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Post# 169239 , Reply# 1   2/11/2012 at 18:27 (4,429 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211)   |   | |
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Post# 169242 , Reply# 2   2/11/2012 at 18:34 (4,429 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 169244 , Reply# 3   2/11/2012 at 18:57 (4,429 days old) by myoldvac ()   |   | |
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Thank you all for the info. There is no builders plate anywhere to be found. |
Post# 169281 , Reply# 5   2/11/2012 at 23:37 (4,429 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 169336 , Reply# 7   2/12/2012 at 13:41 (4,428 days old) by kirbybag (topeka ks )   |   | |
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Post# 169347 , Reply# 8   2/12/2012 at 15:53 (4,428 days old) by myoldvac ()   |   | |
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Thank again for all the info on my old Kirby!! |
Post# 169351 , Reply# 9   2/12/2012 at 16:28 (4,428 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 169354 , Reply# 10   2/12/2012 at 17:00 (4,428 days old) by myoldvac ()   |   | |
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Took it apart and I counted 11 blades. Looked up replacement parts and on the website I found it has Genuine Kirby Lexan Fans and I counted 11 blades. |
Post# 169586 , Reply# 11   2/14/2012 at 22:39 (4,426 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 249845 , Reply# 12   9/11/2013 at 18:42 (3,851 days old) by kidkirby ()   |   | |
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looks like a 513 |
Post# 249846 , Reply# 13   9/11/2013 at 18:53 (3,851 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 249858 , Reply# 14   9/11/2013 at 20:17 (3,851 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York)   |   | |
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Very nice looking and very well keeped Kirby i may be wrong but i think it was Made May Of 1949 |
Post# 249860 , Reply# 15   9/11/2013 at 20:34 (3,851 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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The open fork at the bottom of the handle puts it at 513 or earlier. From the 514 on, the fork was solid all the way across, like this one (see photo). Of course, given all the bojack replacement parts, it could actually be any model from 509 thru 515, especially since there's no serial number plate. One supposes you're fishing for its value: Probably negligible. It's old and in good condition (assuming the motor runs well) but not collectible. It's just an old vacuum cleaner. |
Post# 249891 , Reply# 16   9/11/2013 at 21:23 (3,851 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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Do you think that the push switch was an upgrade done by a dealer then? |
Post# 249905 , Reply# 17   9/11/2013 at 21:34 (3,851 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 249936 , Reply# 18   9/11/2013 at 23:01 (3,851 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845)   |   | |
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So some 513s had the hollow handle fork and the new foot switch? |
Post# 249938 , Reply# 19   9/11/2013 at 23:16 (3,851 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 249944 , Reply# 20   9/12/2013 at 01:30 (3,851 days old) by Electrolux137 (Los Angeles)   |   | |
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Yes, the switch is clue that this may be a 513. (OTOH, see comments below.) The first reference to the "push-push" switch in Kirby literature that I've come across is in a typewritten, mimeographed & stapled 8.5x11 booklet dated February 15, 1953. I've scanned the cover. (The brochure is 10 pages long; too much stuff to scan.) Since this brochure was prepared in such a simplistic fashion -- looking more like a schoolteacher's project than official company printed matter for distribution to the publc -- my guess is that it was a small run for a limited number of people, perhaps branch managers and so on. -ooOoo- What some people may not realize is that when vac shops -- Kirby or otherwise -- tear down Kirbys for rebuilding, all the parts to one particular machine do not stay together. Rather, all the handle grips go in one bin, the forks in another, the headlight housings in another, the switches in another, the nozzles in another ... and so on. When a machine is put together for rebuilding, they just reach in the various bins for a handlegrip, a fork, a headlight housing, a switch, a nozzle, etc. The exception to this is machines that are sent in for rebuilding under the orignal-owner warranties, the parts of a given machine are kept together. |
Post# 249949 , Reply# 21   9/12/2013 at 03:36 (3,850 days old) by Ultimatevacman ( Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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