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ladyelaine 03-26-2011 04:01 PM
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I refinished this 1937 Singer 201. I have the gift cards the lady was given and each attachment was meant for gifts as well, loads of attachments. I love to sew with it, it sound like a mack truck after driving my Toyota!!

This sewer used this machine all those year and sold it at a yard sale for $20 when he went into a nursing home.

incoming2me 03-26-2011 04:04 PM
Its gorgeous! :)
You did a great job!

Jamiestitcher62 03-26-2011 04:05 PM
Wow, nice. I wish my Grandmother's 201 looked that good. All her decals are gone and it's gross looking. It sits in a cabinet in my basement. I wish I had a pretty cabinet like yours for it though.

tellabella 03-26-2011 04:14 PM
It is in great shape...looks shiny and new!

Maia B 03-26-2011 04:18 PM
Beautiful machine and gorgeous cabinet! Thx for sharing.

hobbykat1955 03-26-2011 04:27 PM
I had my grandmothers in the cabinet but it rusted out...during a time when I didn't appreciate Vintage Singers...I'm wondering if she can be saved...I guess she'll have to make a trip to a Singer Dr.

Painiacs 03-26-2011 05:24 PM
How beautiful!

dragonflyxlx 03-26-2011 05:26 PM
Truly a work of art!!! It is so wonderful that it continues to be loved by someone like you.

BeeNana 03-26-2011 05:28 PM
You did a phenomenal job with the refinishing.
You are one lucky lady.

SherriB 03-26-2011 05:33 PM
Such a pretty machine. I bought a Singer Touch and Sew and it came in a cabinet just like that one. I took it out and switched it with the cabinet that my Rocketeer came in.

QuiltnNan 03-26-2011 05:33 PM
gorgeous cabinet, too

tomilu 03-26-2011 05:38 PM
Originally Posted by ladyelaine
I refinished this 1937 Singer 201. I have the gift cards the lady was given and each attachment was meant for gifts as well, loads of attachments. I love to sew with it, it sound like a mack truck after driving my Toyota!!

This sewer used this machine all those year and sold it at a yard sale for $20 when he went into a nursing home.
Your machine is in great shape. Love those art deco cabinets! you are a lucky lady.

Scrap Happy 03-26-2011 05:42 PM
She's beautiful, congratulations!!

spinnergs 03-26-2011 09:14 PM
Your cabinet is so coool!

sew_southern 03-26-2011 09:23 PM
Beautiful machine & mod/vintage cabinet! Thanks for the short story also, nice to know it was loved! :)

Pickles 03-26-2011 09:33 PM
Beautiful :D :thumbup:

cctx. 03-26-2011 09:37 PM
Really Beautiful!

montanajan 03-26-2011 10:25 PM
Beautiful!
Mom had a Singer like yours, but a few years 'younger', maybe 41 or 42, & she had the same cabinet - not one I often see on ebay, Craigslist, etc. I grew up sewing on it in the 50s & 60s.
I now have Mom's cabinet but it needs work.
My younger brother got it when we split Mom & Dad's things among their 4 kids many years ago. He did not sew & used it in his laundry room - bleach, detergent, etc sat on it for years, unbeknownst to me. (He lives in another state). When he offered to return it to me since I sew, I was thrilled - until I saw what had happened to that beautiful old piece. I cried.
Seeing your lovely cabinet & sewing machine gives me hope that I can restore Mom's. Thank you so much for sharing.


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