Kirby 505

[bee-vac]

Bottom where wires go to switch

I see a "510", an "E", and a "2"...

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Bee-Vac

If I am thinking what you're thinking, this may be a model 510 (1950-1951).

The 510 was the first model in which the Sani Emtor had the Sweet-Aire port.

~Ben

 

[lesinutah]

Hey

The VAcuum is not a 505. I can tell from that picture.
I'd say 509 maybe probably not. 510_512 maybe early 513 the version with 3 amp motor.
Les

 

[lesinutah]

Hey

The VAcuum is not a 505. I can tell from that picture.
I'd say 509 maybe probably not. 510_512 maybe early 513 the version with 3 amp motor.
Les
It has 510 motor housing. The motor might be 4 amp looks fatter than ,,3 amp.

 

[bee-vac]

I think it's SOO cool that you guys can tell just by a few photos. I appreciate any and all info guys, thank you

 

[texaskirbyguy]

Your motor looks like a 3A. The commie bars are the skinner ones and the windings look longer and smaller in diameter.

See reply #5 of my 505 resto thread to see the 3A and 4A armatures side by side for comparison:
http://www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?34158_27
The bottom one is the 3A.

 

[lesinutah]

Yup

Texaskirbyguy is right its bars looked longer. The armature blades on 3 amp are triangle shaped. The 4 amp have almost rectangle with triangle corner cut out.
The body looks like 510 but you have,505 508 or 509 emtor.
It's basically mismatched parts.

510 motor housing but 505 508 emtor. You didn't show inside nozzle but guess is 510 to 512 replacement belt lifter that was red and grey.
The best you can do is keep it as is. Trying to part together vacuum back to original of any early version is almost impossible.
It's a nice blue it runs. I wouldn't bother much more than shiing up and use it or display it. I love blue but that is what I would do.
Les