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Post# 219572 , Reply# 1   2/17/2013 at 23:55 (4,056 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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okay. i am currently restoring a kirby 518. comes with everything. if you want it, email me and i can send you pics when its done |
Post# 219574 , Reply# 2   2/18/2013 at 00:02 (4,056 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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here are some pictures or parts of it. the main unit is in my workshop but here are the baxes and the bag |
Post# 219575 , Reply# 3   2/18/2013 at 00:03 (4,056 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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i am going to fix the hole in the box and i have a new box for the floor polisher. here is the bag. |
Post# 219576 , Reply# 4   2/18/2013 at 00:04 (4,056 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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and i also have a hoover baby 103 im trying to sell. i dont have any good pictures of it right now because its in my storage shed |
Post# 219577 , Reply# 5   2/18/2013 at 00:05 (4,056 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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and the powerdrive concept one is also for sale. but it needs new bearings badly. i dont think youd want it |
Post# 219586 , Reply# 6   2/18/2013 at 00:24 (4,056 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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here is a few pictures of the kirby when i first got it |
Post# 219587 , Reply# 7   2/18/2013 at 00:25 (4,056 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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and the boxes. the hose has been replaced with a original one |
Post# 219588 , Reply# 8   2/18/2013 at 00:25 (4,056 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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and here is a picture of the hoover baby from when i first got it. |
Post# 219593 , Reply# 9   2/18/2013 at 04:22 (4,056 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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I came across a few kirbys to add to my collection, but right now i just want to add 2. So, I need an opinion of which 3 of the following kirbys i should add to my small collection in need of vintage vacuums, I'll include the links for each vac so you guys can help me decide on what to get.
what i found that i liked was a 514 ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Kirby-51... 519 ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/KIRBY-VINTAGE-UP... Sanitronic VII ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/NICE-VINTAGE-KIR... Dual Sanitronic 80 ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Kirby-Du... this one needs an em-tor, a DS80 bag and topper, and a DS80 cord since this has no emtor, the bag has no topper and isn't a DS 80 bag, and it has no em-tor), classic 1cr A.K.A. the last vacuum jim kirby ever made before his death in 1971( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Kirby-Classi... classic omega 1cb ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kirby-Classic-Om... classic 3 ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kirby-Classic-II... kirby tradition ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kirby-Tradition-... kirby Heritage ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Heritage-Kirby-U... kirby heritage 2 - this one is a rare find since it is NIB ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Kirby-Heritage-I... and a vacuette hand held ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-KIRBY-VA... i also thought about getting a vintage hoover. here are the ebay listings I like let me know which 2 i should add to my collection in need of vintage machines: a Decade style hoover heavy duty vacuum ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Retro-Vintage-80... deluxe convertible mode U4397 ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-HOOVER-C... h oover convertible model U4393 ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-green-Ho... convertible model 35 ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Hoover-C... model 28 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Hoover-Uprig... model 475 ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Hoover-Uprig... model 66 ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Hoover-M... concept 1 ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Hoover-C... power drive ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-hoover-p... model 593 ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Hoover-V... |
Post# 219637 , Reply# 11   2/18/2013 at 12:36 (4,056 days old) by kirbyfan99 ()   |   | |
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Oh wait i meant to say in my previous post vacuums which are greater thann 20 years old instead of vacs which are less than 20 years old. |