Originally Posted by
jbj137
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*** Its the LUCK of the IRISH.
*** Did you find a Leprecauhn -or- a Pot-O-GOLD in her?
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I think the machine itself is my Pot-o-Gold. This is only the second Singer 319W that I’ve seen “in the flesh” after 8 years of collecting (and I now own them both), so they’re not extremely common around me.
Your comment is timely too, since I’m still trying to come up with a good nickname for him/her. Of course, it has to be something to do with St Patrick’s Day, and I see some possible choices in your words. I had been thinking of it as a masculine machine, but maybe I should re-think that. I have several machines with feminine nicknames, so no problem with having girls. I was thinking of the masculine name of “Paddy”, and then added the word “Purdy” in front of it, but decided calling a guy “Purdy Paddy” might be fighting words, so that’s out. (Good way to get a needle through the finger!) Still, it is a very pretty machine, so maybe I’ll start thinking about a girl name. Any suggestions?
I removed the electrical parts, cleaned, and lubed her yesterday. She turned like a dream even before servicing, so I’m anxious to test-sew on her. I still need to work on her bobbin case. Not to use 15x1 needles in her, but to remove the damaged area already on the BC. Here’s a couple of photos of her in her “treadle-ready” condition.
CD in Oklahoma