Which Vintage Singer is this?
02-25-2012, 01:54 PM
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I have one just like it,,,table and all. I just inherited from my mom, but it was my Grandmothers first. I'm so proud to have it in my home now, because it's the machine I learned to sew on when I was 5 yrs. old.
02-25-2012, 02:09 PM
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It looks like they use Old English on the table, pretty heavily. But even if the table's finish is rough, it's well worth $80. I have a 15-91 centennial machine and will never part with it. They are wonderful machines.
02-25-2012, 05:42 PM
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Oh I would run and buy that machine quickly, then I would keep all the 15's! A pair and a spare. My gosh, you won't be sorry!
02-25-2012, 07:05 PM
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By the way, I restored the table top on my 15-91 last week. All you need to do is use Denatured alcohol, pour a bit onto a paper towel and wipe with the grain over the scratches. What you're doing is dissolving the old finish slightly. Shellac is made with denatured alcohol. When you dissolve the old shellac finish (slightly) it spreads to fill the scratch, making it disappear. There were some dark rings from where wet glasses had been long ago. I used 0000 steel wool to remove the darkened wood. And then I used the same method as the scratches, which filled in the area, matching it with the rest of the top.
After the scratches are gone, go over the entire top with a clean cloth, soaked in alcohol to smooth/dissolve the entire top into one smooth layer, moving quickly across, edge to edge.
Wax with a fine furniture grade, low luster beeswax and you're good to go! Since I wasn't removing the entire finish, I didn't need to worry about the legs or the sides. The top still matches the rest of the table, and it is not "refinished". It's "restored".
It looks beautiful now!
After the scratches are gone, go over the entire top with a clean cloth, soaked in alcohol to smooth/dissolve the entire top into one smooth layer, moving quickly across, edge to edge.
Wax with a fine furniture grade, low luster beeswax and you're good to go! Since I wasn't removing the entire finish, I didn't need to worry about the legs or the sides. The top still matches the rest of the table, and it is not "refinished". It's "restored".
It looks beautiful now!
02-25-2012, 10:36 PM
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oh well it looks like someone else beat me to it. that machine did show well so did the cabinet. the seller just got back to me about it. next time.
hmmm..... not to dispare another one was posted tonight for $70.00. this one also looks like a 15-91. sent my email off already.
hmmm..... not to dispare another one was posted tonight for $70.00. this one also looks like a 15-91. sent my email off already.
Last edited by Havplenty; 02-25-2012 at 10:44 PM.
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