Thread: Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell

Originally Posted by Ohio Star Quilter

Chris,
About a month ago I got a Necchi BU Mira sewing machine and desk cabinet on Freecycle. I'll post pictures maybe tomorrow. Mine was made in 1953 or 1954.
Join the Necchi sewing machine club Yahoo group and there is a lot of info on there. They also have a list of the members machines and have some dates with them. There are some manuals to download also if you don't have one.
What models do you have?
Judy

Judy; Thanks. I had no idea there was a Necchi group on Yahoo. One is a Necchi BU and the other just says Necchi.

Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid

Anyone in the Boston, MA area looking for a Singer 201??? For $20.00 :shock: :shock: :shock:

Check out this CL listing....I'm pretty sure that is a 201 under all of that dirt and grime:

http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/atq/2253202819.html

Yep its a 201!! And it is priced right!!

Billy

Originally Posted by BoJangles

Originally Posted by Elsie Blight

Hi
Is it possable to show me a picture of the machine you used for your binding l am trying to learn all these things a picture would help
Thank you for sharing
Elsie from Australia

Elsie if you are talking to Nancy, there are several Davis Vertical Feed Treadles pictured here! These treadles do not have feed dogs, they walk the fabric with the foot!

Mine page 474
Randa page 533
Trish page 519 & 585
Monica page 585 & 554
Tomilu page 593

Enjoy, Nancy

Anyone else here have a Davis VF not mentioned? Glenn don't you have one? What page are they on?

I have a Davis VF picture on here somewhere but I can't remember what page it's on. More of the CRS affliction........

Originally Posted by Glenn

I thought I would show you my little quilting helper. This is Doodle Bug at Christmas thiss year. Glenn

What a sweetie! And, what a cute little Santa's girl!

Nancy

Okay go here and let me know what you guys think......

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-107645-1.htm

Billy

Originally Posted by beaniekins

Originally Posted by kwendt

Originally Posted by sew wishful

Originally Posted by BoJangles

-- man, this will make you all drool!

http://website.lineone.net/~lindave/other.htm

Nancy

I fell for the Vickers! That is a machine I would love to have! Thanks for the link!!

Oh... my, those are some machines! Now I'll have to keep my eagle eyes out for those....

There is a Vickers machine on sale in my area. I had never heard of the brand before. It's not quite as ornate as the one in the link, but it is still pretty. Here it is:http://lethbridge.kijiji.ca/c-buy-an...AdIdZ222970117

Oh, man, If I lived closer to that machine it would be mine. Work or not. It is so cool!

does anyone know what these to are they look interesting for singers

http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/atq/2263284853.html

Originally Posted by Lostn51

I have no way of dating a Necchi so hopefully we can find someone on here that might know where to start to look!

Billy

I am with Billy, I do not know of a site to date the Necchi! Sorry!

Nancy

I am not an expert by any means. But I would guess that the bottom one was for shoe making just by the way there is no "bed" so it can reach into small places.

Originally Posted by BoJangles

Originally Posted by cherrybsixty

They say it took three dumpsters to clean my basement out when I gave up my house. Thank God there was no SM stored there. I lost my ancient in a house fire.

Cherrybsixty, nice to have you back! What did you loose in a house fire?

Nancy

No, no, Nancy that fire was years ago at my late sister's house. At the time I was storing my ancient Singer. I can't recall what model it was now. All I knew at that time was it was a black head Singer. It was an eMachine. All we ever owned in our family were Singers. I gave up my house b/c it was too much to keep up being a widow and an empty-nester.