Old 04-15-2010, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Lostn51
Originally Posted by penny doty
If you paint something it loses value, I would not paint if it were mine. Penny
Not necessarily, look at this COMMON Singer 27. I paid $15 for it and its treadle, it was functioning but looked rough as a corn cob.

After the repaint I have been offer $100 just for the machine head!

I still have the treadle (its in my studio as the main power source) and the cabinet was restored and is in my attic waiting on a set of irons.

But BEFORE you do a repaint find out about all you can about the machine its rarity and so forth.

Billy
Beautiful! A joy to see a machine with a new lease of life...
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