I looked and looked for a photo on my hard drive for a photo of a 2C cord but couldn't find one anywhere, and I can't get to my machine to take photos of it.

The C series Kirbys used what were then-standard "Bryant" plugs, as did many electrical appliances. The attached crappy photo shows two Bryant-style male plugs. The Kirby plugs were black and made of hard rubber. (btw Bryant is still in business.)

The female plugs were the same style except, of course, that they had holes instead of plugs.

Starting with the 505, Kirby used cords with molded ends made by Belden, originally rubber then vinyl -- again, as did many electrical appliance manufacturers. (Belden cords are still made under the Belden name but the brand was bought a few years ago by a company named Volex, Inc.)

The box would be dark maroon in color. It could have turned brownish over the years. Hope this helps.

P.S. Brandon, the cord, if original, would have the metal clip-thingie to hang the cord from the hook on the handle.

If you get this machine, please post photos of it!

eurekastar, do you mean your bag top does not have an opening, or that you could not get it open? If it is a closed-top bag and is black, it sure is a rare bird! In fact, I've never seen one!! All the black Kirby bags I've ever seen, all the way back to the Sanitation System and even the non-electric Vacuette models, are open-top with a sliding metal collar. See photo; and n.b. to Webmaster, here's another item for the POD if you don't have it already.

P.P.S. Yes, standard 505~Legend belts are the correct ones for this machine. Don't know what kind of belts the Generations and later machines use.