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Old 07-06-2011, 11:43 AM
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I went to my favorite thrift store today to drop off a car load of office supplies from work, and came home with a Singer 301A in cabinet for 25.00!

It had been there for months and they wanted to get rid of it and had already marked it down from 65 to 45.00. I thought it might be a good machine for my granddaughter to learn on. At any rate, I couldn't bear to leave it there looking so forlorn. The cabinet needs to be refinished but it looks like pretty wood. After I managed to get it out of my trunk into the house I plugged it in and it sews a good seam. The machine is dull looking ... what can I use to put a polish on it?
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Old 07-06-2011, 11:52 AM
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What a beauty :D:D:D
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Old 07-06-2011, 11:54 AM
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Love my 301! They are great machines!
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Old 07-06-2011, 11:56 AM
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Check out Billy's cleaning tutorials in the vintage machine section. People have been getting wonderful results using his methods. This is one of the machines that I would like to have but I haven't been able to find one in my area yet. I'm still looking.
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I just got rid of one of those. It was rusted, and the needle worked, but the bobbin wouldn't move. I am going to put my Domestic Rotory in the cabinet.

Yours looks great, though! Good luck with it!
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Every 301 I've seen has the flat paint look. I don't think they had a gloss finish when new.
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What a find and what a great buy. Have fun with your new baby
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Nice looking machine! Congrat's on rescuing her!
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Lucky you! Hope it works well for you. My 15-91 is in a cabinet just like that.
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sweet find!
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