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

I honored sewing machine day by making our older daughter an antebellum costume for dinner theater. Looks bo-peepish to me, but she picked pink eyelet, with a white underskirt showing. Whatever!!

Jelly roll racer, I would not think it was cheating to make a practice one, even undersized to see what you may need to do different. After yall talked about it before, I put the Pfaff 230 up against my 301, and Pfaff was the winner. Just timed myself on both on lap quilt stuff. I know you are doing it for fun, but one thing I learned coaching kids in softball is that you don't have to teach them that losing sucks. Maybe it is a mental thing, but I usually go prepared. Good luck.

Originally Posted by quiltingweb

yes, Sew Wishful, two different pictures. The name Minnehaha can be seen, correctly, from the back of the machine.

Too funny!! Thanks for the explanation, tho....I really thought I had lost it!!

Hey Skip! Question for you.

When you apply wax with steel wool in order to get the satin finish, don't you end up with "steel wool lint" in the finish? I'm not ready to wax yet, but trying to think through the options!

Originally Posted by nurseknitsLaura

So cute!! I bought this machine to
be a parts machine, but....so cute! Must keep! only 5 bucks, too. Laura
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I have the basically same machine. Only mine is badged Queen of the West B....& it's a little older because my spool pin is in the center of the top. A little fancier...it has little gold flowers & curlicues on the bed & above the tension. The manual says Reversew. It was made by National in Belvedere, IL. From what I understand, the Eldredge Sewing Machine Co became the National Sewing Machine Co after a merger. They made tons of this model badged differently for various outlets & with different embellishments, but they were all called Reversews. The Eldredge, Queen of the West, Seamstress, etc.

I'm refinishing the cabinet from mine now. Mine was my grandmother's & was made in the mid 30's. It's such an adorable little machine!

Billy - I have an old Pfaff machine and am trying to date it. I went to the Pfaff website but, strangely enough, found only Singer serial numbers and dates of manufacture. My Pfaff was made in Kaiserslautern, Germany with serial number 1330169 and there is a big gold colored "11" on the other side of the machine. I just joined this group and am still learning to navigate the forum.
Many thanks for your help. Sid

Originally Posted by Sidney Reeves

Billy - I have an old Pfaff machine and am trying to date it. I went to the Pfaff website but, strangely enough, found only Singer serial numbers and dates of manufacture. My Pfaff was made in Kaiserslautern, Germany with serial number 1330169 and there is a big gold colored "11" on the other side of the machine. I just joined this group and am still learning to navigate the forum.
Many thanks for your help. Sid

Sid, I am not Billy - he doesn't visit here much anymore - but, your machine is a 1914 machine! According to the Pfaff dating site, 1,294,246 thru 1,352,714 with 58,464 allotted were manufactured in 1914. Can you please post a photo of your machine!

Nancy

here is a green brother that looks very similar to melinda's pretty yellow machine.
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/hsh/3060550805.html

wow one couln't ask for a cheaper sewing machine in cabinet. i'm thinking the seller just wants it gone.
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/atq/3069521138.html