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Thread Number: 39325
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Mostly Factory Original Kirby 508 |
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Post# 417217 12/13/2019 at 14:56 (1,587 days old) by KirbyCollector  (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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I got this 1948 Kirby 508 recently for $40. What a steal! It’s almost entirely factory original. It has the six blade fan. The grip is original but the black rubber sleeve was replaced sometime between 1949 and 1953 with a grey sleeve. It had a grey bag with a unique lightning logo. The bag on it now is not factory original to this particular unit, but it is an original 508 bag. So I swapped the bags between this factory 508 and my other one that I “originalized” from being all tan. It has the original cord as well as a newer grey cord for when you use it as the original one is no longer suitable for use. The wheels are still the original black vulcanized ones in great shape. The belt lifter is (other than a few chips in the lettering) in immaculate shape. Finally, the nozzle and headlight bumpers are both original. The collector who had it last did an amazing job cleaning and polishing it! Here are a few photos of this beautiful Kirby. A couple before photos and an after photo that the seller took before selling it. Then pictures I just took after putting the original bag on it. Enjoy the photos!
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Post# 417218 , Reply# 1 12/13/2019 at 15:02 (1,587 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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Whoops | ||
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Post# 417219 , Reply# 2 12/13/2019 at 15:08 (1,587 days old) by kloveland (Tulsa) |
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Good find! | ||
| Post# 417220 , Reply# 3 12/13/2019 at 15:30 (1,587 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Post# 417225 , Reply# 4 12/13/2019 at 18:53 (1,587 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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| Post# 417232 , Reply# 5 12/13/2019 at 22:06 (1,587 days old) by Vac-o-matic (Saint Louis, Mo.) | ||
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Very nice!! I have one of those bojack lightening bags that I removed from one of my Kirbys. Must have been a popular replacement bag..I wondered about it's origin. That's a beautiful bag you put on. How did you get it to look so good? | ||
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Post# 417247 , Reply# 6 12/14/2019 at 10:51 (1,587 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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Here’s a video I made of it after installing original bag | ||
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Post# 417258 , Reply# 7 12/14/2019 at 17:13 (1,586 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Post# 417259 , Reply# 8 12/14/2019 at 17:51 (1,586 days old) by KirbyCollector (Columbus Ohio USA) |
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Ben,
Yeah exactly. That’s why I feel like I kind of have a 505 in a way. It’s so close to a 505 it basically is one, just in grey. I decided to take parts from my crusty and not so nice 510 and turn the originalized one into a cool almost original 510. Here it is with my nearly factory 508.
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