Thread Number: 35908
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
10 years ago. My very 1st Kirby! |
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Post# 385179   2/1/2018 at 09:29 (2,247 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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Hi everyone! Well I haven’t get to this post for a while because I’ve been busy and stuff and I actually meant to do this post on my birthday, January 24th. Well for all of you Kirby lovers out there, I would love to show you my first Kirby vacuum, the model 517 from 1957. As of right now this is my oldest vacuum in my collection! So we actually go back 11 yrs. It was September 2007, during my 1st year at junior high, and my teacher discovered my interest on vacuums and she told me that she has an old Kirby vacuum and she was happy to bring it. So she brought her Kirby to the class room along with the attachments too! I plugged it in and it was amazing! It wasn’t that loud at all and I even used the attachments and it was fun! So onwards to January 24, 2008, my 12th birthday, my teacher decided to give me her Kirby 517 as a present because she had a Hoover windtunnel as her daily driver. 10 years later that day was a day to remember! And another thing as you may noticed the parts are from either a Sanitronic VII or a Dual Sanitronic 50, because the vacuum was rebuild in September 1996. So enjoy this pics!
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Post# 385180 , Reply# 1   2/1/2018 at 09:30 (2,247 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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This is the only original part for this vacuum, the belt lifter.
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Post# 385181 , Reply# 2   2/1/2018 at 09:31 (2,247 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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The fan. Still in good shape!
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Post# 385182 , Reply# 3   2/1/2018 at 09:32 (2,247 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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Post# 385183 , Reply# 4   2/1/2018 at 09:35 (2,247 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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This used to have the original 2 row brushroll but it was getting worn so in 2014 I finally got a new 4 row brushroll and it works great still!
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Post# 385184 , Reply# 5   2/1/2018 at 09:45 (2,247 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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Here’s the attachments that came with the Kirby. It’s in good shape but I would love to get a new set of Kirby attachments and a stretch hose attachment for my 2 Kirbys and future ones.
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Post# 385223 , Reply# 7   2/1/2018 at 23:20 (2,247 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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Oh don’t worry texaskirbyguy, this vacuum was meant to be built for last! Nothing on this vacuum has never been broken at all ever since I’ve got it! But one day I would love to find the original red and gray parts like the headlight trim, handle, bag trim, and nozzle trim in red. Gray wheels, dirt tray, and cord. And I really love the shake out bag I would definitely keep that!
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