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You want HOW much for it?!! LOL

Old 05-05-2010, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Charlee
~laffin~ Have you seen Antiques Road Show? That old shoe might have been worth THOUSANDS!! ;)

Ever notice on that show how the stuff that's worth the most is the most butt ugly stuff that exists? Especially the vases...
You aren't kidding! With most that stuff I say to myself, "I wouldn't give 10 cents for that if I saw it on the side of the road!" :)
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Old 05-05-2010, 12:47 PM
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I've got at least a dozen really old machines, some are beautiful, working antiques but I don't think they're worth 15,000 if they were all together. If fact, throw in the quilting machine, frame and all my newer ones and they still wouldn't be worth that much.
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Makes you wonder if one should laugh are feel sorry for the poor demented person. :shock:
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Old 05-05-2010, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Charlee
The most expensive treadle to date, that I'm aware of sold at auction for 23,500 British pounds or $41,000.00. Here's the link for it...
http://www.sewalot.com/queen%20victoria.htm
This guy has a fascinating site with a lot of information on these old machines!
That was a fascinating site indeed, thank you for posting it! I love his humor. See this page on his antique sewing machines:

http://www.sewalot.com/sewing_machine_collection.htm
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Old 05-05-2010, 01:31 PM
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That's too funny! I could buy 3 of my "dream" machines for that!
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Old 05-05-2010, 01:42 PM
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Sounds like she was trying to sell you a VIOLIN!
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Old 05-05-2010, 02:08 PM
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guess, you don't want it then. lol
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Old 05-05-2010, 06:07 PM
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Scam, scam and scam! Why do people do that?? I am checking out ebay to see if I can find it!
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Old 05-05-2010, 06:13 PM
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yep - someone has been smokin their socks - the highest priced antique sewing machine was just over 3K - NOT 15,000.00!
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Old 05-05-2010, 06:14 PM
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I bought my Singer Treadle for 15.00 here in South Dakota and it worked great. Sold it on my auction, kicking myself every day.
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