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Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
08-17-2011, 04:39 PM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

I have enjoyed all of these postings and it has...

I have enjoyed all of these postings and it has helped me with all my collection thank you for starting this and l know it will go for much much longer
Elsie Blight Australia
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-21-2011, 02:16 AM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

Iwould love to know her age and how to thread her...

Iwould love to know her age and how to thread her she has no instruction book her no is2997464 D9 made in Bridgeport Connecticut USA she is a back shank please can any one help
Elsie Blight...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-21-2011, 02:06 AM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

Have you posted a pic of your machine? I would...

Have you posted a pic of your machine? I would like to see what mine is supposed to look like. I have no decals, and it looks like someone painted it with a brush. I think it was a treadle that...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
07-18-2011, 03:37 PM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

I also have just bought a Wheeler & Wilson...

I also have just bought a Wheeler & Wilson Treadle D9 Made in Bridgeport Connecticut USA with a coffin top, no. 2997464 and it is a back shank the decals are a bit worn and it is black also needs a...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-19-2011, 04:00 AM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

Thank you for your help l at last got it sewing...

Thank you for your help l at last got it sewing right just before they made the 3 hour trip home it was a fun day showing them my vintage machines and trying to figure how to thread and sew with...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-18-2011, 09:45 PM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

not having much luck loading pictures sorry

not having much luck loading pictures sorry
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-18-2011, 08:36 PM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

Can any one help l have friends who have a...

Can any one help l have friends who have a Weltheim sewing machine with a boat shuttle and we cannot get the machine to pick up the thread we do not have a book either l have pictures of the shuttle...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-03-2011, 10:37 PM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

Sorry l am only new at this l know its called a...

Sorry l am only new at this l know its called a grass hopper
Elsie
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-03-2011, 07:47 PM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

Yes she is beige - the lighting for her glamor...

Yes she is beige - the lighting for her glamor picture was horrible. She is not all beat up and yes it sews very nice. She fit in an old cabinet I had in the garage. She is very light weight -...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
05-01-2011, 03:39 AM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

l have so enjoyed this site and collecting and...

l have so enjoyed this site and collecting and cleaning my vintage sewing machines which l would not have beeen able to do without your instructions.
Elsie Blight
McLaren Vale
South Australia
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-19-2011, 05:34 PM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

You know that is a great idea! I have looked at...

You know that is a great idea! I have looked at the felting machines, but didn't want to buy new machine. Wouldn't it be cool if we could convert a treadle to our felting machine -- just make one...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-18-2011, 05:57 PM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

l would also like some help if any one can tell...

l would also like some help if any one can tell me anything about this machine l just fell in love with it, it has my husbands star sign and a bullet shuttle
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-18-2011, 05:41 PM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

This is the machine l got given on saturday...

This is the machine l got given on saturday morning it is a Wertheim no on base 643518 it does say made in Germany but l was told it is the wrong shape for a real Wertheim could you help me with this...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-17-2011, 02:05 AM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

l went to the local hospital garage sale bought...

l went to the local hospital garage sale bought two wooden dinning room chairs for aus$5 as a was walking home for my car to pick up the chairs WOW a voice Elsie would you like a sewing machine its...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-12-2011, 04:31 PM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

Elsie, you didn't loosen the bobbin winder clutch...

Elsie, you didn't loosen the bobbin winder clutch to disengage the needle did you while cleaning? Have you removed the bobbin plate and throat plate to make sure there is no thread caught in the...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-11-2011, 04:43 AM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

Does it move smoothly if you turn the hand wheel?...

Does it move smoothly if you turn the hand wheel?
If so, maybe you got oil on the belt race somehow.
If not, maybe you somehow moved a lint or thread jam so that it is keeping things from...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-11-2011, 03:12 AM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

HELP l have started cleaning my treadle it was...

HELP l have started cleaning my treadle it was working working ,before l started, now the treadle works but not the machine l have only cleaned the left hand side as yet and oil'd it as well. looking...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-10-2011, 04:38 PM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

WOW that looks great. l have the same machine...

WOW that looks great.
l have the same machine and cabinet but not in such bad order that is my next machine to clean
Elsie from South Australia
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-09-2011, 07:34 PM
Replies: 44,789
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Posted By Elsie Blight

I had one just like it for a while; made by Free...

I had one just like it for a while; made by Free and nearly identical to the Elna Grasshopper.[/quote]

Hi l saw a Elna Grasshopper in a shop last week l wondered if you could tell me anything...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-09-2011, 05:55 PM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

Thank you for that l have just bought a 222k and...

Thank you for that l have just bought a 222k and am about to use that today as well l just love my machines and l love belonging to this site it is so interesting to see the pictures of the machines...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-09-2011, 03:43 AM
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Posted By Elsie Blight

I am so proud of myself l have finished cleaning...

I am so proud of myself l have finished cleaning my 319K at last and l have managed to put the tension parts back together without a hitch which was my great worry but after a couple of alterations...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-05-2011, 06:08 PM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,882,560
Posted By Elsie Blight

l have read and enjoyed being in this group l...

l have read and enjoyed being in this group l love looking for my vintage machines and cleaning and sewing on them l haven't got room for any more at the moment til l re organize
my arrangement and...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
04-04-2011, 02:40 AM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,882,560
Posted By Elsie Blight

Can any one remember which page the green grass...

Can any one remember which page the green grass hopper machine was on
Thank you in anticipation
Elsie Blight
ps l saw one in a shop with no price it looked very interesting
l found at last my...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-24-2011, 02:53 AM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,882,560
Posted By Elsie Blight

Hi l am south of Adelaide the wine growing...

Hi l am south of Adelaide the wine growing country of McLaren Vale l am new at collecting sewing machines as well but l love the hunting for a bargain l have yet to start the pulling apart l did at...
Forum: For Vintage & Antique Machine Enthusiasts
03-23-2011, 04:39 PM
Replies: 44,789
Views: 8,882,560
Posted By Elsie Blight

Hi l live in South Australia were about are you

Hi l live in South Australia were about are you
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