OK. Here is my Singer Redeye
02-12-2012, 02:54 PM
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OK. Here is my Singer Redeye
She is not cleaned up yet and is missing the tension assembly, spool pin and belt. She came in a 7 drawer cabinet. Can't wait for good working in the garage weather so I can R&R her cabinet. All I have done so far is remove and polish the face plate and back plate.
Her serial number is G4295080. She was allotted on 14 Dec 1915. If I had been with my DD when she went to look and buy her, I would had offered less than the $150.00 that we paid.
Her serial number is G4295080. She was allotted on 14 Dec 1915. If I had been with my DD when she went to look and buy her, I would had offered less than the $150.00 that we paid.
02-12-2012, 03:28 PM
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She is really pretty, and the plates polished up beautifully! 
Lesson time!
See how the "I, N, G" in "Singer" are partially gone and/or silvered? That's a result of "pin rash" from wrapping a piece of wool or other cloth around the arm of the machine to stick pins into while sewing...*MANY* of our vintage/antique ladies have this "syndrome".
Lesson time!
See how the "I, N, G" in "Singer" are partially gone and/or silvered? That's a result of "pin rash" from wrapping a piece of wool or other cloth around the arm of the machine to stick pins into while sewing...*MANY* of our vintage/antique ladies have this "syndrome".
02-12-2012, 04:01 PM
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Several of my vintage machines still had the peice of cloth used for pin still on then with the pin rash under-----I try to think of the stories they tell-----if they were still perfect we would know that they hadn't been used...with love!
02-12-2012, 04:20 PM
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harrishs, several of mine have pin rash...and I love them all the more for it! It tells me that while they are wonderful, special girls to me, that I honestly don't need, but want, they were at one time tools to a harried housewife who made her family's clothing on them, meant to be used without regard to whether or not the decals would still be there 100 years from that time!
02-12-2012, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by pinkberrykay
WOW, she is a beauty. Since I am looking at one as well, what would you have offered???
02-12-2012, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Charlee
She is really pretty, and the plates polished up beautifully!
Lesson time! See how the "I, N, G" in "Singer" are partially gone and/or silvered? That's a result of "pin rash" from wrapping a piece of wool or other cloth around the arm of the machine to stick pins into while sewing...*MANY* of our vintage/antique ladies have this "syndrome".
Lesson time!
See how the "I, N, G" in "Singer" are partially gone and/or silvered? That's a result of "pin rash" from wrapping a piece of wool or other cloth around the arm of the machine to stick pins into while sewing...*MANY* of our vintage/antique ladies have this "syndrome".
02-12-2012, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Caroline S
Well since she was missing some vital parts, I would have offered $100.00. But I really wanted that 7 drawer cabinet. My DD just did not know enough to dicker.
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