You've just gotta love the 'Little Old Ladies' (3/4 size or smaller vintage machine)
06-26-2013, 05:27 PM
#121
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Hey Miriam, I finally got some pics of my 3/4 size machines for your thread.
First a group pic:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]421330[/ATTACH]
Front: Rusty, 99K with HC and no home
L Row:
Front; Sewmor 303, A Singer 99K10 clone. Made from aluminum. She weighs less than a Singer Featherweight.
Rear; Sewmor 505. Not sure what this one is a clone of. Made from aluminum as well and a very nice running machine.
R Row:
Front; Singer 99K, Lady Godiva
Rear; Singer 185K, Green Hornet
My favorites are the two Sewmors. Not so much because they are lighter, but they sew so nicely.
Joe
First a group pic:
[ATTACH=CONFIG]421330[/ATTACH]
Front: Rusty, 99K with HC and no home
L Row:
Front; Sewmor 303, A Singer 99K10 clone. Made from aluminum. She weighs less than a Singer Featherweight.
Rear; Sewmor 505. Not sure what this one is a clone of. Made from aluminum as well and a very nice running machine.
R Row:
Front; Singer 99K, Lady Godiva
Rear; Singer 185K, Green Hornet
My favorites are the two Sewmors. Not so much because they are lighter, but they sew so nicely.
Joe
06-27-2013, 03:37 AM
#122
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Almost forgot to breathe the whole page. Awesome! Everyone of them just look so sweet....and functional.
I'm thinking of taking out an ad in the paper. The antique places say they don't sell so noone even lets them into the shop. This was a depressed area since the War Between the States so most people here couldn't afford to buy them. Well, that's my theory and I'm sticking to it.
I'm thinking of taking out an ad in the paper. The antique places say they don't sell so noone even lets them into the shop. This was a depressed area since the War Between the States so most people here couldn't afford to buy them. Well, that's my theory and I'm sticking to it.
06-27-2013, 08:41 AM
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Steve,
That little 505 has many features that endear it to me. I really don't know what it's a copy of, if anything. I need to get some wood and make a top for the case. Then cover it. That's why the bottom is bare.
What is your machine? I've seen the pic before, but don't recognize the machine.
Joe
That little 505 has many features that endear it to me. I really don't know what it's a copy of, if anything. I need to get some wood and make a top for the case. Then cover it. That's why the bottom is bare.
What is your machine? I've seen the pic before, but don't recognize the machine.
Joe
06-27-2013, 09:24 AM
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[h=2]"Gimbels Special" Debutante 3/4 size Model 15 clone[/h]This one also appears in the 15 Clone thread. It's part of my mother's collection; originally belonged to my great aunt. Cast iron 3/4 size clone of a Singer 15. Badged "Gimbels Special" (Pittsburgh dept. store) and the instruction manual says Debutante. The motor has a Morse nameplate. Heavy little thing, but it sews nicely and doesn't take up much space.
It's probably a postwar '40s or early '50s machine. The hardware is chrome plated.
I put more pictures here in this public album:
http://s889.photobucket.com/user/sad...bels_Debutante
It's probably a postwar '40s or early '50s machine. The hardware is chrome plated.
I put more pictures here in this public album:
http://s889.photobucket.com/user/sad...bels_Debutante
06-27-2013, 09:25 AM
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[h=2]"Gimbels Special" Debutante 3/4 size Model 15 clone[/h]This one also appears in the 15 Clone thread. It's part of my mother's collection; originally belonged to my great aunt. Cast iron 3/4 size clone of a Singer 15. Badged "Gimbels Special" (Pittsburgh dept. store) and the instruction manual says Debutante. The motor has a Morse nameplate. Heavy little thing, but it sews nicely and doesn't take up much space.
It's probably a postwar '40s or early '50s machine. The hardware is chrome plated.
I put more pictures here in this public album:
http://s889.photobucket.com/user/sad...bels_Debutante
It's probably a postwar '40s or early '50s machine. The hardware is chrome plated.
I put more pictures here in this public album:
http://s889.photobucket.com/user/sad...bels_Debutante
06-27-2013, 09:33 AM
#130
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Originally Posted by J Miller
Steve,
That little 505 has many features that endear it to me. I really don't know what it's a copy of, if anything. I need to get some wood and make a top for the case. Then cover it. That's why the bottom is bare.
What is your machine? I've seen the pic before, but don't recognize the machine. Joe
That little 505 has many features that endear it to me. I really don't know what it's a copy of, if anything. I need to get some wood and make a top for the case. Then cover it. That's why the bottom is bare.
What is your machine? I've seen the pic before, but don't recognize the machine. Joe
Basically it is a VS machine setup like a TS with a CRAZY short throw.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]421390[/ATTACH]
It was advertised on CL for $75 as a "Old Singer Handcrank" with a fuzzy picture.
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