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08-03-2015, 09:48 AM

#4201

Rodney

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Not that I'm aware of. There are two that have names I know of. The first is the Martha Washington cabinet. It actually has a decal with a picture of Martha inside. The other one I've seen is the "Twiggy" cabinet. The front panel spells "White" in a twig motif. The drawer pulls look like twigs too. New Home has a very similar cabinet.
The William and Mary cabinet you posted is actually a style of furniture. I do like that cabinet.
Rodney

08-03-2015, 09:54 AM

#4202

Rodney

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Here's a neat one. Interesting design and a great cabinet. I can't read the brand though.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/atq/5153857265.html
Rodney

EDIT: It's also a newer looking treadle.

08-03-2015, 09:55 AM

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Cari-in-Oly

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Originally Posted by ArchaicArcane

Cari, I do find that sewing cabinets do go on their own when I put them in the buy and sell. Usually anywhere from $15 - $25 will clear some space for me in a relatively short order. I do that with the ones that are in reasonable shape but have no machine. The ones that are rough - stripped screws and the thing is rickety, "mid-century" and had the stuffing beat out of it, parts missing and not reasonable to try to find replacements (again, generally a mid-century /particle board thing, never a treadle or "worth fixing" style of desk with real wood that can be repaired) - do sometimes hit the dump. Sometimes a neighbor takes them and spends more time with them than I'm willing to.

I've gotten some of my best cabinets from freecycle. Some of my worst came with machines I've bought. Locally, cabinets alone on CL are usually overpriced, often have been "upcycled" with an ugly paint job. I've only had to scrap one cabinet so far. I took the hardware to fix a better cabinet.

Cari

08-03-2015, 10:01 AM

#4204

Cari-in-Oly

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rodney

Here's a neat one. Interesting design and a great cabinet. I can't read the brand though.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/atq/5153857265.html
Rodney

EDIT: It's also a newer looking treadle.

It's a Borletti machine, probably 1960s.

Cari

08-03-2015, 11:33 AM

#4205

costumegirl

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Rodney

As much as I like them and even if I had the money to burn I wouldn't pay $1500 for a White Rotary in a Martha Washington cabinet. I really don't know how people come up with their prices.
Rodney

I agree that some sellers push the "vintage/antique" angle without really knowing current trends and values. - unless there is some provenance/evidence/notarized documentation as to a previous "very famous" owner that would make it a very special prize to own, it is definitely way out of range.

I can think of many other machines that I consider "prizes" that would warrant a high price.

08-03-2015, 11:39 AM

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costumegirl

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Here is an unusual folding table but high $ - not sure if this is realistic or not.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-1884...-/291526033070

08-03-2015, 01:47 PM

#4207

sews

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^^^^^ haha Maybe not so realistic...

Someone wanted this 99 badly - it does look pretty - though no motor, the tension unit is separate (with parts missing?), the case dinged up and the bottom has bits missing underneath.... and there's no knee lever. Close to $30... ?

Here's part of the description (Goodwill....) "Motor belt is loose and needs to be repaired." Yep, something's not right......