Vintage Sewing Machine Shop.....Come on in and sit a spell
#8001
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Originally Posted by dunster
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
Originally Posted by tomilu
I saw an ad on CL today for a vintage machine. The person ended the paragraph with ...and the light turns on so you know it sews. Just toooo funny. May not have a needle or bobbin, but the light lets you know it sews. lol lol
#8002
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Originally Posted by whenpigsfly
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
I love looking at the ads on CL. How about the pictures that they add to their listing that only shows the back of the sewing machine? Sometimes they have several pictures and they are all of the back of the machine :mrgreen:
#8003
I recently responded to a CL ad for an older machine in a cabinet. When I emailed to ask for more details was told it's just an old machine. Well, I went and looked at it. It was a Singer in a cabinet with accessories. It was made in 1948. I paid $30 for it and was happy to give her a new home. It has plant pee stains on the cabinet plus some scratches but it runs and runs well. It may be a 15-91. Can't wait til I can get it upstairs, set up, and sewing on it.
#8004
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I do not buy off ebay but others say to send them a message telling your experience and also the seller!!!!
#8005
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
The Bentwood case was in a million pieces and the base was also twisted and broken :evil: That is what I LOVE about buying sewing machines from Craigslist...I can just drive to pick it up.
Oh, dear! What did the seller say?
How was it shipped? I'm waiting to receive one in a case that's being shipped via FedEx.
#8006
Originally Posted by whenpigsfly
Originally Posted by cabbagepatchkid
The Bentwood case was in a million pieces and the base was also twisted and broken :evil: That is what I LOVE about buying sewing machines from Craigslist...I can just drive to pick it up.
Oh, dear! What did the seller say?
How was it shipped? I'm waiting to receive one in a case that's being shipped via FedEx.
The best insurance is a VERY WELL PACKED machine. No newspaper or styrofoam peanuts! I tell sellers to pack as if they were shipping china. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
#8007
Originally Posted by Miz Johnny
In my experience, both FedEx and the PO do a better job shipping machines than UPS. (Guess which company my husband works for?? Not FedEx and not the PO.) They use conveyor belts with a drop at the end, plus they keep the workers on a dead run. .
On another site, a writer said to pack a UPS pkg as though it were going to fall six feet ... because it will! I thought she was kidding. Obviously not.
Good to know.
#8008
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Anyone know what this vintage Bell machine is worth? It says made in Germany on it, but all my research says these were made in PA??
#8009
Originally Posted by Candace
Anyone know what this vintage Bell machine is worth? It says made in Germany on it, but all my research says these were made in PA??
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It is cute, though I can't find much on the net about these...
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