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Thread Number: 44277
/ Tag: Pre-1950 Vacuum Cleaners
Time To Trim the Kirby 2C |
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| Post# 460915 , Reply# 3 3/3/2023 at 19:05 (590 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Trim off up to 515 would be either grey or black as the headlight didn't change until 516. If he has any 505 to 515 the armature, coil headlight trim etc would work on a 2c. I'd settle for what he can find.
He probably has a vacuum you never heard of or seen before I'd suggest taking a trip and finding everything you will ever need. | ||
| Post# 460925 , Reply# 4 3/3/2023 at 23:51 (589 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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| Post# 460926 , Reply# 5 3/3/2023 at 23:52 (589 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Post# 460929 , Reply# 6 3/4/2023 at 00:37 (589 days old) by electrolux137  (Los Angeles) |
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Hoover300 is correct. The 513 was the first model to have red headlight trim and a red rug nozzle bumper.
It still had a gray handle grip and the older-style logo on the belt lifter. (The red handle grip, with flip-down cord release, and the new, more angular logo on the belt lifter, came out on the Model 514.)
It was the first model with the "push-push" switch instead of a toggle switch.
It had a new, very dramatic bag design where a long line went down the left side of the bag, through the left side of the "K," then back up in a "V" shape going through the right side of the "Y." This is my favorite Kirby bag.
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| Post# 460931 , Reply# 7 3/4/2023 at 05:57 (589 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Well aware of the color change my point is a beggar can't be choosy. It doesn't have to be a 2c to 505. The holes for the rivets would be different after 515. F÷Ed the unrelenting beast if you wish. You still bothered about my comment on the 514 and 515 motor will fit.
Maybe you can have Liam McDermott email you 6 times a day asking for 2c trim and it would be very helpful asap. Please by all means. It's not like electrolux137 doesn't have an in depth few pages explaining kirby history. Like I said 2c trim is needed from a 505 or earlier vacuum to finish off my 2c. In addition maybe rugsucker won't reply. I know you mentioned you don't have his phone number or email address but,Les do you know ow how to get a hold of rugsucker because I need trim for my 2c prewar kirby a 505 or older machine would be needed. Hey rugsucker answered do you think he will have the trim for a pre war kirby that's a 505 or older. He's looking but do you think he has the trim because I need it for my 2c. Please feel free to answer his every question atleast 6 times a day. He would greatly appreciate it asap thank you. If electrolux has a kirby with red trim maybe he has an extra set of trim or motor that would fit his pre war 2c. I think you should look for trim that would fit his prewar 2c. If you could respond asap that would be greatly appreciated. I guess the operator doesn't care every other thread iss being flooded with the same question and the same requests. I wonder if the moderator has trim for a prewar kirby from a 505 or older vacuum. | ||
| Post# 460932 , Reply# 8 3/4/2023 at 06:05 (589 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Reply does anyone have trim from a 505 or older kirby for my prewar model 2c kirby.
I.havent heard from anyone in 5 minutes. If everyone could check snd respond asap would greatly be appreciated. I was thinking maybe someone else might have a 505 or older trim for my prewar model 2c kirby. IDK I think 3 more threads in the next hour is needed asap. Is the moderator asleep Does anyone.................. | ||
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Post# 460940 , Reply# 12 3/4/2023 at 11:14 (589 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree) |
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I’d start with the internet. From where you’re located, you have all of Maryland, Virginia and the D.C. metro to search. | ||
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Post# 460941 , Reply# 13 3/4/2023 at 11:33 (589 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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| Post# 460995 , Reply# 15 3/6/2023 at 10:43 (587 days old) by OpelGTKarl (Puyallup, Washington) | ||
Liam,
I know that all of us here understand that you are very excited about your 2C and that you want to restore it back to factory condition. With that being said, it is very exciting to find a very rare machine. I was over the moon when I found my first 505 or my 3C. However, restorations take time. It’s true that there may be parts out there, but it won’t always be immediate. I’m still looking for an original bag for my 505 and I’ve be looking FOR 15 YEARS. The important thing is to look forward to the future and let fate bring the parts to you over time. Keep eyes on eBay and local listings. We all know you are looking for the parts, but don’t need a reminder every day. We are all looking for something and eventually we will find them or move on. I understand where you are coming from as I have several machines that are in need of parts, but it’s a waiting game that can’t be rushed. I mean nothing negative by this in any way, I just thought I’d offer some perspective :) | ||
