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Post# 166150 1/17/2012 at 13:47 (4,475 days old) by kloveland  (Tulsa) |
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Just wanted to share one of my recent finds a Kirby 560 in decent condition. After seeing Chad Cunningham’s, Bill Ivins, Fred Nelsons and Charles Lester’s on the forum I knew I wanted one. The sunburst belt lifter is just down right beautiful on this model. I’m also very fortunate to find one with the original bag. I would like to have the original cord, which would be a hard find!
I’ve started some buffing by hand with a combination of mothers and steel wool. I plan on having this one professional buffed sometime in the near future. Including the 560 I now have seven Kirby’s that I plan on keeping. 
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Post# 166152 , Reply# 1 1/17/2012 at 13:51 (4,475 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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Bag | ||
| Post# 166156 , Reply# 2 1/17/2012 at 14:15 (4,475 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England) | ||
Hi K | ||
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Post# 166158 , Reply# 3 1/17/2012 at 14:24 (4,475 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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Thanks!!! | ||
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Post# 166178 , Reply# 4 1/17/2012 at 16:47 (4,474 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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@kloveland
The part # for the original cord was 192059, and it was grey with red male and female plugs. Closest equivalent to this, other than the tan 192062 cord currently assigned for use with this and all pre-1967 Kirby models, would be the 192076 cord used on the Kirby Classic III since the entire cord is red. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 166191 , Reply# 5 1/17/2012 at 21:14 (4,474 days old) by vacu-finder () | ||
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Nice Kirby 560. | ||
| Post# 166195 , Reply# 6 1/17/2012 at 21:45 (4,474 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA) | ||
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That sure is an attractive bag. | ||
| Post# 166212 , Reply# 7 1/17/2012 at 23:15 (4,474 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
Sweet! | ||
| Post# 166213 , Reply# 8 1/17/2012 at 23:40 (4,474 days old) by tyson () | ||
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NICE!! Wow that is a nice 560! Good find! | ||
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Post# 166287 , Reply# 9 1/18/2012 at 17:42 (4,473 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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Metal Fan The original metal fan is intact and the motor sounds great! This Kirby came from a man in Kansas City who has a storage building full of Kirby's around fifty to sixty. Along with the 560 I took home a 561, Classic and Classic Omega. Chad Cunningham had posted a link a few years back, but he didn't have many responses. Sadly, most of the Kirby's are non-original. The majority of Kirby’s came from estate sales. The 561 also has the original bag but it’s badly faded. I plan on parting out the Omega and keeping the Classic. When my grandmother married my step-grandfather (really like a grandfather to me) my grandfather had the Classic and she had the Omega. Even though I was still very young I could tell the differences between the two. So the Classic holds some sentimental value to me. | ||
| Post# 166306 , Reply# 11 1/18/2012 at 20:23 (4,473 days old) by adambomb (Undisclosed ) | ||
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That should clean up really nice! | ||
| Post# 166315 , Reply# 12 1/18/2012 at 21:37 (4,473 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS) | ||
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| Post# 166325 , Reply# 13 1/18/2012 at 23:00 (4,473 days old) by kirbybag (topeka ks ) | ||
sweet | ||
| Post# 166437 , Reply# 14 1/19/2012 at 22:19 (4,472 days old) by kirbybag (topeka ks ) | ||
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| Post# 166521 , Reply# 15 1/20/2012 at 19:23 (4,471 days old) by truckerx (Palm Springs, CA) | ||
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| Post# 166530 , Reply# 16 1/20/2012 at 21:15 (4,471 days old) by kirbybag (topeka ks ) | ||
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| Post# 166535 , Reply# 17 1/20/2012 at 22:27 (4,471 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH) | ||
Nice Find, Kenny! | ||
| Post# 166540 , Reply# 18 1/20/2012 at 22:56 (4,471 days old) by vac_whisperer () | ||
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BEAUTIFUL find! It will look stunning once its polished! Everything looks to be original, as well! Be sure to post beore and after pics. Did it come with attachments? | ||
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Post# 344064 , Reply# 19 2/14/2016 at 22:17 (2,985 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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| Post# 344438 , Reply# 20 2/17/2016 at 16:57 (2,982 days old) by vacuser (milford,ohio) | ||
kloveland 560 kirby
here's a picture of my 560. just love it.hard to find a style i like better.the 500 series are the nicest looking. so vintage & awesome to this day. i'll take metal over plastic any day.
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| Post# 344552 , Reply# 21 2/18/2016 at 14:01 (2,982 days old) by CharlesKirby66 (Manteca, CA) | ||
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