Old 12-10-2010, 11:45 AM
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Lostn51
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Originally Posted by irishrose
I found my lady online. It is, indeed, a 1952 Singer 128-23. The picture is identical, including the shuttle. Not that I doubted you, Billy. It's just that I was sewing by 1952 and I have never seen a shuttle before. The one online is offered at $75 with $35 shipping, so I guess I did okay for $35 and $2 worth of gas. I could have offered less, but it didn't feel right with both adults home knowing that a local manufacturing just teminated 300 employees the day before Thanksgiving.
You did great on the deal and they offered the shuttle machines even into the mid 60's. Kenmore had one in 1965.

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