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Thread Number: 36450
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
New Kirby! |
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| Post# 390606 4/17/2018 at 11:23 (2,193 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
A few days ago I won a Kirby off Ebay for a total of $35. I did not know if it worked or what model it was. 2 days ago received it in the mail. It turns out it is a Kirby 515 that was factory rebuilt in 1965. It had the ORIGINAL FAN and ORIGINAL CORD, which I will be splicing the ends onto a different cord as 80% of the cord was crumbling, hence the electrical tape. Today I took some steel wool to it, although it still needs to be oiled because when I turn the fan shaft, it does not turn smoothly. I won't test it until then. Thanks for looking, I will post pictures tomorrow.
~K | ||
Post# 390610 , Reply# 1 4/17/2018 at 13:33 (2,193 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Hoover300
Kieran,
Great score! The 515 was not only the first Kirby to feature the ten-blade impeller fan that would last up through the 3CB Tradition, it was also the last Kirby to use the 1930s-style motor design. It also was, at the tail end of its run, the first Kirby to have gray wheels and red attachments. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 390613 , Reply# 2 4/17/2018 at 13:41 (2,193 days old) by Crazykirbydude (Lexington, KY) | ||
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| Post# 390674 , Reply# 4 4/18/2018 at 15:54 (2,191 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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| Post# 390684 , Reply# 5 4/18/2018 at 19:02 (2,191 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Post# 390685 , Reply# 6 4/18/2018 at 19:33 (2,191 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 390686 , Reply# 7 4/18/2018 at 20:28 (2,191 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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