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As mentioned in another thread, I have received a Kirby Model 560. It is not new in the box, but it has all of the original boxes, etc. Looks to have had little or no use. Silver/white paint still mostly intact on original single-row beater bar. It has the original bag in pretty decent...

OK, I got to take a look at the vacuum tonight. It is a Model 560, 1960 mfg. I am going to take some photos soon for Ebay. It appears to have most attachments brand new. Have not plugged it in and attempted to run it yet.

I will try to get some pictures and info off of it tonight. Last night it was late, dark, and I didn't feel like getting it out of the car. It looks, from a rough guess, like the 5th from left in your first picture, with the red handle. Box, etc., appear to be 1950s vintage if I had to...

Hello, I was recently given a vintage Kirby by my mother-in-law. As far as she can remember, it was never used - it was bought by her mother and she found it cleaning out her mom's house. What kinds of info/pictures do you guys need to help identify it? It's new in the box and may have...

I would certainly consider other Kirbys, what is the difference? We've only ever owned the Heritage II.

Ugh, made in China. Perhaps I would be better off with a Kenmore at that rate. Any suggestions of your personal favorites? Or should I roll the dice with an Ebay Heritage II?

Well, the Heritage II has finally taken a complete dump, and I'm not going to sink any more money into it. I am thinking of getting one of the Royal vacuums I saw at the vac store the other day. Very simple, similar to the Kirby, and supposedly durable. I'm not keen on spending $400, but I do...

Do you have a way I can email you? I'd like to do the tests and see if I can salvage any of this -- I don't want to spend another @ 170 on field and armature if I can save one.

Something is definitely amiss. I checked the speed switch wiring, I must have reversed two of the wires. OK, no big deal, I switched them. I think it was yellow and white, or red and white. I swapped in a set of new brushes. Same problem. Brush material went flying everywhere, arcing...

Thanks for the tips. I did not use a seating stone. It looked as though the brushes were melting when it was running last! I do have a spare set of brushes. The armature where the brushes seat also appears to have some heat damage which was what led me to believe something was shorted.

I recently completely rebuilt my 1986-87 vintage Heritage II. This included: New field, new armature, new bearings, brushes, switch, impeller, speed switch, etc. Basically everything new except the housing itself. However, when I turned it on, I noticed low suction. The speed control was...

As mentioned in a previous thread I am rebuilding my Heritage II Kirby from @ 1980s. The cast aluminum shell is not in bad shape but could benefit from some buffing. It's quite apparent in areas where the shell is normally covered by a switch or something and has not been exposed to the...

I will take a few when I get back down there with everything. Thanks!

Also, I ordered a new front motor housing with bearing. The old one got messed up trying to put the new bearing in the front. Although these are supposed to not be press-fit in, the new bearing certainly needed pressing, and I pinched the retaining clip railing enough to crack a piece of...

I am working on my parents' old Heritage II, bought new in 1987. I have inherited it since they inherited a newer Kirby from my grandfather when he passed six years ago. Front bearing went out, and I have it completely disassembled on the bench. Years ago, I replaced the motor brushes and...