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    Old 07-04-2010, 10:10 AM
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    DH and I went to some yard sale yesterday morning when I got off work. We stopped at one and they had a sewing machine without a price. I looked inside and saw it was an older Singer. I asked the lady if it was for sale and she said it was. She told me it didn't work and she would take $10 for it and the stool. My heart did a flip-flop when I saw it was a Singer 500A!!! DH bought it for me and we took it home.

    I had to work last night and didn't get to try it out, other than turning it on. The light turned on and the motor purred and the needle moved freely. I got it out this afternoon and tried it out. All it needed to make it work was the tension adjusted!!!! I am so thrilled!!!

    While I was there, the lady asked me where I worked and I told her. The sewing machine was her Mother's and she had been a patient in the hospital where I work. I remembered her and her husband when she told me. She said her Mom loved to sew and made many a prom dresses with that sewing machine. It is nice to know the history behind a sewing machine.
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    Old 07-04-2010, 10:11 AM
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    Beautiful find!
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    Old 07-04-2010, 10:16 AM
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    It looks almost brand new.
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    Old 07-04-2010, 10:16 AM
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    :mrgreen: Great find!
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    Old 07-04-2010, 10:18 AM
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    It sews like a dream! I still can't believe she sold it for only $10.00! I waste more than that when I take the grandbabies to McDonalds. LOL!!!
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    Old 07-04-2010, 10:30 AM
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    :mrgreen: WOW :mrgreen: Like it was meant to be :thumbup: Happy sewing
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    Old 07-04-2010, 10:38 AM
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    How cool was that? Congrats on getting it and such a sweet story too.
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    Old 07-04-2010, 10:43 AM
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    She's a beauty. The cabinet looks like it is maple. Good to know the history.
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    Old 07-04-2010, 10:43 AM
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    Yippee!
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    Old 07-04-2010, 10:56 AM
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    Isn't it nice that there are people that don't have a clue , about machines or fabric.
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