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10-08-2014, 01:18 PM

#2181

Rodney

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I would be surprised if it didn't bolt right up. I don't know that much about earlier machines but I'm betting Singer didn't spend a lot of money redesigning and retooling the belt guard and hand wheel areas.
Rodney

10-08-2014, 01:22 PM

#2182

Mrs. SewNSew

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mlmack

Forget lamps and tractors, this beats them both:

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/atq/4703454558.html

I don't think there is any going back from that.

Is it a headstone?

10-08-2014, 01:56 PM

#2183

KenmoreRulesAll

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ThayerRags

Yea, if you’re into zigzagging lady’s underwear......

A Singer 143W2 is really not much of an “Upholstery” machine, but it’s probably a nice aluminum ZZ machine.

CD in Oklahoma

I don't really care what it does or is supposed to do. I like it because it looks interesting.

10-08-2014, 02:04 PM

#2184

ThayerRags

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rodney

I would be surprised if it didn't bolt right up. Rodney

That would be cool. Of course, I couldn’t use the bedraggled base that the machine is setting in now, so for such a specimen, I’d probably have to checkout one of the “Rodney’s World-wide Custom Sewing Machine Bases” that I’ve heard about....

CD in Oklahoma

10-08-2014, 02:13 PM

#2185

SteveH

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ThayerRags

... but I think a fiddle bed would look cool with a handcrank on it.....if it fits.
CD in Oklahoma

I agree. If things work out as planned, this weekend I will be picking up a Singer 12 MOP that I want to make into a handcrank. I may have even found a correct handcrank, but I am still looking for the correct portable base and lid for a 12. (and based on the machine I am working towards, it will need to be a NICE case...)

10-08-2014, 02:50 PM

#2186

SteveH

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overpriced but beautiful...
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/esd/atq/4704163892.html

10-08-2014, 02:56 PM

#2187

Rodney

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Yes it is. It still has most of the center medallion intact. That seems like a weakness on the decals of the early Whites to me.
I'm developing a fondness for the older Whites.
Rodney

10-08-2014, 03:14 PM

#2188

SteveH

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http://boise.craigslist.org/atq/4656856474.html

Oh it hurts.....

10-08-2014, 04:42 PM

#2189

Rodney

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The cabinet is in nice shape. I'm not sure that's the original bonnet. It looks just like the Singer one I just posted earlier today. The machine's finish has some issues and the bobbin winder appears to be long gone.
I hope this helps with the pain Steve.
Here's one that's a bit of a bother.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/art/4705572494.html
Rodney