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    01-18-2016, 01:18 PM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    Ken, I think you are correct. The fact they are...

    Ken, I think you are correct. The fact they are stamped L and R is a clue!

    Though maybe the seller thinks sewing machines have two feet like people, so would need "shoes" for both the left and...
    01-18-2016, 05:41 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    Neat idea with the spools. I've got quite a...

    Neat idea with the spools. I've got quite a collection of wooden ones. I could do something like that. However I think I'll use screw rods and make it so it could be taken apart and the spools...
    01-14-2016, 09:14 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    Wow - I so wish a WW #8 would show up around my...

    Wow - I so wish a WW #8 would show up around my area!
    01-12-2016, 10:04 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    Damascus is a badge that Wards used on some of...

    Damascus is a badge that Wards used on some of their machines. This particular one is made by National. You will find updated models sold under the same name. Grand usually denoted rotary, while...
    01-11-2016, 07:57 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    I kind of like those sewing machine people. And...

    I kind of like those sewing machine people. And since you can buy decals, who's to say they didn't take a horrid looking machine to use. Once cut up, repainted and re-decaled, it could look...
    01-09-2016, 08:49 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    When you get to "newer" machines, Singer...

    When you get to "newer" machines, Singer outsourced just like the others. Once they all started being made in Japan, everything changed.

    It's really true -what ISMACS says about Singer - they...
    01-07-2016, 12:50 PM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    I don't own a pink machine yet - but I'm holding...

    I don't own a pink machine yet - but I'm holding out for a White.
    01-02-2016, 03:45 PM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    I'm thinking a car - though when I did a google...

    I'm thinking a car - though when I did a google search, I did not see any like that.

    I could be wrong, but I think the Singer Co. that made cars was no relation to the Singer Co, that made...
    12-30-2015, 09:37 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    The second one is a Household. Second from...

    The second one is a Household.

    Second from the bottom

    http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c363/TwoSilos/Sewing/Quilt%20Retreat/May%2025%202015/IMGP9096_zpshmskzu1c.jpg

    Rodney, I ended up...
    12-18-2015, 04:10 PM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    Found this machine on eBay - it is rather...

    Found this machine on eBay - it is rather interesting because it's a rotary made by Standard for Domestic (I believe that was before White got Domestic).

    Unfortunately the seller states that...
    12-18-2015, 08:08 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    They are sort of right on the 'Hand powered" as...

    They are sort of right on the 'Hand powered" as it originally it would not have been electric - that is a later conversion. And being a "K" starting out as a hand crank machine is more possible than...
    12-17-2015, 02:25 PM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    Steve - that is a real funny one! Seller does...

    Steve - that is a real funny one! Seller does not know much about Jones, Brother or Babylock LOL!!! It's a real Barnum and Bailey type add.
    11-30-2015, 09:39 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    Cari - that is the identical cabinet my DH got...

    Cari - that is the identical cabinet my DH got with a 185 inside. Though the one he got was falling apart big time. He got it as payment for fixing up the owner's 99K in a bentwood case.

    My...
    11-23-2015, 01:46 PM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Glass-Block-SEWING-machine...

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Glass-Block-SEWING-machine-Drawers-Bracket-Legs-Cover-Repurpose-Steampunk-Projec-/231761572711?hash=item35f610f367:g:yUsAAOSwAKxWUeXZ


    This guy has been trying to sell...
    11-22-2015, 01:14 PM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    Hmmm- Maybe I should call my son in Atlanta and...

    Hmmm- Maybe I should call my son in Atlanta and tell him I found what I want for Christmas. . . though I've no idea when I'll be down there again . . . However, I really want an 8, not an...
    11-17-2015, 05:04 PM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    Hmm, You get interesting results when you look...

    Hmm, You get interesting results when you look up a Davis number on a Singer chart

    http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/dak/atq/5303741068.html
    11-17-2015, 07:36 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    love the part "no foot control so can't test it" ...

    love the part "no foot control so can't test it"

    I contacted the seller and told them how to see if it runs using the knee bar.
    11-17-2015, 07:35 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    I would love to get that style cabinet! too bad...

    I would love to get that style cabinet! too bad it's not a bit east of me instead of west!
    10-23-2015, 09:56 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    That guy up in Duluth MN has spent too much time...

    That guy up in Duluth MN has spent too much time outside in the winter and his brain has frozen.

    Makes me almost ashamed to say I'm from MN too . . .
    10-16-2015, 07:06 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    if that was closer to me, I'd pay that just to...

    if that was closer to me, I'd pay that just to get the top!

    If anyone here picks it up, I'd love detailed pictures on the top for when I make one for my table.
    10-04-2015, 03:31 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    Hmmm - that's an idea to use up some of the...

    Hmmm - that's an idea to use up some of the treadle stands I have once the patio is in place for the Machine Shed. When I bought out that "2 van loads" off stuff, I ended up with several treadle...
    09-26-2015, 06:22 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    the one posted is the "multiple" use one. It can...

    the one posted is the "multiple" use one. It can be used with the 401/500 also, but the 401 does not use the two cutouts. the 301 does not use the cork pads. There are earlier ones that only work...
    09-26-2015, 06:16 AM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    Sharen, each of those buttons has WORDS on them....

    Sharen, each of those buttons has WORDS on them. so they are not dots like on a die, but a letter of the alphabet. It is hard to see though.
    09-24-2015, 12:15 PM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    Well, we all know people will pay way more for...

    Well, we all know people will pay way more for toys than tools. Though some of us consider certain tools to be our "toys" and will spend through the roof on them too LOL!! All depends on what a...
    09-16-2015, 01:09 PM
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    Posted By Macybaby

    Steve - you have medical sewing devices and now...

    Steve - you have medical sewing devices and now want a treadle dentist drill? Though I suppose both are better than some of the methods used back in the era the armor you make would have been...
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