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Old 04-21-2012, 08:03 PM
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Default Thrift store find for $30!

I stop by the thrift store every chance I get and today there was a beautiful Belvedere Adler 950-B gleaming at me. I've googled and yahoo'd the Belvedere Adler but can't find any information about this machine.

I can't tell it was ever used! The machine is immaculate, not a scratch on it anywhere. The paint and the chrome is beautiful, almost like looking at a 57 Chevy! The entire machine is metal, not a bit of plastic on it anywhere. It has decorative stitches, l-c-r needle, a 4-step button hole and you should see the innards, just like the day it was born.

Even the foot plate is like brand new. There were no attachments or manual, but the bobbin case was there as well as the all-purpose foot. The poor thing was bone dry so of course I slathered it will oil. The table is the original but someone thought it needed a thick ugly coat of white paint. I'll remove the paint with a paint remover and see if I can restore it to the original finish.

Boy you should hear her hum! The picture doesn't do the chrome justice, it's beautiful.

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