Rebuilt Kirby 2C 1936 (FOR SALE)

[Automatetech]

1936 Kirby 2C with all original parts from rebuild. It still has "2C" stamped on the underside of the motor housing. Everything on this unit is up and running like the day it was rebuilt in 1966. From the motor, and the belt and brush roller, to the light. This vacuum cleaner sat in my father's closet for 40 years. Everything inside and out is still very clean and well maintained.

 

[human]

Beautiful machine.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Automatetech

This is what a 2C really looks like (a johnnyb59c video):


~Ben

 

[Automatetech]

That looks more like a Kirby 2R

The 2R is slightly different than the 2C. The even visibly I can see the light housing, the bag, and the brush housing are different. This is an original 2C rebuild from 1966. The bag and the wheels are from the 1960s vacuums when it was restored but everything else is original.

 

[fairfax88]

What are you looking too get for this Kirby,and do you have the attachments for it?
~David

 

[vac-o-matic]

Hi John..welcome to VL. I have that same Kirby, all original except the cord. Mine has the original model plate on the bottom, and just has a C in front of the serial nbr. There are much more knowledgeable collectors on this site than myself. Maybe someone can clarify the differences between the pre 505 Kirbys.

 

[cb123]

They may have just put the wrong rebuild sticker on the bottom of it, or some kind of misprint or misread -- who really knows for sure? But I can tell you for a fact that the head and light cap belong to a Kirby 1C. And if by some reason you don't believe just ask our friend James, AKA The Kirby King, and he'll tell you the very same...Long Live The King!!!

 

[KirbyCollector01]

How much is it?

 

[cb123]

Well, I 'd say about half of its value lies in the condition of its original bag, and the other half lies in the condition of its original tag and overall body shape.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Automatetech

The nozzle is not the correct one, nor is the light cap. That was why I included the video of johnnyb59c's 2C for comparison. How could yours be a 2C if it looks like a 1C instead? I do agree with cb123 that they made a misprint on the rebuild tag.

Meanwhile, there still is another Kirby 2C rebuilt in October 1974 listed on eBay which also got out with the 1C nozzle casting by mistake but the light cap is correct. That seller is listing that machine for $1,000 Buy It Now.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-193...RE-Factory-Refurbished-Antique-/322133309668?

~Ben

 

[cb123]

Boy, he's going to have a long wait on that Frankenfix!!!

 

[huskysteel]

That is a very nice kirby what is your asking price?

 

[Automatetech]

I'm starting to think that it's a 1C but when it was rebuilt they may not have been familiar with the 1C so they just stamped it as a 2C. Even though it had all the 1C parts.

 

[KirbyCollector01]

How are you selling it
eBay?

 

[Automatetech]

KirbyCollector

Yes I have it listed on eBay here:


http://https//www.ebay.com/itm/282078653332

 

[electrolux137]

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New eBay user, -0- feedback rating. $1,000.00 on a rebuilt Kirby with mostly replacement, mismatched parts. Good luck with that...

 

[chicagomike]

ROFLMAO $1000. I do wish you good luck.

 

[Automatetech]

It obviously doesn't have mismatched parts. It's a 1C that was mistaken for a 2C. That's quite obvious. It's much more unlikely that a restoration factory have 1C parts to a 2C.

 

[chicagomike]

It obviously doesn't have mismatched parts = LOL.
1. The entire handle assembly is incorrect - the handle fork, handle tube, handle grip are incorrect for a 1C.
2. Replacement non original 1C parts are - brush roll, cloth bag, 4 wheels, belt cover, power cord.

Just be honest with your replies. I am not trying to beat on your machine, just be honest about it and not pretend it is something more than it is by stating "It obviously doesn't have mismatched parts".

 

[Automatetech]

The reason I'm saying it doesn't have mismatched parts is because most Kirbys that have been rebuilt have that handle and that bag. Thats just the parts that used in the process. They're not from 1936 but they are original from the rebuild, which I stated clearly. If you're not interested then that's okay, your loss. Not everything on this unit is 80 years old, but everything on it is at least 50 years old.

 

[fairfax88]

Just to let you know,



Kirby rebuilt EVERY MODEL in ORIGINAL colors all the way up until 1970!
The cord is a brand new black cord,and the handle pole should be wooden,and the wheels would have still been black in 1966,,,,,ALSO you can see that the rebuilding tag has been tampered with as it would not be that badly scratched up by using it on the rug!

 

[Automatetech]

If Kirby rebuilt everything in original colors and parts then how come the only other Kirby rebuild on eBay has the exact same replacement parts? I talked to someone from a Kirby store who owned many machines from this era and he was very certain about the fact that it was given those parts in the rebuild process. All the evidence points to that.

 

[fairfax88]

Well,



I'm sure that who ever you talked too,was NOT in working with Kirby Vacuum Cleaners in 1966!

 

[Automatetech]

Do you have any explanation for why other Kirby rebuilds have the exact same bag and handle?

 

[electrolux137]

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If Jim Kirby himself had rebuilt this machine with his very own hands, it still would not be worth $1,000.00.


 


Sorry Automatetech, but you're tooting your horn in the wrong band here.

 

[dysonman1]

You have inspired me

To take pictures of my ORIGINAL, non rebuilt model 1C, and list it on eBay (with the original bag and cord) for $1000.00 as well. If that mismatched jumbled up machine with ugly wheels and bag can get a serious $1000.00 offer, hell I know my museum quality model can.

 

[myvacsrock]

Automatetech

I understand that is the price you've offered it for. The issue you're going to run into that no one has explicitly told you is: If someone here is not interested in the machine, or if we've told you what the issues are with it...it isn't going to sell. We are a group are the buyers of all of the vintage vacuums online. Sure, there may be some members not here on the forum any longer...but the majority of us are here. We're the buyers, the sellers, the restorers. We are the walking knowledge of all things vacuum. Besides some differing of opinion between a few people on which parts are on your machine, they're still incorrect parts.

The value of your Kirby lies in having an Original Bag first off. An original cord, and even wheels. The problem is you have none of those things, and while you have an excellent project for a collector to find those parts; you do not have a complete machine for any of us to spend $1000 on.

Best of luck to you.

 

[Automatetech]

Regardless it is still a beautiful machine and I'm not in a hurry to sell it. I might just hang onto it for now.

 

[larryeddy]

Dysonman1

DysonMan1 - Please upload some pictures! I think it would help Automatetech understand his a bit better!

PLUS
I have a 1C i just got and would love to compare mine to yours!
I have the wooden handle, whats "Appears" to be a original bag (Black and wide) and black wheels. (He asked selfishly!)

Good luck Automatetech its still an awesome old vac!