Updated my Kirby collection with a 512 and Classic 3

[craig_1982]

The shipping wasn't too bad Steve I did two order's with Kent (the seller) as I had so much to order. As for the 512 I love it such a nice machine I never noticed the taller handle until you mentioned it lol, I originally wanted well still want a ComVac 1300 but the chances of getting one of these are slim. I saw this 512 on E-Bay from a seller in con-way and brought the 512 its a Kirby rebuild which was done in April 1972, Yeah okay it's not the ComVac I wanted, but since it's had the new parts on I think its stunning and an excellent substitute. It's also practical too with having the smaller nozzle it get's in between furniture where the larger Kirby's cant get.

 

[70catalina]

That Classic III...

a few posts above is absolutely stunning! I don't think a Kirby could get any shinier!


~Jim

 

[kirbymodel2c]

Hi,

<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Hi People, Why in the UK the Omega was probably the 1st to be sold as Kirby arrived around 1973ish there was rebadged Vacuettes and Scott Fetzer Sanitation Systems sold here in the UK.</span>


<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Here is a pic of a rebadged S&F. I can't remember what they was rebadged as.
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">My semi retired distributor friend Nick who's dad was a distributor before him in the 70s. Nicks dad and I believe two other guys were the 1st to bring Kirby over in to the UK.</span>


<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">I can remember being told they use to go to businesses like coach companies etc. By the late 1970s they was doing the in home demos as my other retired distributor friend had started working for them by then and he was selling Classic IIIs.</span>


 


<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">Why all my older Kirby's are 110 volt I do own a 230 volt Kirby 508.</span>


<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">It is nice just having to plug it in to the wall socket and not having to get out the step down transformer.
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-family: book antiqua,palatino;">James

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