I bought a Singer 301a for $5 today!!!
10-09-2011, 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Kristin in ME
Congratulations! The 301a is the only machine I have, and I love it.
10-09-2011, 04:22 AM
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LOL you do all probably know this but just in case someone missed it the 301A case is what 'Harry Potter' used to pack and leave in the movie ...... no wonder his mean ole aunt was mad !!!!!!!! at Warner Bros. here it is on display with the other props from the movie.
10-09-2011, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by pumpkinpatchquilter
Lol* I'm ecstatic. The Husband and I just happened to hit the thrift shop today, something we haven't done in months because he has been in between jobs. I was thrilled to find a little sewing machine for only $10...I didn't even really look at it, I just saw Singer and took it to the register to see if it worked. I knew it was a risk buying it even though it seemed to run, you never know if the timing is off and there was no thread to test it on. Turned out it was half off for today so I bought it, brought it home, and discovered it was a 301a!!! What a thrill! Even more exciting, IT SEWS!!! I'm so happy, I think this machine was meant for me. :)
10-09-2011, 04:27 AM
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What is it with us crazy people???? I bought a pfaff creative 7570 with the plexi table the other day for $300.00 I needed it like a hole in the head. I have already a BabyLock Elegante, a FW and a Singer JBO23271 (whatever that means) a Kenmore and a Brother in the basement. Why oh why do we do this? It's not like we all have a ton of money. Here I am saving to buy a mobile in Florida for the winters and spending money like this. Thank God I don't have a husband torturing me LOL Here are my babies...I don't know what the Singer one is
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10-09-2011, 04:41 AM
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Congrats to you on your lucky find! I have a 1949 FW, a 1962 Touch and Sew and a 1917 Red Eye treadle. The 301 is next on my list. There really is no comparison nowdays to the perfect stitches these old Singers make.
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