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Thread Number: 12144
Newbie KIrby 508 questions |
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| Post# 130108 , Reply# 1 3/31/2011 at 23:21 (5,039 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
As you already know, the 508 was built in 1948. Looking at yours, it does have the correct belt lifter. The 509 belt lifter took on a slightly different look. The handle grip would have been a gray rubber, along with the other trim pieces and nozzle bumper. The cord also would have been gray. I'm not positive, but I think your bag probably is original. Here are a few photos of mine with a replacement bag.
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| Post# 130109 , Reply# 2 3/31/2011 at 23:24 (5,039 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 130111 , Reply# 3 3/31/2011 at 23:26 (5,039 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 130113 , Reply# 4 3/31/2011 at 23:28 (5,039 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 130115 , Reply# 5 3/31/2011 at 23:32 (5,039 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 130116 , Reply# 6 3/31/2011 at 23:32 (5,039 days old) by henry200 (Saint Paul MN) | ||
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| Post# 130123 , Reply# 8 4/1/2011 at 07:57 (5,038 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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Neil is right! I don't know why I didn't pick up on that. Kirby gradually began introducing the block lettering on the 513. At first, they used it only on the builder's plate for the 4 amp model. Then it was phased in on the bags on later models. The block script didn't show up on the belt lifters until the 516. So you're bag is definitely from a later model, but I don't know enough to tell you exactly which one. But as Neil said, the black replacement bag looks really nice. That's the current bag that Kirby is selling.
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| Post# 130126 , Reply# 9 4/1/2011 at 09:33 (5,038 days old) by andyjon100 () | ||
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Here are a few closer photos.... 
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| Post# 130127 , Reply# 10 4/1/2011 at 09:34 (5,038 days old) by andyjon100 () | ||
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more pics... 
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| Post# 130128 , Reply# 11 4/1/2011 at 09:35 (5,038 days old) by andyjon100 () | ||
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more.... 
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| Post# 130129 , Reply# 12 4/1/2011 at 09:36 (5,038 days old) by andyjon100 () | ||
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another... 
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| Post# 130130 , Reply# 13 4/1/2011 at 09:36 (5,038 days old) by andyjon100 () | ||
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still another... 
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| Post# 130131 , Reply# 14 4/1/2011 at 09:37 (5,038 days old) by andyjon100 () | ||
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more... 
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| Post# 130132 , Reply# 15 4/1/2011 at 09:38 (5,038 days old) by andyjon100 () | ||
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attachments 
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| Post# 130133 , Reply# 16 4/1/2011 at 09:38 (5,038 days old) by andyjon100 () | ||
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| Post# 130134 , Reply# 17 4/1/2011 at 09:39 (5,038 days old) by andyjon100 () | ||
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bag logo close up 
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| Post# 130135 , Reply# 18 4/1/2011 at 09:41 (5,038 days old) by andyjon100 () | ||
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Em-Tor 
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| Post# 130136 , Reply# 19 4/1/2011 at 09:42 (5,038 days old) by andyjon100 () | ||
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| Post# 130229 , Reply# 25 4/1/2011 at 22:56 (5,038 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 130321 , Reply# 26 4/2/2011 at 15:34 (5,037 days old) by andyjon100 () | ||
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I don't really want to relegate it back to storage to deteriorate, and the wife doesn't want more "junk" (to her) here....The trashpile is out of the question.... | ||
| Post# 130338 , Reply# 27 4/2/2011 at 17:43 (5,037 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 130340 , Reply# 28 4/2/2011 at 17:50 (5,037 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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@ Dave | ||
| Post# 130346 , Reply# 29 4/2/2011 at 18:12 (5,037 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Not to worry, Bill.
I found this 510 with a weird replacement handgrip on it. As you spied its oddness it is a soft flesh toned featureless blob that faintly resembles a male body part.(!!) I have replaced it since this photo with a proper Kirby shaped grip, although a red one. I'm not sure about the bag but all the gray rubber trim and cord seem original. I have no gray tools or the hose for it so the 508 would have a very welcoming home here among the 10 other Kirbys. Dave | ||
| Post# 130353 , Reply# 30 4/2/2011 at 19:00 (5,037 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 130390 , Reply# 31 4/2/2011 at 23:23 (5,037 days old) by andyjon100 () | ||
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That would be great, Dave!Looking forward to hearing from you! | ||
| Post# 130471 , Reply# 32 4/3/2011 at 18:06 (5,036 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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| Post# 356003 , Reply# 33 7/13/2016 at 12:03 (3,108 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) | ||
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