Using a "brand new in the box" Kirby 519 today ... or is there a better way?

[pr-21]

Great find

If it were mine, I would use it. Not going to do you any good when your gone....

 

[brandon_w_t]

its so perfect!

wow I am drooling!!! Oh its just beautiful!

 

[brandon_w_t]

so hows it going?

Maybe I can revive this thread.

Did you ever decide to use it?

I am getting a LIKE new 518. All original down to the bag, belt, and brush and cord!

Im just hoping that it will look like this vacuum!

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I have 2 Kirby cleaners

an 84 and ther blue one. the pics got lost. I'll retake and post I'm going to sell them. All attachments are present too

 

[kirbyvacuum]

Kirby Bag

Hi Marie if i had that beauty i would leave it alone. Be sure you will lose the value and for sure spoil the looks. a few weeks ago got a 519 looks very nice i would never change the bag. I am sure if you looked around you could get another Kirby that you could change. So please keep it the way it is . Take care Doug

 

[brandon_w_t]

not going to

I really doubt she would EVER change the bag. I would not know why you would

 

[moderncleveland]

Brandon,

We decided to keep it unused and in the package!

You guys are right on here that great vacuums with minor use can be had cheaply (we're going to show our latest in a second). So it seems a shame to put this one to use. We're still holding onto it and not really sure what to do just yet (got several offers to buy it), but we know we're not going to "un-mint" it any time soon...

Marie

 

[brandon_w_t]

keep it

The best way to protect it is to keep it. If you sell it, it will get used.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

moderncleveland

If by chance you bring your 519 out of its box anymore, I'd love to see its brochure, please.

Thank you,



Benjamin "Ben" Edge (KirbyClassicIII)

 

[dysonman1]

Did any one else notice the new 519 has the incorrect cord on it? The plug on that cord didn't come until the 1990's.

 

[electrolux137]

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Tom, I noticed that right off and wondered about it.

 

[super-sweeper]

Good eye,I wondered about that plug! Maybe the original owner took the original cord off the machine for a customer, and threw the rest back in that beautiful box!

 

[compactc9guy]

i would use it once i na while

I cant keep a vacuum just sitting there for to long i have to take it out put it together and use it. All my vacuums get a run every few months, of course my compact electra c9 is my daily driver and works wonders .My newly acquired electrolux model zb 86 was fully rebuilt and is now near mint i cant help but use it and vacuum whit it just to nice but that is just my opinion . i do put all my vacuums in the same room temperature is control and check often not to cold not to hot not to humid hose are put away properly ect .

 

[super-sweeper]

While it was not New-In-Box, my new Heritage II Legend has seen about 10 or so uses since 1988, and GENTLE uses, too! 

 

[kirbyrama]

Perhaps

The original gray and red cord had dryrotted with age and was unsafe to use.

 

[beerad]

Wow

That is one beautiful Kirby
Is it possible to post a pic of the hose and tools together ?

 

[kirby519]

I noticed the cord as well. What a beautifull machine.

My grandmothers first Kirby was a model 519. And how I loved that machine. Oh how I would like a new in the box unused 519 to remember her by. I do have one for restoration and hope to be able to do that some time soon.

 

[kirbyloverdan]

Wow a 5

Year old thread resurrected and it continues like or was still 2009 pretty Kool

Dan

 

[super-sweeper]

Hey, at times I carry on like it was 1959! 

 

[lillylux]

I am jealous of you! That Kirby 519 is a time traveler for sure! Did I hear you say that you had the original cord? Because my 519 does and I do leave it in place but for safety reasons another Kirby cord is plugged in where the switch plug in is just for using purposes and the old cord is strictly "for show". I would run the motor from time to time to keep everything alive. It is so pristine! Thanks for sharing it with us!