Machine ID verification
09-21-2014, 03:02 PM
#11
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Originally Posted by xxxxxxxxxx
I don't know when the sphinx came out.
1890s to 1950s
09-22-2014, 05:57 AM
#13
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Location: west central wisconsin
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Joe,
Singer switched from fiddle base to rectangular base in 1892, keeping the long black cast iron rear cover (VSII). At some point the casting was changed to have the familiar round back cover plate of the 27. Do you or anyone else know when that change was made ?
Johnm in WI
Singer switched from fiddle base to rectangular base in 1892, keeping the long black cast iron rear cover (VSII). At some point the casting was changed to have the familiar round back cover plate of the 27. Do you or anyone else know when that change was made ?
Johnm in WI
09-22-2014, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by J Miller
My wife saw this machine on Face Book and has been corresponding with the poster:
As best we can tell by the pic and serial #; 10,952,099, it's a 27 with the painted roses decals made in 1892. We haven't ID'd the cabinet yet.
It also looks to be missing the top tension assembly.
Are we close or did we miss it by a city block?
The poster of the machine wants to sell it but I suspect she'll be asking waaayyyy too much.
Joe
As best we can tell by the pic and serial #; 10,952,099, it's a 27 with the painted roses decals made in 1892. We haven't ID'd the cabinet yet.
It also looks to be missing the top tension assembly.
Are we close or did we miss it by a city block?
The poster of the machine wants to sell it but I suspect she'll be asking waaayyyy too much.
Joe
09-22-2014, 10:48 AM
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Location: Frederick, OK
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Originally Posted by johnm
Joe,
Singer switched from fiddle base to rectangular base in 1892, keeping the long black cast iron rear cover (VSII). At some point the casting was changed to have the familiar round back cover plate of the 27. Do you or anyone else know when that change was made ?
Johnm in WI
Singer switched from fiddle base to rectangular base in 1892, keeping the long black cast iron rear cover (VSII). At some point the casting was changed to have the familiar round back cover plate of the 27. Do you or anyone else know when that change was made ?
Johnm in WI
CD in Oklahoma
09-22-2014, 11:52 AM
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As I have said, we are not going for that machine. We did some research to help the seller ID it better. We have only the one pic to go buy so there it is.
There is no way for us to know weather it has the round inspection plate or the kidney shaped one since there is no pic of the back.
All in all it would be an interesting machine to go for, ..... IF:
A> We had some disposable money
B> It was closer
C> I had some room to work
D> I wasn't in such chronic pain from this shoulder
E> I had some room to store them in
F> I had some room to sew in
G> All of the above
Joe
There is no way for us to know weather it has the round inspection plate or the kidney shaped one since there is no pic of the back.
All in all it would be an interesting machine to go for, ..... IF:
A> We had some disposable money
B> It was closer
C> I had some room to work
D> I wasn't in such chronic pain from this shoulder
E> I had some room to store them in
F> I had some room to sew in
G> All of the above
Joe
09-22-2014, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ThayerRags
Joe, your bold text caught my attention.
Surely you’re not scolding me for joining in on a discussion that you brought up and asked for information from the members, are you?
CD in Oklahoma
Surely you’re not scolding me for joining in on a discussion that you brought up and asked for information from the members, are you?
CD in Oklahoma
Absolutely not. I just noticed that many of the posters were assuming I was going to try for the machine even though I never said I was. I just wanted to get some confirmation on my identification but it's kinda gone beyond that I guess.
Originally Posted by Miriam
sour grapes?
.Seriously I just wanted to make a point that everyone would understand. Guess I over did it.
Joe
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