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Old 09-27-2010, 07:22 PM
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Here is the Minnesota C that I got on ebay and the lousy packing. This is how NOT to do it. :!:
Ok that is just sad. I know now I will not buy one off of e-bay unless I can pick it up myself!
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Old 09-27-2010, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by BoJangles
Wow, this is the first actual Wheeler & Wilson I have seen. The machine shape looks like my Singer 9W, except my machine says Singer and doesn't have that big W on the side!
OH just wait until you see the present that Lisa got me :-D Oh I am still excited to own that machine and I promise I will cherish it especially because of who gave it to me ;)

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Old 09-27-2010, 07:45 PM
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Billy, or anyone, What is the difference in the Featherweight and the Feather lite? Or is there any?
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Old 09-28-2010, 04:47 AM
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Wow, this is the first actual Wheeler & Wilson I have seen. The machine shape looks like my Singer 9W, except my machine says Singer and doesn't have that big W on the side!

Great find! It is so much fun to get the old machines and bring life back into them.

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Thanks. I am really excited to get started on them. Right now I have so many things to do, so, it will be a little while before I actually get to them. If there were 72 hours in a day, I might get something done. Lol.

Do you know where I can find some info on the Wheeler & Wilson? I'd like to find out an approximate year it was made. Also, would like to find a manual for it. Might help if I knew how to thread it also. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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Old 09-28-2010, 04:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Lostn51
OH just wait until you see the present that Lisa got me :-D Oh I am still excited to own that machine and I promise I will cherish it especially because of who gave it to me ;)

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Billy are you going to post a picture? I can't wait!

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Originally Posted by laura59
Do you know where I can find some info on the Wheeler & Wilson? I'd like to find out an approximate year it was made. Also, would like to find a manual for it. Might help if I knew how to thread it also. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

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Laura if Miz Johnny gets on line, she can give you all that information. I posted a link the other day to Beth on where to find a manual for her 9W if you look back a couple pages on this forum. They thread really different -- the main thing is you go all the way around the tension disk -- not just down one side. And the Wheeler & Wilson's wheel goes backwards to a Singer's wheel.

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Old 09-28-2010, 05:31 AM
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Ok everyone, the people on this forum are just the greatest. I just went to needlebar.org/main~nb/manuals and there are lots of different machines listed and manuals for those machines! I think someone was wanting a Davis manual a while back -- well, this site has manuals for lots of different makes!

I would not have know about this site if it weren't for this group!

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Old 09-28-2010, 05:35 AM
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Here is the link done better

http://needlebar.org/main~nb/manuals

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Old 09-28-2010, 06:13 AM
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Laura if Miz Johnny gets on line, she can give you all that information. I posted a link the other day to Beth on where to find a manual for her 9W if you look back a couple pages on this forum. They thread really different -- the main thing is you go all the way around the tension disk -- not just down one side. And the Wheeler & Wilson's wheel goes backwards to a Singer's wheel.

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Thank you Nancy. I'll go get the manual. Now to remember that the wheel goes backwards. I sure am learning a lot on this board. I'm so glad to have found it.

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Old 09-28-2010, 06:37 AM
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Yes, she is indeed a beauty. If you haven't named her yet, depending on your age, you could call her "Rhonda" after Rhonda Flemming, the famous movie star redhead.

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Well I guess I'll start if off. This is my newest acquisition I picked up this last week. I had posted it already, but it deserves to shine on this post.

It a a Singer Model 66-1 Treadle I got off Craigslist for free! :) :) :)

Works beautifully except for the bobbin winder I broke while cleaning her.

Isn't she a beauty. Haven't named her yet. :thumbup:
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