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Post# 73229   6/25/2009 at 23:52 (5,417 days old) by kirbyotronic ()        

I found this today at the Goodwill, these are the before pics. When I took them I had the bag in the washer and I hadn't cleaned it up yet. I'll have to polish it soon.

The only problem is it needs new bearings. :)

~Alex


Post# 73230 , Reply# 1   6/25/2009 at 23:53 (5,417 days old) by kirbyotronic ()        

Closer view...

Post# 73231 , Reply# 2   6/25/2009 at 23:54 (5,417 days old) by kirbyotronic ()        

With a clean bag and after a quick wipe down...

And this isn't a factory rebuild, it was done by a Vacuum Shop as it still has the original ID tag on the bottom.


Post# 73232 , Reply# 3   6/25/2009 at 23:55 (5,417 days old) by kirbyotronic ()        

Closer view after cleanup...

Post# 73238 , Reply# 4   6/26/2009 at 01:44 (5,417 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
Wow! A 519 in the Guise of a Tradition?

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Alex, good find!

~Ben


Post# 73246 , Reply# 5   6/26/2009 at 03:15 (5,417 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)        
Yes indeed

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That is a good find,thats onlt like the 2nd or 3rd 500series ive seen in blue. I have never seen a blue one in person,im thinking its a rare color for that time period?

Post# 73273 , Reply# 6   6/26/2009 at 12:15 (5,417 days old) by ohio_tuec ()        

Not at all, I've seen quite a few of these blue 500 series machines on eBay, I have one without the Sani-Emtor as mine takes the Eureka style F&G bags. Kirbyotronic is probably right, this must have been done by local vac shops. I only wish mine still had the I.D. plate. It's definitely a 516-519, as it has the same belt lifter. You can see where the blue paint is rubbing off and the original red is starting to show through. I have a 1205 refurbished at a later time to look like an Olympia. Actually, I kinda like it better ;-)

Post# 73291 , Reply# 7   6/26/2009 at 14:57 (5,417 days old) by airway88 ()        

Yes. This was a vac shop rebuild. A Kirby one would have been different I believe.

Post# 73341 , Reply# 8   6/26/2009 at 22:28 (5,416 days old) by xraytech ()        

In the restaurant I used to work at through school, we had a 500 series Kirby like yours all in blue, but the bag was a blue plaid, I believe ours was a 561, we had that along with a Hoover 65 to clean the dining room with, and that was 3 yrs ago we were using those, and I know they are still using the Kirby today

Post# 73354 , Reply# 9   6/26/2009 at 23:28 (5,416 days old) by kirbyvertibles (Independence, KS)        

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I have one of these too.


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