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Thread Number: 24768
You'll never guess what came in this box!!! |
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| Post# 278239 4/25/2014 at 22:40 (3,646 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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| Post# 278240 , Reply# 1 4/25/2014 at 22:47 (3,646 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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| Post# 278241 , Reply# 2 4/25/2014 at 22:58 (3,646 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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| Post# 278242 , Reply# 3 4/25/2014 at 23:04 (3,646 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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A closer look | ||
| Post# 278243 , Reply# 4 4/25/2014 at 23:25 (3,646 days old) by super-sweeper (KSSRC Refurbishment Center) | ||
Oh I know! | ||
| Post# 278253 , Reply# 5 4/26/2014 at 02:50 (3,646 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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Thanks Alex! | ||
Post# 278316 , Reply# 6 4/26/2014 at 19:13 (3,645 days old) by electrolux137  (Los Angeles) |
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. That's really a stunning find!! I say that as one who deeply admires the really old Kirbys, and there aren't all that many of us old farts running around anymore! One thing I am wondering about it: I also have a 505, and my bag is definitely original and definitely the herringbone material that the other black-bag-model Kirbys originally had, whereas the bag on the 505 in these photos is corduroy. So either there was a crossover of material from herringbone to corduroy during the run of the 505 -- not at all impossible -- or it may be a replacement bag, assuming Kirby offered original-color and original-style bags for the 505 but made of the newer corduroy material when the 508 came out with the new gray corduroy and new angular-shaped bag. | ||
| Post# 278323 , Reply# 7 4/26/2014 at 20:13 (3,645 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 278327 , Reply# 8 4/26/2014 at 21:49 (3,645 days old) by Loganvac (Kennett Square, Pennsylvania) | ||
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Post# 278330 , Reply# 9 4/26/2014 at 22:36 (3,645 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 278332 , Reply# 10 4/26/2014 at 23:13 (3,645 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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This is what it looked like last Monday. | ||
| Post# 278333 , Reply# 11 4/26/2014 at 23:24 (3,645 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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| Post# 278334 , Reply# 12 4/26/2014 at 23:34 (3,645 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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Post# 278335 , Reply# 13 4/26/2014 at 23:36 (3,645 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 278336 , Reply# 14 4/26/2014 at 23:45 (3,645 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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| Post# 278337 , Reply# 15 4/26/2014 at 23:53 (3,645 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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Ben | ||
| Post# 278338 , Reply# 16 4/27/2014 at 00:17 (3,645 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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Ben | ||
| Post# 278340 , Reply# 17 4/27/2014 at 00:40 (3,645 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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Almost forgot! | ||
| Post# 278382 , Reply# 18 4/27/2014 at 15:55 (3,645 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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Charles | ||
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Post# 278384 , Reply# 19 4/27/2014 at 16:32 (3,645 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 278415 , Reply# 21 4/27/2014 at 17:05 (3,645 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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Packardmanken | ||
| Post# 278421 , Reply# 22 4/27/2014 at 17:12 (3,645 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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Ben | ||
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Post# 278595 , Reply# 24 4/28/2014 at 20:07 (3,643 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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| Post# 278603 , Reply# 25 4/28/2014 at 21:26 (3,643 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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KC Kirby | ||
| Post# 278604 , Reply# 26 4/28/2014 at 21:38 (3,643 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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KC Kirby | ||
| Post# 278605 , Reply# 27 4/28/2014 at 21:47 (3,643 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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Post# 278606 , Reply# 28 4/28/2014 at 21:47 (3,643 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 278659 , Reply# 29 4/29/2014 at 15:18 (3,643 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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They may have mixed it up, somewhat, because I have seen a lot of two piece plastic fans in Classic 3s. I've also seen one piece metal fans in the early Traditions. I've very often thought it funny to have a safety switch in the Tradition's headlight cover. I don't think Kirby thought it to be one of the greatest selling points of all time.
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Post# 278662 , Reply# 30 4/29/2014 at 15:47 (3,643 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 278718 , Reply# 31 4/29/2014 at 23:35 (3,642 days old) by cb123 (Mobile, Al.) | ||
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Ben
I seen a Classic 3 in so called " Perfect condition " still in its pristine tall box - attachments included, with not a speck of dust in its fan housing. Why, you could strain your eye until you went blind before finding a single blemish. I mean everything was perfect and folded, and Oh yes, it had a two piece grey plastic fan. Now it seems someone was being a sneak, and it makes one wonder how many so called " still perfect in the box " vintage vacuums out there which are really perfect after all. When you see it in the box, it should make you suspect. If its too good to be true, it usually is.
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