I drove an hour and half with a smile on my face this morning knowing where some older machines are. I was hoping I could talk the guy down on the Universal machine. He wanted $80. This was at a pawn shop type place. so I pulled the machine out and the case was in bad shape so I picked it up and carried it to the counter.
This machine looks like the Singer 15-91. I was hoping since it was not a Singer he would go down.
No such luck. When they plugged in the machine the motor ran but the needle did not go up and down. But I could turn the wheel and it would go. the bobbin case was missing, and the rubber wheel that helps wind the bobbin is stretched out. I was hoping with all that he would come down.
Nope...he said he was not selling it as a working machine, he is selling it as an "Antique" He looked on "Ebay" and that is what they are selling for. I told him I wanted to fix it up and use it. He said he would come down $5..it was then I noticed the bobbin casing was not there. He said he would come down $5 more but he was selling it as an "Antique"
He said he had a couple of older machines..and they were in Bentwood boxes. I made him pull one off the shelf. And it was ruff. no key for the box. He wanted $135 and would not come down at all because he was selling them as "Antiques" the 2nd machine I didn't even look at because the box was falling apart.
So I told him I was not interested and walked out...
