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03-09-2011, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by BoJangles
Monica what page is the picture of your Free posted here?
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03-09-2011, 10:34 AM
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Here is the picture of my first quilt top made on my Singer treadle, just in time for her 92 birthday of March 4, 1919. Sew much fun! Think I will name her Elizabeth, after the place she was manufactured. {it's also the middle name of my youngest DGD, Rainee Elizabeth}
03-09-2011, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Monica what page is the picture of your Free posted here?
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03-09-2011, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by HisPatchwork
Here is the picture of my first quilt top made on my Singer treadle, just in time for her 92 birthday of March 4, 1919. Sew much fun! Think I will name her Elizabeth, after the place she was manufactured. {it's also the middle name of my youngest DGD, Rainee Elizabeth}
03-09-2011, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by IT_Nana
Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Originally Posted by BoJangles
Monica what page is the picture of your Free posted here?
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Nana, I love your cabinet! Your machine is most likely older since it seems the older machines had that plate up there. But I could be wrong. Best is to do a comparison with other photos and records. So, I went back to look at mine and noticed that I have 2 sliding plates with patent dates, and the dates are different from each other. So somewhere in this machines history someone lost a plate and a plate was added. I haven't gotten around to cleaning this machine. Here are photos of the plates.
03-09-2011, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by vintagemotif
Yes mine is a Free No. 5. I can't tell is the 0 in front of the 2 is a C or a zero. Cleaned it but it is still difficult to read. So take a pick at what you think is correct.
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03-09-2011, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by IT_Nana
My slide plate is plain, no markings at all. The only other markings I can find are on a plate on the front of the arm which indicates needle sizes. I'm attaching a picture of that. I double checked my serial number and it is indeed 827313. On one of the websites I looked at I gathered that it is a #5, but can't find that now.
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03-09-2011, 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by IT_Nana
Also, there is one for sale on ebay right now that is a beautiful machine and is the same cabinet type as mine, but the markings on the head identify it as a "Will C Free", not "The Free", like mine. I would snatch this up in a minute if I were in Illinois...it's in incredible condition!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
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03-09-2011, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by BoJangles
Originally Posted by IT_Nana
My slide plate is plain, no markings at all. The only other markings I can find are on a plate on the front of the arm which indicates needle sizes. I'm attaching a picture of that. I double checked my serial number and it is indeed 827313. On one of the websites I looked at I gathered that it is a #5, but can't find that now.
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03-09-2011, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by dirty1mom
Ok, I am going to try to add photos of my "new" machine. I am using the craigslist photos since my camera died. Hope this works.
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