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Vintage Giggles aka What are they smoking????

Old 09-13-2013, 11:45 AM
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/antique-sewi...item4ac94dfe0b

can anybody ID the model?
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Old 09-13-2013, 12:13 PM
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I can't, but $250 for something they know nothing about, and may not work? They really are dreamin' down there in TX.

At least wipe it down, take multiple pictures, and make up a good story that involves grandma.
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Old 09-13-2013, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ggenovez View Post
Yikes! They can't even grab a dust rag first??
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Old 09-13-2013, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by ggenovez View Post
It looks like a Singer 15 but it has a black nose plate - I see add on stuff - I think it was set up on a knee lift for the pressure foot - The pressure foot is a bit odd. I wonder if it was some kind of industrial application. Maybe a machine modified for a task - then the operator would just do what ever it was set up to do. That hand wheel is to kill for... I looked at Ismacs at a 31 and I'm thinking that is an industrial machine. It would be a real nice machine once it is cleaned up and any broken parts replaced/repaired. It is bit beefier than a Singer 15 - the thread guide is much more secure, too. If that machine were to cross my path I would go for it. I have had dirtier machines clean up fine. I don't think I would want to pay that much for it though - not with out the table and motor. With the table and motor it would be a steal.

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Old 09-13-2013, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ggenovez View Post
That's a walking foot model. I cannot ID the model, but have seen them in other places.
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Old 09-13-2013, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Vridar View Post
That's a walking foot model. I cannot ID the model, but have seen them in other places.
It could be a walking foot - but no telling until you get a good look at the front. Somebody is a bit optimistic on the price of that one.
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Old 09-13-2013, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ggenovez View Post
LOL. Hey! That gives me an idea. We should send all of them a message. If 10 people all over the county tell them it's overpriced, maybe they'll start becoming a little more reasonable...


I'll send him a note in an hour with "even at 425 pesos is a little much don't you think?"
I sent one, too. Told them to ask $50 and they might sell it.
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Originally Posted by ggenovez View Post
A 15 possibly just based upon the tension location. I do not know though and agree with Mark's suggestions.

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Old 09-14-2013, 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by chris_quilts View Post
A 15 possibly just based upon the tension location.
It looks industrial to me. It looks like a 16-84, as per this pic
Other 16s look quite similar, but they all have that pivoted lever going through the base.

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Old 09-14-2013, 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by manicmike View Post
Other 16s look quite similar, but they all have that pivoted lever going through the base.
I agree. It's a Singer 16 model. Probably one of the later models. There were quite a number of variations, but the common trait was the lever on the rear operated by a rod through the base. I think😳.

http://www.industrialsewmachine.com/...singers/16.htm

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