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Strange Kirby Tradition
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Post# 261119   12/29/2013 at 15:07 (3,763 days old) by cparman (Wylie, Texas)        

I bought this Kirby Tradition about two years ago and I'm just now getting around to restore it. I noticed several aspects that are normal to a stock Tradition that I have seen in pictures.

1. The fan cover doesn't have a serial number embossed.
2. The power nozzle doesn't have a adjustment plate.

I was wondering if this is a Tradition that was built from different parts from the factory or did someone (before I bought it) put on a fan cover from a previous Kirby model and a different power nozzle from a different Kirby model, as well? If anyone has any comments I would appreciate it, thanks.

I have some pictures to show what I'm talking about.

-Chris


Post# 261120 , Reply# 1   12/29/2013 at 15:08 (3,763 days old) by cparman (Wylie, Texas)        
Strange Kirby Tradition

Fan cover.

Post# 261121 , Reply# 2   12/29/2013 at 15:09 (3,763 days old) by cparman (Wylie, Texas)        
Strange Kirby Tradition

Fan cover with light up.

Post# 261122 , Reply# 3   12/29/2013 at 15:10 (3,763 days old) by cparman (Wylie, Texas)        
Strange Kirby Tradition

Back view of power nozzle

Post# 261127 , Reply# 4   12/29/2013 at 15:51 (3,763 days old) by bemidjivacuums ()        

What do you mean by adjustment plate

Post# 261139 , Reply# 5   12/29/2013 at 17:32 (3,763 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)        
bemidjivacuums

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He means lack of a suction relief vent. The very first Traditions did have this feature, along with the 10-blade metal fan (from July to December 1979).

And that fan case is a replacement, which because of the lack of a plaque where the serial number would be engraved, was actually supposed to be used for a Kirby Classic or Classic Omega. A replacement fan case for the Classic III and Tradition will have the serial number plaque on front.

~Ben



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