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DUBUQUE KIRBY COMPANY
DUBUQUE KIRBY COMPANY. The Kirby Company is a manufacturer of vacuum cleaners and home cleaning accessories, based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. It is a division of The Scott Fetzer Company (also known as Scott & Fetzer) which in turn is part of Berkshire Hathaway. Dealers are located in over 70 countries throughout the world. Since 1914, Kirby's products have been sold only door-to-door using in-home demonstrations.
The 1980 through 1993 Dubuque City Directory listed 185 Main.
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