Thread Number: 29103
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
What model Kirby do I have? |
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Post# 325154 , Reply# 1   5/19/2015 at 13:26 (3,236 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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Welcome to Vacuumland Jay. You will find many friendly people on here willing to help however they can. Your Kirby was definitely made before 1955. But I'm not sure how much more.
There is a friend of mine on here that will know for sure the exact model number and year of manufacture. His name is Ben Edge and he goes by KirbyclassicIII. Hopefully he will read this post and chime in with all the info you need to know. Good Luck.
-Stan |
Post# 325156 , Reply# 2   5/19/2015 at 13:43 (3,236 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 325159 , Reply# 3   5/19/2015 at 13:57 (3,236 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Jay, and Stan,
It is at least a model 509 if it has the Sweet-Aire port on the Emtor. More details about the early 500 series Kirbys can be found on Charles Lester's website, here: www.1377731.com/kirby/... www.1377731.com/kirby/page2.html... The wheels on your machine were black on all fours. This machine would otherwise be all gray up to the model 512. The foot-switch design also suggests this to be a 512 or older. ~Ben |
Post# 325160 , Reply# 4   5/19/2015 at 13:59 (3,236 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 325178 , Reply# 5   5/19/2015 at 15:41 (3,236 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England)   |   | |
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Welcome to the site.
You Kirby is as " we collectors" refer to as a "Franken Kirby" It is made with mixed up parts. From looking at your pictures I would say the power plant is a Kirby model 510/511/512 (1950/51/52) as it has Sweet-Aire port on the emtor and a toggle on/off switch. The 513 to 515 Kirby's had push/push on/off switches. The main handle seems to be from a 514/515 and the bag is a non genuine replacement which has already been stated by fellow collectors. The bag hanger cover belongs to a Dual Sanitronic 50 (1965 to 1967) as well as the cord...
I hope this helps you.
James |
Post# 325218 , Reply# 6   5/19/2015 at 18:02 (3,236 days old) by vacdude95 ()   |   | |
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Thanks everyone for the useful information and tips. It seems like I have a "Frankenkirby" on my hands, but it still works great! |
Post# 325258 , Reply# 7   5/20/2015 at 13:14 (3,235 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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