Originally Posted by
OurWorkbench
Thank you Jon and Cathy. I knew it wasn't Japanese and I knew it wasn't the original Elgin. I was thinking it might be this Elgin Rotary was about from the late 30s, but I didn't know.
I wonder if the serial number would be accurate in
this pdf. (I hope I linked the purple word correctly).
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
correctly).
Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
ETA Glenn's tutorial for reviving the cabinet is at
http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...s-t109859.html
Could be in the list depending on the serial number. Looks like model AAE:
http://needlebar.org/cm/displayimage..._display_media
Interesting about the 206x13 needle. The original needle would have been Free Rotary or Boye 2-1/2. I hear they are interchangable but some would debate this.
Jon