"There are no shortage of 50's Kirby vacuums"
True, but there IS a shortage of '50's Kirby vacuums that haven't been bastardized with different color trim. Having the original trim and cord makes it somewhat rare. So many have been FrankenKirbied by mom and pop vac shops who even remove the builder's plate (don't understand why?) or even Kirby themselves which change the color trim to whatever they have laying around at the time of the rebuild.
