tessagin

Awww, it's beautiful! Congratulations!

purplefiend

Isn't it great to get a free machine??? Especially when they are pretty and working? Congratulations on your White Rotary, you'll love it.

I have a White Rotary that was a "portable" electric when it was given to me; a friend of a friend gave it to me. It was a family machine and had been in the house from the time it was bought in 1918. The lady wanted the machine to go to someone who would use it and As soon as I found a cabinet, it got a motorectomy and became a treadle again. I've really enjoyed learning how to use it and am finding that its a lovely machine.
The first picture is when it was still an electric machine, second picture as a treadle. I'm much happier not having to lift 40 pounds of machine every time I wanted to sew with it.
Sharon W

vmaniqui

@purplefiend - wow, you really did take good care of it. that's a nice white rotary. just hoping i could clean my machine like yours. i am a singer sewing machine person and this is my first white rotary so i am totally newbie with this machine. i sure will pm'd you for some advise. thanks a lot.

mimiknoxtaylor

What a wonderful story. Lucky you.
I have a White treadle but no manual, etc so I sent an email to Huskavar (spelling wrong, but hopefully which machine company). Anyway, I told them it's a White, in cabinet with White done in twigs & gave the serial number.
They replied the next day and my little beauty was made in 1918. If you want to get a date for your new baby you might try that.

vmaniqui

thank you. i try to email them and hopefully i can get my 2 whites dated.

SteveH

Husqvarna/Viking has this number 1-800-446-2333 you can call as well for dating White machines. They were able to date my White Model A (First White ever) to 1876. Good records.

Lori S

What a fabulous story and a great machine!