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Baysidegal 07-02-2011 05:43 PM
Go to the Home page and scroll down to Vintage Machine work shop. There are great instructions on refurbushing machines. I have one just like yours that I purchased for $15 with a treadle cabinet. I am restoring both!

virtualbernie 07-02-2011 06:11 PM
Originally Posted by Baysidegal
Go to the Home page and scroll down to Vintage Machine work shop. There are great instructions on refurbushing machines. I have one just like yours that I purchased for $15 with a treadle cabinet. I am restoring both!
I have one too (27-4) but I paid $89 for my machine and cabinet. It was in slightly better shape but not much.

GreatStarter 07-02-2011 06:21 PM
Oh what a great price. You can spiff her up and hopefully she will even sew wonderful for you. Congrats.

Kat

tammy cosper 07-02-2011 06:24 PM
she's a sphinx. I have one in really great shape and mind dated back to 1910. Great machines

blueangel 07-02-2011 06:35 PM
Very nice

crafty gal 07-02-2011 06:41 PM
Originally Posted by Baysidegal
Go to the Home page and scroll down to Vintage Machine work shop. There are great instructions on refurbushing machines. I have one just like yours that I purchased for $15 with a treadle cabinet. I am restoring both!
Thanks, I will check this out!

Barb44 07-03-2011 04:16 AM
Originally Posted by crafty gal
Originally Posted by tomilu
Model 27, commissioned June 28, 1911. Decals are Sphinx. You need a tire for the bobbin winder. Are the shuttle and bobbin there? For $5 you will have a lot of fun fixing her up. Good buy.
Tommie
Thanks for this information! I just checked and yes they are there. I do not know much about these so I am going to have to do a lot of research. I'm guessing it does not have the Needle Up/Down feature though... ;)
I learned to sew on a 27 treadle. I would love to have one. Have never seen one that has been converted to electric. The bobbin winder is supposed to run against the treadle belt. Even with a rubber wheel it will not reach to the hand wheel to work. Not sure how you would wind a bobbin unless you move the belt.

Melrose R 07-03-2011 06:24 AM
Have fun with your new friend!

cabbagepatchkid 07-03-2011 07:00 AM
Originally Posted by crafty gal
Originally Posted by Baysidegal
Go to the Home page and scroll down to Vintage Machine work shop. There are great instructions on refurbushing machines. I have one just like yours that I purchased for $15 with a treadle cabinet. I am restoring both!

Thanks, I will check this out!
It's beautiful!!!!!!!!!
Here is the link for the vintage machine section:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/virtual...jsp?vsnum=1013

It's a great section and you will learn so much about your machine. I do have a warning for you :twisted: ....once you buy ONE vintage machine you will then be infected by the very serious virus that causes you to start buying vintage machines, left and right, until you find that you are sneaking them into the house so that nobody knows that you have bought another machine. :mrgreen:

Painiacs 07-03-2011 07:49 AM
Have fun I have a red eye and a 15-91!!!!


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