Calem,
I still believe the 505s that had just a belt cover on the nozzle also had the metal Emtor bottom.
~Ben
I still believe the 505s that had just a belt cover on the nozzle also had the metal Emtor bottom.
~Ben
You'll never guess what came in this box!!!
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packardmanken
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Beautiful job!
How did you polish that so well? Would like to know your process.
I am in Mobile for the evening on business and see that you live here. Could you recommend a restaurant downtown for good seafood?
Any help would be appreciated. I also posted this request on the automaticwasher page.
Thanks, ken
How did you polish that so well? Would like to know your process.
I am in Mobile for the evening on business and see that you live here. Could you recommend a restaurant downtown for good seafood?
Any help would be appreciated. I also posted this request on the automaticwasher page.
Thanks, ken
cb123
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Packardmanken
Wintzell's Oyster House, 605 Dauphin St. Mobile Al. Phone# 432-4605. Thanks for the compliment! I use Kirby cutting and polishing compound on my buffing wheel.
Wintzell's Oyster House, 605 Dauphin St. Mobile Al. Phone# 432-4605. Thanks for the compliment! I use Kirby cutting and polishing compound on my buffing wheel.
cb123
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Ben
Every 505 I've ever seen had a " Magic finger " Even in the instruction booklet it is shown with a black emtor cover. Unless there is a really early version that I'm not aware of, which is not out of the realm of possibilities.
Every 505 I've ever seen had a " Magic finger " Even in the instruction booklet it is shown with a black emtor cover. Unless there is a really early version that I'm not aware of, which is not out of the realm of possibilities.
kc_kirby
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Calem, I do believe the early 505's had the cap not the lifter. I bought one several years ago with the cap. I thought it was just one that someone replaced the lifter with the cap but then someone commented on having an early version with the cap. And I have several versions of the 505 manual and some show the cap and some show the lifter. Also, I have never seen a 505 with a metal emtor tray. I do not believe they came with a metal tray. The 505 with the cap I mentioned earlier had a black plastic tray, not metal. And the floor polisher you got I believe came with the early 505's. I have found several 505's with this polisher. I think the removable head version came out later.
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The first 505 did indeed come with just a belt-cover cap. The belt lifter was a (major) improvement that came somewhere along the way of the model run.
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The first 505 did indeed come with just a belt-cover cap. The belt lifter was a (major) improvement that came somewhere along the way of the model run.
cb123
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KC Kirby
This belt pulley is from my Kirby 1C, and if the pulley on your 505 looks, something, like this, then you have the early version.
This belt pulley is from my Kirby 1C, and if the pulley on your 505 looks, something, like this, then you have the early version.
cb123
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KC Kirby
And if it looks like this, then it is the later version. If you can, can you post some photos. Thanks, Calem!
And if it looks like this, then it is the later version. If you can, can you post some photos. Thanks, Calem!
cb123
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Here's a photo of the bottom and 505 tag.
Until the time of the gray Lexan fan used on the Kirby Tradition starting from serial no. G000001 (circa May 1980), the fan and pulley were one piece.
~Ben
~Ben
cb123
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They may have mixed it up, somewhat, because I have seen a lot of two piece plastic fans in Classic 3s. I've also seen one piece metal fans in the early Traditions. I've very often thought it funny to have a safety switch in the Tradition's headlight cover. I don't think Kirby thought it to be one of the greatest selling points of all time.
Calem,
In the case of the Classic III and the earliest Traditions, the Lexan fan would be a replacement. That is why you're seeing them there.
~Ben
In the case of the Classic III and the earliest Traditions, the Lexan fan would be a replacement. That is why you're seeing them there.
~Ben
cb123
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Ben
I seen a Classic 3 in so called " Perfect condition " still in its pristine tall box - attachments included, with not a speck of dust in its fan housing. Why, you could strain your eye until you went blind before finding a single blemish. I mean everything was perfect and folded, and Oh yes, it had a two piece grey plastic fan. Now it seems someone was being a sneak, and it makes one wonder how many so called " still perfect in the box " vintage vacuums out there which are really perfect after all. When you see it in the box, it should make you suspect. If its too good to be true, it usually is.
I seen a Classic 3 in so called " Perfect condition " still in its pristine tall box - attachments included, with not a speck of dust in its fan housing. Why, you could strain your eye until you went blind before finding a single blemish. I mean everything was perfect and folded, and Oh yes, it had a two piece grey plastic fan. Now it seems someone was being a sneak, and it makes one wonder how many so called " still perfect in the box " vintage vacuums out there which are really perfect after all. When you see it in the box, it should make you suspect. If its too good to be true, it usually is.
