Thrift store find for $30!
 

I stop by the thrift store every chance I get and today there was a beautiful Belvedere Adler 950-B gleaming at me. I've googled and yahoo'd the Belvedere Adler but can't find any information about this machine.

I can't tell it was ever used! The machine is immaculate, not a scratch on it anywhere. The paint and the chrome is beautiful, almost like looking at a 57 Chevy! The entire machine is metal, not a bit of plastic on it anywhere. It has decorative stitches, l-c-r needle, a 4-step button hole and you should see the innards, just like the day it was born.

Even the foot plate is like brand new. There were no attachments or manual, but the bobbin case was there as well as the all-purpose foot. The poor thing was bone dry so of course I slathered it will oil. The table is the original but someone thought it needed a thick ugly coat of white paint. I'll remove the paint with a paint remover and see if I can restore it to the original finish.

Boy you should hear her hum! The picture doesn't do the chrome justice, it's beautiful.

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WOW what a great find, I bet some of the vintage people here will know about it. I only have singers so I don't have a clue but it is a beauty for sure.

This should be a great machine. Adlers are fine German engineering at its best. I have a commercial one. It is a real beauty and you should enjoy it for years to come.

One of the reasons I bought this machine was a website I was visiting last week. Someone help me find the website again? I clicked on a link on a quilting board thread but dang if I can find the link again! Even in my history!

The website was a man's, who restores/repairs all brands of machines. He had a photo gallery of his favorite restorations, none of the photos showed a Singer machine (if I'm remembering correctly). One of his favorites was the Belvedere Adler, identical to the one I bought.
Does this ring a bell with anyone? (I'm new here or I'd know exactly who this is, right?)

Wow, what an awesome machine!!!

Thank you! I checked it out and it has a few clues for me. I'll continue the hunt for info, thanks!

I beleive SEWING MACHINE STEVE is who will know exactly what you have. He is also on facebook

THIS WAS IT!!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

By the way, I googled sewing machine steve and thought you were nuts for a minute. :p The first site I found this youtube video... warning, if you have an 11 year old son you homeschool (I.e.: my kind of humor) you will need to put your depends on before watching.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8R_z...layer_embedded

Skip to the 1.35 minute, and start watching from there to find the "sewing machine"