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Post# 461014 , Reply# 17 3/6/2023 at 18:19 (587 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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OpelGTKarl
Karl,
I agree. I too have a 505 that I wish to find an original black bag for (and a 515 that I want to find a gray bag and a 10-blade metal fan for), or any of the official replacement bags that Kirby used in the '50s and '60s. I try to space it out regarding finding all the original parts, and buy most of them from eBay. I also was excited when, in the Christmas of 2012, I bought my 1985 Royal 880 locally for $25, but all it had included with it are two extension wands. It took me SIX YEARS to get the rest of the attachments (including the hose) for it. ~Ben | ||
| Post# 461099 , Reply# 22 3/9/2023 at 08:39 (584 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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Liam, I hear you.Please hear me.I will at some time be looking at Kirby parts.It was not yesterday.It will not be today.Most Kirbys & parts,some very good,are mid 50s or newer.I will look,I will have pics and they WILL go out of my building! | ||
| Post# 461104 , Reply# 24 3/9/2023 at 10:06 (584 days old) by Hoover300 (Kentucky) | ||
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Patience. Jimmy is a very busy guy, he will look whenever he is able to. As other members have stated, it might be awhile until you are able to complete your Kirby 2c. If you want a bumper quickly, you could buy this Kirby head(below), remove the bumper, and paint it using flexible car interior paint to look like the one you want. Such paint is made to adhere to rubber, plastic and vinyl and will be much harder to damage on a bumper than regular spray paint. Since a lot of car interiors are grey, there should be a matching color online.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/175485700005QUE... | ||
| Post# 461120 , Reply# 26 3/9/2023 at 20:36 (583 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Charles Richard! 
Was it REALLY necessary to react with a "Good Lord!" picture of Thelma Harper from Mama's Family?! Really?! Good Lord to YOU for stirring the pot and creating drama needlessly!!! You should hang your head in shame.
I have read Liam's posts and the replies from fellow members on here, and have been biting my tongue with all the nonsense going on! I think a few members of this forum should be completely ashamed of themselves for their conduct here in recent weeks. All this young man is trying to do is get some parts to get a Kirby Model 2C, his dream vacuum, in perfect condition. Because it is his dream vacuum. Have we not all been there trying to complete a prized machine and gather everything that's needed and make it just perfect? Look, I get that Liam's repeated posts may be annoying to some on here. But leave the kid alone! Looking at his profile, he is only 17 years old, and I would guess he likely has Autism or ADHD like a lot of members on here have. Is he really doing THAT MUCH harm merely creating a few posts looking for parts to complete his Kirby? Now, to Liam - All I can say is, I wish you the best of luck completing your Kirby 2C even though I can't help you personally. What I would advise you to do is to keep looking on Ebay and other buy/sell websites, and more importantly, make friends with fellow vacuum collectors, vac shop owners and people in the vac industry. Sometimes it's those connections that not only make our hobby enjoyable and rewarding, but also the most helpful in obtaining rare machines and parts. | ||
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Post# 461125 , Reply# 28 3/9/2023 at 23:43 (583 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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Post# 461127 , Reply# 29 3/10/2023 at 08:11 (583 days old) by VacMadMan (Pueblo Co.) |
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Great advice.
Charlie C.,
Great advice, I have also used a cargo strap for a nozzle bumper on my Kenmore Bug eye. It worked well. I also have used an auto belt as a bumper on my Kenmore automatic. Thinking outside the box. Jim | ||
| Post# 461201 , Reply# 32 3/12/2023 at 05:04 (581 days old) by luxz80 (England) | ||
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My not all original junior 375. Melvin. | ||
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Post# 473319 , Reply# 33 9/21/2024 at 16:46 by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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electrolux137
Charles,
I just found out the 514 was the first Kirby to have the angled headlight socket mounting, instead of horizontal (the angled socket mounting was used all the way up to the Classic 1-CR). However, it still retained the left-handed locking clip, which was eliminated entirely on the model 515. ~Ben | ||
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