Riccar Sewing Machine
#3
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Land of Lincoln
Posts: 4
My daughter has my mother's 1964 model Riccar, and it still sews like a dream. She wouldn't trade it for anything. She has a Janome and has had nothing but trouble with it. It's been in the shop more than it's been at home. Personally, I love my Brother.
#5
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 5
They are a very good machine. I still have one but one of my grandsons got a hold of it and lost a important part to it. Mine sewed jeans and other heavy fabrics. I brought a heavy duty singer and I don't like it at all. It has metal, but more plastic. Cheap made and it has to be adjusted every little bit.
#7
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 12,930
There may be a huge difference in quality between old and newer machines by the same manufacturer. Most of the old sewing machines were excellent no matter what the brand. Newer machines vary wildly in quality from one name to the other, and also can vary greatly in quality within a manufacturer's line.
It's probably best to post the actual model number of a machine to get accurate feedback; otherwise people may be commenting pro and con on machines that were made 50 years apart from each other, or on machines that have a $1,000+ price differential.
It's probably best to post the actual model number of a machine to get accurate feedback; otherwise people may be commenting pro and con on machines that were made 50 years apart from each other, or on machines that have a $1,000+ price differential.
#8
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: chicago, IL
Posts: 9,589
If you have to ask if anyone has heard of a certain brand of machine, I think I would stay away from it............Old Riccar machines were good, but I don't believe that parts are available for them anymore...I am not positive, but, I don't think they are in business anymore....
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