Amazing Kirby 512 shop find !

[cb123]

James

I wasn't completely all that sure, so I guess I was chastising with humor. It's O.K., I understand. Now, about your vacuum philanthropy, I would be highly interested in buying any Kirby C's, or 505's that you may see fit to have no further use of. In conclusion, if you don't want to, I wouldn't blame you at all.

 

[normvac]

great Kirby

That 512 is in great shape and a real collectors item.
It brings back alot of memories of my Grandmothers 500.
As well as my brother (18 yrs older) and Sister in Laws
500. As well as several neighbors from my childhood.
Norm

 

[kirbymodel2c]

Sorry...

Sorry...

Sorry Calem I don't have any spare C series or model 505 kirby's(
Last spare one I had I gave to another collector a few years back.

James)

 

[dysondestijl]

Sorry, calem, I was just stating how great and unique James's collection is...



Also, I do not come from any 'fantasy land', thank you very much!!!

 

[cb123]

dysondestijl

Thank goodness! I was worried for a second, because, James' collection is something akin to discovering the lost city of a Atlantis or Cortez's gold' and, please, don't apologize - I was just giving you a slight ribbing, no offence meant. Calem

 

[cb123]

James' , I have a vacuum question

James', have you ever seen this style bag on a vacuette elec. before? If you know anything about it, it would be most helpful. Thanks, Calem

 

[cb123]

Close up

Bag Logo

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

10-Blade Fan

@cb123,

I wonder if you could find a 10-blade impeller fan (#1189) for your 512, so that suction is better? The first Kirby to bear that new-style fan was the 515 (introduced 1955) which also marked the last time the old-style motor housing was used, for the model 516 that replaced it would feature a brand-new motor housing. The 516's motor housing design continued through the army green-trim Dual Sanitronic 80, introduced in the fall of 1967.

~Ben

 

[hygiene903]

Nice 512, Calem!

Beautiful clean up job too! Wish the bag on my 512 was as nice as yours! Congrats on a nice find!
Jeff

 

[hygiene903]

Before & After Pics Of My 512

When it was given to me all that was there was the power unit, handle, & bag.
Jeff

 

[hygiene903]

Eventually I found a set of attachments for it. Like new with a hose with as much suction at the handle as at the machine end, although the caddy is dinged up a bit. Also have the sprayer and polisher.

 

[cb123]

Jeff

Fantastic restoration job! That looked like a whole lot of work, but well worth the effort . When you have one come across like that - you really have seen the elephant, but it makes it all the sweeter. Well done! Thanks, for the compliment on the 512. Good job on finding the attachments, no small task. Calem

 

[kirbymodel2c]

Hi

Hi Calem, Sorry for the late reply.

When it comes to the bag on your Vacuette Electric it's possible it's a replacement.
But whether it's genuine or not I can't say as there were copy replacement bags around at the time.

I have two copy replacement bags from around that time which wasn't made by Kirby for the models that used a emp-tor ....

James)

 

[cb123]

James

Thanks, for the photo! Now that's unusual, and I'd image those two bags, even being knock-offs are still a couple hundred a piece - no doubt. Even still, very nice. Thanks again, Calem