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Post# 282389   5/30/2014 at 18:47 (3,590 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Three years ago, I moved to a new town and ended up giving away much of my vacuum collection before I moved. I kept a few machines, including my Kirby 4C, Kirby Classic Omega, Kirby 560, and my Kirby Heritage II. Those machines are all fully resotred. |
Post# 282392 , Reply# 1   5/30/2014 at 19:22 (3,590 days old) by BikerRay (Middle Earth)   |   | |
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Post# 282421 , Reply# 3   5/30/2014 at 23:58 (3,590 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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I forgot about that vacuum! That's one of the machines I gave away before I moved. I don't remember what the original model was, but it was fun creating it!
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Post# 282422 , Reply# 4   5/31/2014 at 00:32 (3,590 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Bill,
Welcome back! Here's my Dual Sanitronic 80 from Evan Baier aka kirbykid. Anyway, I understand that the Kirby service manual you have (that which I am still waiting for a copy of) only goes as far as the Sanitronic VII... but most of the other parts will interchange with my D80. ~Ben
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Post# 282423 , Reply# 5   5/31/2014 at 00:36 (3,590 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC)   |   | |
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Brings back memories-just like what our family had when I was a kid-used it until 1972.Would like to find another. |
Post# 300756 , Reply# 6   10/5/2014 at 22:19 (3,462 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.)   |   | |
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Hey Bill, somehow I missed this one! Great Kirby you got there, not as nice as the 4C you have, but I don't believe there's that many that utterly fantastic, either...WOW...what a SUPER FINE MACHINE!!! Yes, a 511 from 1951 was, in fact, a rare KIRBY, on the account of the Korean War scare. Poor salesmen would go out with five Kirby's and they would return with the same five plus one more! Pretty much the same thing happened to the 518, but of course, due to different circumstances, such as the recession of 1958. There's nothing quite like a war or hard times which make people want to tie a knot in their purse strings. Yes, the perfume plug and Emtor Tray are true to that model, and if your finished with the restoration, I sure wouldn't mind seeing some photos! Once again, Great Kirby! |