About Kirby Vacuums
The Kirby Company is a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners and home cleaning accessories, based in Cleveland, Ohio. It is a subsidiary of the Scott Fetzer Company and part of Berkshire Hathaway. Dealers are located in several countries throughout the world. Since the 1920s, Kirby's products have been sold only door-to-door using in-home demonstrations.[1] Kirby vacuum cleaners have a retro look reminiscent of a 1920s model. The company's cleaners were often described as effective in cleaning but heavy and hard to use until the development of a self propelled function introduced in the G Series making cleaning much easier.[2]