Thread Number: 36265
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby 514 with original bag |
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Post# 388850   3/23/2018 at 19:00 (2,197 days old) by toastermike (Milwaukie Oregon)   |   | |
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Last week at an estate sale I found a Kirby 514 in decent shape. I passed on it because it had an F & G conversion bag. I went back the next day to buy an original cloth hose for my restored 509 and original maroon boxes for the tools along with the polishing head. When I rummaged through some boxes I found the original 514 bag! It is in great condition with just a couple of small stains in the back, so I bought the vac knowing how hard it is to find these.
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Post# 388855 , Reply# 1   3/23/2018 at 20:15 (2,197 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Mike,
That is a wonderful find! And I love that you were able to find the 514's original factory bag! I even got two more Kirbys myself recently: both of them Classic 1CRs, from Pam (seijun) just down the road from me! One is incomplete (from 1971) and the other that runs (from '72) came with an F&G bag conversion kit, but luckily I still had the Legend II Mini Emtor assembly I'd previously used on my Classic III, and used that on my '72 Classic (in picture 2)... though, one of these days I hope to find an original Classic 1CR bag and Sani Emtor assembly! ~Ben This post was last edited 03/23/2018 at 20:38 |
Post# 388861 , Reply# 2   3/23/2018 at 21:08 (2,197 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Post# 388864 , Reply# 3   3/23/2018 at 21:29 (2,197 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 388881 , Reply# 4   3/23/2018 at 22:54 (2,197 days old) by toastermike (Milwaukie Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 388886 , Reply# 5   3/24/2018 at 00:30 (2,197 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Mike,
Thank you! Here's a picture of the one I want (patch on front of bag). ~Ben
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Post# 388901 , Reply# 6   3/24/2018 at 03:57 (2,197 days old) by Crazykirbylady (North Carolina )   |   | |
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Post# 388942 , Reply# 7   3/24/2018 at 12:00 (2,196 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Post# 388943 , Reply# 8   3/24/2018 at 12:01 (2,196 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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~ A few years ago I found a Kirby 515 in all-original and beautiful condition. Here's a write-up about it. CLICK HERE TO GO TO electrolux137's LINK |