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Thread Number: 41157
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
1951 Kirby 511 w/ Handi Butler |
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| Post# 436714 , Reply# 1 12/26/2020 at 18:47 (1,208 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
Ahhh,this one was rebuilt in the mid 70s, going by the bag and trim. The Handi Butler and attachments are off a late 50s Kirby, the handi butler and hose connector won't work on this. Grip is original, but ruined. I have a coupler to a 508 somewhere, it will still work though. Email me if you are interested.
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| Post# 436715 , Reply# 2 12/26/2020 at 18:48 (1,208 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Almost forgot | ||
| Post# 436716 , Reply# 3 12/26/2020 at 19:25 (1,208 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Handi butler | ||
| Post# 436765 , Reply# 5 12/27/2020 at 17:50 (1,207 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Hose
I'm pretty sure the hose is correct. They didn't have cloth hoses after 512 or somewhere around there. The kirby changed twice from 1951 to 1959 when the attachments probably were made. The 505-512 part had the 3 amp motor. The first part of 513 had 3 amp motor and later had 4 amp. The 4 amp motor used a different power switch and the nozzle shifted with the motor . The motor was in 513 -515 so only two years. Then 516 the motor changed to a different 4 amp motor used to sanitronic 7. The entire machine changed and the power button was plastic push button and headlight was attached to front motor housing and not removable. The 511 was an early machine. It changed 3 times in 4 years is the simple answer.
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