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Just in case there are any lurkers here on the forum that think that vacuums made back in the 50’s can’t work all that well I offer the following image. The house has hardwood floors, two area rugs, two adults, two slob sons, two cats, and my daughter. This is about a 7 days of crud in the 518...

My youngest daughter went up to visit her sister and husband in El Dorado Hills and was hoodwinked into bringing what’s left of my Craiglist Kirby 509 back with her. Too bad for Ally that she does not drive yet as she had to take the train…

Question One: Can anyone please tell me what the 50 and 80 refer to in the Kirby DS-50 and DS-80s? I have found nothing on the web and the owner’s manual for my DS 80 does not mention this. I sort of thought that the 5 in 50 might refer to the first year of production 1965 but the DS-80 was made...

That might be a bit of a lie, I would guess that I will always tinker with it somewhat. Still, I am relatively pleased with the results: • It did not burst into flames or trip a circuit breaker when I plugged it in for the first time. • It sounds a lot nicer, the bearings were shot. • Thanks to...

The madness continues. About the same time that I picked up my 518 I saw an ad on craigslist up in Rocklin for an old Kirby. The ad did not say much but it looked older than my 518. My newlywed daughter lives near there and picked it up for me. She just texted me and mentioned that it is a 509...

Hello, there. This is my first post and I am new to vacuums. My wife will testify as to me not being very familiar with them; at least the use of them. I felt that the time was right for a second vacuum in my life. Last Sunday I woke up and felt that this second vacuum should be an older one. I...