Old???!!!
#1
Old???!!!
Since moving out of our house I am down to one machine, a Singer 185J (1957 vintage). Had a good laugh the other day when the Terminix guy came in to spray, saw the machine on the table and said, "Wow, that's an old machine!" I replied, "It's the same age as me!" and he said "oops!"
It just doesn't look that old to me, now the old black Singers DO look old. Guess I am in a time warp.
It just doesn't look that old to me, now the old black Singers DO look old. Guess I am in a time warp.
#2
Makes me remember the comment from a clerk at an antique mall. She wasn't that much younger than me, probably late 40's.
I was carrying a "dashboard" machine up to the front, and it was heavy! She commented "those old American Made machines sure are built to last - not like the Japan made stuff!"
She was very surprised when I showed her the "made in Japan" label and said it was made after WW2.
For me, anything that came standard electric doesn't look old.
I was carrying a "dashboard" machine up to the front, and it was heavy! She commented "those old American Made machines sure are built to last - not like the Japan made stuff!"
She was very surprised when I showed her the "made in Japan" label and said it was made after WW2.
For me, anything that came standard electric doesn't look old.
#3
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 8,091
The 185J is just an updated 99. Nice little green machines. I had one once ... till my wife saw it and said; "Thanks, it's mine now."
Here's one that looks "old" cos it is "old":
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It's a Davis made Minnesota Mdl B sold by sears prior to 1910.
Joe
Here's one that looks "old" cos it is "old":
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It's a Davis made Minnesota Mdl B sold by sears prior to 1910.
Joe
#4
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: South Central Indiana
Posts: 1,931
Joe, just comparing your Minnesota B to mine which is a treadle - on mine the bobbin winder wheel has no rubber and lines up with the treadle belt. It looks like the arm that attaches to the machine head is on the right hand side of your winder and on the left side of mine.
#5
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 8,091
Joe, just comparing your Minnesota B to mine which is a treadle - on mine the bobbin winder wheel has no rubber and lines up with the treadle belt. It looks like the arm that attaches to the machine head is on the right hand side of your winder and on the left side of mine.
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Jon (jlhmnj) told me I could shift the bobbin winder over so I could put a tire on it and not need the belt.
Joe
#7
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 165
I've got a 185J...it's my favorite machine. In fact, I just finished a rag quilt on it the other day. You're case is in much better shape than mine, still a nice green color. Mine is now a lovely shade of nicotine yellow.
I don't blame your wife, Joe. The 185J is a wonderful little sewer!
I don't blame your wife, Joe. The 185J is a wonderful little sewer!
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