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Thread Number: 16318
How to determine mfg date for pre G series Kirby's |
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| Post# 174151 3/20/2012 at 09:02 (4,419 days old) by cparman (Wylie, Texas) | ||
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Hello All, How does one determine the manufacture date of pre-G Kirby's (e.g., before the tech drive machines). | ||
| Post# 174159 , Reply# 1 3/20/2012 at 09:35 (4,419 days old) by kirby (passadena md) | ||
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yes lock at the first 6 digets of the seral number | ||
| Post# 174162 , Reply# 2 3/20/2012 at 09:55 (4,419 days old) by cparman (Wylie, Texas) | ||
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Ok, so what do each of the digits mean? For example, B123456 how would this "made-up" serial number be decoded? | ||
Post# 174175 , Reply# 3 3/20/2012 at 13:38 (4,419 days old) by a007kirbyman  (--->> Originally My Mom <<--- (now Wisconsin)) |
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Chris & Kirby Serial #'s...
Hello Chris.
I hope all is well w/ you & your's. It was good talking w/ you. Here is a link to an old thread I posted in. If you skip down to Post #3. This applies from the present model back to & including the Heritage I. I've not yet learned the 'exact coding' for the models prior to the Heritage. A lot of times you can find a 'manufacturer's clock' that will give you a close approximate. However, that only started to be incorporated onto some parts, in the early sixties, I believe. Talk again soon, Chris. Cheers & hagd/n all, Bill If the link below does not work, here it is: www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-... CLICK HERE TO GO TO a007kirbyman's LINK | ||
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Post# 174177 , Reply# 4 3/20/2012 at 14:03 (4,419 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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As best as my knowledge goes:
KIRBY CLASSIC OMEGA (1973-1976) M000001 to M500000 = July-September 1973 M500001 to M999999 = October-December 1973 N000001 to N500000 = January-April 1974 N500001 to N999999 = May-August 1974 P000001 to P375000 = September-December 1974 P375001 to P750000 = January-April 1975 P750001 to P999999 = May-August 1975 R000001 to R250000 = September-November 1975 R250001 to R500000 = December 1975-February 1976 R500001 to R750000 = March-June 1976 KIRBY CLASSIC III (1976-1979) A000001 to A500000 = July-September 1976 A500001 to B000000 = October-December 1976 B000001 to B500000 = January-March 1977 B500001 to B999999 = April-June 1977 C000001 to C500000 = July-September 1977 C500001 to C999999 = October-December 1977 D000001 to D375000 = January-April 1978 D375001 to D750000 = May-August 1978 E000001 to E375000 = September 1978-January 1979 E375001 to E750000 = February-June 1979 KIRBY TRADITION (1979-1981) F000001 to F500000 = July-September 1979 F500001 to F750000 = October-December 1979 F750001 to F999999 = January-April 1980 G000001 to G375000 = May-August 1980 G375001 to G750000 = September-December 1980 G750001 to G999999 = January-April 1981 H000001 to H375000 = May-August 1981 ~Ben | ||
| Post# 174181 , Reply# 5 3/20/2012 at 14:23 (4,419 days old) by cparman (Wylie, Texas) | ||
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Ben, Thank you so much. | ||
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