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Valerie, I live in Amish country, too. My LQS sells a Janome head just like an e machine except it is for a treadle. Pfaff makes one, too. I think our Amish make their own cabinets. I was invited into a new Amish home that had a wonderful, large sewing room. The mother's older treadle was there, but so were 2 beautiful new parlor cabinets in a light finish. When she opened them for me, they held their daughters' wedding presents - new, modern machines in treadles.
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I was directed to this site as I searched for information for a vintage treadle machine. It's a Standard Treadle and I believe it to be a model no. 93-V. Anyone have any info? I most likely will use as a vintage piece, not for sewing at this time. It does have lots of attachments. etc in the drawers and it is in good condition.[ATTACH=CONFIG]370410[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]370411[/ATTACH] Thanks!! Kelly |
Valerie,
Thank you. I do have my moments when my name is misspelled. BUT I have learned to 'go with the flow'. (Except when my ex's family gets it wrong). Cathy
Originally Posted by pumpkinpatchquilter
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Oh heavens, so sorry to hear it, and you deserve your rightful C!! ;) I will not forget again. Those things matter to some degree, don't they? I think they do. Many people over the years have called me Val...but I'm a Valerie. It's a little thing, not a big deal, but if you know me, I'm certainly no Val, lol*, and I have always preferred my full first name. It definitely makes a difference when someone notices or remembers. Silly as it might sound!
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Nancy,
Goodness, I sure hope you didn't have trouble sleeping over my comments. I see your point and do agree. I agree nostalgic isn't probably the best term, but neither is reproduction. Maybe we can come up with something better. Cathy
Originally Posted by BoJangles
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Ok Cathy as much as I love you and your knowledge I have to differ with the 'reproduction' or 'nostalgic' terms. I couldn't sleep last night and thought about the two terms. The 'nostalgic' does have a certain romantic notion, but to me does not describe those machines so I looked up the meaning of both terms.
Reproduce, reproduction, means the process of making a copy of something . . . . made by reproducing an original, copy, duplicate . . . etc. Nostalgic mean a sentimental or wishful yearning for the happiness felt in a former time, place, or situation . . . a sentimental longing for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations. I know all of us could probably use either term to describe those machines that are copies of the original Singers, but to me they will always be a reproduced copy. I can't think of them as nostalgic, even though that term does sound much nicer! Cathy you are just such a sweet person, you want the nice term used, but is it really the correct term? Nancy |
Hi KellyD2, Do you have a picture of the machine next to the Standard, it looks very interesting. What color is it? It looks Pink/Mauve?
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Anamaria,
When my youngest was small I was usually referred to as "Andy's mom". Cathy
Originally Posted by grayhare
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After so many years I think I have gotten use to people not spelling or even calling me by my right name. My name is Anamaria, and even at work I have been asked what do you want to be called? I always tell them Anamaria, that is my name. I have been called Ann, Maryann, Annemarie, Ana, etc. And no one gets the spelling correct, I have 4 name badges, all with a different spelling. The one name that I always makes me stop and look is "mom" out of habit. When the 3 kids were small, I even thought my name was "Mom" :)
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KellyD2, that is a very pretty machine and a beautiful cabinet. What a nice find! Underbraiders are a real find, too, if there's one in the drawer.
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Originally Posted by Mizkaki
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Anamaria,
When my youngest was small I was usually referred to as "Andy's mom". Cathy |
That explains why my brain always feels cluttered.
Cathy
Originally Posted by Crossstitcher
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Since everyone here is quilting at one time or another thought I would show you how my brain works.
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Hi everyone, my daughter has just picked up an almost identical machine to this one but it is a model 'P' which we believe was made in 1911. It has a long bullet shuttle. Don't you just love the old advertising literature, one we read said that this was the only vibrator you need....
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