirby Classic CR I recently restored . Enjoy 😉. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me .
Thanks David Collectingdust.com INSTAGRAM: collectingdust_kirby | ||
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Post# 467186 , Reply# 2 10/30/2023 at 18:17 (199 days old) by odavid123 (Los Angeles ca ) |
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Post# 467190 , Reply# 3 10/30/2023 at 20:01 (199 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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When I was teenager we'd often drive from our home in Annapolis to visit my brother in college in Baltimore. We'd drive through the town of Glen Burnie where there was a Kirby dealership. I'd get a glimpse of the beautiful Classic in the window. Years later I worked for the owner, refurbishing older Kirbys for him to sell second-hand.
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Post# 467191 , Reply# 4 10/30/2023 at 20:11 (199 days old) by odavid123 (Los Angeles ca ) |
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| Post# 467194 , Reply# 5 10/30/2023 at 22:08 (199 days old) by Human (Pines of Carolina) | ||
That's one gorgeous Kirby!
The Kirby Classic (A Classic Omega, actually) was the very first Kirby I ever saw, when a salesman demonstrated it for my mom and me in our living room when I was about nine or ten years old. I was hugely impressed with it and very disappointed that we didn't get one, but the idea of Kirby's superiority was instantly cemented into my mind. It would be some 40 years before I saw another Kirby, which I rescued from beside a dumpster and cleaned up. I did eventually add a Classic III to my collection. I really like the red color scheme, but I'm actually more fond of the Heritage/Legend series of machines (1HD and 2HD) from the '80s, but rest assured that as long as I am able to vacuum, I'll have at least one Kirby.
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Post# 467195 , Reply# 6 10/31/2023 at 01:54 (199 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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David, I did see many old Kirbys there. The oldest one he had was a Model R, first edition, which he had on display in his front counter area. However, he had me concentrating on newer machines, mostly the Classics, for refurbishment. This was when the Classic III was out, so I did a lot of them as well as 1CRs and CΩs and, occasionally, the Sanitronics. | ||
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Post# 467453 , Reply# 8 11/11/2023 at 08:42 (187 days old) by odavid123 (Los Angeles ca ) |
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Post# 467454 , Reply# 9 11/11/2023 at 08:43 (187 days old) by odavid123 (Los Angeles ca ) |
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Charles | ||
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Post# 467472 , Reply# 10 11/12/2023 at 15:58 (186 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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Post# 467635 , Reply# 12 11/20/2023 at 13:36 by odavid123 (Los Angeles ca ) |
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Steve | ||
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