Thread: How do I expidite a decision ??????

Machines "I'd" sell in a heartbeat ... if my wife will let me .

>Singer 413 x 2
>Singer 3810 (missing the bed, but has manual and is ready to sew)
>Singer 518*
>Singer 4622A*
>American Home; basic Japanese ZZ ( Case looks like crap - really, somebody painted it with dark brown paint uke: )
>Singer 66-4 ( no case but is complete and ready to sew otherwise)
>Dial 'n Sew: basic Japanese ZZ ( case looks crappy, it was busted all to heck but I glued it back together. Machine sews great. No manual.)
>Kenmore 120-491 ( I got to fix the top tension, otherwise it's good to go. Complete with box, manual, accessories, bobbins, needles{substitutes but they work})
>Singer 15-91 ** Ugly toad with no case, but complete otherwise, cleaned and lubed, rewired with cord set and ready to sew.
>Singer 66-18 X 2 ** Godzilla paint. Not sure I want to part with these but I have three of them. If someone would pay my price, bye bye.
>Minnesota Model A ( Treadle machine with no treadle. Finish is fair but she would sew if she had a home.)
>W&G Industrial HS lock stitch machine, Type 10 ( No table or motor, but I've got needles and one bobbin. Also a manual to print out.)


* = Wife won't let me.
** = I'm hedging on these.

I'm sure there is more.


( Note to moderators. This is not an add to sell machines, just a list of some I could and might part with.

Joe

I only see 4 with asterisk's; remove those 4 from your list and sell the rest. None of them are collectible but they are useable and maybe, just maybe, there is someone in your area who can put a serviced, reasonably priced machine to good use. I'm not saying you do not use or appreciate them, what I'm saying is sell off the chaff to recoup your money (possibly a bit more) to re-invest in machines of higher quality or better condition to improve your collection.

Cheryl,

I have beauty of a 210-2 that runs oh so sweet that I can piece on if I want. It's everything the 15-91 is and then some. Plus it's nice to look at too. Like I said the 15-91 is a toad. I've never been able to clean the gunk off it. It works, but ....
I really just bought it to teach myself to rewire a potted motor. If it wern't for that I wouldn't have bothered.

Originally Posted by Mitch's mom[/QUOTE

I only see 4 with asterisk's; remove those 4 from your list and sell the rest. None of them are collectible but they are useable and maybe, just maybe, there is someone in your area who can put a serviced, reasonably priced machine to good use. I'm not saying you do not use or appreciate them, what I'm saying is sell off the chaff to recoup your money (possibly a bit more) to re-invest in machines of higher quality or better condition to improve your collection.

Yep.

Joe

I have a 1950 Morse Fotomatic. It is so powerful and has a good built in Zig Zag stitch. I love it!

Originally Posted by makitmama

Joe, I LOVE my Morses. I have a Fotomatic IV with a lot of different stitches, a 4300, and an earlier ZZ machine.
The IV has only one plastic gear anywhere- and my sewing machine guy took it out and replaced it with a metal one. It was in the feed dog drive, if I remember correctly. The other machines have no plastic.

If I had a Morse, it would not be on the sale list that's for sure. They are some of the prettiest machines I've seen. Not had the chance to get one though.

Joe

Since you say you like to tinker a bit, maybe what you really should think of is there anyone I know who would use / like / need this machine. Either sell or gift it to that person. That way you are still connected to that machine and yet it isn't taking up space in your home.
I am a spinner and I was really into collecting drop spindles for a while. But eventually I realized that a lot of those I had were really just for looks and I really only liked to use 4 or 5 of them. So over time I sold some on eBay and gifted some to friends who I taught to spin. Some of these folks didn't have the ability to purchase one of these nice spindles and it made a nice gift, and for my fellow spinners who were still caught up in collecting, they loved adding something new to the collection.

Tough question - you've answered yours.

Mine: Elna - never - she and I have been together since 1973
1956 Singer 301 - nope, AnnieRose is the piecer and FMQer
1961 Kenmore, bye, bye if I could get at her - her tension was the reason I bought the Elna
1928 Leader - pretty as a picture, but treadles hard, so good-bye
1926 White Family Rotary - - don't know yet - she will be a beauty
1952 blackside 128 with a bentwood case - bye to him - too homely, IMO
1918 Redeye - my son searched 5 states for her - need I say more?
1950s MW 15 clone - a shiny black beauty with shamrocks. How can I let the shamrocks go?
1950s Admiral - another black beauty that looks like a Necchi, though it's a Brother machine with gorgeous Art Deco trim in turquoise - it can leave
1940s Necchi in cabinet - excellent condition, but it doesn't say keep me, though I do like the knee control and it was my best FMQ back up when Annie blew her cord and I hadn't purchased the second 301 yet
1952 Singer 301 - no relationship yet, but Ilike having a back up for AnnieRose
Singer 404 - still in pieces, but will be a good machine
1950s Universal - has to stay - it looks like my mother's treasured White from the 50s
1970s MW - plastic body with metal guts - has some stitches the Elna doesn't have ????
I'm trying not to add any more!

Miriam,

Did that MW come from GW? I look at all the clones even if I'm not interested in them. I remember seeing a MW clone within the last couple months that was interesting but not enough to go for.

Joe