1979 Kirby Hunting Trophy

1979 Kirby Hunting Trophy

Richard Ryan Anderson of Tacoma’s Holistic Forge Works hunted down a Kirby vacuum cleaner, killed it and mounted it on his wall as a trophy.

The plaque reads as follows:

1979 KIRBY VAC. SLAIN BY RICHARD R. ANDERSON IN MEMORY OF HIS BELOVED MOTHER.

photo credit: Richard Ryan Anderson

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