Originally Posted by
Candace
Machines that have donor parts are still in "original" condition if the parts are original manufactured parts and not repros. I don't agree with your definition of collector either. Many collectors of machines don't ever touch the machine with a screwdriver and enjoy the machines for what they are.
Candace,
I accept your disagreement with my position. It would be a boring world if we all saw things the same way.
pinkCastleDH,
I once lived in a Victorian house in Phoenix. I did the lathing and plaster work on some of the walls and the ceiling in the living room. What a PAIN! But I found all the lathes up in the attic and it was cheaper to by the plaster and do that than buying dry wall and redoing the whole rooms.
I would never put siding on an old home. Siding is as ugly as it is functional, but it ruins the personality of the old houses it's put on.
Joe