I am going to chime in here also, my Mom gave me their 1952 vintage Kirby when they "upgraded" to a Hoover in the early 80s, I ran that Kirby until the late 90s when it finally gave up. I do still have it tucked away and keep thinking about restoring it back to running condition. When we cleaned out their house a number of years ago I inherited their Kirby G4 with the "tech drive" I really like that vacuum. I honestly don't know if I would pay the price for a new Kirby but they do work well and run forever.
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