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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-20-2015, 10:14 AM
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Posted By Quincunx

Now that is one ad with no photos of the machine...

Now that is one ad with no photos of the machine that does not bother me.

No giggling from me this week as I missed out in two weeks' time on a $40 portable -and- a $20 cabinet White 77. The...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
11-02-2015, 09:45 AM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

Art deco parlor cabinets are amazing. ...

Art deco parlor cabinets are amazing.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/atq/5292556156.html
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
10-19-2015, 07:11 AM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

The seller is not happy how much value this lost...

The seller is not happy how much value this lost when she "drove it off the lot". Writing to make you giggle.
One of those overpriced Janome Sewing Tables for sale...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-24-2015, 06:21 AM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

Someone's local FB buy/sell/trade had an offer to...

Someone's local FB buy/sell/trade had an offer to trade a low end ('80s?) sewing machine for a bottle of tequila. This led to a lot of talk about the good liquor to vintage sewing machine exchange...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-13-2015, 06:34 PM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

Now, to go with the Chinese Singer 25 named...

Now, to go with the Chinese Singer 25 named "Singer 15 made in USA", we have the "vintage Asian treadle sewing cabinet" actually made in the USA.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/atq/5219063213.html
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
09-02-2015, 08:54 AM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

Funny how many of those are the same pattern....

Funny how many of those are the same pattern. Shills to push the prices back up do you think? Because in the past few days almost every price has gone into reverse gear and none have left the sales...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-31-2015, 08:42 AM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

Still not as useful as a sewing machine cabinet....

Still not as useful as a sewing machine cabinet. But not completely stupid upcycle idea from the cabinet side. The chair that gave the parts though......
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-21-2015, 06:36 PM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

That was terrible. Please continue. :D

That was terrible. Please continue. :D
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-10-2015, 10:12 AM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

We can giggle at the typo in the guess at how old...

We can giggle at the typo in the guess at how old it is. But I am interested just because I knew there had to be crinkle refurbishing of machines that were not Singers but it took this long to...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-25-2015, 06:32 PM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

I still have the giggles from this. :D

I still have the giggles from this. :D
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-09-2015, 07:38 PM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

Here is the question. With that machine put in...

Here is the question. With that machine put in that not at all matching stand. What were they TRYING to use it for and did they put too much wear on the machine?...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-06-2015, 01:47 PM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

The cabinet is not pretty. But it looks like a...

The cabinet is not pretty. But it looks like a standard sized White base. It looks very much like Kenmore 117.841 the pink-ish version but the slide plate is wrong....
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-23-2015, 09:37 PM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

It's free and it may be a gnomezilla. :( Possible...

It's free and it may be a gnomezilla. :( Possible White 77.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/zip/5089443123.html
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-19-2015, 07:29 PM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

I am sure this will make a great story for the...

I am sure this will make a great story for the seller once a few years go by, but for now the giggles are kind of sad.
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/zip/5082316939.html
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-11-2015, 10:09 PM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

"for SERIOUS INJURIES ONLY!!!" It would not be...

"for SERIOUS INJURIES ONLY!!!"
It would not be half as funny without the caps lock just at that point.
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/5070352760.html
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-11-2015, 07:17 PM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

Domestic 153 I think. More rounded than the White...

Domestic 153 I think. More rounded than the White 77. It does have cooler plates though.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-01-2015, 06:07 PM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

That does not look original at all but I like the...

That does not look original at all but I like the idea of more storage. I doubt it will work as a treadle now though. Or last with all that weight hanging off of it.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
06-01-2015, 03:50 PM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

One of the stronger '70s Kenmores in a narrow...

One of the stronger '70s Kenmores in a narrow cabinet. And one thing I have wondered all the weeks that the earlier ad ran. Why is there a metal rail along the top? Does that mean anything? Is it...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-31-2015, 06:49 PM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

Wow. Subtract that price from the price of a...

Wow. Subtract that price from the price of a sewing machine that is overpriced because of sentiment, and divide by two, and then we will know the exact value of sentiment.

Here is happier news....
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-29-2015, 08:27 AM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

Maybe. You know. Now that I think about it...

Maybe.

You know. Now that I think about it the extra leverage might be quite nice on an old spring tension.
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-27-2015, 08:52 PM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

15-90, $25. The cabinet repair would be long and...

15-90, $25. The cabinet repair would be long and annoying, but...
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/5045561190.html
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-20-2015, 08:12 AM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

"Made by Singer the sewing machine company"? It...

"Made by Singer the sewing machine company"? It is not the handgun either. Is this true?
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/5014143235.html
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-11-2015, 12:57 PM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

Are the drawers supposed to poke out like that...

Are the drawers supposed to poke out like that like shingles or are they supposed to lay flat and this is water damage? Also it is free:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/fuo/5020381484.html
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-07-2015, 08:02 AM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

High end sergers are still kind of rare to buy...

High end sergers are still kind of rare to buy second-hand. This one also does coverstitch. And I would not be surprised to find out this one still has a high trade in value at a sewing machine shop....
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-04-2015, 08:04 AM
Replies: 4,880
Views: 890,685
Posted By Quincunx

Oh dear. It is the good faith attempt to string...

Oh dear.
It is the good faith attempt to string and use it that hurts.
I am laughing but not completely happy with myself for laughing.
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