McKee's sewing machine
08-10-2015, 09:03 AM
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McKee's sewing machine
Hello all,
My friend with the Free machine base that I was able to salvage for her returned the favor Saturday. She gave me this machine that wound up in her antique store. I think the color is turquois & light mint green. The decal says "McKee's-dressmaker standard" and weighs in at a hefty 34 lb. I want to check the RPM's with my digital tack. I think this may be the fastest SPM in the collection. I also included a pic of the quilt I finished Sunday which was made on a vintage Kenmore, Riccar and Dressmaker.
I have one more waiting on binding and will start on it tonight. Hope you enjoy the pics. Chow for now.
Soman2,
The other Rodney
My friend with the Free machine base that I was able to salvage for her returned the favor Saturday. She gave me this machine that wound up in her antique store. I think the color is turquois & light mint green. The decal says "McKee's-dressmaker standard" and weighs in at a hefty 34 lb. I want to check the RPM's with my digital tack. I think this may be the fastest SPM in the collection. I also included a pic of the quilt I finished Sunday which was made on a vintage Kenmore, Riccar and Dressmaker.
I have one more waiting on binding and will start on it tonight. Hope you enjoy the pics. Chow for now.Soman2,
The other Rodney
08-10-2015, 09:22 AM
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Pretty machine! I love the colors of the Japanese machines! The quilt is very pretty, and it's cool that it has a similar blue/green to the machine in the border and binding. Do you do anything with places where the paint is chipped off the machine? I have a pink Wizard with lots of chips - have thought about trying model paint, but I have several others I want to get up and running first.
Thanks for the tip on the Restore a Finish - I'll look for that!
Thanks for the tip on the Restore a Finish - I'll look for that!
08-10-2015, 09:35 AM
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Margaret,
I do not retouch the paint/chips. Trying to match and refinish paint on these old machines is not worth it IMHO. I consider their blemish's as a badge of honor-they earned them the hard way. My sister recently had a 221 that went through Katrina given to her. She had it professionally restored and that cost her $300. It looks brand new and that is what she wanted. It was fully functional before the redo.
T O Rodney
I do not retouch the paint/chips. Trying to match and refinish paint on these old machines is not worth it IMHO. I consider their blemish's as a badge of honor-they earned them the hard way. My sister recently had a 221 that went through Katrina given to her. She had it professionally restored and that cost her $300. It looks brand new and that is what she wanted. It was fully functional before the redo.
T O Rodney
08-10-2015, 06:59 PM
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I know why it seems so familiar. There is an identical machine posted on the Vintage Sewing Machine Repair group on Yahoo. That one is branded as a Universal Deluxe. I know I've seen the Vs on those knobs here too.
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08-11-2015, 02:23 AM
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