Singer 301 A Beauty~Her name is "SMOKEY"
03-06-2011, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by quilter711
These are before and after pics. The cabinet has not been touched ~ next week's project. It two weeks to clean and one week to get it running properly. It had a wrong part in the hook assembly and was covered in cig. smoke! Who would have thought. I have to thank Lostn51(Billy) and CabbagePatchKid (Cathy) for all their help and patience with me. All of this would not have been accomplished without them. It will be difficult to sew with her because I want her to stay just this way :roll: Each day I take a look at her and give her a pat.
03-06-2011, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Bluebonnet Sue
I have a chance to purchase one of these for $125. Wasn't sure if that was a good price. No cabinet or case, just the machine, but she has been completely serviced & runs perfectly. Should I get her?
03-07-2011, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by twinkie
Redpurselady, it that a 221 or 222 in your avatar (can't tell from the picture)? She sure is a beauty. I love the custom look (for the machines that the original finish was damaged or badly worn), but I still think the originals are beautiful
Originally Posted by redpurselady
She is a beauty and that deco cabinet is gorgeous.
03-07-2011, 01:14 PM
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Can you tell those of us who know nothing about older Singers, how old it is etc?[/quote]
Smokey was born in 1951 s/n NA130186. The reason for the name "Smokey": She was covered in smoke when I got her. It took days of rubbing Goop with cotton balls on her to get her clean. My mother, who is no longer with us and was my best friend, was a smoker. I thought of her often when I was cleaning the machine. It was almost like she was with me. Hence the name of "Smokey". Yes, it is a very special machine even tho I don't know the person that sewed with it :!:
Smokey was born in 1951 s/n NA130186. The reason for the name "Smokey": She was covered in smoke when I got her. It took days of rubbing Goop with cotton balls on her to get her clean. My mother, who is no longer with us and was my best friend, was a smoker. I thought of her often when I was cleaning the machine. It was almost like she was with me. Hence the name of "Smokey". Yes, it is a very special machine even tho I don't know the person that sewed with it :!:
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