kirbykokobop
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Howdy all!
At long last I am in need of liquidating my belongings, and they include my grandmother's 560 Kirby, with original in boxes Handi-butler and floor polisher, a later Kirby Classic III accessories box, with most or all of the original to the machine items present inside. All original 560: bag, cord, motor, wheels etc.. Family owned since new. After a long period of disuse, I had to use it again when the modern machine broke down, until it developed a noise and I promptly stopped using it. I finally took it in to a shop here in AnnArbor and the guy said it needs a new bearing in the roller(which I knew about) and bearing work inside the motor so he had called me first as requested to explain that it might involve a cracked housing if he opened it up. I wasn't ready to go there, so I brought it back home. Many of you guys on this site would probably be better candidates for this repair, but I'm prejudiced in your favor! It's a nice, reputable vacuum shop, but the young repair guy didn't seem particularly enthusiastic about cranking on vintage machines. My other pride and joy is my Interstate Compact with it's green vinyl hassock and all the tools it came with. I still have a flip phone (!) so I can't use it for a camera, and my (newish )digital camera and my (newish) laptop have developed a glitch whereby my pictures no longer load--WTF?! Something happened in a Windows 10 update I suspect, of which there are many! So while I get that worked out so I can post pics of the Kirby, you can see the Compact get-up by going to the archives here and search for my old handle "hoseb4bros" (my shame is complete-- I own that one!) or thread # 16096 to see in that first thread "1966 Compact Electra C6" my reply that includes pics of my machine and all the goodies.
The same repair guy assessed a similar knocking noise it finally developed (it ran great for years!) and told me it needed a new motor, so I again nixed him cracking the housing open and damaging it and decided I would pass these babies along, if I could, where they would be most appreciated and loved! Normally I wouldn't be so idiotic as to post a sale without photos for all the merch, but I'm interested to see if there is any interest in my wares at all! I should mention, due to my sentimentality about the Kirby, that I'm sorry, but I will NOT part it out in pieces; it must all be sold together. In the stated condition, with the totality of items offered-- anyone care to make me an spitball offer on either or both?! Thanks Everybody!!! Al
At long last I am in need of liquidating my belongings, and they include my grandmother's 560 Kirby, with original in boxes Handi-butler and floor polisher, a later Kirby Classic III accessories box, with most or all of the original to the machine items present inside. All original 560: bag, cord, motor, wheels etc.. Family owned since new. After a long period of disuse, I had to use it again when the modern machine broke down, until it developed a noise and I promptly stopped using it. I finally took it in to a shop here in AnnArbor and the guy said it needs a new bearing in the roller(which I knew about) and bearing work inside the motor so he had called me first as requested to explain that it might involve a cracked housing if he opened it up. I wasn't ready to go there, so I brought it back home. Many of you guys on this site would probably be better candidates for this repair, but I'm prejudiced in your favor! It's a nice, reputable vacuum shop, but the young repair guy didn't seem particularly enthusiastic about cranking on vintage machines. My other pride and joy is my Interstate Compact with it's green vinyl hassock and all the tools it came with. I still have a flip phone (!) so I can't use it for a camera, and my (newish )digital camera and my (newish) laptop have developed a glitch whereby my pictures no longer load--WTF?! Something happened in a Windows 10 update I suspect, of which there are many! So while I get that worked out so I can post pics of the Kirby, you can see the Compact get-up by going to the archives here and search for my old handle "hoseb4bros" (my shame is complete-- I own that one!) or thread # 16096 to see in that first thread "1966 Compact Electra C6" my reply that includes pics of my machine and all the goodies.
The same repair guy assessed a similar knocking noise it finally developed (it ran great for years!) and told me it needed a new motor, so I again nixed him cracking the housing open and damaging it and decided I would pass these babies along, if I could, where they would be most appreciated and loved! Normally I wouldn't be so idiotic as to post a sale without photos for all the merch, but I'm interested to see if there is any interest in my wares at all! I should mention, due to my sentimentality about the Kirby, that I'm sorry, but I will NOT part it out in pieces; it must all be sold together. In the stated condition, with the totality of items offered-- anyone care to make me an spitball offer on either or both?! Thanks Everybody!!! Al
