Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums > Main > For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
I bearly missed out on a $10 Singer. >

I bearly missed out on a $10 Singer.

I bearly missed out on a $10 Singer.

Thread Tools
 
Old 09-23-2013, 01:42 PM
  #1  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Oregon
Posts: 237
Default I bearly missed out on a $10 Singer.

I decided I needed a "me" day so I went to a town an hour an half away. I live in the boondocks..so this store is a very cluttered second hand shop. I think the owner lives there...I'll tell ya why in a minute.

So I am casing the joint...WOW! that sounds bad...hehe and I see this very pretty sewing machine cabinet. I wish I would of taken a picture of it. I opened it up and see this lovely light blue machine and my heart started pounding. I couldn't get it lifted up so I took a picture of it with my smart phone from underneath..hehehe Love technology.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]437706[/ATTACH]

Then my heart sank because the face place was half broken off. But then I thought of all you and decided I would come here to see if it was fixable.

Then I found a picture frame I liked and asked the owner how much. He said I picked his favorite picture..it had over 100 bears in it. He said he could let it go for $50...I about fell over dead..LOL the print was not worth $20..I just wanted the frame...LOL then I asked about the sewing machine. The owner said he just sold the cabinet that morning, a Gal came in and said she just needed a cabinet because she just got her sewing machine out of hawk...he sold it for $10...bummer. The cabinet was worth that to me...hehehe I almost offered him $20 HAHAHAHAHAHA
Attached Thumbnails 107.jpg  
StephT is offline  
Old 09-23-2013, 02:53 PM
  #2  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Victorian Sweatshop
Posts: 863
Default

There, there dear. I know you are laughing just to keep from crying. We've all had that happen. Just keep looking, you'll find a great deal sooner or later.
redmadder is offline  
Old 09-25-2013, 12:44 PM
  #3  
Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 1
Default

that machine is a singer I have one just like it and bought one for my daughter for $25.00. Now all I gotta do is get her interested in sewing more. lol I got mine for $13.00 from someone who loaned a pair of jeans to a friend then sold it to me for the cost of the jeans. The friend that borrowed the jeans didn't want to pay me the $!3.00 to get the machine back and told me to keep it. That was about 37 years ago and I still have the machine and still use it from time to time. Best deal I ever made with a sewing machine.
wakare is offline  
Old 09-25-2013, 01:12 PM
  #4  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Florida
Posts: 5,510
Default

I found a beautiful machine other day for $20....Visetti
Don't look like it was ever used, gears underneath like new, case has taken a little bit of abuse moving around. But I can't seem to found out anything about it, did see one picture but it was an 1946. Mine looks more 50's. I think Toyota made it
nwm50 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Sideways
Main
5
03-30-2013 03:04 PM
GeePatti
Pictures
109
01-09-2013 09:31 AM
Champagnolle
Pictures
170
07-03-2011 08:30 AM
lots2do
Main
17
01-14-2010 01:52 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



FREE Quilting Newsletter