Recent content by westieterrier

Thanks Ben! Hey Ben, you made my afternoon with this reply!! And from a fellow Portlander at that! This list is most helpful to me. So I bought my 511 Kirby from the son of the original owner in St. Johns and this is everything he had. I assumed it was all from the same year, but, man, I...

Hello Forum, I have a 1951 Kirby 511 that came with a late-50s Handi Butler from the original owner that is not compatible because of the position of the safety switch tab. I’m having the darndest time trying to find a list of parts compatibility between the earlier Kirby models (2C through...

Thanks! Hi Kieran, thanks for your reply man. Yeah, I suspected the Handi Butler and all the beautiful tools in the cabinet were bought later as the couplings don't fit; the little portable handle doesn't fit; and I just can't seem to get the Handi Butler fitted on the unit. There's like a...

Hello Forum Members, I am new to this site and to Kirby ownerships,, so I thought I would introduce myself and my project, and ask a couple of questions. My unit is a 1951 Kirby 511 with the Handi Butler option. I bought it from the the family of the original owner. It still has the original...