Look what I bought this weekend at a local antique shop!!!! I have always wanted to have a little collection of antique sewing machines and this is my very first one. She is a hand crank machine. We are thinking its from the 1930s-1940s. It might even be older. I have to do a bit of research to get the date of it. Under the machine, the woman who owned it put a piece of local newspaper under the machine. It is dated 1945!!!! I'm sooooooo excited!! Nothing seems seized up on it, so it might work. I will take it to a guy here in town who knows how to clean them up properly and see if it works. The bobbin is in the shape of a bullet! I have never seen one like it before. I love the case it came in too. Its in fantastic condition!!

Very cool! :thumbup: Congratulations!! You can contact Singer with the serial # and they can tell you when it was made. I contacted them and they sent me the date mine was made and the manual. Enjoy it!!!

No I had no idea!! Do you know the website? I will get the model number today and check out the date of the machine! Thanks so much Loretta!!! I'm sooo excited!! I got this machine for a steal. $85!

WOW!
I like it!
Congrats on your new baby!

Great looking baby :thumbup:

Wow! That's an oldie!! It does look great!

http://www.singerco.com/support/serial_numbers.html

there's the website...
and welcome to the wonderful world of Singer Collectors!!

I have a few :roll: starting with my 1920 treadle....

there are vintagesinger and old singer groups on yahoo where there are experts ready to answer ANY questions you might have and can help you DO THE WORK YOURSELF to get the machine up and running...

[email protected] and [email protected]

you do need to be a member of yahoo groups to join the lists...

have fun!

thanks so much Loretta. I can't wait to find out how old my baby is!! :)

WOW! Great find. Your so lucky...

Oh, your new baby is gorgeous!! You got it for a steal. It will probably sew like a dream. The case is really pretty too. Congrats, mommy!! Are you going to name him/her? Let us know the birthdate when you find out how old it is.

congrats Aggi!

I certainly will!!

Wow, at an antique shop I would have thought they would have known what they hand and priced it accordingly. Lucky you! Beautiful machine! I have never seen a case like that before. Good luck with your searching! :D

Awesome!! I love your new baby!!!

Very nice Aggi. I have an old treadle machine in the basement and someday when I have a proper sewing room, I will display it. It is in a beautiful oak case.

How great is that???!!! I love it, you found the perfect piece to start your collection, although I think now you have set the bar pretty high with the condition and looks of that machine. The service man at my LQS showed me a pic on his phone just last week of a similar hand crank machine. He said it was much older than 30-40's...so I'll be interested in what you find out. This is sooo exciting!

Very nice but I would think older not sure though mine is back in the late 1880 or early 1900 can't remember. :shock: I know it works but I don't use it, and it's in the basement that is scarry.

I can just pick out the model number on a photo I took. Mum said she will check the number on the machine on her lunch hour and get back to me, but if I see the model number correctly it looks like the machine was made in 1907!!!!!!!!!!

ooh you should take that beauty out and display it somewhere in your home!!

Yep I think the guy who sold it to me DEFINETELY didn't do his homework or research before pricing it. He also said he had one last week in the original table and he sold it for $150!!!! I will have to go back to him again sometime to see if he has any more lying around from time to time. He really doesn't research.. Good for me but not him. He is losing money!

I finally found out my baby was born in 1907!!!!!!!!!!! Now I want to find out more about my machine such as how much she would have cost back then brand new??? I am going to check that website to see if I can get a manual for the machine. I'm so excited!

That is just so cool!!!! Keep us posted on all the info you find on her!!!

That's too cool!!!

101 years old I'd sure like to be that beautiful when I'm 101!

It's wonderful that you have started your collection off on such a great.

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D So happy for you!

My grandmother had one just like it, including the case, but the case was missing the handle. I remember her sewing on it. It was an old machine when I was young. I would think that it may date back to the 20's, 30's. Just think, if you lose electricity, you can still sew.

Yes, I thought that it was older than what I had just stated. Have fun with it.

I remember my grandmother having a machine that had the "bullet" bobbin.
If my 40 year old memory is right...( I was 10 when she got sick and moved out of her house)... the bobbin shuttled back and forth?

Lucky girl! I'd love to have Nan's machine!

That is soooooooooooo AWESOME!!! Congrats big time on your new baby!!!

OOHHH, congratulations! She is beautiful.

That is a beautiful new baby!

After work yesterday, I walked home. Along the way is the Singer store. I went in to ask how much it would cost to clean her up and it will only cost me $70. I will take her in for her spa treatment in the fall sometime. He told me he gets Featherweights in his store from time to time. He said quilters love to get their hands on them. He is expecting one in the next couple of weeks. I told him to get in touch with me when it arrives as I would like to see it and then talk price. Now I got the bug to collect antique machines!!!!

woooo hooooooooo!! I'll be sewing as in the olden days by candlelight!!! LOL.. I'll have to do that the next time we lose the lights LOL

I say precious should be the name, because it is precious. hehehe

hmmm I never thought to put a name on her. It is a her not a him!!! :)
hmmm okay... where is the link for Name your machine?

I need some options for names..
So far I'm hearing Precious....

Well, if it's a him eye candy. :lol:

Great find. It a real beauty.

Here is the link for did you name your machine-
http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/9669.page

I named my Featherweight after my grandmother (Margaret), because she was a great seamstress, but that name was too formal for my machine, so I call her Maggie. Some people name their machines for the family members they inherit them from.

You could try to find out girl's names that were popular in 1907-just an idea.

I think it's a HIM because he has a thingy sticking out. lol